dark night
the dark has always been a teacher for me, more honest than any light-chasing ever was.
it’s not just where the fear lives, it’s where the soul speaks.
thank you for naming this, Morgan. 🖤
> the dark is one of our greatest teachers. it houses our shadows and... See more
Alexandra Winteravensubstack.comThe ancient Stoics had this concept called "amor fati" - love your fate.
But I think what I'm talking about goes beyond just accepting what happens to you. It's about trusting that what happens to you is exactly what you need to become who you're meant to be.
But I think what I'm talking about goes beyond just accepting what happens to you. It's about trusting that what happens to you is exactly what you need to become who you're meant to be.
Anna • What If Life Isn't Happening TO You, But FOR You?
Why Diamonds Need Pressure
You know how diamonds are made? Coal under pressure.
Pearls? They start with irritation, something uncomfortable that gets worked over time until it becomes beautiful.
Your muscles? They only grow when the tissue gets torn down first.
You know how diamonds are made? Coal under pressure.
Pearls? They start with irritation, something uncomfortable that gets worked over time until it becomes beautiful.
Your muscles? They only grow when the tissue gets torn down first.
There's a pattern here. Growth happens through resistance, through challenge, through... See more
Anna • What If Life Isn't Happening TO You, But FOR You?
When you're dealing with something difficult, try zooming out and imagining it happening to a character in a movie. Instead of being stuck in the pain of the moment, see it as part of a bigger narrative that you're detached from.
According to Jung, the Self often calls the ego to sacrifice, to go through a process of death and transformation. This anguish is a sign that the soul is about to enter the dark night of the soul —but consciously.
Juan Duran • The Symbolic Treasure Behind Holy Week (Part II)
for Hillman, death is also the death of a materialist viewpoint, freeing us for imaginal and poetic life, a life beyond life, and a movement into psychological depth.
Dr. Stanton Marlan • The Black Sun: The Alchemy and Art of Darkness (Carolyn and Ernest Fay Series in Analytical Psychology Book 10)
"tragic art ... deals with the fact that a man is born to die."
Dr. Stanton Marlan • The Black Sun: The Alchemy and Art of Darkness (Carolyn and Ernest Fay Series in Analytical Psychology Book 10)
Darkness is unavoidable; dreams provide us with opportunities to understand it instead of being sabotaged by it.
Joseph Lee LCSW • Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams
alchemy has placed the death experience at the heart of the alchemical process. Without entering into the nigredo and undergoing the mortificatio experience, no transformation is possible.