tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427873644313092176.post4738740945334466908..comments2023-05-24T16:47:19.970+02:00Comments on A Touch of Pansophia: The Wanderer steps forthTheo Huffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832438171790956528noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427873644313092176.post-52772268564429623742008-02-14T17:01:00.000+01:002008-02-14T17:01:00.000+01:00Theo:Thanks for posting on Diamonds and Toads. I h...Theo:<BR/>Thanks for posting on Diamonds and Toads. I have linked to your very interesting blog.<BR/>We deal with archetypes and mythic figures in our class on writing. One thing I have noticed is that fairy tales contain much religious shorthand as well. The notion of travelers asking for and receiving hospitality would have struck a chord with early audiences not only because of its link to mythical themes and figures, but to themes they would have learned about through later religions.Kate W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15498910344690088987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427873644313092176.post-30015768659264294692007-11-29T20:28:00.000+01:002007-11-29T20:28:00.000+01:00Sure I do! ;-))Sure I do! ;-))victoria.lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359128193172300960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427873644313092176.post-88776151955049187862007-11-29T10:30:00.000+01:002007-11-29T10:30:00.000+01:00Where did you hear that?Rumor control:If you've he...Where did you hear that?<BR/><BR/>Rumor control:<BR/><BR/>If you've heard that I'm in the process of writing a serialized posting on the various ways of approaching fairy tales, including folklore, literature, psychology, and esoteric practices...<BR/><BR/>...it's not true! All lies! I never write things like that!<BR/><BR/>You believe me, right ;-)Theo Huffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11832438171790956528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427873644313092176.post-23471008687734951792007-11-29T08:49:00.000+01:002007-11-29T08:49:00.000+01:00So I heard you are planning to write some more on ...So I heard you are planning to write some more on children's tales? I'm soo looking forward to it! :))victoria.lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359128193172300960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427873644313092176.post-21966909032412850032007-11-18T22:05:00.000+01:002007-11-18T22:05:00.000+01:00I took a course for librarians three years ago on ...I took a course for librarians three years ago on fairy tales and Odin, interestingly, was one character who didn't come up. In fact, few Norse references did. Possibly because there is so much in the field of fairy tales as literature even without going into the realm of mythology, which is, of course, connected. <BR/><BR/>That's an interesting point you made, how Merlin appears but doesn't stick around for long. That's true. It's as if Merlin is merely an authoritative tool required for subsequent magic to unfold, not part of the story.Helen T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09103685608159387467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427873644313092176.post-73915883011793944682007-11-17T06:52:00.000+01:002007-11-17T06:52:00.000+01:00Before I even read the blog entry I thought, "What...Before I even read the blog entry I thought, "What's with the Odin image?" Ha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427873644313092176.post-21937774258778462902007-11-16T17:00:00.000+01:002007-11-16T17:00:00.000+01:00I don't know. I think Gandalf is too human. He may...I don't know. I think Gandalf is too human. He may share some of that Odin energy, but he's still a modern fictional character, and not something straight out of the subconscious, like a fairy tale figure.<BR/><BR/>And, notice Merlin doesn't stick around long in the fairy tale. He shows up, finds out the barren parents want a child so badly they'd even take one the size of a mouse, and ZAP! He makes it happen. Then... he's gone!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link to The Third Eve. I have a suspicion my feed list just got longer. :-)<BR/><BR/>To be fair, though, even modern writers have no idea where some of the stuff they write comes from. It just pops up, and they write it down.Theo Huffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11832438171790956528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427873644313092176.post-33537433824551063462007-11-16T15:24:00.000+01:002007-11-16T15:24:00.000+01:00Archetypes are so powerful that way, aren't they? ...Archetypes are so powerful that way, aren't they? <BR/><BR/>I've been reading The Third Eve's blog (http://eve3.wordpress.com/) recently, and her essays on Jungian archetypes are fascinating.<BR/><BR/>And how about Gandalf?Henitsirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430635582414038738noreply@blogger.com