![]() The Mentor character will have one more possible transformative Change Arc to undergo-that of the Mage’s surrender of life itself. Unlike the previous Flat Archetype of Elder, the Mentor is a character who has now undertaken the first journey of life’s Third Act-the Crone Arc-and risen above the physical limitations of old age into a transcendent wisdom and even power. The Mentor is simply a character who has advanced well into the elder phase and has proven himself or herself in all the great tests of life. Sans white beard, the Mentor need not be explicitly male, of course. Mentors do more than just teach they pass on wisdom and refine their students’ character. ![]() The word comes from the character in The Odyssey to whom Odysseus, on setting out for Troy, had entrusted the care of his house and the education of his son, Telemachus…. The Mentor is a teacher in whom you can place your implicit trust. In Sacred Contracts, Caroline Myss references the origin of the word Mentor: The Wise Old Man shows up time and again: Obi-Wan, Gandalf, Dumbledore. Sacred Contracts by Caroline Myss (affiliate link)
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