Monthly Archives: December 2016

Creative Fire, Carl Jung

Posted on 23 December 2016 by xineann

    The artist’s life cannot be otherwise than full of conflicts, for two forces are at war within him  on the one hand the common human longing for happiness, satisfaction and security in life, and on the other a … Continue reading →

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The Artist as Bear, Jane Yolen

Posted on 22 December 2016 by xineann

  The Artist As Bear In the softness of the year, she follows green trails. Stands by the rush of river pulls silver fish into her mouth. Summer berries spurt between her long teeth. Wind tickles across her back. She … Continue reading →

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Shapechangers in Winter

Posted on 21 December 2016 by xineann

This is the Solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year’s threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future, the place of caught breath –Margaret Atwood  Eating Fire

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Denise Levertov, In Mind

Posted on 21 December 2016 by xineann

  In  Mind There’s in my mind a woman of innocence, unadorned but fair-featured and smelling of apples or grass. She wears a utopian smock or shift, her hair is light brown and smooth, and she is kind and very … Continue reading →

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