the nature of story itself
—the realization that myth is not just something we tell but something we live inside.
What is a Story? – The fundamental structure of narrative and meaning.
A story is what life is, what your life is. The arc of a being coming into being and living a life and then dying and the end of the story
Everything from beginning to end
A tracing of a journey of adventure, discovery, conflict and resolution but it has to go somewhere, there needs to be something entertaining to follow and participate in
Reality is a Story
It is structure as a story, like a story
It unfolds with the logic of a dream
Reality is Structured Like a Story.
The arc of our lives follows the Hero’s Journey, the Quest, the Trial, the Victory, and the Return
We Live Inside A Story
“We live inside a dream” - Twin Peaks, the Return
you are already inside a story.
The world is a mythic landscape, and you are both its hero and storyteller.
You are the writer, the director,
the protagonist, the antagonist, the love interest/beloved,
you are all the characters you are the audience
You are the projector, the light, the film, the screen…