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There is no sense talking about being true to yourself until you are sure what voice you are being true to. It takes hard work to differentiate the voices of the unconscious.
Marion Woodman
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Marion Woodman
Age: 89 †
Born: 1928
Born: August 15
Died: 2018
Died: July 9
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If we fail to nourish our souls, they wither, and without soul, life ceases to have meaning.... The creative process shrivels in the absence of continual dialogue with the soul. And creativity is what makes life worth living.
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It is amazing that our souls - our eternal essences, with all their hopes and dreams and visions of an eternal world - are contained within these temporal bodies. No wonder suffering is part of the human condition.
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My soul is the bridge between spirit and body and, as such, is a uniter of opposites. Without soul at center, I would either transcend into spirit or become mired in matter.
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The more you work with your dreams and your unconscious, and honor it, the more you understand it and it understands you. When you develop a relationship with your psyche this way, you begin to carry that energy into life and your relationships.
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Often the wisdom of the body Clarifies the despair of the spirit.
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