Reviving the Art of Storytelling
I am declaring 2020 the year of the story! Let's celebrate with a monthly exploration of global folklore and myths brimming with intrigue. ( Perhaps in podcast form? ) Photo by Linus Sandvide I learned from Pablo Picasso that art is man's irresistible God-like creative impulse to make something from nothing as a weapon against darkness, hopelessness and chaos. I surmise that the unstoppable urge to conceive stories is as fundamentally human as is the hunger to consume them. Stories are the wisdom that all of Creation is trying desperately to teach us, but that we refuse to hear until we witness it all played out to The End. It's made of the hero's fatal flaws that we can't see in ourselves and the sage's counsel we should have heeded. It's the dark side of the moon in our souls where evil lurks battling the bright hope that persists. It's the faithful sidekick who makes us laugh when we're deep in tragedy. It's the most good Father we ne
