Under the Influence
Jul. 3rd, 2006 05:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
qosOne of the many nice wonderful things about being involved with Lee is the daimonic energy he carries.
Caitlin Matthews, in her book In Search of Woman's Passionate Soul, defines a daimon as the masculine equivalent of the muse: a woman's spiritual and creative companion and inspiration. It's an archetypal energy form, and usually is most present in a woman's life through dreams and fantasy -- but actual men can also carry that energy. Finding a man who resonates with the energy of her daimon can be a powerful but sometimes perilous experience for a woman, since a mortal man may not be able to live up to the expectations that the energy inspires in her. If he is unprincipled (and, like all archetypes, there is a shadow side to the daimon), he could use the power of her fascination to further his own ends at her expense, and she would be less able to discern and resist his predations. On the other hand, if the man is trustworthy, and if both he and the woman can be clear-eyed about separating the daimonic resonance from the needs and limitations of real life, the love affair or friendship can be a powerful source of inspiration and creativity for the woman.
I've been fortunate enough to have known several men who resonated with the energy of my daimon. Some of these have been very special and powerful relationships. One burned out due to the unchecked intensity of the experience, and one resulted in my coming under the influence of the shadow.
Without going into details that are not mine to share, Lee's personality and energy and experiences invoke my particular flavor of daimonic energy more than anyone I've met in a long time. One of the lovely side-effects of this is that I'm experiencing a sudden burst of creativity. In response to his request (and I'm leaving out a longish story here) I agreed to write a story for him.
This is a big deal for me. I express myself so much through my creativity, but not all the men I've been involved with have understood the degree of self-revelation and passion that goes into my work, especially my writing. When he asked for a story, he not only honored one of my most cherished gifts, he let me know that he knew he was asking for more than just an entertaining tale. It was an invitation to even deeper self-revelation through myth.
I spent three days writing a story that simply welled up from my heart and gut. It was amazing to be in that space again.
Equally wonderful (in a different way) was the response I received after he read the story. . . :-)
Caitlin Matthews, in her book In Search of Woman's Passionate Soul, defines a daimon as the masculine equivalent of the muse: a woman's spiritual and creative companion and inspiration. It's an archetypal energy form, and usually is most present in a woman's life through dreams and fantasy -- but actual men can also carry that energy. Finding a man who resonates with the energy of her daimon can be a powerful but sometimes perilous experience for a woman, since a mortal man may not be able to live up to the expectations that the energy inspires in her. If he is unprincipled (and, like all archetypes, there is a shadow side to the daimon), he could use the power of her fascination to further his own ends at her expense, and she would be less able to discern and resist his predations. On the other hand, if the man is trustworthy, and if both he and the woman can be clear-eyed about separating the daimonic resonance from the needs and limitations of real life, the love affair or friendship can be a powerful source of inspiration and creativity for the woman.
I've been fortunate enough to have known several men who resonated with the energy of my daimon. Some of these have been very special and powerful relationships. One burned out due to the unchecked intensity of the experience, and one resulted in my coming under the influence of the shadow.
Without going into details that are not mine to share, Lee's personality and energy and experiences invoke my particular flavor of daimonic energy more than anyone I've met in a long time. One of the lovely side-effects of this is that I'm experiencing a sudden burst of creativity. In response to his request (and I'm leaving out a longish story here) I agreed to write a story for him.
This is a big deal for me. I express myself so much through my creativity, but not all the men I've been involved with have understood the degree of self-revelation and passion that goes into my work, especially my writing. When he asked for a story, he not only honored one of my most cherished gifts, he let me know that he knew he was asking for more than just an entertaining tale. It was an invitation to even deeper self-revelation through myth.
I spent three days writing a story that simply welled up from my heart and gut. It was amazing to be in that space again.
Equally wonderful (in a different way) was the response I received after he read the story. . . :-)
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Date: 2006-07-03 09:57 pm (UTC)Love your Madonna icon!
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Date: 2006-07-03 09:58 pm (UTC)And it's so nice to be appreciated like this!
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Date: 2006-07-03 10:14 pm (UTC)Technically it's up for anyone who wants it, since I didn't create it and it was put up on a group for use so long as the person credits properly.
But I'm not sure I want us to have the same icons . . . ;-)
You can always do an interest search on Phantom or Phantom of the Opera and hit the communities. Usually icon communities have movies or plays listed in the Memories. Or there are whole groups dedicated to Phantom.
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Date: 2006-07-04 02:24 am (UTC)