Quest Headquarters

4. Meeting with the Mentor

 

This is the fourth stage of the hero's journey. The mentor is usually a 'wise old man' or 'wise old woman' who prepares the hero to face the unknown and accept the adventure. The mentor provides supplies (sometimes magical), guidance, support and advice to help the hero face the challenge or overcome his/her fear. Mentors do not have to be a person and can take the form of a map or as a previous journey experience. A mentor appears when a story seems 'stuck.'

 

 

 

1. The Ordinary World

2. The Call to Adventure/Action

3. Refusal of the Call

5. Crossing theThreshold

6. Tests, Allies, Enemies

7. Approach to the Inmost Cave

8. The Ordeal

9. Reward: Seizing the Sword

10. The Road Back

11. The Resurrection

12. Return with the Elixir