The Brothers Grimm spoke with nannies and maids throughout Germany to catalogue and solidify stories that had been shaping the psyches of children for generations. All passed forward by word of mouth.
D.H. Lawrence interviewed women of many stations and ages across his native England in search of the roots of those things that they all seemed to know,but would never dare speak of.
The Grimms were exploring the fictions that had shaped psychological truth.
Lawrence was seeking the truths that shaped the most compelling of fantasies; personal late night fictions.
This alchemist finds his gold where these things intersect.
That is why I blend realism with dream.
And in doing so,I find that most of the dreams in this dark world of ours are either nightmares,or could easily become them.
That is why most of what I write will,of its own accord,seep into nightmare.
Your first blog here reminds me of a quote I heard once and I'll share with you, "I tell the truth, though I lie to do so."
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with the blog.
Very nice to see you here Ms. Morningstar!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the quote. Nothing tells the truth like a dream. Our kind understands such things.