I’ve been thinking a lot about the connection of the Heroic Journey to the FOSIL inquiry stages and I would like to pose a question that has perhaps already been wrestled with elsewhere (if so, forgive me).

I am wondering if there are any iterations of the stages highlighted here (especially but could be any of the stages) that are recommended to be done in dialogue with other (peers, specifically). One thing I notice about both the heroic journey and how we talk about inquiry in general is that it is typically done in ones own mind. But, in fact, most of wrestling with information is done with others. How do we/can we highlight practices that amplify the idea of “you are not alone in your search..” especially in the face of Artificial Intelligence? How can these stages call us to move intentionally toward each other?

Perhaps this is too big of a question for this forum, but all the elements of this post reminded me of this query I’ve had for awhile. Thank you!