I spent my childhood in 'make believe' worlds although they were very real to me. With my little sister in tow, we would set out on journeys to the wild wood behind our house encountering many epic adventures, once we stepped through the portal from the 'real world' into an enchanted world of trolls, shapeshifters, plant spirits, and the fey.
Sometimes portals were found in books or closets, sometimes in friend's yards, sometimes by the lake... each with your own unique realms and magic.
As I grew through the years I was fortunate to be of strong will and so I never caved to the ideas of 'make believe' being for little ones, and at some point I would have to grow out of it... I would have to grow up! Well, grow up I did but I kept that magic with me through the years. I suppose, it was inevitable that I would one day weave magic into all aspects of my life.
I wrote the above poem All Artists, All Magicians a few years back and today I came across must listen to free audio download (thanks to Jean Anthony Shamanic Ceremonial Artist ) discussing artists as magician, as shaman, as storyteller and bringing to light the myth of art has no meaning, no purpose...
It speaks of other myths such as the myth of the starving artist and how one can change that into the myth of the thriving artist. I highly recommend all artists and everyone else for that matter to take a listen!
