Shadow Cave

Shadow Cave is about reaching into the darkness in ourselves and bringing what is hidden to light, which is reminiscent of the return of the sun in the darkest moment.

It's a small offering. I did subtitle it, so click on the cc if you'd like to read along, or translate into another language.

It's based on a real ritual I did in 1995 and which I wrote an extensive entry in my journal about. I re-wrote the ritual as a sort of modern fairy tale. It's about integrating ourselves at our deepest levels, however we image that. Sometimes what is in our shadows is not anything 'dark' or 'dangerous' at all! It is only what we've repressed in ourselves... it could be a hurt or wounded part of yourself, and it might be your very creativity itself.

Shadows and dopple gangers appear in this videopoem, as ever. :)
Please forgive. (I just can't help being multiple, ya know!)

I offer it to the light within us.

Blog post with more info: http://brendaclews.blogspot.com/​2011/​10/​dance-videopoem-shadow-cave.html

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The video is subtitled, -if you like, you can read along, or have Google automatically translate the text into one of 25 languages. If the cc in the play bar is red, the subtitle track is on; if black, it's not. Mouse click to toggle.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• videopoem
• video poetry
• videopoetry
• video poem
• tribal
• dance
• fairytale
• postmodern fairytale
• shadow selves
• integrating the self
• subjectivities
• multiplicities
• trance
• Wicca
• Akashic Meditation
• Active Imagination
• Shamanic art
• caves
• pagan
• Winter Solstice

[wildsparrow]

This is by far the best ever! Fanastic movement and drums and ecstatic, profound words. Honey child, nobody says "hyperbolic" like you do!!

[brendaclews]

@wildsparrow Thank you so much, Stirling. Your comments mean so much to me. Glad it resonated.

[priyeshaknair]

beautiful!

[brendaclews]

@priyeshaknair thank you!

[darrendoo1]

Huge artistic "crush" on you!

[brendaclews]

@darrendoo1 You are the sweetest! Thank you, as ever...

[brendaclews]

@MsMaryMercy yes, I liked that too... the magic of film, or video. Thank you, too!

[brendaclews]

@2darbit You are so kind, Rachel, and I am grateful for your beautiful comment - it was such a lot of work, this one, that I am somewhat exhausted. :) At its core, the story is quite fierce, and you see that clearly - with the clear seeing of a visionary artist. Thank you.

[2darbit]

"blinking eyes a drooling rage" .... Oh how I love that! Poetess.... this video and the canvas is stunning unforgettable shadow with self!

I really like your clips.... Excellant piece of work.