Theatre
Theatre has many objectives. It can entertain or educate or both. It can mesmerise or bring consciousness. It can motivate and inspire. It can provoke or shock. Theatre holds a mirror up to reality and can evoke inner change. Theatre can be evolutionary. It all depends on how we engage with it. By merely passively observing the play in front of us no (positive) transformation can or will take place. When we engage with it we can either do so positively or negatively.
Enlightenment
“Enlightenment doesn’t occur from sitting around visualizing images of light but from integrating the darker aspects of the Self into the conscious personality” – Carl Jung
“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darkness of other people.” – Carl Jung
When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate. You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it. – Carl Jung
What is the connection between theatre and enlightenment?
Read the Full Post at GypsyCafe.org
By Jean-Jacques M.
June 24th, 2016 at 9:03 pm
Powerful words and oh so true!
June 24th, 2016 at 10:49 pm
Thank you for commenting JC. I thought you would relate. Enlightenment is not for the faint-hearted.
June 27th, 2016 at 3:23 pm
Don’t know how I missed this. Thought provoking – and I loved the Jung quotes. Thank you, in lak’ech, Debra
June 27th, 2016 at 5:44 pm
WordPress didn’t send out an e-mail for this one for some reason, so it only appeared in the Reader, so could have been missed easily. Glad you enjoyed the quotes – Jung never failed to say it as it is.