Giant Kelp at Long Sands Beach CC Jean Stimmell: October 2014 |
Arriving straight from the briny depths – without warning – I was confronted by a giant kelp with faded eyes who
spoke strong words to me:
"Don’t be an unctious do-gooder,
so under a yuppie spell that you would release this magnificent fish you were lucky
enough to catch in your dream net.
You idiot!
This fish is your unconscious,
your path to everlasting life. Throwing her back may win you points in the
realm of the politically correct but, in the bargain, you will castrate your primal
being.
You must eat her
instead!
Through eating the golden trout, you will incorporate the wild, the collective wisdom of Gaia back
into your conscious mind.*
Through this sacred
meal, you will be reborn. You will become whole."
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* My
thanks to Annette Hanson for helping me ingest this Jungian insight.
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