Kayleen Asbo, Ph.D
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The Voice of the Depths

10/17/2013

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I've been leading a study group of ten people as we explore Jung's Red Book. Unlike my Osher Lifelong Learning classes which are almost entirely lecture (well, lecture-performance really. Yesterday, for example, I performed several keyboard pieces by Handel and Bach) and I know pretty much what I am going to say (though I never use notes or a script), these classes are deeply interactive and what emerges is very surprising.  Jung writes in the Red Book about  distinguishing between two inner forces. The Spirit of the Times is the repository of  what my father used to call the "ought-gotta-shoulds". It is concerned with fitting in, being right, achievement and status. In contrast, the Spirit of the Depths is something quite different: it values slowness, the small things, the currents no one can see. It is the eternal part of your soul. It could care less whether you "fit in". It wants you to be real, authentic, and true to yourself.
Today, our circle shared the fruits of their homework from last week: I had asked them to find or create an image which captured the "Voice of the Depths" for them. The results were so moving and beautiful- and sometimes astounded the person who shared them. " But, I am not an artist", one woman protested in disbelief, marveling at the gorgeous mandala layered with meaning that had come through her.
This is the face that I associate with the voice of my depths. When I looked at her in La Madeleine, a song came through me that, well, really surprised me. As soon as I can figure out how to upload the video, I'll post it.
This is the face that calls me to my truth, my essence- and also bathes me in a feeling of calm and compassion, telling me that no matter what things might look like on the surface, "All shall be well".
I encourage you to consider the question for yourself: what is the image that accompanies YOUR voice of YOUR depths?  And if you place it before you and ask it to speak, what emerges? What words of wisdom do you find?

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  • Calendar
  • Music
    • Musical Mondays at the Museum
    • Rodin
    • Romantics >
      • Introduction to the Romantics
      • Franz Schubert
      • The Mendelssohns
      • Chopin
      • Clara and Robert Schumann
      • Liszt and Grieg
      • Brahms
  • Journeys
    • Provence: Villages and Vineyards
    • Dordogne
    • Scotland
  • Events
    • Spirituality >
      • 22 Days of Magdalene
      • Evensong
      • Labyrinth
      • Spiritual Direction
  • Classes
    • Music and Art of Pilgrimage Workshop
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