The most "Crucible-like" of all the volumes.

At a time of great "uprooting chaos"  in the author's personal  life -- in a metaphysical way -- the pieces to Volume Three came flowing into Gregg's mind as he reluctantly set sail into the waters of writing the most sophisticated of the three pieces.

In a fascinating way -- as though jeweled  glass shards  were combining in the delightful, unpredictable designs of a kaleidoscope -- "... Volume Three Wrote Itself... " as Gregg "stood back" -- as simply a tributary  -- and watched amazed at the book's coming to life.

Says the author, "This certainly WAS NOT 'psychic writing' or channeled, 'automatic  writing', like some people claim about their works-- but I certainly knew that SOMETHING ELSE, or SOMEONE ELSE, had 'hold of the reins' and I was simply along for the ride. I, " adds Gregg, "was the greatest advocate of, 'Shut up! Enough already!' but the miraculous  'music box' just kept playing on!"

The author says, "Everyday that I showed up at the computer to write, I was constantly amazed by the re-affirming of Volume Three.  Three is the 'rawest'  and the most honest, but I feel it's how Walt would talk to us if we were behind closed office  doors, the studio was closed for the day, all the animators had gone home -- and there was no one around to hear except him, you and I and Mickey." 

Concludes, Gregg, "I'm not so bold or conceited to say that I speak for Walt, but I am certain that a lot of the values (expounded in Book  Three) echo the Man's ideals, and that's the most I can -- with vigilant integrity -- hope to supply."

Volume 3 IS the boldest and the bravest of the three;  THREE delves into the psyche of the man, gets into the marrow of the bone, looks for meaning under all of the events; there's a term in research known as "psycho graphics"  -- what's the mental disposition of a group of consumers?

VOLUME THREE truly goes spelunking into the mind and heart of Walt the visionary -- and who can speak for Walt except himself.   The only justification for VOLUME THREE is the same justification for a tuning fork -- the fork itself only resounds because of a note that it emulates. Gregg believes -- operative words: his best hunch -- that he resounds with the man (the artist, the story teller, the promoter and entrepreneur) that Walt Disney was and is. "The heart has a way of knowing that the mind knows not," and if we are all commonly linked, as Carl Jung points out, by a common pool of recollection, then just -- MAYBE --  Gregg has tapped into the heart and mind of the hero  whom Gregg so dearly loves.