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So why am I so obsessed with this story? Well, in a way, I've lived it. And I don't just mean archetypally or metaphorically, although I suppose that would apply as well. No, I am talking about actual spirits, adventures, love and peril. I don't expect anyone to believe my story, especially without knowing me personally. But I felt it was necessary to relate anyway, as it is the personal impetus behind this whole site. So here it is, as a synopsis, since some of the details are too intimate to tell - and as the ancient Greeks knew, sometimes a Mystery is arrheton: unspeakable, beyond words. |
My "Girls Underground" Story
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At the age of thirteen, I am approached by the Others and offered my wish (for supernatural abilities), in trade for accepting them into my life (and letting them use me as a door to this world). I have two female companions. Eventually, fearing their dark power, we expel them. Almost nine years later, at twenty-two, I call them back into my life and make a new deal with them, again for magical powers of a sort, in exchange for being a permanent door for them. I meet a creature who came from my old land, who guides and teaches me - predominantly in dreams - although he is equally perilous. I also meet my adversary and lover, who has lordship over other nobles and creatures. I live in the labyrinth more and more every day. This time I have one male companion. I am a devotee of the god of intoxication, and so spend much effort in forgetting myself. Time limits are almost always a factor, and time itself becomes increasingly bizarre. I keep being called to adventures, usually dangerous and frightening but ultimately rewarding. My goals appear, are reached, and then new goals form. One is to become a Queen, like Alice. I have had one big showdown with my adversary so far, to get back a loved one he had kidnapped. I found that I did have some power over him. For a more detailed story of my personal spiritual path, see my discussion on Cave of the Nympholept. |
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Have you had a personal experience that fits this archetype? Please e-mail me with your story. I am very interested in meeting other women who have been through this.