I used to joke that the gods hate me, but the truth is that at least one of the gods really did hate her. Psyche had to go through trials. One of the trials is to go to Hades and retrieve beauty lotion. She must not partake of food or conversation there otherwise...
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Alchemical wedding 1/5
An image that reminded me of Brancusi’s statue, The Kiss, came to mind. There was also an ancient version of a kiss. They both look like two stone monolithic figures held by a boulder. The only reason you know there are two figures is because of the lines cut into the stone indicating...
Women of Nic or WhimNic
These women have starring roles in Conversations with Nic. Won’t you stop by and see them some time? Penelope – Waiting, weaving; Weave, weave – and in other pieces. My mother – Threads Psyche – Tender Sorrow Spider woman - Neural net, Spider Woman Circe – ...
one heavy cell
… it could simply be that just stopping any habitual behavior is enough of a catalyst to give you a psychic hotfoot. Of course the psyche can be the mental person’s black hole. There’s more there than you’ll ever know but it’s cranked down to a microscopic dot. One cell in all your grey...
from Long time no see
… I read that the alchemists attempted to transmute base metals into gold. But then learned that they were dealing with metaphor and deep psychological secrets. Really what they were after was the potential within. If you can’t turn into gold perhaps your consciousness can be altered. This is what they sought. I imagine...