I wrote The Heroine’s Journey 30 years ago when women of my generation sought validation from patriarchal systems and found them not only lacking but terribly destructive to the feminine psyche. We were the children of the post-Sputnik era who were encouraged to excel in this competitive race in order to recover Western supremacy.

Unfortunately, the historical cycle is repeating itself. My granddaughters, children of the post-911 generation, are implored to “Make American Great Again” in a 1950s...