Greek Mythology tells us of Minos, the king of Crete, who forced the
people of Athens to pay him a terrible tribute every year. Seven youths
were to be delivered to him, and were forced to enter the labyrinth from
which there was no escape. Eventually they were found and devoured by
the Minotaur, the monster who lived at the center of the labyrinth.
Theseus,
son of the King of Athens, had performed many heroic feats, and volunteered
to be one of the seven youths. He intended to slay
the monster with his invincible sword. Ariadne, Minos’ daughter,
saw him when he arrived, and fell in love with the young hero. She
gave him
a golden thread to unspool as he entered the labyrinth, so he could
find his way out.
Theseus killed the Minotaur, and followed the golden thread out of the
labyrinth to freedom. He and Ariadne sailed away together, triumphant.
Using
the myth as our metaphor, the labyrinth can be seen as life as we
know it,
full of twists and turns, with high, impenetrable walls.
It’s hard to see anything outside—or even to believe that
anything outside its boundaries exists for us.
A miasm
is the life-devouring monster that kills a part of our youth, our
potential.
Theseus represents the Miasm Therapy that systematically
slays the monster. Ariadne’s golden thread is our own personal
process of unraveling, reviewing, and understanding the limitations
of the past.
As we follow the thread out of the box that has constricted and constrained
us, we emerge into the spaciousness that contains all possibilities.
We become free to take a look around at a larger landscape and discover
our life for what it truly is.
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