12-24-2013, 06:52 AM
Ring Wraiths= Those who are undone by desire, have their will twisted to the point where they exist as a shade, already dead, witlessly serving a master. ie. bureaucrat (LOL)
In a more archetypal sense, you could say Gandalf's transformation reflects shamanic initiation/hero's journey (and Gandalf does seem largely influenced by Odin; "master of ecstasy" and whatnot)
On his solo journey he finds himself (the treasure), as all hero's inevitably do in the dark cave.
In a more archetypal sense, you could say Gandalf's transformation reflects shamanic initiation/hero's journey (and Gandalf does seem largely influenced by Odin; "master of ecstasy" and whatnot)
On his solo journey he finds himself (the treasure), as all hero's inevitably do in the dark cave.