Hi Kate, As always, I've enjoyed reading this installment, and wow, your personal story ... that feels worthy of a longer telling!! Will you share more in Chapter 6?
I appreciate the questions in these prompts:
Do you find Psyche an appealing character? Why or why not?
YES ... she feels more yin and vulnerable, a softer feminine.
Did you ever experience a deceptive seduction? What happened?
YES ... Weren't all those "bad boys" seductive? I learned about familial energy patterns and what needed healing.
Do you agree that the central conflict of the myth is between Aphrodite and Psyche? What is the nature of their conflict and, by extension, is this a central issue for all women?
Hmmm ... unfortunately, in the patriarchal myths and fairy tales, women are often pitted against each other, usually through competition, comparison, and ultimately, jealousy. I've met and explored the "jealous sister archetype" quite a bit in my life, and trust / hope women are now rising above it together, remembering our true, cooperative nature.
Hi Janet, Thanks so much for pondering the prompts! I love your honest answers.
Yes, that was quite a relationship and I learned a great deal. One was noticing how the guy played his girl friends against one another in obvious ways, using the innate, feminine competition or jealousy to manipulate us. Grrr... But he knew it was there; he had a good grasp on the psychology of the feminine. I think we ladies all have to confront that green-eyed monster to develop our own sense of self. Men who use us don't help!! In the next chapter, I'm focused on the conflict between the two women: goddess v. human.
I hope that women are rising above this competition; I think we are!
Thanks for the reminder that the Eros and Psyche telling comes from the Transformation of Lucious! Also, love the history about the trickster (or shall I say trunk-ster) at the end!
Hahaha I'm surprised you remember that scary trick he played on me. How could I have fallen for that? Or for him? But I learned a lot from his "take" on life—how to be wild in our times, but I learned that to be grounded in truth is the only safe way.
"The Golden Ass" is also wild!! I would love to teach the Psyche myth again someday soon. xo
Oh no! A "magnetic personality." I'm out! Xo
Hahaha! I should have run, but he was hard to resist, then difficult to convince I meant it!!! Live and learn. xo
Hi Kate, As always, I've enjoyed reading this installment, and wow, your personal story ... that feels worthy of a longer telling!! Will you share more in Chapter 6?
I appreciate the questions in these prompts:
Do you find Psyche an appealing character? Why or why not?
YES ... she feels more yin and vulnerable, a softer feminine.
Did you ever experience a deceptive seduction? What happened?
YES ... Weren't all those "bad boys" seductive? I learned about familial energy patterns and what needed healing.
Do you agree that the central conflict of the myth is between Aphrodite and Psyche? What is the nature of their conflict and, by extension, is this a central issue for all women?
Hmmm ... unfortunately, in the patriarchal myths and fairy tales, women are often pitted against each other, usually through competition, comparison, and ultimately, jealousy. I've met and explored the "jealous sister archetype" quite a bit in my life, and trust / hope women are now rising above it together, remembering our true, cooperative nature.
Hi Janet, Thanks so much for pondering the prompts! I love your honest answers.
Yes, that was quite a relationship and I learned a great deal. One was noticing how the guy played his girl friends against one another in obvious ways, using the innate, feminine competition or jealousy to manipulate us. Grrr... But he knew it was there; he had a good grasp on the psychology of the feminine. I think we ladies all have to confront that green-eyed monster to develop our own sense of self. Men who use us don't help!! In the next chapter, I'm focused on the conflict between the two women: goddess v. human.
I hope that women are rising above this competition; I think we are!
XO
Thanks for the reminder that the Eros and Psyche telling comes from the Transformation of Lucious! Also, love the history about the trickster (or shall I say trunk-ster) at the end!
Hahaha I'm surprised you remember that scary trick he played on me. How could I have fallen for that? Or for him? But I learned a lot from his "take" on life—how to be wild in our times, but I learned that to be grounded in truth is the only safe way.
"The Golden Ass" is also wild!! I would love to teach the Psyche myth again someday soon. xo