The speaker reflects on how his early experiences with ritual magic and method acting prepared him for a seamless transition into storytelling when a story wanted to be told in 2017. He attributes his receptivity to the story to his prior training, which made the process feel like a familiar exercise. Discovering Martin Shaw, a mythologist who immerses people in the wilderness for spiritual exploration, helped the speaker realize the connection between his experiences and Shaw's teachings. Through Shaw and a friend familiar with ritual magic, the speaker understood the significance of ritual, method acting, and storytelling in facilitating ecstatic moments and spiritual connections. This journey of exploration and discovery led the speaker to engage in wilderness vigils, embracing them as a form of magic in his current creative endeavors.