This is part 16 in a series exploring the 12 virtues that can free artists from cultural enslavement. ATTEND We have now seen how the three facets of the Child enable renewal, breaking down of old forms, and provide the final freedom to the artist. Desire / Joy / Bliss enables connection with embodied way-finding […]

This is part 15 in a series exploring the 12 virtues that can free artists from cultural enslavement. ATTEND Abandon is that quality a singer has when they let it all go. A child playing with abandon is a joy to behold. They are lost in the activity. They are fully committed. They are holding […]

This is part 14 in a series exploring the 12 virtues that can free artists from cultural enslavement. ATTEND If we are good boys and girls, and do exactly what we are told, we will follow our parents expectations, follow our teachers expectations, follow our cultures expectations, and live lives of consumer success. We will […]

This is part 13 in a series exploring the 12 virtues that can free artists from cultural enslavement. ATTEND Duty to human values and expectations has been a profound enslaving factor for me in my life. Having grown up in a home environment of command and control, duty was the key bonding agent. Duty connected […]