Tag: Hero’s Journey
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The Saint Of Scrap
Watching Andor again and the architecture is unmistakable Dumas, Balzac even Zola. What we have stumbled onto is a masterpiece of literary archaeology: Gilroy took the moldering corpse of 19th-century French literature, jacked it full of Imperial credits and hyperdrive fuel, and reanimated it as the most politically sophisticated piece of science fiction television ever…
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Lu-Tze and the Tao of Non-Engagement
A Radical Simplicity Terry Pratchett’s Lu-Tze, the humble sweeper-monk, embodies a philosophy that transcends the binaries of control and chaos, order and entropy. His approach echoes the Taoist principle of wu wei—effortless action—where effectiveness arises not from force or rigid doctrine, but from alignment with the natural flow of things. In a world where systems…
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A Carrier Bag Theory of Systems
In the world of system design and implementation, the path from conception to deployment is fraught with unexpected complexities and inefficiencies. As John Gall might astutely observe, systems invariably cost more, take longer, and deliver less than anticipated. This truism extends seamlessly to new architectures, where the promise of streamlined functionality and optimized performance often…
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At War With the Archetype: The Fluidity of Roles in the Monomyth
The archetypes, those universal symbols of human experience, are not fixed stars in the firmament. They are currents in a river, shifting with the flow of time, circumstance, and choice. You may begin as the Hero, setting forth on your journey to slay the dragon, but in the act of victory—or failure—you may find yourself…
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The Hero’s Journey
Buckle up, chum, for a headfirst dive into the primordial soup of narrative. This hero’s journey you mention, it’s become a cultural shorthand, a marketing buzzword tossed around like a hacky frisbee at a PTA picnic. Folks brandy their screenplays and self-help manuals with it, a hero’s journey here, a hero’s journey there, without ever…