At the time of writing this, a substantial collective event has been ongoing for about three weeks now. While I usually steer away from such societal issues - for example the whole Covid-19 nonsense - this time, after having been attempting to mediate the personal unconscious for a few years now, I thought of taking an exception and turning attention to mediation (or an attempt thereof) of the collective. Now, I understand this to be a grandiose undertaking, and it is uncertain as to what degree "the intuition" remains within the personal space; perhaps altogether unable to escape its confines to represent the broader landscape of feeling... but as always is the case with art, only option is to experiment - and this what this newest work represents. Well, to be exact, I did one experimental piece as well not long ago, which I think was relatively successful. Disregarding usual rules, I will post it here for reference's sake, before continuing in text. This other work, while retaining certain subjectivity, no doubt is clear in its representation. However, the point of this post was to posit the question: as to what degree tapping into the unconscious has the power of prediction? If - and when - the personal is tied to the collective, and thus is relatively easy to merely "depict" rather than foresee, what, exactly is the distinction between these two; what is the "difficulty" of stepping over the boundary into the realm of prediction... and, the wildest thought of all (playing with Jung's theories): might this predictive presentation have manifesting powers? I would not go that far, but I know it not to be outside the realms of possibility.
After all, as the old folk warned: do not speak the devil in vain, lest he turn his attention to you.
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