I am loving this exercise so far! If I may share, what I’m seeing is a question of the shadow, the story the shadow carries, and what happens when we relate to it (as Puck says, it was a dream) and when we do not relate to it (the horror of The Crucible).
Additionally, a “crucible” is how we hold the shadow and refine it. AND the video you chose for day one, from Dead Poets, shows another kind of shadow unrelated to, the one that ends that movie so tragically (which that scene sets up).
My day 3 is from Substack today by SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK on his ŽIŽEK GOADS AND PRODS:
3). Perhaps the lesson to be learned is that, sometimes, a dose of alienation is indispensable for the peaceful coexistence of ways of life. Sometimes alienation is not a problem but a solution.
Great post. I'm inspired to (1) read The Crucible (probably haven't read it in three decades) and, (2) casually drop the term "bibliomancy" in everyday conversation.
Day 3: One day you look out the window, green summer, the next, and the leaves have already fallen, and grey sky lowers the horizon. Our children almost grown, our parents gone, it happened so fast. Each day, we must learn again how to love, between morning’s quick coffee and evening’s slow return.
In the Middle by Barbara Crooker
Good Poems for Hard Times selected and arranged by Garrison Keillor pg. 265
So... On day three, I am beginning to see a pattern emerge. The idea of our true journey, turning points therein, and the importance of focusing on love in that journey as time passes.
I am loving this exercise so far! If I may share, what I’m seeing is a question of the shadow, the story the shadow carries, and what happens when we relate to it (as Puck says, it was a dream) and when we do not relate to it (the horror of The Crucible).
Additionally, a “crucible” is how we hold the shadow and refine it. AND the video you chose for day one, from Dead Poets, shows another kind of shadow unrelated to, the one that ends that movie so tragically (which that scene sets up).
Can’t wait to see what’s next!
Thanks for the insights, Ian! They feel illuminating. I'll be interested to hear your perspectives on the remaining days.
My day 3 is from Substack today by SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK on his ŽIŽEK GOADS AND PRODS:
3). Perhaps the lesson to be learned is that, sometimes, a dose of alienation is indispensable for the peaceful coexistence of ways of life. Sometimes alienation is not a problem but a solution.
Interesting! What do you make of it?
I have no idea, but perhaps it caught my eye,
Great post. I'm inspired to (1) read The Crucible (probably haven't read it in three decades) and, (2) casually drop the term "bibliomancy" in everyday conversation.
I'm glad on both counts. 😊
Day 3: One day you look out the window, green summer, the next, and the leaves have already fallen, and grey sky lowers the horizon. Our children almost grown, our parents gone, it happened so fast. Each day, we must learn again how to love, between morning’s quick coffee and evening’s slow return.
In the Middle by Barbara Crooker
Good Poems for Hard Times selected and arranged by Garrison Keillor pg. 265
So... On day three, I am beginning to see a pattern emerge. The idea of our true journey, turning points therein, and the importance of focusing on love in that journey as time passes.
This is great stuff, Brenda. I hope a through line establishes itself by week's end. Or rather, it appears that it's already doing so!