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Meh:
Curses exist in stories of mythology, and if there was such a thing as an actual modern-day curse, emotional damage might qualify. Maybe a curse would be Narcissism because it's invisible yet powerful. A hex that sticks and won't go away, present wherever one goes, unshakable unfurling in ways we can't fully understand until it's too late. What else takes an act of magic to undo.
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: Garbanzo on June 28, 2020, 12:04:55 AM ---Curses exist in stories of mythology, and if there was such a thing as an actual modern-day curse, emotional damage might qualify. Maybe a curse would be Narcissism because it's invisible yet powerful. A hex that sticks and won't go away, present wherever one goes, unshakable unfurling in ways we can't fully understand until it's too late. What else takes an act of magic to undo.
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I got very into curses at one point, G, and just that whole kind of mythical/ juju/other wordly kind of stuff. Because, as you say, things like Narcissism and the events something like that contributes to (or causes) and it made no sense to me. You can't deal with it in a logical way, because it's such an illogical condition. Unless, of course, you look at it as emotional damage and then in makes more sense. But yes, I've often thought of it as some sort of curse that needs a magical/miracle cure. It's hard when you wish someone else would be cured, I think? xx
Meh:
Hiya Two,
There is something otherworldly about accessing emotions for someone who generally has no need to or learned to motor through life, sucking it up. There is something otherworldly about the inner-child stuff. Speaking of I've not checked in with my inner-child for a LONG time. It's all those invisible yet still precious things. They are magical in a sense. Looking inwards doing a personal inventory and peeking at the interior landscape, it is reminiscent of Shamanism. Yeah, emotions are not of the realm of logic. Logic is all about applying rules and expecting something to be sound or unsound.
Well, I was reading Tennyson's poem "The Lady of Shalott."
I'm not an Arthurian Legend follower I like the art inspired by it, that whole Romanticism Period, the Waterhouse paintings and such. Certainly, I've outgrown it, and still, there is no end to learning about art/history.
It's a bit of a corny poem; however, I am going to allow myself to go there anyhow because I want something romantic in my life even if it's not actually romance with another person. Oh but to get to my rambling point there was a part in that poem about curses and it got me to thinking about curses throughout history, about the concept in general.
Life generally requires us all to weaveth steadily. It goes back to my lamenting about living topically, being busy, too busy, or having excuses or distractions. Can I even be melodramatic and say it's tragic, can I say that we live tragically. I mean, one can't even blame oneself. It's all part of our culture too, to keep on going and put on a smile face even if we are cursed.
It sounds self absorbed, self pitying but it's true WE ARE CURSED, it's like having a black bandage forever adhered over one's heart. There is definitely a metaphysical hex when it comes to emotional damage.
No time hath she to sport and play:
A charmed web she weaves alway.
A curse is on her, if she stay
Her weaving, either night or day,
To look down to Camelot.
She knows not what the curse may be;
Therefore she weaveth steadily,
Therefore no other care hath she,
The Lady of Shalott.
She lives with little joy or fear....
Hopalong:
G,
You are such a profound woman.
Thank you for this, which rang chimes in me:
There is something otherworldly about accessing emotions for someone who generally has no need to or learned to motor through life, sucking it up. There is something otherworldly about the inner-child stuff.
And for this:
Can I even be melodramatic and say it's tragic, can I say that we live tragically.
Yes, you can. It sounds like deep awareness combined with deep acceptance of the human condition, to me. In the face of the reality of the tragedy, we march on anyway. One step at a time.
Who you gonna call? GHOST BUSTERS!
hugs
Hops
Meh:
Today, just very busy as if it slipped by in a breeze.
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