I Am Peter Poor Peter. In a last-ditch attempt to protect Jesus from the persecuting forces gathered to crucify him, he pulled out his sword to strike at the enemies who were all around them. Peter’s instinctive urge to rise up in defense of the teacher he revered is understandable from man’s perspective. He was exhausted, under extreme stress and desperately trying to protect the holy man he loved.
This is beautiful, Katie. Not only am I grateful for your introduction to Catherine De Vinck's work, but I appreciate your take on good and evil, and how unexamined personal shadows can open the door to unwanted darkness. Your essay sparked a lot of internal wrangling for me -- good, necessary stuff that has been waiting to be processed more intentionally, so thanks for that, too.
Happy Easter, friend. I hope Easter's message of renewal works its way into your own life, bringing new perspectives and realities to situations that welcome it... xox
Katie, this was outstanding, and very deep. You did a great job of describing how that dynamic operates within each of us when we repress our shadow. It was only in recent times that I became aware of it in myself. Better late than never, I guess, and now it will be an on-going process to keep an eye out for it in the future.
The photo of the sculpture was quite striking, to say the least. It captures the emotion graphically. I had to look it up. It's called "Melancholy: the emptiness that incapacitates us through grief".
Looking forward to the next two articles in this series.
Absolutely food for the soul! Thank you for this beautifully written piece.
This is beautiful, Katie. Not only am I grateful for your introduction to Catherine De Vinck's work, but I appreciate your take on good and evil, and how unexamined personal shadows can open the door to unwanted darkness. Your essay sparked a lot of internal wrangling for me -- good, necessary stuff that has been waiting to be processed more intentionally, so thanks for that, too.
Happy Easter, friend. I hope Easter's message of renewal works its way into your own life, bringing new perspectives and realities to situations that welcome it... xox
Katie, this was outstanding, and very deep. You did a great job of describing how that dynamic operates within each of us when we repress our shadow. It was only in recent times that I became aware of it in myself. Better late than never, I guess, and now it will be an on-going process to keep an eye out for it in the future.
The photo of the sculpture was quite striking, to say the least. It captures the emotion graphically. I had to look it up. It's called "Melancholy: the emptiness that incapacitates us through grief".
Looking forward to the next two articles in this series.