I never ever thought about monsters that way. It was really interesting and reaviling. I aspire to write stories as well and this has given me a new persoective to help with stories.
Also, thank you, this has made me want to look a little deeper inside me, and search for a monster of my own that may be hidden.
I'm thrilled for the upcoming episodes of this series!
I'm so grateful for your work and your articles, the way you describe things and explain them touches my heart. I resonate with everything, it is so true that we have a way to bring them back and when we deny them, their power grows unknowingly in the shadows and depths of our being, awaiting for the opportunity to rise or strike. This is why I love this quote written by Rainer Maria Rilke: “Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”
The monster that has had the greatest impression on me in my entire life is The Lich from the cartoon Adventure Time. Even few months back I was recalling one of the his key eposides and his "Fall" speech (and I went back to watch it haha). Back in the day (teenage years) I would associate him with depression. There was something about him that just spoke to me, his words had a paralyzing effect and his aim was total destruction of Life.I'm gonna quote it right here: "Fall! You are alone, child. There is only darkness for you, and only death for your people. These ancients are just the beginning. I will command a great and terrible army, and we will sail to a billion worlds. We will sail until every light has been extinguished. You are strong, child, but I am beyond strength. I am the end, and I have come for you, Finn". Feeling alone in our journey in life can be such a defeating, overpowering feeling, a complete abandonment and I know we all experience this, some to a greater or lesser degree. The greatest lesson and wisdom we can uncover within ourselves is knowing we are never alone and that we will never be, even when we walk alone. Something I carry close to my heart from that episode (s6e2) is the effect he had on the protagonist (literally the archetype of the hero), the powerlessness and helplessness, almost like a drowsiness that you cannot get yourself out of. And now that you mention it, this feels like a warning, indeed...and I kinda knew it in a way, that's why sometimes I remind myself of it. And Finn does fight back as much as he can, in his own drowsy state. Maybe the power is in not letting those words control you, no matter how much the Lich was able to control the mind. I just googled his image and I realized something new! The Lich had stolen a Legendary Hero's body and tricked Finn and Jake into helping him and this is definitely something I associate with evil, probably the main way I'd describe evil with is the word "deception". So would I say monsters disguise themselves into something else sometimes? Yes, they do. Last thing I was considering was The Lich's desire to destroy everything, every life form and that makes me think of destruction or total annihilation of the creative self. It uncovers several layers that I explored right now, inspired by your article! Very grateful I can share it here and hopefully my comment isn't too long, I'm just super excited about this topic and to comment my "personal unpacking" of it! I'm closing by saying that making peace with monster really is realizing it was only a calling and that love wins all! (in this case, specifically for me at this moment, it feels like self love dissolving the self abandonment pattern) p.s. I apologize for any possible errors or spelling mistakes, I didn't review my comment.
I never ever thought about monsters that way. It was really interesting and reaviling. I aspire to write stories as well and this has given me a new persoective to help with stories.
Also, thank you, this has made me want to look a little deeper inside me, and search for a monster of my own that may be hidden.
I never ever thought about monsters that way. It was really interesting and reaviling. I aspire to write stories as well and this has given me a new persoective to help with stories.
Also, thank you, this has made me want to look a little deeper inside me, and search for a monster of my own that may be hidden.
I'm thrilled for the upcoming episodes of this series!
I'm so grateful for your work and your articles, the way you describe things and explain them touches my heart. I resonate with everything, it is so true that we have a way to bring them back and when we deny them, their power grows unknowingly in the shadows and depths of our being, awaiting for the opportunity to rise or strike. This is why I love this quote written by Rainer Maria Rilke: “Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”
The monster that has had the greatest impression on me in my entire life is The Lich from the cartoon Adventure Time. Even few months back I was recalling one of the his key eposides and his "Fall" speech (and I went back to watch it haha). Back in the day (teenage years) I would associate him with depression. There was something about him that just spoke to me, his words had a paralyzing effect and his aim was total destruction of Life.I'm gonna quote it right here: "Fall! You are alone, child. There is only darkness for you, and only death for your people. These ancients are just the beginning. I will command a great and terrible army, and we will sail to a billion worlds. We will sail until every light has been extinguished. You are strong, child, but I am beyond strength. I am the end, and I have come for you, Finn". Feeling alone in our journey in life can be such a defeating, overpowering feeling, a complete abandonment and I know we all experience this, some to a greater or lesser degree. The greatest lesson and wisdom we can uncover within ourselves is knowing we are never alone and that we will never be, even when we walk alone. Something I carry close to my heart from that episode (s6e2) is the effect he had on the protagonist (literally the archetype of the hero), the powerlessness and helplessness, almost like a drowsiness that you cannot get yourself out of. And now that you mention it, this feels like a warning, indeed...and I kinda knew it in a way, that's why sometimes I remind myself of it. And Finn does fight back as much as he can, in his own drowsy state. Maybe the power is in not letting those words control you, no matter how much the Lich was able to control the mind. I just googled his image and I realized something new! The Lich had stolen a Legendary Hero's body and tricked Finn and Jake into helping him and this is definitely something I associate with evil, probably the main way I'd describe evil with is the word "deception". So would I say monsters disguise themselves into something else sometimes? Yes, they do. Last thing I was considering was The Lich's desire to destroy everything, every life form and that makes me think of destruction or total annihilation of the creative self. It uncovers several layers that I explored right now, inspired by your article! Very grateful I can share it here and hopefully my comment isn't too long, I'm just super excited about this topic and to comment my "personal unpacking" of it! I'm closing by saying that making peace with monster really is realizing it was only a calling and that love wins all! (in this case, specifically for me at this moment, it feels like self love dissolving the self abandonment pattern) p.s. I apologize for any possible errors or spelling mistakes, I didn't review my comment.
I never ever thought about monsters that way. It was really interesting and reaviling. I aspire to write stories as well and this has given me a new persoective to help with stories.
Also, thank you, this has made me want to look a little deeper inside me, and search for a monster of my own that may be hidden.