“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”
― Joseph Campbell
I'm revising the Lotus Eater section of my book. I re-read one of my favorite parts of The Life of Pi yesterday for inspiration. It is this complex and beautiful part of the book where they land on a carnivorous island. It's magical realism at its best, saturated with symbolism and rich imagery. That scene has hung with me for years. And its what I am trying to accomplish roughly in the Lotus Eater section of my book, except Penelope's place is not an island but a cave.
“We believe what we see.’...What do you do when you’re in the dark?”
― Yann Martel
In my yoga practice, I have started closing my eyes a lot, especially when I am in a group setting and inverted. It has been powerful for me. However, I noticed the other day that more powerful than the flow of movements with my eyes closed is the vibrancy of what I see out the window when I open them up again for just fleeting a second, the light rushing in. Caves are great metaphors for the inner journey. Your eyes adjust to the darkness, which makes the light then all the more potent once your eyes blink open.
“The blackness would stir and eventually go away, and God would remain, a shining point of light in my heart. I would go on loving, loving, loving, loving.
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi
― Joseph Campbell
I'm revising the Lotus Eater section of my book. I re-read one of my favorite parts of The Life of Pi yesterday for inspiration. It is this complex and beautiful part of the book where they land on a carnivorous island. It's magical realism at its best, saturated with symbolism and rich imagery. That scene has hung with me for years. And its what I am trying to accomplish roughly in the Lotus Eater section of my book, except Penelope's place is not an island but a cave.
“We believe what we see.’...What do you do when you’re in the dark?”
― Yann Martel
In my yoga practice, I have started closing my eyes a lot, especially when I am in a group setting and inverted. It has been powerful for me. However, I noticed the other day that more powerful than the flow of movements with my eyes closed is the vibrancy of what I see out the window when I open them up again for just fleeting a second, the light rushing in. Caves are great metaphors for the inner journey. Your eyes adjust to the darkness, which makes the light then all the more potent once your eyes blink open.
“The blackness would stir and eventually go away, and God would remain, a shining point of light in my heart. I would go on loving, loving, loving, loving.
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi
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