Posts

Showing posts with the label tolkien

Dream: Vána, Goddess of Confections (A Tolkien Inspired Dream).

Image
What began as a dream about the Incredible Hulk became a dream about a young goddess named Vána (a Tolkien Valier).   In this dream she is a goddess of plentiful food and confectionery. The dream begins with David Banner in the process of transforming into the Hulk.   At the same time, I am “editing” the story.   I decide Banner is changing too soon in the story.   He should be rescuing a damsel in distress while trying to avoid a gang of thugs.   Banner finds the damsel trapped in a bedroom on the top floor of a suburban house.   He frees her, but as they go down the steps, the thugs jump them.   They restrain Banner while they run off with the damsel, this triggers Banner’s transformation into the Hulk.   He thrashes the thugs restraining him and he chases down the fleeing car holding the damsel.   Banner pulls the damsel free from the car and carries her off. That evening, they are in bed together.   They did not have sex.   Bann...

Eärendil and Other Dreams.

Image
I was at the Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.   I was exploring the section for music scores and I came across the score for The Voyage of Eärendil. For those not familiar with the name Eärendil or his voyage, he is a character created by JRR Tolkien who has a chapter dedicated to him in The Silmarillion .   The Silmarillion are stories written by Tolkien that were compiled and published by his son Christopher. Eärendil was described as a mariner who took on the dangerous task of sailing to the land of the Valar, who are godlike beings.   The Valar had long forbade anyone from Middle Earth to come to their lands.   However one of their fallen kin, Melkor, had been causing great distress in Middle Earth.   Eärendil pleaded to the Valar to help the peoples of The West and rid them of Melkor’s evil once and for all.   The Valar were moved by Eärendil’s courage and compassion and agreed to come to the aid of the peoples of Middle Earth, howev...