More on Reading for Healing

 I did a post on Reading for Healing back on the 21st of January—in that post, I also linked to other posts that alerted readers to my radically sudden backing away from my normal schedule on this blog…

I’m still reading for healing though I’ve moved on from reading and re-reading 7 of C. J. Cherryh’s works to re-reading The Lord of the Rings <— that link leads to the 50th Anniversary Edition, which is the most faithful reproduction of the author’s intentions…

To see why I mentioned the author’s intentions, check out my past post, The Publishing (And Editorial) History of Some Extremely Famous Fiction…

I spoke about healing, specifically with 5 of the 7 Cherryh books, in the January 21st post…

My reasons for healing with The Lord of the Rings is a bit more complex…

I should first mention that both Cherryh’s and Tolkien’s books are re-reads after many years—I feel the number of years between re-readings could be a gauge of the “value” of the 2nd (or, 3rd or more) reading; especially if the re-reads are years apart—you are older, your mind and heart have (hopefully) expanded—other books have amplified the Reading Space—it feels “comfortable” yet is still a “fresh” read…

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So, reading for healing…

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Cherryh’s Fortress Series (the 5 books in the January 21st post) are books of High Fantasy…

Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings has been called Epic High Fantasy…

To me, the difference is that Cherryh shook my mind and heart in ways that opened improperly sealed doors and chased the spooks away, relieving heart and soul…

However, Tolkien, who I’m still reading, is going deeper—not just opening doors but helping me re-shape whole Habitations in my mind and heart—not just relieving but reconstituting heart and soul…

I feel the difference is that Cherryh can tap into the Personal Unconscious treasuries of meaning but, due to the extremely “ancient” feel of the Rings story, Tolkien can tap into the Collective Unconscious…

So, I’m still healing… And, I should mention that I firmly believe that both Cherryh and Tolkien were aided in their writing by a Higher Power…

So…

Still Healing…

But, I’m nearly ready to begin a regular schedule of blogging again…

Monday and Wednesday will be original blog posts, Fridays will be Story Bazaar Tales, and the rest of the week will be valuable re-blogs…

However, there will only be 19 more Tales in the Friday Story Bazaar—have any idea what I should do differently on Fridays…?

This resumption of my normal routine will begin February 9th…

In closing, I’ll share a hearty recommendation that you consider re-reading some of your former favorite books—some will be like visiting an old friend, some will have not remained favorites, some will seem comfortable as well as completely new, since you have attained new vistas of personal growth………
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