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Tag Archives: Inspiration

The Legacy of Tolkien and the TCBS: A Light to the World: The Call Heard and Answered

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on December 21, 2020 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 21, 2020

At the ‘Council of London’ held by the Tea Club and Barrovian Society in December 1914, J. R. R. Tolkien and his three dearest friends spoke of the call they felt to bring beauty and meaning back into a world grown … { Read More }

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Christian, Inspiration, Middle-earth, Sub-creation, Tolkien

Harkening to the Horns of Hope and Love: What The Lord of the Rings Teaches Us For Today

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on December 14, 2020 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 21, 2020

Hope and love are dominant themes in The Lord of the Rings. These are two of the most desperately needed virtues today in a world entrenched in a culture of death, despair, and lust, due to the instant and 24 … { Read More }

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Aragorn, Faramir, Frodo, Gandalf, Gollum, Inspiration, Middle-earth, Motivation, Pippin, Sam, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Wisdom from Middle-earth

Guardian Angels of the Quest: Frodo, Sam, and the Valar

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on November 23, 2020 by Anne Marie GazzoloNovember 23, 2020

Sam is Frodo’s guardian angel on the Quest, but he is not the only one. The Valar also play instrumental roles in aiding the Ring-bearer and his friends during the War of the Ring and beyond. So vital is their … { Read More }

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Frodo, Inspiration, Middle-earth, Sam, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Valar, Wisdom from Middle-earth

Arthur’s Audacious Dream

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on November 16, 2020 by Anne Marie GazzoloNovember 17, 2020

Why does the tale of Arthur and his knights still resonate with its readers centuries after its first introduction? It ends in the tragic defeat of the King, with the deaths of nearly all of his men, and his dreams … { Read More }

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Arthurian, Christian, Historical Fiction, Inspiration, Must-Read, spiritual warfare

The Beginning of Stories

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on November 18, 2019 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 21, 2020

As long as we could speak and realize we had a mind and intelligence and a need to explain to ourselves and to others the world around us, we have told stories. For things we have not understood like the … { Read More }

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The Powerful Realm of Faerie

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on October 21, 2019 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 21, 2020

J. R. R. Tolkien speaks of a subject close to his heart in his lecture and essay, “On Fairy-Stories.” He approaches this not just as an admirer or literary critic but as an author of such himself. He had a … { Read More }

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A Short Reflection on Myths and Reality

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on May 6, 2019 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 21, 2020

There is such power in story-telling! Visionaries, seers, bards, poets, playwrights, and novelists have harnessed this vast resource for as long as man has existed. What a crowd we are part of. What shoulders we stand on. I am proud … { Read More }

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Inspiration, Myths, Sub-creation | Leave a reply

The Approaches of Tolkien and Lewis to Fantasy: A Study in Contrasts

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on April 8, 2019 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 21, 2020

I propose to speak about fairy-stories, though I am aware that this is a rash adventure. Faërie is a perilous land, and in it are pitfalls for the unwary and dungeons for the overbold. And overbold I may be accounted. … { Read More }

Posted in Muse Monday | Tagged Inspiration, Reading | Leave a reply

Inspiration from a Mythic Scriber

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on March 4, 2019 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 21, 2020

Enjoy these articles I wrote for Mythic Scribes, a tremendous resource for anyone writing fantasy! Dragons and the Imaginative Mind of J. R. R. Tolkien The Perilous and Wondrous Realm of Faërie Using Mythic Elements in Your Stories The Power … { Read More }

Posted in Muse Monday | Tagged Inspiration | 2 Replies

The Consolation of Fairy-Stories

Anne Marie Gazzolo Posted on February 4, 2019 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 21, 2020

In his wonderful essay “On Fairy-Stories”, J. R. R. Tolkien states three things fantastical stories bring us: recovery, escape, and consolation. In our shattered world, we need them all. We need to see anew everyday things that we do not … { Read More }

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Fairy-Stories, Inspiration, Sub-creation | Leave a reply

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