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land of the dead

Fantasy For Our Time: Resilience and Courage Through Story – Examining the Heart of Ideas You Hate

Welcome to week three of our series exploring how good stories can help us survive difficulty and come out stronger, living a deeper and more fulfilling life.

In our first two videos, we discussed how to find a mentor and the importance of solitude for the deep life. Continuing using Aragorn’s life as a model, we’re entering the danger zone: how to engage with ideas you don’t like or disagree with.

This can be like entering the woods of Baba Yaga in the Russian fairy tales. And so, no surprise, the stories can help us a great deal in getting through this particularly dark wilderness…

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Cal Newport’s Author Page

Phenderson Djèlí Clark’s Blog

The Broken Earth Trilogy

Vasilissa the Beautiful

Did you know that I get a lot of ideas for my own writing from Russian fairy tales? Today, I have a special invitation for you — I want to offer you a free copy of my essay, “A Passport to Russian Fairy Land,” so you can explore this weird and wonderful world with me!

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Written by:
Nicholas
Published on:
August 22, 2022

Categories: PodcastsTags: epic fantasy, epic fantasy series, fairy tales, fantasy fiction, Nicholas Kotar, Russian, Russian fairy tale, Russian history

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