The ring in “Lord of the Rings” lends itself to numerous approaches.
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A Spiritual Quest Begins inside a Whale
According to Joseph Campbell, a hero’s journey invariably involves a “belly of the whale” experience. Tokien describes the experience in fantasy, Dan Albergotti in everyday life.
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Fantasy’s Special Insight into Reality
Fantasy literature becomes something different after the world ceased believing in magic.
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Hobbits against Spiders in the Playoffs
The Heat-Pacers NBA series is like Sam Gamgee fighting Shelob in “Lord of the Rings.”
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Kate’s Pregnancy: Return of the King
Fascination with Kate Middleton’s pregnancy may be tied in with the “return of the king” trope found in much British fiction.
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Fantasy, Because Reality Is Unsatisfactory
Fantasy is nothing in and of itself but takes its character in opposition to an unsatisfactory reality.
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Federer: Floating Butterfly, Stinging Bee
In the immortal words of Muhammad Ali, Roger Federer floated like a butterfly, stung like a bee as he won his 7th Wimbledon title yesterday.
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Gazing into the Palantir in 2012
Tolkien warns us about gazing too deeply into the world’s darkness.
Beware Gazing at the Palantir in 2010
John Noble as Denethor A palantir, as readers of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings know, is a crystal ball into which one may gaze and see events occurring around the world. Although a seeming marvel, it can warp those who gaze into it. The palantir holds lessons for us on how we to […]
