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"Nigredo in Jungian alchemy describes a life event in which one experiences a blackening of the soul.  I think of suffering in the classical sense of "to undergo" or "to endure".  This sculpture is the first of a triptych.  Whereas in my drawing I strive to observe humanity, my sculpture is symbolist.  Here the symbol represents a common inner state of the rhythm of life.  The gestures are intentionally lyrical - for the nigredo state is associated in my mind with a slow poetic movement of quiescence and melancholy.  I think of Keats: My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains  my sense."                                                             NEXT
The Psychology of C. G. Jung, by Peter Fekete: DOWNLOAD
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