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1、HiroshimaCreativity,sDarkSide:OwningtheFullFaceoftheGodsAwakeningPersonalMythologythrouglArtAccompaniedbyaFilmProductionPieceByCatherineFirpo,Ph.D.Whoeverfightsmonstersshouldsectoitthatintheprocesshedoesnotbecomeamonster.一FriedrichNietzscheThenuminousoccursthemomentweknowwearepartofsomethinggreatert

2、hanourselves.Variousperspectivesoftruthproclaimthequalityofnuminousexperience.TheonetruthIknowinmyintimaterelationshipandexplorationofboththeinherentdarknessandlightofthecreativeprocessisthis:everything,everythingthatisburiedresurfaces.Digjustbeneaththesomaofshatteredlifetorevealthebonesofexistencea

3、nddestiny.Myth,mythology,mythopocsis,anddepthpsychologyfleshoutthebonesofadepartedabsentcreativitywaitingimpatientlytobediscovered,re-imagined,loved,andregeneratedbackintoexistence.Thisprocessemploysanarchetypallensandlanguagethroughtheperspectivesofmythologyanddepthpsychologytoviewtherangeofthehigh

4、esttothemostterrifyingdepthofcreativity,sshadowintheindividualandcollectivepsycheasitexistsintheAtomicBombingofHiroshima,Japan.Theoftenignoredshadowaspectofcreativitywillbeexploredthroughthefollowingtemplates:descentintothecreativeprocess;ascent:survivingtheunderworldofthecreative;andregeneration:th

5、ereturntotheworldaboveorcurrentglobalculturaltimesbringingpatternsofrebirth.ThispaperconfrontsthedarkaspectsinallofusandthenecessaryjourneyWeallmusttaketoacknowledgeourownshadows.Untilwedo,athousandSeptember11lhswilloccurinathousanddifferentways.HiroshimaandSeptember11thcontainaspectsofthesamedynami

6、ctensionfoundinviolent,supposedlyredeemingacts.IfcollectivelywedonotproceedwithconsciousnessweriskinitiatingtheblindnessrerredtobyMahatmaGandhiwhenhesaid:uAneyeforaneyemakesthewholeworldblind.WhatIproposeisaparadigmshiftinconsciousnesswithregardtotherelationshipconnectingviolenceandcreativity.Ioffer

7、adifferentperspectiveonviolenceassubvertedcreativity.Thereisaninescapablelinkbetweenthecreativeandthedestructivemomentinhumanexperience.Atthemomentofchoicebetweenthetwo,eachofusstandsatthethresholdoftheunknown.Eachchoicewemakepropelsus,ourcommunitas,ourcollectiveuniversalpsyche,intohiddendimensionso

8、funconsciousrealitydesiringconsciousness.Theshiftofconsciousnessinthepsychearisesfromthedynamictensionofchoosingeitherpathwayofcreativity:creationordestruction.UnforeseeninthesechoicesarethemultipleIiminaldimensionswhichawaitusatthecreative/destructivegateways.Thesechoiceswemustmakeagainandagainoure

9、ntirelifetimebecausetheyareaspectsofinitiationandmirrortheproverbsofhistoryandmyth.TheyarethejuicewefeeduponandthephysicalandIiminalgritWebuildsoulstructurewith.Weliveindifficultpost-9/11times.Weliveinaterritoryofvanishedillusionsandrawreality.Americansarefinallyconsciousoftheterroroftheatomic/nucle

10、arbomb.Hiddeninthelongstillsilosbeneaththeearth,theA-bomb,schildrenwhispertous:uWhyisHiroshimanevershownasoneoftheworldsgreatesthorrors?BecauseitisAmericanborn.,Ourorphan,thehorrificallyconceivedchildoftheatom,waitsforustotakehimhome,tolovehim,andtointegratehispresenceintotheAmericanpsyche.However,t

11、herampartsofdenialarestrong,andwithinapostmodernera,thedesiretodeconstructanyforce,tangibleorintangible,isasprevalentastheairwebreathe.Creativityitselfhasbeendeconstructedandreconstructedonaframeworkofmetaphoricalstages,revisioningandrebuildingourconceptofreality.Thechoiceofactionbetweenthecreativeo

12、rdestructivemomentontheplanetiscriticaltoday.Asthestageissetforeitherforcetoarrivefullyandexplosively,sodoesrealityawakentotheDoomsdayClocksnuclearmidnight.Intruth,ifwecannotletgoofourattachmentstothemythologiesofwar,creativity,andthepowerfulhorrificbeautyoftheexecutionofweaponry,wewillnevershiftthe

13、paradigmwhichremainsinexistencewithinthedeeperStrata-Ianguageofpsyche.Wemustmovebeyondthelimitationsofthewordpeace.Overused,itsenergyislimitedbythelackofimaginationtoevolvebeyondit.Sinisterprojectionsoffearandterrorwieldpowerandcreateaclimateofinsatiabledesireformaximumforce,thesolutionistoacknowled

14、getheoftenignoredordisownedaspectofcreativity:itsshadowside.Template:Descent-Creativity,sDescentDescentintotheshadowsideofthecreativeprocessisnecessaryforthecontinuedevolutionofforms,symbols,andicons.Wemustdescend.JungiananalystBettyMeador,inherbookUncursingtheDark,dealswitharchetypalpatternsofdesce

15、ntandassertsthatdescentisnecessaryandexistsinnatelyinthebodyofthefeminine.Shestatesinherchapter,tAttheBottom:“Thepsychepullsforustofallallthewaytothebottom.Atthebottomwemeetourselvesstrippedbarewithnothingleftbutourmereexistence.Thisconditionofelementalrealitybumsintoourconsciousness.Wereturntotheup

16、perworldbearingtheimprintinourbones.Thenewcarriersofthisancientwatchonnaturearetheseindividualswhogoallthewaythroughadescent(xiii).Noonewhohasenduredadescentwillevertreatlightlythesufferingitdemands.(45)Meador,sworkhelpsillustratehowtheA-bombliesinwaitintheshadowofasubvertedperceptionofcreativity,co

17、mbinedwithunconsciousdenialofthefeminineinstinctualprinciple.Therefore,Meadoriscorrectinstatingthat“Thenewcarriersofthisancientwatchonnaturearetheseindividualswhogoallthewaythroughadescenf,(xiii).Wecanjourneynofurtheruntilwedescend.Thisdownwardjourneyisintegratedthroughthegatewaysofmyth,depthpsychol

18、ogy,andcollectiveuniversalpsyche.Thewaysinwhichcivilizationandculturerespectsandorembracescreativepowerauthorizesasanctionedconnectionwiththelengthofthatculture,sshadowaspects.Theunconsciousculturaltranceoftraditionalandtechnologicalmediaordainsasocietalwayoflivingandbeingwhichoftenignoresandsubvert

19、sthedangerousaspectofshadow.ThedarkeraspectsoftheunderworldareclearlymanifestintheexcessiveviolenceinterwovenwithtechnologyinthecontinualcreationofWMDs,andthevideo/onlinegamingandfilmindustries.Extremeviolencecontainsthesimilaractionsofnarcoticdrugs;consciousawarenessisdulledandthepainandterrorofpix

20、ilatedactionsaredisconnectedfromtheactualrealitytheycause.CreativitybeginstomanifestitselfinunconsciousshadowmaterialandamongallclassesOfhumanityandexhibitsitselfthroughthebodiesandpsychesnon-integrisbehavior,manipulations,anddiseasesofthebodyandmind.Humanitythenresidesinthehelloftheshadowofcreation

21、;ahellithasbrougltforthfromtheoncemythicalintotherealmofthereal.Creativityisoftenanorphanofpsychology.Onthejourneyofpersonalmythologyoneofthefirst“strangers“wcmustencounterisourestrangedrelationshipwiththecreativeprocess.Itspresenceremains,evenincontemporarytimes,heldinshadowterritory.Oftentolerated

22、amongstrictlyacademicmindsasanecessaryfolly,ithasbeenpusheddeeperintothecultures1unconsciousshadowmaterialandlurksasthewoundedandhuntedwaitingtobekilled.InTheCouragetoCreate,RolloMayinitiatesapsychologicalinvestigationintohisperceptionsonthetruenatureofcreativityandelicitsthethoughtthatcreativityiss

23、tillastepchildofpsychology,notyetanauthenticfamilymember(34).Hewritesonpsychology,sgeneralavoidanceofthesubjectandthelackofconnectiontothedeeppassionandvisionthatwaitatthegatewayofcreativity.Mayfurtherspeakstothemannerinwhichtheoryinpsychoanalysisanddepthpsychologymisunderstandsthecreative:Butitserr

24、oristhatitdoesnotdealwiththecreativeprocessassuch.Compensatorytrendsinanindividualwillinfluencetheformshisorhercreatingwilltake,buttheydonotexplaintheprocessofcreativityitself.Compensatoryneedsinfluencetheparticularbentordirectionincultureorscience,buttheydonotexplainthecreationofthecultureorscience

25、.(35)Beyondthedarkerunconsciousaspectofthecreative,RolloMayintheCouragetoCreate,feelsthecreativehastheimpetustoriseinbothsaintandrebelbeyonddestruction:Artistsaregenerallysoft-spokenpersonswhoareconcernedwiththeirinnervisionsandimages.Butthatiswhatpreciselymakesthemfearedbyanycoercivesociety.Forthey

26、arethebearersofthehumanbeing,sage-oldcapacitytobeinsurgent.Foreverunsatisfiedwiththemundane,theapathetic,theconventional,theyalwayspushontonewerworlds.Thustheyarethecreatorsofthefctuncreatedconscienceoftherace.”(28)Thisquoteamplifiesmytheorythattheshadowaspectofcreativitymustnotbeignoredorsplitoff;b

27、utre-integrated.Theimportanceofthisresponsibilityisparamountincreatingthepathwayfortheascensionoftheartistintotherolesofsocialconsciousnessandglobalpeacemaker.Thecreativespeaks:thisismyworldandthetotalityoftheartifactsIleavebehind.IncreativityIhavefoundnotonlytheconceptionoftheA-bombbuttheimaginatio

28、ntodeconstructandintegrateitsviolence.Creativityformeisa“both/andratherthanan4fceitherof,phenomenon.Ascreationanddestructionappeartobeengagedinasymbioticunconsciousrelationship,ofequalimportancetotheresearchonHiroshimaanditsaftermatharetheartistsandartcritics,perspectivesonthe“creative.”Fromadepthps

29、ychologicalperspectivetheBombbearswitnesstoevolvingarchetypalthemes.C.G.Jungnamedtheinvisibleforcesofuniversalthematicmotifs,myths,andthemanyfacesoftheGod(s),withtheterm“archetypes.AccordingtoJung,thearchetypesareunknowabletoconsciousnessandexistonlyinunconsciousorpsychoidrealms(Memories,Dreams,Refl

30、ections392-93).We,ashumanaspectsofpsyche,canwitnessthetangibleeffectsoftheinvisiblearchetypesthroughactsofcreativity,violence,andarchetypalpossession”ordominanceofaperson,place,thing,orcountry.Iunderstandthesearchetypalforcesasmeridiansoftheimaginal,linesofenergy,thought,andpower,whichmoveoninvisibl

31、egridsthroughboththeinternalandexternallandscapesofallspeciesandenvironments.Invisiblethreads,meridiansoftheimaginalarepointsofenergyflow,notunlikeconceptsfromtraditionalChinesemedicine,whichatitscore,believesenergyflowsinrelationtotheelementsofnatureinspecificplacementwithlinesonthehumanbodyandland

32、scapeoftheplanet.Sotoodoourpowersofcreativity,chaos,anddeepestviolenceliewithinthelandscapeofrealandimaginedmeridiansofindividualpsycheandcollectiveunconscious.Atthispointinhistory,ourmeridiansarecastwiththeshadowaspectofthecreativeprocessinconcertwiththerawintensityoffear.Fearandbattleinstinctsliei

33、nwaitintheinternalinstinctualshadowhouseofourlonging.Notyetintegrated,thishousekeepstheunimaginedworldcontinuallyblind,obscuringourauthenticvisionnottaintedbythepathofhistory.Whatwefearmostwhencreativity,sshadowremainsabsent,buried,orunacknowledgedistheexchangeofideas,ofphilosophiesandimages.TheInhe

34、ritedWound.Template:AscentandReconciliationoftheWound.Thefilmproduction,whichaccompaniesthispaper,dealswithhistorical,mythopoeticandpersonalaspectsoftheAtomicBombingofHiroshimaandhowIinheritedmyfather,swoundandwasexposedtohorrificimagesOfHiroshimafromearlychildhood.Thewoundofmyfatherwasdeeplyimbedde

35、dinmypsyche.Myjourneyandstruggleistocreativelyhealandmovebeyondmyinheritedwound.Oneofthevariedwayshealingcanoccuristhroughenantiodromia,definedbyJungasaprocess:theconversionofoneextremeintoitsopposite(CW1111).Theterriblegiftsofcreativitysshadowperformaspassagewaysilluminatingthisconversionprocess.An

36、otherfactorinhealingandcomingtotermswiththeinheritedarchetypalforcesofcreationanddestructioninmyownlifeoccurredwhenImadeapilgrimagetoHiroshima.IworkedinconjunctionwiththeembassyofJapaninWashingtonD.C.toreturnaflagmyFatherhadtakenfromadeadJapanesesoldierinHiroshima.InlateJulyof2000,1receivedpermissio

37、nfromTokyotoreturntheflagtotheGovernmentOfficeoftheWarVictimsReliefBuildinglocatedintheMinistryofHealthandWelfareinChiyoda-Ku,Tokyo.Afterreturningtheflag,IjourneyedtoHiroshimaforthe55thanniversaryofthebombing.MypersonalmythologyismergedwithHiroshima.IgrewupwithimagesofHiroshima.Asanartistandtheoldes

38、tchildoffourinthefamily,Iwitnessedthepowerofimagesmyfathercarriedinhispsycheandinhisimagination.Throughmyfathersjourneyandhisstories,IinheritedthelegacyOfHiroshima.Forthehumanracetocollectivelymovebeyondtheexternal4roundzero,“eachpersonmustencounterandowntheinternalgroundzeroofherinnercoreshadow.Ton

39、eglecttodosoistosealafateofdestructionlurkingonlyinthedepthsofimagination.Wemustentertherealterrorofthenuclearageandembracewhatpartofuscreateditandwhatpartofuscantransformwhatcanneverbetakenback.IhavefoundconsciouskinshipinauthorMichaelPerlman,sbookHiroshimaForever:TheEcologyofMourning.Perlmanviewsa

40、ndamplifiesthehorrorsOfHiroshimathroughaperspectiveofdepthpsychology,whichbearswitnesstoourinherentnatureofuseeingthrough.,Itallowsustoengagewiththeauthenticbonesoftwoofthegreatestactsofterrorismperpetratedontheplanet:theAtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaandNagasaki.Mergingmultifacetedlayersofconsciousness,t

41、hetextattemptstomapthelineageofactualeventsinconcertwithstagesofmourningforthedeadanddying.Perlmanteachesustothinkliketheplaceitself.ThatistothinklikeHiroshimaandAsanoPark,aplaceofsanctuarytowhichmanyJapanesefledthedayofAugust6,1945.Acknowledgingthatnature,spresencehasnotonlyvoicebutalsodepthandcons

42、ciousthoughtprocess,Pcrlman,surgentmessageentwinesthebearerofA-bombdeathwiththedemiseofmoral,integral,andplanetaryecology.Ifoundhisinsightstobringpivotalperspectiveintotheevolutionofthecollectivepsycheregardingtheshardsofconsciousnessreleasedbythebombing.America,whichlinkedtheworldtothehorroroftheA-

43、bomb,offersgenerationsthemushroomcloudofdeathasaniconofourprojectedapocalypticfate.TheworldriseseachmorningspunonthefateofamonotheisticculturalmythologyandtherefusaltolookatthedarkfaceofGod.CouldthefaceofGodbeinthebomb?Withthisinmind,JimGarrison,stext,TheDarknessofGod:TheOIOgyafterHiroshima,punctuat

44、estheurgentneedtolookagainatthedarkshadowaspectofGod,sauthenticface.IwasintroducedtoGarrisonsworkthroughacompilationofpsychologicalessaysinthetext,HumanSuvivalandConsciousnessEvolutionyeditedbyStanislavGrofTwoessaysintheGroftextaugmentmytheory.OneofthemisGarrisonsTheDarknessofGod:TheologyafterHirosh

45、ima,inwhichhedealswiththetheologicalquestionofChristianityindenialofthematterofatomicwarfare.Hechallengesthatinheriteddoctrinesofthepastdonotallowforadevelopinggod-conscienceandthattheinstitutionofthechurchoffers“noconceptualframeworkfromwithintointerprettheexperienceOfHiroshimaanditsaftermath(3).He

46、suggeststhatbothhumanityanddivinityareinneedofnewconceptualizationstodealwithandcontaintheinherentdestructivenessofWMD.Garrison,sheavyChristianand“depth“overtonesconcludeinhisfinalchapter:4HiroshimaasGatewaytoChristCrucified.HerehecomparestheincarnatelightsideofGodsimageofttheChrisf,withtheappearanc

47、eofthe“wrathfillLambofGod“ofJohn,sprophesiedapocalyptictextintertwinedwiththecreationofandimagesofthedeathwieldingyetnuminousAtomicBomb.Thesecondessayis“OnGettingtoKnowOne,sInnerEnemy:TransformationalPerspectivesontheConflictofGoodandEvil,“byRalphMetzner.Metzner,sessaybringstoconsciousnessthedehuman

48、izingactionswhichmusttakeplaceinanindividuaspsychologybeforeonecankillthe“other,“whoisknowntoholdashadowprojectionofourveryselves.BothessaysareinfluentialandrunparallelwithmyownintersectionofthoughtregardingtheA-bombandthedualitiesofcreativityandviolenceindivinity(thedivine)andactofcreationitreprese

49、nts.New-ClearVision:APromiseofArchetypalEvolutionandaCommitmenttoReconciliationandInnerDisarmamentFromnowon,inordertodelighttheTathagataIShalISerVetheuniverseanddefinitelycease(tocauseharm).Althoughmanybeingsmaykickandstampuponmyhead,Evenattheriskofdying,mayIdelighttheProtectorsoftheWorldbynotretaliating.(Shantidcva,quotedinHealingAnger,116)InMemoriesDreamsReflections,C.G.Jungwritesofthehierosgamos,themetaphoricalsacredinternalmarriageofthemasculineandthefe