It is as if life

“It is as if life, when it is truly being lived, were a series of birth canals. We go along for a period of time, then suddenly or gradually we are no longer satisfied. Our job is no longer challenging, our partner is no longer exciting, the old ways no longer suffice. If we relate to the natural rhythms of the psyche, we find ourselves in a womb, withdrawn from the world, no longer sure who we are or where we are going. If we can stay with the pain of the death of the old, and bear the crucifixion of the transition, eventually we are born anew. We may enjoy the plateau for a few years, then the opposites begin to break apart again, forcing us to new levels of consciousness. Sometimes we feel we are moving up, sometimes down- whichever way is both up and down. The lotus flower that opens to the sun has its roots deep in the nourishing mud.” -Marion Woodman

(Art: Marmoud Farshchian)