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just as we all are gypsies of a sort in this life - in this world, so, too, we are in that other world - the dream world - the place where we are free to travel to places known or places unknown - free to travel far and wide - travel without fear - without trepidation - because just as we individually create our reality world, so do we each create our dream world -
Jung, on dreams, in his "ubergang":
a small hidden door to the most deep hidden and secret corners of the psyche, an entrance to the cosmic night, which was the psyche before there was any trace of an ‘ego’-consciousness:
and what will remain the psyche, no matter how far our ‘ego’-consciousness might stretch itself…
all consciousness acts to divide, but in our dreams we take the form of a more universal, true and eternal man who wanders through the darkness of the primal night.
There he is still the whole man, and this wholeness is in him, not distinguishable from nature and devoid of any ego-consciousness.
From this all unifying depth the dream arises; no matter how childish, grotesque or immoral the dream might be."
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this is a rather creepy picture somehow...rather ghostly :)
xoxo
uh, it's supposed to reflect "shadows" - perhaps it did a bit too much??? ;)
Hehe..I think its a lovely picture!! Love it!!
Although I can't fathom the meaning behind the words. Please give me a hint Jenean.. :-(
Much love
Deboshree
there is a story of a princess who on the night her betrothed was to leave for battle at dawn, drew a silhouette of his face on the wall so as to remember him forever - and thus, created a shadow of a shadow which is what pindar tells us a human being is - the image of the other - a beloved other - of an equal -
there is a fantastic article by pedro azara online - to whom credit for the synopsis above is given - that goes into great detail - and is part of a multi-cultural exhibition called the human condition: the shadow of a dream: the human image in art - in which the complete quote of pindar is used: man's life is a day - what is he? what is he not? a shadow of a dream is man -
anyway, check out the online article i mention for more clarification or just for fantastic reading - hope this helped!!! ;)
... and women the dreams of the light...
Two "opposite" kind of creatures: women and men, but very complementary. You see, a beautiful light creates a wonderful shadow.
And there will never be a wonderful shadow without the light behind it.
oh, what a wonderful take on this, marius! marvelous! and you are right, of course! love your words 'there will never be a wonderful shadow without the light behind it' - thanks so much!!
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