Inspired by Carol Pearson’s novel, The Hero Within and Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces. This ongoing photo-essay looks at Jungian psychology, and how people enrich their lives by revealing how to tap the power of the archetypes that exist within………..

Drawing from literature, anthropology, and psychology, author Carol S. Pearson clearly defined six heroic archetypes—the Innocent, the Orphan, the Wanderer, the Warrior, the Altruist, and the Magician. With The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Campbell looked at the theory that has been consciously applied by a wide variety of modern writers and artists. Filmmaker George Lucas acknowledged Campbell's theory in mythology, and its influence on the Star Wars films. I meet those who use these powerful guides to discover our own hidden gifts and transform their lives.