Do The Work - The Art of Self-Sculpturing. Dear Friend,
In the history of art there have been several instances where a famous artist is celebrated, but the sometimes greater talent of their muse was unacknowledged.
In painting, Picasso had Dora Maar. In sculpture, Rodin had Camille Claudel.
In the case of Camille Claudel, about whom a 1988 movie, Camille Claudel starring Isabelle Adjani and Gérard Depardieu was made, a lot of her surviving work is deeply autobiographical.
This is particularly true of two of her works:
"The Mature Age (French: L'Âge mûr), also named Destiny, The Path of Life or Fatality (1894–1900)", which is said to be about the breakup of her relationship with Rodin.
And Sakuntala (1888) which has been described by one art critic as Claudel's "desire to reach the sacred, the fruit of the lifelong search of her artistic identity, free from Rodin's constraints."
Unfortunately, that desire was not fulfilled. Circumstances were such that in the last 30 years of her life she was no longer artistically productive.
And the moral of the story is?
Don't let your Sahaja yoga potential go to waste. Stick it to the 'man' (proverbially speaking, of course). Do the work. Become your own 'sculpture'. More below.
Also below: What a bit of paper burning can do for you; and, a meditation to make you more you. Best wishesP. PS. Moon Calendar (at end) this coming week: Mon. 4th Dec. - Saptami (Getting stuff done); Wed. 6th - Navami (You're supported); Fri. 8th - Ekadashi (Freedom from...). |
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