Who Am I: What Do I Really Want?
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
According to Jungian theory, the shadow aspect of one’s personality contains any, and everything that falls out of alignment, stands apart, from the ego ideal.
The writer must examine the central character’s values, those held by her or his family, mother, father and culture, to gain a sense of how the Shadow archetype might manifest [...]
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Archetypes and Story
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
Much like the gods and goddesses of Hinduism and Yoruban spirituality reflect the forces of the human mind and heart, archetypes display aspects and dimensions of character and personality.
They show the various degrees of evolution of the human soul from birth to death.
Tags: archetypes, birth, body, character, characters, death, goal, goddesses, gods, heart, Hindu, humanity, humankind, knowledge, love, masks, meaning, mind, myth, personality, protagonist, purpose, questions, self, soul, spirit, story, unconscious, wisdom, Yoruban
Masks and Crutches
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
Like the crutch used by the dancers in the video, The Dance, we all wear masks. Yet unlike the dancers use of the crutch, free and willing to share, too many of us cling to the mask, hide behind it, make it the one, and only face we show the world.
Writers, like all people wear [...]
Tags: art, artistry, craft, crutches, masks, patience, skill, The Dance, writers, writing
Inspiration
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
The Dance, a video that my friend who is a dancer sent me is still churning my unconscious and causing me to reflect upon my own life story.
Like most writers I suffer from depression. And not unlike many writers, my childhood was not the idyllic one American culture says we are to have.
Tags: acceptance, adolescence, children, crutch, family, husband, inspiration, love, masks, The Dance, video, writing
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