As Dan Fogelberg once said, “For those who follow the path of heart, as opposed to the path of convenience”. Never the easy road, but it is the more rewarding and noble one.
There’s something very raw and searching in this that stayed with me. It feels less like a poem trying to offer neat answers and more like someone writing from the middle of wrestling with suffering, meaning, and transformation.
I especially connected with the idea that the spiritual journey begins not in perfection or transcendence, but in being stripped back completely. “When you have been laid bare / On the altar of consciousness” is such a powerful image.
I also thought the movement from anguish toward openness was beautifully done. The ending shifts the piece into something quieter and more spacious, almost as if after all the intensity, the poem finally exhales.
And the Jung quote fits it perfectly. That sense that depth and darkness are not separate from growth, but part of what roots us into ourselves, runs through the whole piece.
It is where I am nothing that is wherefore I became all
Reaching towards the heavens from once I doth fall
Beautiful, Debra!
It was your lovely piece that pulled forth the words.🫂✨️🤍
Powerful thoughts
Thank you, Adrian.
As Dan Fogelberg once said, “For those who follow the path of heart, as opposed to the path of convenience”. Never the easy road, but it is the more rewarding and noble one.
Wise words, Christopher. ❤️
There’s something very raw and searching in this that stayed with me. It feels less like a poem trying to offer neat answers and more like someone writing from the middle of wrestling with suffering, meaning, and transformation.
I especially connected with the idea that the spiritual journey begins not in perfection or transcendence, but in being stripped back completely. “When you have been laid bare / On the altar of consciousness” is such a powerful image.
I also thought the movement from anguish toward openness was beautifully done. The ending shifts the piece into something quieter and more spacious, almost as if after all the intensity, the poem finally exhales.
And the Jung quote fits it perfectly. That sense that depth and darkness are not separate from growth, but part of what roots us into ourselves, runs through the whole piece.
Thank you for your beautiful reaction to my poem, Nat. Jung is a source of inspiration.
Very powerful. You have captured the hero's journey, which is the journey of the soul.
You worded it perfectly, Stephanie. Thank you.
wonderful poem.
Love this one, Rea
Thank you, Jen.
Beautiful start to my day.
Thank you, Lynn. ❤️
Ah yes. This.
Jung was a wise man.
YES, thank you. I'm so glad I read this today.
I'm glad it landed with you, Madeleine.
So true, Rea. Restacked 🙏❤️
You know, Esther. ❤️🙏