Detached self-observation is essential for knowing our emotional selves. Such self-observation entails stepping back from our experience … Via trials, tribulations, and illuminating revelations, the hero’s journey chronicles the transformation of consciousness from a state of unawarenesss to a state of deep self-understanding.*
Anna Katharina Schaffner

The ultimate aim of the quest must be neither release nor ecstasy for oneself, but the wisdom and power to serve others.*
Joseph Campbell

A journey traditionally references our travel in a day – something different
for each of us; a journal is
our capturing and reflecting upon that travel, revealing
we are more than our activity, we are also
an observer of ourself for the sake of others –
These together provide our balance, our dynamic and static:
We experience the journey differently when reflecting upon it, in turn
enabling us to be more reflective in
the throes of the journey.

*Anna Katharina Schafner’s The Art of Self-Improvement;
**Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers’ The Power of Myth.