Ohh, I'd like to hear more on this. What of the labyrinth specifically? Is there a sense of ever leaving it, like Theseus with the support of Ariadne as guide? Is it the twists and turns as we venture towards the center, but never truly finding the end?
Ohh, I'd like to hear more on this. What of the labyrinth specifically? Is there a sense of ever leaving it, like Theseus with the support of Ariadne as guide? Is it the twists and turns as we venture towards the center, but never truly finding the end?
Thanks for sharing, it sounds like a difficult inward journey, with many potential rewards. When dealing with such charged psychological dynamics, I find it helpful to consider how these images and symbols manifest mythically, ritualistically. The labyrinth in Greek mythology is created as a place to contain and trap the minotaur (whose story is very tragic and complicated). But, we also see many ritualistic uses of labyrinths in religious sites. A way to do an embodied, walking meditation, to drop into prayer, to contemplate. It's such a rich symbol.
Ohh, I'd like to hear more on this. What of the labyrinth specifically? Is there a sense of ever leaving it, like Theseus with the support of Ariadne as guide? Is it the twists and turns as we venture towards the center, but never truly finding the end?
Thanks for sharing, it sounds like a difficult inward journey, with many potential rewards. When dealing with such charged psychological dynamics, I find it helpful to consider how these images and symbols manifest mythically, ritualistically. The labyrinth in Greek mythology is created as a place to contain and trap the minotaur (whose story is very tragic and complicated). But, we also see many ritualistic uses of labyrinths in religious sites. A way to do an embodied, walking meditation, to drop into prayer, to contemplate. It's such a rich symbol.
I have not read Piranesi, I will check it out!