Road of Trials/ ACT TWO

ACT ONE: You've taken the ENTRANCE EXAMS.

ACT TWO: Your skills are now being tested through a series of POP QUIZZES.

ACT THREE: Are you prepared for the FINAL?

You are the Hero of your own story.

You are on a Journey. Are you a thrill seeker/an adventurer or are you being forced into action? Did you choose this path or was it thrust upon you?

You have a Supernatural Aid.

You have Allies and Enemies.

You have Thresholds to cross and Threshold Guardians to manuever past.

You will be faced with a Road of Trials and a series of Tests to overcome.

What is your greatest desire...your Ultimate Boon?

"Legends and myth are largely made of truth, and indeed present aspects of it that can only be perceived in this mode; and long ago certain truths and modes of this kind were discovered and must always reappear."
-J.R.R. Tolkien

Road of Trials

The Scarecrow. The Tin Man. The Lion.

For the purposes of this class....you must include at least three in your screenplay.

Crossing The First Threshold

We are entering the Special World of Act Two. If Act One is the plane loading, boarding and taxiing down the runway...then the First Threshold is the moment the wheels leave the ground. Our heroes commit to the adventure at this moment. They take a leap of faith into the unknown.

"Just follow the yellow brick road."

Supernatural Aid

Pan's Tinkerbell
Cinderella's Fairy Godmother
Danielle's Leonardo Da Vinci
Dorothy's Glinda
Akelaha's Tutor
Mr. Barrie's Producer Friend
Mrs. Gregg's Holy Spirit

The Supernatural Aid helps your hero to move into their Call to Adventure...and offers guidance and wisdom along the way. Ultimately though...it's your hero who must act alone.

Refusal of the Call

Have you ever had a Call to Adventure and refused it? Do you wish you hadn't?

Have you ever accepted a Call to Adventure and wish you had refused it?

A few of Mrs. Gregg's Call to Adventures:

College Journey
Marriage Journey
Writer's Journey
Motherhood Journey
Descipleship Journey
Adoption Journey
Home Education Journey