Who are the biggest influences in your life? During my Basic Terms lecture for my Intro to Theatre course, I would mention, during the course of talking about Ritual and Archetype, “my three heroes.” The first of these heroes was Joseph Campbell, whom I quoted as having called a ritual, “The enactment of a Myth.”Continue reading “The Big 3”
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Illusions, Delusions, and Hallucinations
A few years back, I told someone that fantasies were good things. They are especially necessary for older people, and older men in particular, because they provide hope that can sustain us through otherwise dark times. The manifestations of the imagination listed in the title are very different, however, and can provide various levels ofContinue reading “Illusions, Delusions, and Hallucinations”
“Very Unique”
Which aspects do you think makes a person unique? As an undergradI had a writing professor who criticized a friend of mine’s use of the phrase “very unique.” This was incorrect, he said, because “Unique has no degree.” Something or someone is either unique or it’’s not. I guess it’s the same as being “aContinue reading ““Very Unique””
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