| Exploring the World of Archetypes |
| Contemporary Acrylic paintings by Doreen Coyne |
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We do not become enlightened by imagining figures of light. but by making the darkness conscious. - Carl Jung
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| *Archetypes are said to be "ancient structures of the psyche, archaic myths, as well as forces of nature recognized by both physicists and shamans". - Four Winds |
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Using a version of the "strong eye technique" of the Aboriginal shaman, I turn inward letting the linear, rational world fade into the background of my consciousness. It is here in the non-ordinary realm - the world of archetypes - that I find the source of my imagery.
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