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1: Trust the Story

The BEMA Podcast

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Orachiasm - The Art of Discovery

An easterner has a fundamental belief that true learning doesn't happen with the transfer of information. True learning happens because you discover a new truth. The art of discovery is everything for an easterner, which means that when they write their stories, somewhere in the story is something that the author wants you to discover. A chiasm can be shaped like an hour glass, almost like an arrow pointing to the centre. Or it can be shaped almost like a diamond, where it gets larger and then gets smaller again. But everything is driven towards the centre. It's like a story folded up on itself. And if your head is starting to explode and pop, then you are understanding what we're

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