In symbol drama's frame, I dive deep into the scene, living an image on the therapist's set theme. For the next session, I must sketch what I've lived.
Insights scatter across the whole process. Here's one from lately:
I can't stand drawings "from the head"—they lack fresh spark. Like that old joke on pretty balloons with a flaw—they don't lift the mood.
The ones I love most always surprise me. Either I aim for one thing, and another breaks through. Or I sit blank, no spark at all, and up rises what I never saw coming.
Drawing "from the head" feels safe, smooth, quick. Like linking dots to a shape, shading a coloring book, or tracing a stencil. Sliding through the alphabet—from A to B, from B to C, and all the way to Z.
What name fits the other path—from gut, heart, spine?
At first, the body knots up ugly:
shame at my clumsy lines,
fog on what shape it craves,
doubt if symbol drama works at all,
no grip on when or how the right image strikes,
rage at why a grown man wastes time on such nonsense.
In the end, the "gut" way hooks harder. Down deep, it's a rush so sweet you hate to break the surface. The brush moves on its own, with the hand reining it loose. A new world is born—and I already love it.
Isn't this the raw choice—two roads to live a life?
Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
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