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The Crossing of the First Threshold

from The Hero's Journey by Beth Kinderman

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"The usual person is more than content, he is even proud, to remain within the indicated bounds, and popular belief gives him every reason to fear so much as the first step into the unexplored." - Joseph Campbell, The Hero With A Thousand Faces


Joseph Campbell’s works and the trademark HERO’S JOURNEY™ are used under license by the Joseph Campbell Foundation (www.jcf.org).

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I stand before your threshold
o Guardians of the East
breathe on me with inspiration
that has never failed or ceased
for wherever I have traveled
I have heard your whispers there
hail & welcome to this circle
o ye spirits of the air

I stand before your threshold
o Guardians of the South
praying for your fiery presence
in each word that leaves my mouth
for your flame forever burning
holds the passion I require
hail & welcome to this circle
o ye spirits of the fire

I stand before your threshold
o Guardians of the West
for to change & cleanse & nurture
is my journey's truest test
to flow into where I'm needed
mother, priestess, lover, daughter
hail & welcome to this circle
o ye spirits of the water

I stand before your threshold
o Guardians of the North
anchor me within my body
as I call your power forth
help me ground & shield & center
when I lose sight of my worth
hail & welcome to this circle
o ye spirits of the earth

& as I cross each threshold
may my spirit always know
I am held in sacred circles
within & above & below

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from The Hero's Journey, released May 3, 2019
Elizabeth Greenberg: vocals
Justin Hartley: djembe
Beth Kinderman: vocals, djembe
Sarah Ravely: vocals
Kelly Reich: vocals

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Beth Kinderman & the Player Characters Minneapolis, Minnesota

If you like epic song cycles based upon multi-thousand-page fantasy novels, thought-provoking lyrics, violin solos, complex vocal harmonies, huge drums, and weird guitar effects, but you also think that more musicians should write songs about surviving the zombie apocalypse and attempting to sleep with video game characters, Beth Kinderman & the Player Characters are the band for you. ... more

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