Category: Articles and Essays
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Of Judas, Kali, and Transcendence…
Without Judas, the Crucifixion may not have taken place. In the absence of Ma Kali, with her teeth dripping of blood, Lord Siva would have no consort to usher in a time of death and rebirth manifested through the fiery dance he performs when angry. Upon raising the knife above his head, Abraham, out of…
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Of Easter, The Vedas, and Passion…
The roots of Easter morning lie in the sad and turbulent time extending from when Christ, with his crown of thorns, was led to the cross, fastened upon it, nails holding him in place, and then allowed to die. This horrific time includes the moment in which the Son of Man, utters, “It is done,”…
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Of Romance, Truth, and Purging the Hidden Pools of Consciousness…
Many things can happen during the approach towards the heart of a story, or novel, both for the protagonist, and the writer. The blossoming flower of romance provides a mainstay in many stories that tug and keep open the hearts and minds of readers, wherein new possibilities enter for them to ponder both in the…
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Of Intermediate Regions, Hunger and Thirst…
There stands an intermediate region in the life and structure of a novel, that place between crossing the border of the opening and beginning and entering into a series of actions that lead to the penultimate center of the journey. It lies between the edge of that vast new world of survival that constitutes the…
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Of Perseverance, Remaining Open, and Characters that Embody Our Change…
Perseverance in completing that first draft it the first act of embarking on the journey of evolution we undergo each time we craft a story. Thus we focus our energies and concentration on towards typing each word so that we might complete each sentence, craft every paragraph, shape each scene. At this time, we, the…
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Of Dark Places, Irrevocable Decisions, and Transubstantiation…
The pull to reach the summit of action in a novel or story requires the writer to look within. More than that we must reach down into those dark places where fears and hidden joys lurk. It is here when connecting with our those aspects of life that frighten us we uncover the yearnings and…
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Of Clarity and Understanding, Guide and Map, Epiphany and Plot…
Reaching that point where the protagonist has made the change, we, as writers feel differently. We see the world of our novel from another level. Ideally we come to hold those dimensions of personality regarding our central character(s) come in greater clarity and understanding. And yet this is also a place where we can get…