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Voices In the Dark


"Voices in the Dark" 

waking, 
the echo
of a voice remains

from the mind’s
open door, the anima
from its fathomless cavern 

speaks to 
its animus 
independent, alone 

from its Xanadu
incorporeal 
magik incantations ensue

shadowing the other
a stormy kiss breathes life
into some strange morning

rising with intent  
carrying a profound promise
fearless and magnetic 

it’s selling solidarity
like some 
beautiful monster I Am

with a contagious offering
it smiles and 
holds its hand out to you

walking 
towards you
anywhere

through your mirror
it stands for you
calculating, collecting

its dark reasoning 
ignites your light
and drinks you in

(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)











anima.
animus.



morning.
mourning.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023




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Date: 1/30/2023 10:55:00 AM
WOW!!! What a creative write/picture. Hope you are OK. Have a great day writing away..................
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 1/30/2023 3:43:00 PM
lol, thank you...I'm excelling. Despite melting through the floor in a hellish heatwave over here. The psychological aspect of writing must involve the duality we hear inside our brains, both lower and higher selves. And I assure you, my Animus is quite strong. Thankfully, the softer of the two is stronger. xx
Date: 1/25/2023 1:45:00 AM
"I am not some flimsy, stray-town straw boy. I am a terror. My animus can stand up all on its own To smell out and find the saucer of milk and drink it all."
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 1/25/2023 2:40:00 PM
Refer Anima/Animus - https://www.verywellmind.com/what-are-jungs-4-major-archetypes-2795439
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 1/25/2023 2:38:00 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anima_and_animus
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 1/25/2023 2:37:00 PM
https://appliedjung.com/the-archetypes-of-the-anima-and-animus/
Date: 1/25/2023 1:12:00 AM
"My Animus (Interlude)"/ Iggy Pop.
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 1/25/2023 1:37:00 AM
LYRICS / "My Animus (Interlude)", Iggy Pop - https://genius.com/Iggy-pop-my-animus-interlude-lyrics
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 1/25/2023 1:12:00 AM
https://youtu.be/b2SHPItORn0

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