Wild at Heart
Nov. 30th, 2005 06:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zalenaRB put this paragraph in his weekly horoscopes. I thought this was an excellent description of the shift in wildness I've experienced this year, touched on several entries ago:
In his book *The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart,* Robert Bly says that to be wild is not to be crazy like a criminal or psychotic, but 'mad as the mist and snow." It has nothing to do with being childish or primitive, nor does it manifest as manic rebellion or self-damaging alienation. The real marks of wildness, he asserts, are a love of nature, a delight in silence, a voice free to say spontaneous things, and an exuberant curiosity in the face of the unknown.
It's true, I never feel more wild than when I am alone, and when confronted with the sublimity and enormity of the world.
Rob also tells me: "The astrological omens say this is your special time to
explore the frontiers of pleasure, harmony, integrity, and freedom."
This time I'm looking for experiences I can talk about, and secrets I can hold in my heart with joy.
In his book *The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart,* Robert Bly says that to be wild is not to be crazy like a criminal or psychotic, but 'mad as the mist and snow." It has nothing to do with being childish or primitive, nor does it manifest as manic rebellion or self-damaging alienation. The real marks of wildness, he asserts, are a love of nature, a delight in silence, a voice free to say spontaneous things, and an exuberant curiosity in the face of the unknown.
It's true, I never feel more wild than when I am alone, and when confronted with the sublimity and enormity of the world.
Rob also tells me: "The astrological omens say this is your special time to
explore the frontiers of pleasure, harmony, integrity, and freedom."
This time I'm looking for experiences I can talk about, and secrets I can hold in my heart with joy.
