“so now we see the cat is a shadow of the Virgin Mary. It is that part of the female nature that the Virgin Mary did not represent but would belong to a complete image of the feminine“
Marie-Louse Von Franz
The principle driving forces behind creating this new body of work were two interlocking books, Psychology and Alchemy by Carl Jung and The Cat by Marie-Louise Von Franz.
Drawing from these two sources created a framework from which I could project various scenes and scenarios.
There are 7 stages of spiritual alchemy, if a person can complete them it is thought that they will reach an enlightened form of consciousness, there are parallel’s here to Buddhism and Hinduism. Continue reading “The Cat Becomes A Fountain & Other Stories”
