Darkness Illuminated

As subconscious becomes conscious
great energy is released
and transformation occurs.

Image - copyright Susannah Bec 2010


Twelfth house

subterranean

dungeon of

things that seethe

and ferment.


It is a big place

intercepted and

home to mars

its ruler

and his anger

and the moon

and her vast ocean

the place is awash

with emotion.


I had no access

that room was locked

camouflaged to my

conscious mind

revealing itself

surreptitiously.


Repressed

and disowned

its infantile

energy

grew.


Then you came

with your venus

perched on

my moons

exact degree


and your mars

conjuncting

mine

(exact again)


and through

you

I could see

what I hadn't

before


and

I entered

that place

I could not see

and the

volcano

erupted

and

my world

fell

apart



and it

swept

away the

locked doors

and what was

subconscious

finally

became

conscious.

"When consciousness draws near to the unconscious,
not only does it receive a devastating shock but something
of its light penetrates into the darkness of the unconscious.
The result is that the unconscious is no longer so remote
and strange and terrifying, and this paves the way for an
eventual union....What happens is that its contents cross
over into consciousness more easily than before."
- Carl Jung, Mysterium Coniunctionis

Image and Words: Susannah Bec