A story is an image finding a home. The image carries its own unique nature into the world and allows for the archetypal to be seen, felt, and experienced in a story.  The Power of the image* draws us into a world replete with meaning, then works its magic and influence upon the viewer.  A great story is compelling  because it has the ability to express the soul of a theme, drawing us into its field and transporting us into the world of the story being told.     
 
The most compelling and enduring stories are those that reveal the psyche and soul’s movement within our life. From tragedies to heroic tales, each is a telling of a life moved by the Self. There are stories we want to tell – not only to share something inside us with an audience, but to discover something within ourselves. When we put pen to paper we find the mercurial dance of talent, of pathos, of gifts, and complexes intermingling, and at times not allowing for our story to be expressed. However, if we are genuinely  moved by such experiences, and aware of this “dance of complexes”, we are freed to touch the passion and pathos, allowing for the story – perhaps the story of our life – to be told.
 
Once we are able to connect with the source of the story inside us, we need to understand the process and craft of writing. In this 4 week series of seminars, Greg O’Connor will speak about the art of script writing, and in each class he will work with a participant’s story to illustrate what both allows for or prohibits the emergence of Self in your story. 
 
In each of Greg’s film and television projects – which include the movies Tumbleweeds, Miracle, Pride and Glory, and Warrior, as well as his latest podcast and television series The Space Within – we find a contemporary story drawing on the richness of mythological images. In the spirit of Joseph Campbell and George Lucas’ deep regard for the archetypal, Greg’s work and artistry continually demonstrates how great writing involves an understanding of this universal, archetypal nature of a story.