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<title>Ancient Rituals Are Reenacted in Modern Rock Concerts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In the modern age, we have lost the connection to primacy that myth and ritual offered to peoples in ancient times. But because our need for this connection is enduring and instinctive, we continually seek it in our arts. One significant area in which ancient ritual is often reenacted is within e context of the modern rock concert.]]></description>
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<title>Adolescence: A Time to Examine and Discard Old Beliefs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Adolescents are often primarily concerned with questions of identity. But this entails much more than just attitudes and styles of dress. Adolescence is a time of weighing values, of examining the past and deciding upon what beliefs to hold on to and what ones to discard.]]></description>
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<title>The Psychology of the Hero</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:18:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What makes a man or woman want to venture out beyond the proscribed boundaries of society in order to explore the unknown? This article examines the psychological motivations and influences that spur the hero's journey.]]></description>
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<title>Ayurveda: Its Essential Principles and Practices</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ayurveda differs from traditional Western medicine in that it focuses upon the whole internal environment of a patient. It strives to restore harmony and balance rather than simply trying to combat the particular symptoms of any illness.]]></description>
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<title>Reincarnation and the Question of Fate</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 12:42:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many events in our lives can seem like much more than coincidence, but it is we who create those circumstances or draw them to us. They are not mandated from anything outside of us in the form of Fate.]]></description>
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<title>The Myth of the Suffering Artist</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Suffering in the life of an artist is merely the impetus to embark upon the quest. Suffering means that the status quo has become too painful, stifling or debilitating for artists - and so they must find their own way.]]></description>
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<title>One Catch-22 of Internet Marketing For Authors</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:52:35 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Oftentimes an author who attempts to promote his or her book on the web reaps small rewards. One reason is that the public views the internet differently from the artist: they see it as an endless field of free-to-view information. ]]></description>
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<title>Unstructured Writing: Letting Go and Finding Flow</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 06:19:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A simple exercise for sneaking passed the censor in our head and finding a wellspring of new ideas and inspirations: unstructured writing.]]></description>
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<title>Can Any Artist Truly Be A Nihilist?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cynicism can be a posture for writers and other artists in a society that views optimism as naive. But the truth is that artists create out of their love for the world.]]></description>
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<title>Music and its Roots in Voodoo</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Much of the music permeating our modern culture had its roots in sounds from African ritual. These songs were part of the everyday lives of the negroes who were brought to the New World on the slave ships - and they were steeped in magic and voodoo.]]></description>
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<title>Mark of Cain? The Stigma of the Left Hand</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The left-hand has been much maligned throughout history, and associated with misfortune, weakness and Black Magic. In reality it relates to the creative hemisphere of the brain and the artistic impulse.]]></description>
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<title>Fantasy Fills an Inner Need</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:48:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Great fantasy is nourishment for souls left hungry by the modern world.]]></description>
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<title>A Writer's Subconscious Education</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:37:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Much of a writer's craft is absorbed subconsciously from all he or she is exposed to - especially, in this case, other writings.]]></description>
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<title>Art is Rain for Thirsty Souls</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:32:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The artists we most often love have been renowned for their suffering because they live somewhere beyond our safely-defined reality. They have nothing to guide them except their own insights and intuition...because they got there first!]]></description>
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<title>Characters Running Away With Your Novel?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:46:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A good writer must have to exercise discipline at times, and know when to pull in the reins on his or her characters.]]></description>
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<title>The Significance of Faerie Prohibition</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2005 04:40:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["The Forbidden" is an archetypal element in so many mythic and fantasy tales. What is its significance, symbolically?]]></description>
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<title>Times Change And So Should Our Publishing Strategies</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2005 08:06:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Beginning writers should devote their time and energy to attracting READERS instead of agents and editors. For the time being, forget about the powers that be in the publishing world and consider who your potential audience might be.

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<title>Massive Exposure for New Authors</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2005 06:39:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most writers nowadays are aware of the current buzz on the internet: writing articles is one of the best ways to build name recognition and web presence. Here are some words of encouragement for those just starting out with this approach to promotion.
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<title>Man Born With Two Heads Amazes Cat: A Lesson In World-Building</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:49:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Three approaches for fantasy writers to alter, in small ways, the conditions of the real world in order to construct a magical setting for their fiction.
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<title>Art Needs Time to Flower - Even in Cyberspace</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2005 08:19:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Though modern technology has made many of the mechanics of writing and publishing quicker and easier, we should not try to force the Muse to keep up with our machines. Art grows at its own pace.]]></description>
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<title>Fantasy and Healthy Escape</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Losing oneself in a fantasy world can bring consolation and relief, and once we come back into the "real world" we're filled with new inspiration and insights. ]]></description>
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<title>Fantasy and the Sense of Wonder</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2005 08:01:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hopefully there will always be great fantasy stories to open our eyes and awaken our minds to the real magic all around.]]></description>
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<title>Weaving the Plot Web</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:56:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Structuring a multi-layered plot within fiction is a less daunting undertaking if we keep in mind that the movements within a story are all offshoots of a handful of core ideas.

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<title>Finding Your True Voice</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:11:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Maybe it's true that everything has already been written and said before - but not in the way that YOU can say it when you're allowing your own true voice to ring through in your writing.]]></description>
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<title>Preserve Your Artistic Vision</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2005 07:22:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When people create with their eyes on the market, their artistry suffers. Writers should realize that popularity trends are constantly changing anyway, and stay focused upon their vision - trusting that what inspires them will be of interest to others also.
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<title>Sustaining Tension in Fiction</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:40:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sustained tension is one of the most effective hooks to keep readers turning pages. Here's some hints on how to achieve it during the quieter moments of your novel or short story.]]></description>
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<title>Writing Without an Outline</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 10:10:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If your fictional characters are to bear any resemblance to real people then they're bound to surprise you at every turn. Give them the space and freedom to come into their own, and resist the temptation to plot and plan your novel ahead of time.]]></description>
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<title>Archetypal Psychology: The Modern Hero's Journey</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:24:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The only worthwhile adventure left for modern man is the exploration of the inner world. Within the framework of archetypal psychology, science and mysticism work together to bring us a deeper understanding of ourselves - and to use this knowledge to lead more fulfilled lives.]]></description>
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<title>Initiation: Fantasy's Hidden Theme</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:00:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mythology once served the function of helping to orient early peoples within the world with an awareness of the larger entities of life. Fantasy has inherited this role in the modern day, and has proliferated to fill the vacuum left by our lack of functioning initiation rites and meaningful rituals. ]]></description>
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<title>The Earth Crisis: A Path to Evolving Consciousness</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2005 06:24:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The crisis we have brought about in the natural world has initiated a learning process whereby we may come to recognize our kinship with nature in the way that Native Americans and other tribal peoples have in the past. ]]></description>
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<title>Dipping Into the Character Well</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:09:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some sources of inspiration for summoning up substantial characters and giving them life within your fiction.]]></description>
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<title>The Indie Author Revolution</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2005 20:16:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I remember well the night I first heard Nirvana. I was sunk in wretched and ugly despondency, not wanting to talk to anyone and hating myself. I couldn't discern or articulate my inner state, even to myself.]]></description>
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<title>Transformation of the Fantasy Protagonist</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2005 11:26:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have our contemporary fantasy heroes become more introspective - and possessed of compassion - than their forebears? How does this new aesthetic ideal reflect upon the general state of our culture?]]></description>
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<title>Giving Breath to Imagined Worlds</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:31:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Methods that I've found expedient and satisfying for the creation of a fantasy milieu - for use as the backdrop for novels, short fiction, or role-playing games.]]></description>
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