Archetype 2: The Warrior

This is the eighth in a series exploring 12 virtues that can liberate artists from cultural enslavement. ATTEND Without a body, without courage, without the ability to alternate and select our level, we a trapped, not free, impotent as artists. We cannot create, we cannot perform, we cannot share our gifts with the world. Without […]

Virtue 6: Alternation – Lead and Follow

This is the seventh in a series on how 12 virtues can liberate artists from cultural enslavement. ATTEND Our egos are terrified of loosing ground. If we get a decent spot in the hierarchy, we fight to keep it. We dig in. Ideally we go up incrementally. Jump to find an opportunity to rise. Better […]

Virtue 5: Courage

This is the sixth in a series on 12 virtues that can liberate artists from cultural enslavement. ATTEND The world is a terrifying place. there is danger around every corner. There is vulnerability, there is death. Loved ones are taken from us, jobs are lost for no reason, we are misunderstood when we are our […]

Virtue 4: Physicality – The Body Electric

This is the fifth in a series exploring 12 virtues that can liberate artists from cultural enslavement. ATTEND The modern human can no longer climb a tree, chase down game, carve a spear, defend their home, build their house. With few exceptions, the modern human has sacrificed their body for convenience. They’ve given up their […]