Is Your Character Resisting Change—or Seeking It?
For years, the Positive Change Arc has served as a foundational framework for understanding character transformation. It shows us how protagonists confront the Lie the Character Believes, face escalating consequences, and ultimately awaken to a more expanded thematic Truth.
But not all transformations work this way.
In this class, we explore a deeper distinction: the difference between ego-driven character arcs and soul-driven character arcs. Karmic arcs and dharmic arcs.
An ego-driven arc dramatizes resistance. Change is imposed upon the character, and the character is corrected and humbled into seeing through a mistaken perspective.
A soul-driven arc is different. Here, the protagonists are already in a conscious relationship with Truth. The story no longer asks if they will accept a change they can no longer avoid, but whether they will willingly choose to pursue and embrace growth for its own sake.
In this 60-minute class, you will learn:
- How to structurally distinguish ego-driven and soul-driven arcs
- How this framework integrates with the Lie/Truth model you already know
- How to write characters who choose to pursue change rather than resist it
- Where these arcs diverge structurally (particularly at the Inciting Event, Midpoint, and Climax)
- How ego death and soul retrieval operate differently within plot
- How to layer both types of arc within the same story (in the same character or in different characters)
- How this distinction can deepen theme and mythic resonance
Buy This Class or Bundle for 15% Off
Buy this class for $69 or get both this class and its companion class "The Villain as an Aspect of the Hero's Psyche" in a bundle for a 15% discount.
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Buy This Class or Bundle for 15% Off
Buy this class for $69 or get both this class and its companion class "The Villain as an Aspect of the Hero's Psyche" in a bundle for a 15% discount.