My magic castle

My magic castle

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

The Magic Of Story

A good story really has an impact, whether it is considered true or fiction. Good stories have a deeper truth. People are now looking back to stories about the ideals of the Kennedy years. Those were real ideals but the stories have power now fifty years later. Another example of the power of story is from the movies, Harry Potter (series) and Avatar. People in Pakistan have been noted putting on protests for better government dressed in blue as the characters in Avatar. There is a group known as HPA (The Harry Potter Alliance) dedicated to doing good works around the world such as relief in Haiti. So as a wise magician I suggest you find a way to clothe your magic in a good story. Tell yourself and others of the changes you want with flair and power. A good story has an impact. Don't simply say, I will go to school. Try instead a story about how you will celebrate the magic of your gifts by attending school, but you will struggle. You will eventually overcome all and will add greatly to a better world. Every good CPA, plumber, teacher, mechanic, does add greatly to a better world. Do not put yourself down. During the Middle Ages, in many countries, many adults and children as well streamed to the Holy Land to engage in The Crusades. This was before media had much power. The stories of the need to take back Jerusalem from the infidel captured the imaginations of all these people just by hearing them word of mouth. The medical and scientific knowledge that was held by by Muslim world would never have gotten back to Europe so well without the Crusades. All this because of the way 'story' called out to people. Novelists and film makers often do a great service to the world by identifying an evil and inciting a struggle against it. The artist may not be trying to cause changes but the stories do have an impact and changes often happen. Find a good story for yourself and be true to it. I once read that 'if your life is not working you are following the wrong script'. Harness the power of story for yourself. May the spark be with you.

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