New in the archives! Marion Woodman Rare and Special DVDs
We are very lucky. Principia Productions has generously given us access to a set of limited edition DVDs that they produced on Marion Woodman, and these are now a part of her collection here at Opus. “Marion Woodman and the Conscious Feminine” captures over 9 hours of conversation bet
Read MoreOn psychological creativity
“Creative imagination that bespeaks the imaginal realm results from vitality and passion. It is born in blood from the awakened, not the dreaming, psyche. True imagining is neither an introverted retreat to fantasy nor a manic extroverted notion of creativity as physical product
Read MoreAlchemy, Psyche and Chaos
“Obscurity of expression is natural to the psyche. Prime example, our dreams; mere glimmerings. Saving the psyche’s phenomena calls for an alchemical method of chaos, a method which indulges the soul’s surprising beauty and inventive freedom, and speak both of the ps
Read MoreChris Downing on image, psyche’s language
“We need images and myths through which we can see who we are and what we might become. As our dreams make evident, the psyche’s own language is that of image, and not idea. The psyche needs images to nurture its own growth; for images provide a knowledge that we can inter
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