tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738167594002469989.post6094425422556678725..comments2023-10-24T03:33:55.572-07:00Comments on Aerin's Cranberry Blog: FirstAerinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11142518259771067132noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738167594002469989.post-24051634498181666722008-04-10T09:49:00.000-07:002008-04-10T09:49:00.000-07:00North Node - the gatekeeper image is very powerful...North Node - the gatekeeper image is very powerful. I would observe in life we may encounter the gatekeeper - the same gatekeeper often when dealing with specific issues. We continue on our journey - the best way for us to tred - despite the naysayings of the gatekeepers.<BR/><BR/>With that said - I discussed this observation with my husband last night. <BR/><BR/>He pointed out that sometimes the gatekeeper can have a good/positive role. Asking the person/hero about their intentions. Are they looking for glory/personal gain? Are they doing what they are doing for themselves? Or because it needs to be done? <BR/><BR/>I think that the gatekeeper can be a vital position (sometimes) and very positive. It can help keep a person in check - remind them to really think about the consequences and responses of their journey. <BR/><BR/>Or, more humorously, asking a person if they really want to rent the earth mover to dig a moat around a building. Or a concrete saw to saw the same building in half. I'm not thinking of specific examples here or anything. :)Aerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142518259771067132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738167594002469989.post-31200571549401478502008-04-08T12:47:00.000-07:002008-04-08T12:47:00.000-07:00In describing the hero's journey, Joseph Campbell ...In describing the hero's journey, Joseph Campbell talked about how there was a "gatekeeper" at the point in the story where the hero steps out of the familiar zone. The gatekeeper was essentially the naysayer and presented some kind of challenge to the hero. There was a corollary idea that if someone failed to get past the gatekeeper, that person would then become the gatekeeper to someone else. Your post reminded me of this idea. People can find it scary or threatening when that first person does something different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com