Dreams: Between Terror and Redemption

“All our crises, blockages, petrification and helplessness point to one thing and one thing only: our terrifying inability to bear the truth about ourselves.” (roughly translated) Lavinia Bârlogeanu, Rătăciți in Labirint Unless you consciously and lavishly serve your brain frightening fare before sleep by watching “Psycho” or “The Shining” (or both, a perfectly designed combination for …

Face Your Shadow

St Gregory of Nazianzus: “That which is not acknowledged cannot be healed.” Tell me if you recognise this iconic painting from a few hints: on a bridge in a warped landscape, there's a figure whose body seems to be dissolving. The eyes are hollow. The mouth is an oval of despair. The palms press tightly …