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Alyssa Polizzi's avatar

Threshold points, that's another great framing. And the figures you mention all feel like beings of the otherworld, yet they have the capacity to be multiple things at once, on the threshold. Nymps are beings of water but not stuck there (like a mermaid), they can travel upon the land. Similar with fairies (beings of air) or god-like elves...all feel like a balanced mixture of the embodiment of earth with the transformational realm of spirit.

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Laura Durban's avatar

Thank you Alyssa, you just nailed it. It’s the fluidity, the transitions and bridges, the “not stuck”-ness. I can write endless about nymphs (and just published my first nymph story) but am not specifically drawn to mermaids. Aha. Lightbulb moment. :)

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Alyssa Polizzi's avatar

Fluid, mercurial, mutable, being of many realms - a wonderful mythic essence to be connected to :) You're welcome, and thanks for sharing!

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