glyph 27: J. R. R. Tolkien, Gandalf, Ludwig van Beethoven, Thomas Carlyle, Plotinus, Peter Kropotkin, Ayn Rand

An essay on the significance of a rare kind of human being, akin to Tolkien's Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings.

http://explorersfoundation.org/wizards-leifsmith.html

The reasons why apprentice wizards are called to their work are approached here:
http://explorersfoundation.org/archive/ef_weavers-of-freeorder.html

https://explorersfoundation.org/glyphery/27.html
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