The Way of the Stones
Content Warnings: references to suicide
Active imagination is a meditation technique found in spiritual and religious traditions as well as C.G. Jung’s analytical psychology. The individual may use the technique to translate the contents of the unconscious that emerge during dreams or sessions into images, narrative, poetry, and other art forms. The Way of the Stones is an example of this technique and as such, I have not edited it.
For clarification, Virginia is Virginia Woolf who committed suicide by placing stones in her pockets and then wading out into a river.
Virginia wanted a room of her own,
a place to go so as not to be disturbed by
the illusive something shape shifting
her inner world.
I too want a room of my own so as
not to be weighed down by
someone putting their stones
in my pockets as I travel to the depths.
To travel the depths, there is no need
of oxygen but there is a need for humility
so that when you rise, you come out wiser
not better.
The closer you get to the event horizon,
. . . the stronger will be the pull.
Take care not to forget the result of this
great experiment called life.
For there is one Stone
you never want to remove.
The stone the Old Man told of
in his garden where the Fey still linger
because he built it for them.
