It’s sunny out and -1 Celsius. I just came back from a morning walk of just over four kilometres and plan on another walk of about six kilometres later this afternoon, the second walk being out into the countryside. I have to wear ice cleats on my boots while walking around town, but not when I venture into the countryside. At my age, the last thing I need to do is to fall on the ice and break something. The next ten days promises more of this warm weather.
Changing topics, I have returned to a book I started about six months ago. I have some time while a few beta readers peruse the story about aliens involving themselves in the political landscape of Canada. My new/old story is about a psychotherapist [original? not!] named Bruce. The story is going to be a Jungian Romance. Somehow or other, the story has begun to weave in elements of Turkish mythology. Why? Well, I have to blame it on a series I have been watching called The Gift, which is set in Turkey and has a mythological framework for a modern world tale.
A number of days ago, when I began to weave in the references to Turkish gods and goddesses, I received a notice that a Turkish poet from Istanbul had followed me. Sounds like synchronicity to me. Now, a bit more about the new/old novel. It is about the psychological idea of anima – eros and libido. Earlier today, I found the quote that I will use to introduce the story on the copyright page:
“Anima … is the great illusionist, the seductress, who draws him into life … she is his greatest danger, she demands from a man his greatest, and if he has it in him, she will receive it.”Carl Jung, Collected Works, volume 9ii
Now, just imagine how that will play out for the main character. It will be a messy affair indeed.