When we accept the Call to Adventure, we must be ready to confront Demons and Monsters, to undergo training, to share with our Hero Partners. We must be ready to be strong, to fight, to dare, to have faith, to let go of control, to live in the not-knowing, to accept our divinity and take responsibility for our creations, and to be childlike too, among other things. It seems thrilling, as a list; probably even a bit underwhelming - we can do that and more, for sure!
Yeah, right??
Thankfully, among our creations there are Magical Helpers. As Campbell presents them, in stories they tend to be peculiar beings, faeryfolk and the like. In our mundane lives, however, they are rarely leprechauns, wand-waving godmothers or talking objects. Or they are, but rather than extraordinary, they are of the 'blink and you miss it' kind - a person waiting for a bus, a book that happens to be in the wrong slot at the library, a video a friend posted on FB and you've missed till that particular time.
Magical Helpers may recur in our lives (friends, books we reread, places we love visiting) or be like shooting stars: beautiful, a gift to behold, unexpectd, brief and never to return. I must personally confess to a predilection, despite much love for the former, for the second type. It might be the thrill of realising that, if you are not alert to what you need, you might indeed miss these generous messengers. Their very ephemerity is as much a magical help as they are to keep myself alert to what I am creating, to where in my Adventure I am, to what I am confronting.
I might be sometimes weak, lost, angry, or feel anything but divine. And then, the MHs will invariably appear...
Yeah, right!!
In our Journeys we focus on our own progress, on our magic, on our steps forward. We also pay attention to our HPs, make sure we support each other. So, today, I would love for us to also celebrate the wonder our MHs, unsung co-heroes, sparks of Blessings.
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