Death and Rebirth: A Portal To Anew
November 1, 2020
Today is All Saints Day, the second day of Allhallowtide, honoring the cycle of death and rebirth. Our world is faced with increase COVID shutdowns and rising COVID cases. It feels more important than ever to access a sense of hope.
Death and rebirth are natural parts of life, marking times when we can shed the old and usher in the new. This poem, “The Pandemic Is A Portal”, by Arundhati Roy beautifully captures the hopeful opportunity this unique point in time presents.
What will you let go of today? What cycles will you break? Most importantly, how can you start anew in a way that suits you?
Today’s featured artwork is by Vincent van Gogh (1885-1886 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam). While little is known about this painting from his early years in Antwerp, I chose it because it seems to kick fear about death to the curb. I adore the hanging cig from the skull‘s lips, giving levity to a culturally dark subject and provoking us to consider death in a new light.
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