THE ANTI-HERO'S JOURNEY | Villain Archetype: INTEGRATING your SHADOW

The ANTI-HERO'S Journey aka The Villain's side of the story teaches us about our shadow and how to better understand our own dark side.
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[@brunorukavina1369]

I agree with few comments which articulate difference between anti hero and villains. Anti hero and villain are not the same. Anti hero is person that does right thing for wrong reason. Villain is is person that does wrong thing for wrong reasons.

[@tofyjoco]

The anti-hero differs form the villain, so i guess this is more the villain's journey, but interesting still

[@Lu11abi]

The Villain IS an anti-hero.. People have been using "anti-hero" inappropriately is the thing. The "dark hero" like batman, wolverine, latter-day Venom etc. are always _Called_ "anti-heros" but they Aren't ANTI-heros. They are just dark or tortured Heroes. The ANTI-hero functions to Negate or Suppress or Destroy or Subvert the Hero or the heroic. The antihero rejects everything the moral hero stands for because the moral hero is full of crap

[@highdefinition450]

@@Lu11abi The villain is purely antagonistic. Even if they have some redeeming qualities (they often don't), in the grand scheme of things, the villain, when given the choice, will NOT do the right thing. The anti-hero, however, is in a grey area. They do things not out of altruism like other heroes but mostly out of self-interest. They don't always act in morally righteous ways but at the end of the day, stories with anti-heroes often make them work for the greater good. Batman and Spider-Man are some of the most moral heroes out there. They refuse to kill and always work to protect the little guy. They will never betray their code of honor and the audience knows they will prevail. They are heroes. Deadpool (nowadays) has no qualms about killing and will often do what he wants. However, he sometimes does heroic things when they benefit him and the audience roots for him. He doesn't subscribe to good or evil. He is an anti-hero. Voldemort wanted to achieve blood dominance and kill all Muggle-born wizards. He has no redeeming qualities and would almost certainly never do the right thing. He is a villain.

[@bakingc00kies]

definitely. two different kinds of character.

[@joshuaadams1436]

@@Lu11abi This is a misconception that occurs when you try to dissect the word antihero instead of looking it up. It’s a literary devise that describes protagonists that are antithetical to the traditional hero. It is not a synonym for villain. An antihero is someone who takes the hero role begrudgingly and doesn’t follow traditional hero rules. The Punisher is an antihero. He’s not a villain, but he’s also not a hero, not in the traditional sense.

[@bluwng]

@@Lu11abi based on what, your mind? No, the guy is correct in his assumption. Look up the definition before you make an assumption based on your own understanding.

[@Cherrybomb888]

Integrating the shadow self. It’s the Holy Grail of Spirituality. When I did my Shadow work course there were specific steps to integrate when you were ‘fucked up’ or ‘triggered’. I now use them everyday. That’s the key 👌Thanxs for your vid.💪

[@CaliforniaMist]

Howw

[@chrisjantti4924]

The best is yet too come, we just go from here. Wherever it is, we just go.

[@No1Nova]

It's hard to live a fulfilling life in a sick society and now planet but as you said you have to be responsible for how you react to the world around you. Great video though Tom, lots to think about. ✌️

[@dacelikethefish587]

It it were easy, there'd be no need for heroism.

[@screaminbetty1]

Time to be heroic and fight for the survival of the planet! If there was ever a time when the world needed heroes it was now!

[@FlynLatif]

if it were easy there'd be no need to live

[@highdefinition450]

What makes a hero heroic is that despite the world they live in, they still thrive to do their best and believe in people

[@leonardoludaescher6227]

For some reason this motivates me to play videogames.

[@OneMeInMyself]

Dude Tom I think that is one of your greatest videos yet!! I thought I was watching a documentary of a channel with a million subs until the narrator's voice sounded a little too familiar. Such a good video this deserves views in the 100,000s! Thank you! 💛

[@1935glasses]

Definitely something I need to bring into my reality. It will bring the matter prowess and definitely MONEY I need.

[@shatzelyg5777]

Honestly I just think he is so handsome 😭✨ could listen to him all day

[@dylansingh99]

Absolutely loved it, wise words and a balanced argument as always. Thanks Tom!

[@danielmandalore1462]

thank you for all that your doing for us! I love the work your doing for the world, its making a huge impact, and it will continue to grow, you've helped me and my life in SO MANY WAYS, LOVE YOU BROTHER 💚

[@bloodmongerzero4431]

This is deffinetly the best how to write a villain video ever😁👍👍 well less how to write a villain and more how to write the conflict between the hero and villain or how to handle your inner demons. The hero is the one we’re supposed to relate to ourselves and when we get older start having our inner struggles until the demons within us become the villains of our story. Some people are lucky to comfront ultimatly defeat their demons while other’s give in and at worst become irredemeble monsters. Villains are the unlucky ones, not every villain is a fallen hero but they all come from somewhere and it’s always a person going through these struggles maybe even starting their own hero’s Journey but if they reach the crisis part the darkest hour in stories then that’s where ther’e Journey ends broken, crushed, filled with despair maybe forever😔 the part where he talks about how you’ll end up more loving towards yourself coupled with heart warning music is just so heart warming it makes feel the tears coming every single time😭😭😭 great video man g r e a t v i d e o 😉 😉 😉 20 out of 10 🏆

[@playsavedthechild.2848]

Interesting also is that Deamoni used to be spirits that speak between you and the creator... ie. Angels ...or small gods. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(classical_mythology) Thought a nice long comment like yours could be rewarded with an interesting tit-bit.

[@jonathanzuniga3681]

This was a great watch. Truly appreciate the time you put into it. We live in a time where everyone is trying to be a hero, but as you said - there are no heroes without villains.

[@michaelepstein2570]

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[@michaelepstein2570]

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[@michaelepstein2570]

The True Light has no shadow. The True Light is not the opposite of darkness. There is no duality except of course for the duality invented by the I, the me, the self, the so-called True Self or Higher Self. The positive is still the negative. The good is still the bad. The heaven is still the hell. The reward is still the punishment. The light is still the darkness. Both are opposite sides of the same coin. Both are the inventions of thought, which is the reaction of memories, knowledge and experience, which is always limited. There is only what is, the isness, the fact, the act, the actual, what is actually taking place from moment to moment in daily life, free of any interpreter or censor. One comes into direct contact with the isness when the brain is Totally Free of right and wrong, good and bad, positive and negative, and light, darkness or shadows and when it is without any desire to change anything. It is this that opens the Door to a Whole New Way of Living rooted in Love and Wisdom in each and every moment of daily life.

[@Atlasadvent]

Honestly thanks tom for these videos. Didnt realise you had a second channel😁 this and the heroes journey videos have helped me understand my place and ehat i need to do

[@THEpicND]

What a great video tom, thank you for helping people realize how to break the cycle

[@maxwedge3537]

Loved this one Tom!

[@anagard8728]

Thanks Tom! Such a great Video ❤

[@samikshathirani2507]

Looooooooove this video thanks for making it. Makes me wanna get to know and love my shadow self even more. Thanks for shining a light on how important this is.

[@ms8183]

This was very helpful and educating to watch! thank you Tom

[@christopherdirham8340]

I really appreciate the way you've chosen to relate these lessons. It's so much more practical and applicable towards younger minds than most of the ideas floating around. Of course you know this haha. As the older brother of four bright intelligent, more often than not, "misguided" little fellas, I thank you.

[@FacingFears]

thank you for this video tom! love from austria bro!

[@brijrajchauhan5966]

Strengh- challenge - conflict- catastrophe This line sums it all . Very nice work you have done 😊

[@newgenerationleaders8350]

Great video. Just discovered it in Feb.2022. You couldn't have known the shitshow that was about to kick off in early 2020! I've been showing some of my clients your Hero's Journey video since 2020. This one takes things to another level.

[@vu4y3fo846y]

Much love brother 🙏

[@xeroofnine6234]

id like to see you go past 15 minutes and make a full length documentary...ive always been intrigued y this subject. it really changed me and answered many questions of myself when i 1st discovered carl jung's work.

[@kingvizionz4786]

Great stuff bro. Love

[@NatalieMayOfficial]

This video was brilliant. Thank you

[@TaylorOBrien]

Loved this, incredible job 🙏

[@Karen-tk6xi]

Thank you, this was great. Appreciate it

[@goodrat7]

I wanted to know you that You uploaded some masterpieces, the views and subscriber count aren't giving justice but moreover not people are ready to face their fears so 😂😅.. You got this!

[@KrymsonScale]

Really deep video about the Anti-Hero's journey, I learned a lot.

[@jeremegreene9086]

Brilliant work

[@rumpleforeskin9543]

Holy shivers its Tom, didn't even recognize you matey.

[@lovmovement8477]

Great video !

[@NickRyanBayon]

I love the villain archetype. I prefer exploring this one more than any other. 🖤🤘

[@keyentity2285]

Great video man thank you

[@Emmanuel-ch9ob]

Amazing ,just so interesting and insightful 😊

[@m.n.d5949]

Thank you. This means a lot that you explained this.

[@gogo311]

Tom, I know you will probably never read this.. but I appreciate this. The video is absolutely excellent and is the reminder I needed. Thank you.

[@RAWSpirituality]

cheers mate much love

[@travisaugustin7208]

Your videos are great my friend 🙌

[@BArtizzy]

Thank you for this

[@leonardoludaescher6227]

This is really cool!

[@Ben-Jembai]

Great Video...Thank you.

[@omrana4962]

Hey mate, in 2023 now; in Melbourne, Australia. This video is still relevant and made to rethink and focus on my life. Thanks for this. Hope you are doing well. Cheers. 😊😊

[@explorationi]

Good knowledge is in this video. Thanks for this.

[@GhostlySoulRemains]

Very interesting and satisfying content, my thanks to you.

[@1must723]

Nice Work Tom Peace :-)

[@joymailed]

Excellent videos - this is really helpful to me as a writer.

[@gadooze]

Well, we are all born both good and evil; so we must embrace our dark side, but let's live above our demon.

[@TheFirmanator2]

OMG, viewing your comments at 15 minutes in fall of 2021 seems precient!

[@Onnoleigh]

Good stuff. Currently writing a screenplay with this theme

[@denniskerger5262]

Good stuff

[@TripleNippleNick]

well done

[@marquelbarnes3963]

Thank you

[@reneeadams1374]

This is the answer I’ve been seeking for 2 years 🤯 There’s not enough direction or guidance through spiritual initiation. I have been so confused and in chaos and turmoil not knowing whats happening to me or how to regain everything I lost.

[@Chill-Pill]

We all contain an inner hero and anti-hero. It’s the nature of duality. These movies are only a projection of the internal battle of duality playing itself out within us. Integration, balance and wholeness is key. Balance is creating your reality through divine will from the lower chakras, divine wisdom from the higher chakras, through the middle chakra or middle path or narrow gate (center of torus around your heart chakra) of divine love or Christ. Using divine will plus divine wisdom to create through the heart and divine love, you will find balance. You become out of balance when one dominates such as will or wisdom without using the alchemy of the heart, or divine love.

[@mayakyen3695]

Great breakdown. I have always been intrigued by the 'villain' and anti hero archetype as I see it so often everywhere I look. Victims of abuse and neglect (like myself) slowly descending like the joker. Victims becoming the monsters they once feared. I constantly and consciously choose to remain balanced in the center, it is my only sanity at this point. I have some hero aspects that guide me to a center space, but who's to say, if one day, I go villain due me giving into the darkness of wanting vengeance or justice that was never receieved.... with the amount of trauma I endured, I've been asked by some, "how are u still so compassionate? I would have gone dark if all that happened to me.", instead I chose to focus on self healing, self defense and self reflection. To intentionally hurt another physically, hurts me physically.( strong empathy) Loki and the Joker have always been my favorite archetypes to study because I can relate to the chaos one would like to inflict because ppl can be real dickholes sometimes...and I can relate to wanting to lash out on the bully archetype. I have a constant struggle/battle going on inside me. Become the darkness or remain light. the light aspect in me is too strong to give into the darkness completely. Though I am Intrigued by the darkness, I am not of it. Thank u for your vids. I look forward to more n the near future.

[@justinpfaff4391]

Legend.

[@ceironkosterec]

I didnt even know you had this channel lol. Fucking awesome video & looks like youre really embracing your path; love it

[@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677]

You know the video is gonna be good when the best anti hero is on the thumbnail.

[@OneMeInMyself]

A video about Zuko from avatar? I think he and his story from villain to hero is SO interesting!

[@playsavedthechild.2848]

Tom i see your name is. Nice video. Love the insight into 'humanity'. So insightfull reminds my of some of Peterson's talks. We need tonkeep evil at bay. The innocent-evil to me is most interesting... because they are oblivious to how good intentions and action creates disaster... and i think, or wonder: is that 'mens rea' with negligence?

[@InkaHacker]

For me, because often times is dificult to find the 'right' action, the funtion of the villain was just to create a contrast for what NOT TO DO. But as you said they represent the dark side of the Hero. Interesting change... But hey! This hero-antihero dichotomy is so similar than the Cain and Abel storie. That can be consider kind of the fundation for a lot of stories where we see 2 polarities

[@alupelimjamekwana2174]

5:56 Frieza

[@SahilArora]

5:35 - Types of Villains

[@benparrish672]

I want a Disney+ series of a malevolent Young ODIN wielding GUNGNIR to conquer the 9 Realms. To watch Odin grow weary of war & begin to value wisdom & love & peace

[@taofik37]

AND THAT'S WHY I CHOOSE KNOWLEDGE!

[@anthonygomez25]

Holy shit call me an idiot lmao but I just realized that's why when goku and vegeta fuse together they become the ultimate warrior because it's like the integration of the shadow and becoming holy, someone who is whole

[@TheMCJ77]

BEAUTIFUL, loved it!!! Now 7:12, where is this from? Exellent picture

[@TheMCJ77]

And 12:36 please?

[@unityinthedark3360]

Great video, that music link though is not the music you used. Which I really enjoyed by the way. Could you please share the actual music you used, especially he last track towards the end. Thank you.

[@unityinthedark3360]

Love this kind of music, any chance we could get a list of music you used for this video? I could not find it all in that link you provided.

[@Ajax-wo3gt]

So, Tom... how much more relevant is this video given how things in 2020 turned out? Especially here in Victoria...

[@katkatfarkat]

I just recently learned about a theory(i guess) which is interesting to think about in this context (light vs darkness): blackholes may be an essential part in the process of forming galaxies. With having blackholes as ultimative darkness in mind I slightly disagree with 13:52 'darkness not beeing able to touch light in the same way light can dominate darkness'😝Without darkness there is no place for light to shine 😉

[@kevinm.1565]

Whoa! He said 2020 is a crazy year, in January 2020😆, pre-COVID. Things escalated quickly.😆😆

[@Onnoleigh]

Make allllll the videos

[@benparrish672]

Modern-Urban-Fantasy/Supernatural T.B.R. Christmas of 2023, written by Nathan Oaks & Benjamin Parrish: "The Northman Saga" Caelan Erikson is an immortal Norseman in modern times tht has spent half a millenia procuring Divine & Unholy Weapons & Relics as The Archangel Michael's left hand. Caelan Erikson was a Pagan-Viking-Warrior-King blessed/cursed with this opportunity, instead of HELL. In the beginning of his journey, Caelan wields "GLACIUS" a Divinely enhanced Axe 🪓 tht is nigh- unrecognizable to the Axe he wielded as a Mortal, even tho it is one and the same. Mental & Physical enhancements, as well as to Caelan's Axe, Armor & Gauntlet w/Retractable Shield 🛡 are all he has (he has a Wolf too) to defend himself against the Darkness that have the same assignment has him. Caelan Erikson walks a path tht is in the Gray on his best of days and on his lesser days, Caelan's Shadow-Self shows why he could Never truly stay in the Light

[@zipperpillow]

Stalin: "I'm not doing that". Hitler: "Hey, I'm the good guy, here! I ain't got no 'Shadow'". The Shadow: "I got the easiest job in the World. It's always all about me". The Hero: No matter what I do, 'RAW Spirituality' says that I'm just not good enough". Feminist Jihad: "Yeah! We win! Thanks momma's boy".

[@xXXBongToker420xXx]

btw This is a nice alt channel Your Mate Tom

[@bilalkhares4932]

Having compassion towards bad people freaks people out because you ask questions and make points that make it seem like justification

[@johnwrickel]

🦄 Dolt by John Rickel 🦄

[@joegeorge7868]

Pootin is the worlds biggest anti-hero at the moment.

[@GingerBred79]

What was the movie with the giant demon looking thing walking with his legs through people like skewers @3:57? I am sure I have seen it before but can't remember.

[@kashoniahadley5321]

I loved Ragnarok where two villains fight amongst themselves like the demon vs Hela who destroy the entire planet.

[@diitrii]

Anti-hero is the hero but without the same morals as a regular hero, the villain is the opposite of the hero. Deadpool is an anti-hero, Red Skull is a villain. I still understand what the meaning of the video is though.

[@TurtleJuice69420]

Can u do a video on the philosopher's journey.

[@Somali_Pirate_Dinghy]

🙏🏼

[@lazyeight4090]

Well atleast evil doesnt exist in the real world. Only ignorance and lack of empathy.

[@binkbonkbones3402]

You should help me bring this philosophy to a show I'm making

[@TheGrindBoardGame]

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[@nyarlathotep13]

15:20 hmm yeah 2020 was a little crazy

[@ItsKells]

just a tab 😭

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

"Money, is the root of all evil" ...so they say 💰💵 ...but, who doesn't need some?

[@JC-ly8pz]

Im wondering what you analysis of Friedrich Nietzsche is and the Overman

[@bilalkhares4932]

How to people do this in real life? I understand how characters do it books and films but we don't fight dragons in real life?

[@RARA-yq5ym]

💜👊

[@TuxedoMedia]

The anti hero and a villain are not the same thing. The villain sakes to create a new reality structure. They want domination of those around them to their will. The anti hero see the current structure as corrupt or ineffective. However they lack the ability to create a new one. As a result they work to destroy that structure. One of two things will happen. The structure will produce a hero to stop the anti hero and transformer the structure in the process. The other possibility is the anti hero is successful in pushing over the structure. It's fall and burning brings forth the Phoenix hero to build something new from the ashes. The anti hero is an agent of creative chaos and destruction.

[@ekgram5109]

Why is there no further explanation on the four stages of development? Am I missing something here or is that a different video?

[@kushfromhandsworth6601]

Mad scientist you say?... Not gonna lie what your saying kinda accurate tom

[@leonardoludaescher6227]

Wait a minute! If they could make "Endgame" a videogame, that could be DOPE!😲

[@xxxthwagdrakexxx4672]

Isnt an anti hero not at all evil but simply conflicts the "hero" for their personal reasons, but for the greater good will stop and oppose actual horrific or abhorrent evils. Just merely opposes the heroes faults and disliked them as a person but wont oppose them if the greater good demands it