the descriptives leave the terms vaguue for a reason... you are pretty sharp to pick up on some key terms muffy...

'event' can be many many things... a glass of spilled milk for instance.... in which case the hero's journey involves finding the 'cure' which could be a towel, or a dishcloth... perhaps a broom and dustpan..

the heroes journey might involve a hi-jacking... the hero to be is charged to rescue the hostages....

there are trials and tribulations in either case....

for the first (spilled milk) one has to take care to avoid a m unpleasant cut from the glass.... the hostage rescuers must avoid capture or death...

a hero's journey might be the quest to complete a list of college courses with obstacles along the way....

the term 'hero' actually personifies the completed task... upon completion, the individual becomes 'the hero'....

the mandala is a useful tool to deliver a quantity of information in simple format that can quickly be absorbed.... its ideal an tool to describe circular progressions....