She tells her love while half asleep,In the dark hours,With half words whispered low:As earth stirs in her winter sleepAnd puts out grass and flowersDespite the snow,Despite the falling snow. —Robert Graves, “She Tells Her Love While Half Asleep,” Complete Poems in One Volume, (Carcanet, 2000)
The starry vault of heaven is in truth the open book of cosmic projection, in which are reflected the mythologems, i.e., the archetypes. In this vision astrology and alchemy, the two classical functionaries of the psychology of the collective unconscious, join hands. ― C.G. Jung, On the Nature of the Psyche. (Routledge; 2 edition July… Continue reading C.G. Jung
The calm,Cool face of the riverAsked me for a kiss. —Langston Hughes, “Suicide’s Note,” Selected Poems of Langston Hughes. (Vintage; 6th edition September 12, 1990) Originally published 1959.
The Vale of Soul-Making 