Innermost Cave

"The late Joseph Campbell, a great teacher and mythologist, described a phenomenon that is often found in stories of life-of-death struggles. It is the moment when the hero finds himself or herself inside what Campbell called the 'Innermost Cave.' The Innermost Cave is that point in a long and arduous journey or battle when all he hero's resources are exhausted. Even the inner resources of self-confidence become useless. Inside this Innermost Cave, the hero will either fall into despair and be defeated, and the journey will end, or he or she will spontaneously develop some new ability and survive to fight another day." - Brad Cohen