Story and the Symbolism of Reincarnation
The human mind, consciousness, life, death, and the afterlife are wondrous concepts to ponder, each of these ideas are intimately wrapped...
The Four Types of Endings: The Green Knight
To understand the four types of endings in traditional narratives, let’s take the approach that well-constructed dramatic narratives are...
A Ghost Story - An Interview with Director David Lowery
The beauty of the poetic film is its ability to wash over us, to whisk us away to transcendent places where we can view the universe...
Experiencing Transcendence
I am currently sitting in my favorite Sierra Madre coffee shop sipping on a cup of vanilla nut coffee while listening to an odd version...
Deep Listening and the Prophet Storyteller
What was the first thing that came to mind when you saw that word “prophet” in today’s blog title? Based on our society's half-baked...
Transcendent Storytelling – The Confliction of Body, Mind, and Spirit
In the Christian tradition, just before His ascension into heaven, Jesus told his disciples that, once His time on Earth was over, He...
Transcendent Storytelling – What is Evil?
Last week I gave a talk on transcendent storytelling at the Storytelling for Social Profit Summit – a fantastic gathering of storytellers...
Stained-Glass Story Moments
Back when I was in graduate school, my screenwriting professor gave me an assignment that made very little sense to me at the time. Every...
What is My Final Image
Getting Back to the Basics I recently returned from a trip to the Middle East where I was blessed to stand before a group of eighteen...