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Stated in the terms already formulated, the hero's first task is to experience consciously the antecedent stages of the cosmogonic cycle; to break back through the epochs of emanation. His second, then, is to return from that abyss to the plane of contemporary life, there to serve as a human transformer of demiurgic potentials. (296.1)
One thing we do know about Campbell's heroes is that they usually share their goodies with the rest of us…though they can morph into monsters if they don't. It's a tricky step, all you hero types. Watch it.