Thought-provoking piece, Ty. I daresay that admitting our mistakes openly, and especially to our loved ones, is divine. I mean, as if it were an attribute of the Divinity. Speaking of... please accept a heartfelt invitation to read "Ageless Flow", my latest poem, in my substack.
I'm obsessed with the Binding of Isaac as a queer man and child abuse survivor, ever since reading radical psychoanalyst Alice Miller's discussion of the story. I believe it was in "For Your Own Good" but it might have been in "Thou Shalt Not Be Aware".
Thanks for sharing this carefully crafted piece. This interpretation of the story of Abraham and Isaac feels like a good complement to Teshuva — actual, real amends (the work of Yom Kippur). God apologizes all the time, and yet humans have a hard time admitting when we are wrong.
It really does. I find it interesting that such related concepts as atonement and amends that are prominent in one religion were not emphasized in one that grew from it.
Thought-provoking piece, Ty. I daresay that admitting our mistakes openly, and especially to our loved ones, is divine. I mean, as if it were an attribute of the Divinity. Speaking of... please accept a heartfelt invitation to read "Ageless Flow", my latest poem, in my substack.
Thanks, man, I’ll take a look!
I'm obsessed with the Binding of Isaac as a queer man and child abuse survivor, ever since reading radical psychoanalyst Alice Miller's discussion of the story. I believe it was in "For Your Own Good" but it might have been in "Thou Shalt Not Be Aware".
Oh interesting, I'll have to look her and her work up! Thanks for sharing and I hope this piece built upon your fascination. :-)
I also wrote a very gay novel about it, if I can be forgiven for tooting my own horn!
ORIGIN STORY (Saddle Road Press)
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0CZ4FQHGG/winningwriter-20
Thanks for sharing this carefully crafted piece. This interpretation of the story of Abraham and Isaac feels like a good complement to Teshuva — actual, real amends (the work of Yom Kippur). God apologizes all the time, and yet humans have a hard time admitting when we are wrong.
It really does. I find it interesting that such related concepts as atonement and amends that are prominent in one religion were not emphasized in one that grew from it.
Magnificent ❤️