The connection between conscious and unconscious poses particular problems in the dancer because the body is the soul of action. Marion Woodman More Quotes by Marion Woodman More Quotes From Marion Woodman It is our very fear of the future that distorts the now that could lead to a different future if we dared to be whole in the present. Marion Woodman blatherdifferentfear s past history and stand alone. Marion Woodman stand-alonecouragepast Their [those with eating disorders'] task is to rescue themselves from a drive that is destroying them. Food embodies the false values that their own bodies refuse to assimilate, by which I mean that their bodies become edemic, bloated, allergic, or resort to vomiting the poison out. The unconscious body, and certainly the conscious body, will not tolerate the negative mother. Marion Woodman eating-disordermothermean Metaphorically, the body becomes a machine to be driven or a garbage dump to be avoided. At the same time, the magnificent Mother in whose womb we live is mindlessly poisoned and raped. Surely, our insane denial has to be perceived and acted upon. Marion Woodman machinesinsanemother Storytelling is at the heart of life. As a child, I was never bored because I could always get on with my story. Marion Woodman boredheartchildren Often the wisdom of the body Clarifies the despair of the spirit. Marion Woodman despairbodyspirit The light of the sacred prostitute penetrates to the heart of this darkness. . . . she is the consecrated priestess, in the temple, spiritually receptive to the feminine power flowing through her from the Goddess, and at the same time joyously aware of the beauty and passion in her human body. Marion Woodman passionlightheart What analysis is all about is for one hour a week, you sit and hope that for a flash of a moment you will experience connectedness. Marion Woodman weekanalysismoments The body is like an elaborate metaphor. One may be able to taste and not swallow, like the anorexic, or to swallow and not integrate, like the bulimic or obese. Marion Woodman ablebodymay To love unconditionally requires no contracts, bargains or agreements. Marion Woodman contractslove-unconditionallyagreement The healing of ourselves as healers has to take place first Marion Woodman healerhealingfirsts
