Has anyone ventured the idea that, if one uses the monomyth to describe the stages of the individuation process, within one or more of those stages, events may unfold in a manner that recapitulates the whole monomyth? Yes, this idea of fractal or recursive structure within the hero's journey has been explored, though perhaps not as systematically as you might expect. Jung himself hinted at this with his concept of circumambulation - the idea that individuation involves repeatedly circling the Self at different levels of depth. Each revolution can be seen as its own complete cycle containing the essential pattern. Marie-Louise von Franz discussed how fairy tales often contain smaller embedded tales that mirror the larger narrative structure, suggesting this recursive quality is intrinsic to how the psyche represents transformation. James Hillman and post-Jungian archetypal psychology have emphasized that we don't undergo the individuation process once, but rathe...
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