Apollonian and Dionysian (Part 3 of 3)

Apollo, god of light, moderation, dream, vision, purpose

Dionysus, god of wine, wild abandon, release from fabricated and plastic ideals

Light cannot be without dark

Creation cannot exist without destruction

Love lacks depth if there is no hate

Fruits of peace grow rotten without war

Man cannot create lasting purposes if he fails to confront purposelessness

If life truly has no purpose then one should surrender and kneel before Dionysus

We must not build visions that attempt to degrade or snuff out Dionysian truths

Man must first embrace and explore the depths of nature both animate and inanimate

The human being must develop a finely tuned and objective observation of his uncaring God

Only upon our experience and understanding of Dionysus can we begin to approach Apollo

Modern man holds on to crude Apollonian visions despite his increasing knowledge of the Dionysian

The human being has forced himself into a mediocre state or a type of purgatory

He is unable to fully explore and embrace the depths of Dionysus because his comic Apollonian visions suppress or forbid him from doing so

Our stunted almost retarded Apollonian visions must be completely destroyed

Apollonian visions, light, purpose, meaning, motivation, employment of both energy and moderation, can only be recreated from a genuine and deeply felt understanding of the Dionysian

We must face and embrace the Abyss to pull ourselves out and into the light

Apollo — (Part 2 of 3)

                                                                          Light bursts through the dark abyss of existence

A cool brisk fresh ocean wind awakens the senses

Man suddenly dreams and visualizes a new direction

Apollo severs Medusa’s head and hurls it at  Dionysian forces

We are once again in control of our reason and Virtue picks up the sword

The human being can now hoist itself out of its horrific predicament and take control

Moderation, self-sacrifice, self-control, all in the name of a better whole

Utopian ideals emerge from the ashes and once again the young experience a sense of hope

All that has come before remembered but reevaluated and cast aside to begin anew

Religions, philosophies, economics, politics, education, science, art, civilizations all subject to change

The human being picks up the torch and once again pursues his destiny with vigor and purpose

But the sun eventually sets and often man can not fall asleep and slip into the blissful dream 

Despite his new-found purpose and vision he must nevertheless once again face Dionysus