| BIRTH Graphite and pastel on paper, c. 28.5 x 41.25 in. and also as an Archival print available in multiple sizes |
In his Ode to Intimations of Immortality
William Wordsworth wrote that when
we are born, “trailing clouds of glory do
we come from God, who is our home:
Heaven lies about us in our infancy!”
Here, the baby listens to a conch, which
is a Buddhist vehicle for transmission
and learning, while pointing upwards to
a bird symbolizing the spirit and guide
for the soul. Birth is also rebirth for
every change in our life is a new birth of
the self. The Jungian analyst Marion
Woodman says a life well lived is a
series of birth canals.
William Wordsworth wrote that when
we are born, “trailing clouds of glory do
we come from God, who is our home:
Heaven lies about us in our infancy!”
Here, the baby listens to a conch, which
is a Buddhist vehicle for transmission
and learning, while pointing upwards to
a bird symbolizing the spirit and guide
for the soul. Birth is also rebirth for
every change in our life is a new birth of
the self. The Jungian analyst Marion
Woodman says a life well lived is a
series of birth canals.
