Also inspired by [[Jung]], this was a response to the masculine focus of [[The Hero's Journey]] and sets out a pattern based on stories that centered around the feminine. > In storytelling, the heroine's journey is a female-centric version of the hero's journey template developed and inspired by various authors who felt that the Hero's Journey did not fully encompass the journey that a female protagonist goes through in a story. > > The heroine's journey came about in 1990 when Maureen Murdock, a Jungian psychotherapist and a student of Joseph Campbell, published a self-help book called The Heroine's Journey: Woman's Quest for Wholeness in response to Campbell's Hero's Journey model. She developed the guide while working with her female patients. Murdock stated that the heroine's journey is the healing of the wounding of the feminine that exists deep within her and the culture. Murdock explains, "The feminine journey is about going down deep into soul, healing and reclaiming, while the masculine journey is up and out, to spirit." \- via Wikipedia # Murdoch's 8 Stages From Maureen Murdoch's *"The Heroine's Journey: Woman's Quest for Wholeness"*: - Shift from Feminine to Masculine - Identification with the Masculine - Road of Trials - Experiencing the Illusory Boon of Success - The Descent/Meeting with the Goddess - Yearning for the Reconnect - Reconciliation with the Masculine - The Union # Schmidt's 9 Stages From Victoria Lynn Schmidt's *"45 Master Characters"*: - Illusion of the Perfect World - Betrayal/Disillusionment - The Awakening - The Descent: Passing Through the Gates of Judgement - Eye of the Storm - All is Lost/Death - Support - Rebirth/Moment of Truth - Return to a New World # Hudson's 13 Stages From Kim Hudson's *"The Virgin's Promise"*: - Dependent World - Price of Conformity - Opportunity to Shine - Dressing the Part - Secret World - No Longer Fits Her World - Caught Shining - Gives Up What Has Been - Keeping Her Stuck - Kingdom Goes Into Chaos - Wanders in the Wilderness - Chooses Her Light - Kingdom Re-orders - The Kingdom is Brighter # References ```cardlink url: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heroine's_journey title: "Heroine's journey - Wikipedia" host: en.wikipedia.org favicon: /static/favicon/wikipedia.ico ```