Internal vs. external journey

What is an Archetype? An archetype is a story pattern based on the idea of the collective unconscious. There are two parts of the mind, the conscious mind and the unconscious mind. The conscious mind is all that is going through someone’s head. The unconscious mind is all of the thoughts that one might not aware that they are thinking, or a persons natural instincts. One theory is that all human beings carry in them all the thoughts and feelings that have ever been thought or felt before by any other human beings. This theory can be proven through author’s interpretation of characters. In many different stories and books the same type of people and the same type of story shows up again and again. This shows that all humans perceive things in the same ways.

Internal Journey
The internal journey is when a hero learns something about themselves that they did not know before. For example, when Odysseus goes through his internal journey he learns to use life skills like thinking about others, listening to others' advice, and thinking before he acts. One could argue that the hero really only goes on a journey to discover something about themselves.

External Journey
When most people think of a Hero journey they think of an external journey or the places or destinations that the hero travels to. Usually, the hero has to travel to a weird new place and learn new things about they are trying to find/learn. This search takes them far away from there home, or the place that they are at ease in.

OVERALL

Internal leads to a process of self-discovery and external involves an actual physical journey that might be filled with challenges or obstacles.