<P> In this step the hero must confront and be initiated by whatever holds the ultimate power in his life . In many myths and stories this is the father, or a father figure who has life and death power . This is the center point of the journey . All the previous steps have been moving into this place, all that follow will move out from it . Although this step is most frequently symbolized by an encounter with a male entity, it does not have to be a male; just someone or thing with incredible power . </P> <P> Campbell: "Atonement consists in no more than the abandonment of that self - generated double monster--the dragon thought to be God (superego) and the dragon thought to be Sin (repressed id). But this requires an abandonment of the attachment to ego itself, and that is what is difficult . One must have a faith that the father is merciful, and then a reliance on that mercy . Therewith, the center of belief is transferred outside of the bedeviling god's tight scaly ring, and the dreadful ogres dissolve . It is in this ordeal that the hero may derive hope and assurance from the helpful female figure, by whose magic (pollen charms or power of intercession) he is protected through all the frightening experiences of the father's ego - shattering initiation . For if it is impossible to trust the terrifying father - face, then one's faith must be centered elsewhere (Spider Woman, Blessed Mother); and with that reliance for support, one endures the crisis--only to find, in the end, that the father and mother reflect each other, and are in essence the same . The problem of the hero going to meet the father is to open his soul beyond terror to such a degree that he will be ripe to understand how the sickening and insane tragedies of this vast and ruthless cosmos are completely validated in the majesty of Being . The hero transcends life with its peculiar blind spot and for a moment rises to a glimpse of the source . He beholds the face of the father, understands--and the two are atoned ." </P> <P> This is the point of realization in which a greater understanding is achieved . Armed with this new knowledge and perception, the hero is resolved and ready for the more difficult part of the adventure . </P> <P> Campbell: "Those who know, not only that the Everlasting lies in them, but that what they, and all things, really are is the Everlasting, dwell in the groves of the wish fulfilling trees, drink the brew of immortality, and listen everywhere to the unheard music of eternal concord ." </P>

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