Fixing the geek archetype chart
I love charts and lists! I can't get enough of them. Charts and lists about some of my favorites stories? Heaven. Although, I do feel the need to argue with…
Defeating Evil with Compassion
Recently I was telling a friend who practices Aikido and likes Lord of the Rings about my blog and that I like to write about both. A joke went around…
Battle of Hogwarts Anniversary
Today, May 2nd, is, in the Harry Potter world, the 15th anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts. For those not in the know, the Battle of Hogwarts was the final…
Defeating Evil with Compassion
How do we fight evil? With more force, bigger weapons, anger, hate? What do our stories teach us? Let's look at my favorite three examples: Harry Potter, Star Wars, and…
My Boggart Plan
In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the kids learn about boggarts. A boggart is, according to Hermione, a “shape-shifter...it can take the shape of whatever it thinks will…
The Shapeshifter
There are many archetypes in literature, from the Hero to the Shadow, but the one I enjoy the most in the Shapeshifter. The Shapeshifter's job is to confuse the Hero.…