SWRT 165 | Writing Memoir with Mag Dimond part 2
July 9, 2020

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida continues her conversation with author Mag Dimond about her memoir Bowing to Elephant, discussing life, death, spirituality, and the hero’s journey.

 

 

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How does Mag view the Hero’s Journey in relation to our lives? Has she always been observant? Why does she explore the themes of love and death? And must they be viewed together in order to be understood? We wrap up talking about the spirituality of creativity.

Visit Mag Dimond at magdimond.com and get her meditation at bowingtoelephants.com/gift.

What we talked about:

How does Mag view the Hero’s Journey? (1:00)

Has Mag always been observant? Or is it something that she developed? (4:30)

An excerpt from Bowing to Elephants. (7:35)

The Themes of Love and Death. (13:00)

Do love and death need to be together to be fully understood? (20:30)

Writing as a spiritual practice. (29:13)

 

 

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Things we mentioned:

The Odyssey by Homer 
Ulysses by James Joyce 
MFK Fisher 

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