12. Chop the beanstalk
Chop down the beanstalk. Bring your gifts fully into the everyday world.
Congratulations — you’ve made it through the full journey. From trading the cow to climbing the beanstalk to facing your fears — you’ve brought your passion into form.
In the story, the boy cuts down the beanstalk. But let’s be clear: he’s not killing the giant. The giant was never real. He was fear — imagined, projected, enlarged.
Cutting down the beanstalk doesn’t mean the journey is over. It means this chapter — this climb — is complete. You're no longer imagining the dream. You’re living it. You’ve brought it down to Earth.
This stage is about grounding. You are no longer a beginner. You’re doing the thing. The dream is now your reality.