A beautiful meditation on nostalgia. Per the exigency of a rite of passage, I am reminded of Joseph Campbell's archetype of the Hero's Journey. That seems to befit the quest towards authenticity, as the subject removes him/herself from the constraints of familiar society to pursue the gift of freedom -- the mature or ripened consciousness of adulthood. Thank you for this piece.
Exactly!! Campbell’s “initiation through trials” was definitely inspiration for this piece. I love that you said “gift of freedom”. So many of us run from it, me included!
Amazed, again. Always feels like these articles come at the right time!
Thank you, CATHY! <3
A beautiful meditation on nostalgia. Per the exigency of a rite of passage, I am reminded of Joseph Campbell's archetype of the Hero's Journey. That seems to befit the quest towards authenticity, as the subject removes him/herself from the constraints of familiar society to pursue the gift of freedom -- the mature or ripened consciousness of adulthood. Thank you for this piece.
Exactly!! Campbell’s “initiation through trials” was definitely inspiration for this piece. I love that you said “gift of freedom”. So many of us run from it, me included!
Thank you so much, Tommesa! I look forward to you following my upcoming posts!
Excuse my ignorance, but what does NoS mean?
Oh!! I’ll be using that acronym in the future!