A Great Writer Practices Soul Retrieval [poem]
he guides their reader home to themselves.
Soul retrieval - “[To] retrieve a piece of your past and feel more complete in the present… …it parallels the psychotherapeutic practice of integrating lost 'parts' of yourself which may have become 'split off' through trauma, illness or loss.”
The writer plunges himself* into the underworld of veiled shadows and forsaken dreams, that place where people’s souls are adrift.
Exploring the dungeons of the deep, he listens for the wandering soul’s call.
Diving deeper still, he arrives at the source of cries, steeling himself for the inevitable torrent of torment.
As he’s washed over with waves of the wanderers’ wails, he attunes himself to their call and makes it his own.
Faithful to have finally found the voice of these forlorn souls, he aims to free them from the depths by weaving words of welcome.
As he summons stories that resound in souls’ core, the lost drifters are drawn forth into the light once more.
Illuminated, soul revealed, the reader awakens to who they’ve always been, fully healed.
Thanks for reading!
Regards,
Jibran
PS. Are you a writer (or storyteller in a different medium) as well? How do you try to make your work resonate with your readers/listeners? What world do you plunge yourself into to understand them or yourself? Let me know in the comments below.
I think it's natural to try and make what you make (a podcast, in my cast) for people who are similar to you in some way. On my podcast, I try to embody, rather than make explicit, that curious people, who are prone to calling themselves overthinkers, should probably 1) engage in conversations, and 2) relate their thoughts to the concept of living well, so they don't rev-up their engine in neutral.