Tag: Peace of Recognition
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The Truth of Eros – 5: Glory — Love as the Appearing of the Eternal Other
Love, in its highest truth, does not end in intimacy, in warmth, or even in joy.It ends in glory. Not glory as triumph, pride, or accomplishment —but glory as radiance: the shining forth of what is real, eternal, unrepeatable.To love the other truly is not simply to feel something, or even to recognize them —it…
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The Truth of Eros – 4: Love Is Not a Feeling — Presence, Fidelity, and the Seeing of the Real
Love, we are told, is a feeling. A high, a warmth, an affection. It comes, it grows, it fades. We fall into it. We fall out of it.We measure it by intensity, by closeness, by how often we feel “seen” or “safe.” And so love becomes fragile.When the feelings shift — as they inevitably do…
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The Truth of Eros – 1: Beyond Desire — Love, Lack, and the Disappearance of the Other
We speak of love, but we often mean desire.We say we long for the other, but we are often grasping for ourselves.We pursue intimacy, but secretly we are hoping to be completed. And so love becomes a negotiation of needs:I give, so I may receive.I see you, so you will see me.I want you —…
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Psychology and the Disappearing Self – 5: The Eternal Self — Being, Peace, and the End of Healing
After the trauma has been named, the patterns traced, the parts explored, the growth pursued — something remains unsettled. We are told healing is a journey, a process that takes time. But we begin to sense that this process has no end. We reach moments of relief, only to find new layers. We feel better,…
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Psychology and the Disappearing Self – 3: Inner Child and Fragmented Selves — Healing Without Wholeness
The modern self is a fractured self. In the therapeutic worldview, we are not one — we are many.We carry an “inner child,” a wounded protector, a critical parent, dissociated parts, shadow selves. We speak of being triggered, “not feeling like ourselves,” or “working with the parts that got hurt.”And so healing becomes the art…
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