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The Subconscious Knocks

The Subconscious Knocks

Over the past several weeks, we have been working steadily upon the creative endeavor, making inroads into our understanding of why this specific project is so important to us at this juncture in our lives. Often, we are not aware of its significance. The subconscious...
Drawing Dragons

Drawing Dragons

I lost one of my favorite childhood books. It was called “The Wizard of Maldoone.” For some reason, this book came to mind a couple of weeks ago. It was suddenly very important for me to locate another copy of this book. I had a very clear impression of the book –...
Chats With Dead Artists

Chats With Dead Artists

Carl Jung was writing to his friend about “The Red Book,” a record of his mystical journeying. He mentioned that its contents would be viewed as pure madness if they were not contained within an appropriate worldview that could make sense of it. The book had to have a...
Mystery of a Story

Mystery of a Story

Trying to wrangle the subconscious is part of the excitement and part of the burden of the artist. By its very nature, it does not follow a rigid path forward. The shadowy subconscious meanders. And sometimes we lose sight of it along the way. Often, in the midst of a...
Guilty Pleasure

Guilty Pleasure

I have a guilty pleasure.  It involves secondary characters that crop up when I am putting pen to paper.  I like them, oftentimes more than the main character, for the main character has quite a bit of heavy lifting to be done.  He or she has to carry the weight of...