Hello Everyone,
As I said yesterday, here is a bit more information on the Freya Cycle. Originally, Freya was conceived as a single stand-alone short story. After I had finished it I realized that there was more to the story that I hadn't shared that was just as relevant as Freya. Hence, Way of the Warrior. The third story of the cycle, Triad was simply a wish fulfillment story extrapolated from the first two stories.
Now, let's look at The Cycle's structure. Each of the stories was written in reference to specific myths and archetypes.
Freya is self-explanatory to my pagan readers. Freya the character is an avatar of Freya the goddess. Throughout the story are various hints and references to the goddess.
Way of the Warrior is based on the Hero's Journey and the Wise Old Man as described by the Tarot trump card the Hermit. It is set against the backdrop of the basic tenets of the Native American shamanistic world view. It also has a strong foundation in the warrior ethos.
Triad had no new myth elements, rather it showed the myths and ethos being lived.
I've mentioned before that the cycle was written using the Shantaram Story Architecture model. It would take too long to cover the entire model. If you're interested look here:
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I do wish to cover one of its components and that is the theme. Each story of the Freya Cycle has its own theme that is developed during the story. In the SSA, you use the theme by focusing on two of its facets.
In Freya, the theme is Sexual Healing as expressed by Acceptance and Illumination. I do not believe in the omnipotent power of the magical all healing Vajay-jay. I do know from experience that sex with the right person in the right context can touch and heal the deep emotional trauma that nothing else can touch.
In Way of the Warrior, the theme is Individuation as described by Jung and expressed by Maturation and Self Discipline.
In Triad, the theme is Communion as expressed by Empathy and sharing.
So there you have it.
Darian