27-06-2014, 12:42 PM
I miss Helen Reyes and our discussions on Lovecraft.
Helen felt that Lovecraft had no occult knowledge whereas I considered him to be versed in the subject. Neither of us could get to the bottom of the subject and let the matter drop.
I now see from The Necronomicon Files - The Truth Behind the Legend by Harms & Gonce that Lovecraft did, in fact, seek a great deal of occult knowledge from experts. In other words he was reasonably well versed in the subject.
Meanwhile, Danielle Trussoni who wrote the excellent novel Angelogy - all about the Nephilim - has now followed up with Angelopolis, which looks like a great read also (I have a copy saved for my future holiday reading).
Helen felt that Lovecraft had no occult knowledge whereas I considered him to be versed in the subject. Neither of us could get to the bottom of the subject and let the matter drop.
I now see from The Necronomicon Files - The Truth Behind the Legend by Harms & Gonce that Lovecraft did, in fact, seek a great deal of occult knowledge from experts. In other words he was reasonably well versed in the subject.
Meanwhile, Danielle Trussoni who wrote the excellent novel Angelogy - all about the Nephilim - has now followed up with Angelopolis, which looks like a great read also (I have a copy saved for my future holiday reading).
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14