Virginia Davis and Disney Heaven

Like she knocked on the door of young Walt Disney's studio, Virginia Davis knocked on Heaven's door. She must have entered it like she entered the beautiful world of Disney, as it first started. A world for the pure and eternally young at heart. A world for those that can be fascinated with what they see, and yet see beyond it: see what is invisible for the eyes. I guess that is why Virginia, in her old age, could talk of Walt with the wisdom of the little child she once was:
"What a guy!" She says, in the DVD "The man Behind the Myth"

Disney Beauty

2nd Epigraph: "One does not see anything until one sees its Beauty" - Oscar Wilde. Fantasy, for me, is giving shape to the omnipotence of Beauty over reality. Like Walt Disney did and, in so doing, brought so much goodness. Walt Disney was the communication between Beauty and Goodness.

Disney Duty

Mary Poppins talks for Walt, in her unique reconciling of duty and fun. She brought to the Banks' family rebelliousness and yet a lot of joy at doing their work. She showed that real duty comes from within and, as revolutionary as it is, breaking with, many times, the shallow, repetitive, label-like duty, it is the only one that brings forth creativity, and authenticity, that is, self-respect.

Disney Absoluteness

I put two declarations of Oscar Wilde as Epigraphs in "From Mars to Marceline", and here I will talk about the first:
"Everything to be true must become a religion"
Of course Wilde is not referring to organized religions of any sort. He is talking of religion as something one upholds above self, earthly concerns and everything that is relative, corruptible by time, gratuitously mutant.
Wilde is talking of religion as that which retains its sameness of value in spite of all the contingencies of life, something that remains absolute and is unconditionally loved. Like Walt Disney for Disney fans. Like the ongoing attempt to perpetuate his legacy by the Walt Disney Co, and his presence by the WDF.

Disney Real Reality

Some people think that Walt Disney has granted his audience with escape from reality. Others, like me, are sure he granted us a greater degree of reality, a reality in which life is not only survival, but givingness, not just something to be paid for, but to create with.

Powerful and Reverent Walt Disney

This last time I was in Disneyland I bought some tiny light boxes Disney themed. Staring at each one in particular, made me consider that the love Walt Disney had for miniatures has to do with the fact that before a tiny scene one feels all powerful and yet respectful; God like in relation to it and at the same time reverent of it.
A+ to the Disney industry on this one.

AWEsome Walt Disney

CG Jung had a lifelong fascination with experiences that are awe inspiring. For Jung, always in search of the transcendence of the human psyche, such experiences formed the most important aspect of his work.
It was genius of Richard Benefield to say that:"From Steamboat Willie to Pinocchio to EPCOT, Walt Disney's unyielding ambition was to ignite a sense of wonder and to enrapture audiences through great storytelling,"
Mr. Benefield said it all!
In case one didn't put two plus two: "Wonder" is defined in Webster as a feeling of awed astonishment aroused by something extraordinary.
Can one imagine Disney's greatness of soul in his "unyielding ambition to ignite a sense of wonder" in his audience?

Psychically Disney

Kim Peterson said one of the most beautiful things I heard about "From Mars to Marceline". She was commenting about how philosophic and yet emotional the book is, and added:
"It is emotional in a different way, it is psychically emotional!"

Walt Disney and Disney

Walt Disney is the soul, Disney the cause. Beyond Walt Disney's working for a living, or for success, or even for creativity's sake, Disney is that ideal he upheld in such self-detachment and love so as to defer his own life to it. Disney is that entity that, when Walt passed, allowed fans to take a step beyond their loss and morning in order to care for Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, as it (Disney) put forth their images crying, and to expect them to become happy and funny again. Like Mickey Mouse is said to be Walt's alter ego, Disney is the complying with Walt's deferral of identity, with his endless generosity.

Disney Infinite Affection

Is it possible to imagine the immensity of affection of Walt Disney's heart in his identifying with cuddly, cute, uplifting, example of integrity, safety-inspiring little Mickey? With a character that is available in so many sizes and softness to be hugged by all?
Returning from Anaheim, where I gave a presentation of "From Mars to Marceline" at the NFFC's writers panel, I was looking at the 10 inch Mickey Mouse doll I bought at Disneyland to add to the other sized Mickeys I have with my family, and this one thought about Mickey/Disney popped into my mind.