Margaret Duarte

Visionary Fiction

For Readers

Life of Pi – Interspirituality in Hollywood?

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Life of…pi times r squared. My initial intention was simply to introduce you to the movie, Life of Pi, because it clearly fits the genre of visionary fiction, and movies that do so don’t come by that often. But I couldn’t resist throwing the number “pi” into the mix. As we all learned in school, pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, and […]

What is the Association for Global New Thought?

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The Association for Global New Thought.  Words that pack a punch. “Global” stands for the entire planet and all that lives on it, animals, plants, and humans.  All as one.  Imagine that. “New” stands for change, and change is hard.  Change involves risk.  Change means stepping out of our comfort zone. Change opens doors. “Thought” stands for power.  According to quantum physics, the world is […]

Making Sense of Our lives through Story

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When writing a post recently for Visionary Fiction Alliance about the relevance of visionary fiction in today’s world, I realized how important “story” is to our lives. I’m not just talking about the stories written by our favorite authors for our reading pleasure.  I’m talking about our life stories, the stories that begin on page one of a blank […]

Monarch Butterflies – Rebirth, Renewal, Change

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My third novel takes place in Pacific Grove, California, otherwise known as “Butterfly Town U.S.A.”  And, you guessed it, monarch butterflies weave their way into the  theme of the story as symbols of rebirth, renewal, and change.

The Between

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  The Between: A scary place “The between” is a scary place most of us don’t enter willingly. Instead, we’re catapulted there by a life-changing event, which in fiction is called the “inciting incident.” Like the fictional hero, we enter “the between” kicking and screaming and confront obstacles and tests we aren’t prepared or equipped to handle. We face-plant over and over, […]