lewislain
narrative visual artist

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i know why the blue bird flies

today i was told the story of the blue bird--the 'crow' that first appears in the reoccurring dream of 53947.
a lovely piece of mythos today.
it appears as though the blue bird was born of the great conflagration as illustrated in 'air burst.'
understanding that the fire in 'airburst' is representational of all the collective resonant energy that resides in an urban area being released in one massive explosion of human creativity.  the blue bird is the result.  much as a phoenix, it is born of fire. but unlike the phoenix, the fire is not one of destruction, but creation.  the blue bird is, in fact, the manifestation of the collective power of the human spirit--

Laura Sturm