The Heros' Journey 4 Core Elements
MODULE 2 — Shadow and the Adaptive Self
❝ What was once protection is now the prison. ❞
Teach how schemas are shadow masks — not flaws, but adaptations
Explore shame, defectiveness, emotional suppression
Attachment + shadow in relationships
Journaling: What part of me I had to silenced to be loved?
Exercise: create a “Map of the Mask” — how the schema overlays the Self
MODULE 1 — Descent: Meeting the Psyche
❝ Before the light, there’s a descent. ❞
Define what psyche means: soul, story, pattern, pain
Map early wounding: How the child splits to survive
Introduce the concept of inner parts (protector, exile, persona, shadow)
First contact with the core wound (rejection, shame, etc.)
Ritual: write a letter to the child part, or map survival selves
MODULE 2 — Shadow and the Adaptive Self
❝ What was once protection is now the prison. ❞
Teach how schemas are shadow masks — not flaws, but adaptations
Explore shame, defectiveness, emotional suppression
Attachment + shadow in relationships
Journaling: What part of me I had to silenced to be loved?
Exercise: create a “Map of the Mask” — how the schema overlays the Self