Holy Saturday, the day between the crucifixion and resurrection
I wrote and published this poem last year, and I am greatly sadden to republish it.
Good Friday 2024
Democracy died in Gaza. Buried under the rubble alongside the children their homes bombed dreams shattered. Love crucified.
International law died in Gaza. Nailed to the cross alongside human rights women’s rights children’s rights. Starved to death with the children shell-shocked and orphaned.
Justice died in Gaza. Buried under the rubble underneath the relentless bombardment of propaganda and blatant lies. Wearing a crown of thorns. A mockery of righteousness.
A sword pierces the heart of humanity. To quench our thirst — Nothing but a raised sponge of vinegar.
Dice are rolled to split seaside property over dead bodies of children. Women at the feet of the cross can only weep. Pull their hair. Swoon.
Humanity died in Gaza. We lie buried under the rubble. Our voices for peace unheeded, unheard despite our desperate screams… Stop. Stop. Please stop this brutal madness.
A sign nailed at the foot of the cross in all languages… “Here lies our human dignity.” And the sky darkens all over the Earth.
Democracy died in Gaza. Buried under the rubble alongside the children their homes bombed dreams shattered. Love crucified.
International law died in Gaza. Nailed to the cross alongside human rights women’s rights children’s rights. Starved to death with the children shell-shocked and orphaned.
Justice died in Gaza. Buried under the rubble underneath the relentless bombardment of propaganda and blatant lies. Wearing a crown of thorns. A mockery of righteousness.
A sword pierces the heart of humanity. To quench our thirst — Nothing but a raised sponge of vinegar.
Dice are rolled to split seaside property over dead bodies of children. Women at the feet of the cross can only weep. Pull their hair. Swoon.
Humanity died in Gaza. We lie buried under the rubble. Our voices for peace unheeded, unheard despite our desperate screams… Stop. Stop. Please stop this brutal madness.
A sign nailed at the foot of the cross in all languages… “Here lies our human dignity.” And the sky darkens all over the Earth.
Today is Assagioli’s birthday (he would have been 135 years young today). So why not buy yourself an Assagioli birthday gift — one or both of his newly published books!
I’m particularly happy to have been part of these two publications. Creating Harmony in Life: A Psychosynthesis Approach is a collection of Assagioli’s lectures from the 1930s and 1960s, published for the first time in English. I had the privilege of introducing, translating and annotating this book.
Psychosynthesis of the Couple is collection of lectures that Assagioli gave on the topic (mostly in Italian). Jan Kuniholm has synthesized these lectures into a highly readable composite essay. I was also able to contribute to the translations from the Italian.
Creating Harmony in Life: A Psychosynthesis Approach
Published by the Istituto di Psicosintesi, Florence Available from Amazon ISBN 979-12-21402-74-2
Originally published in Italian in 1966 as Psicosintesi: Per l’armonia della vita, this book provides a fundamental overview of psychosynthesis by bringing together the early lectures of Roberto Assagioli. These lectures explore what psychosynthesis is and how it can be applied towards the practice of personal and spiritual self-development.
A great book for anyone new to psychosynthesis, Creating Harmony in Life is also a treasure trove for experienced psychosynthesis practitioners, with Assagioli’s nuggets of wisdom waiting to be discovered, contemplated, and put into practice.
Jan Kuniholm presents this book, Psychosynthesis of the Couple a synthetic essay that gathers the teachings of Roberto Assagioli, MD, concerning marriage, couples, relationships, and “inter-individual” psychosynthesis, many of which have been translated to English for the first time. The title is edited with notes and an introductory essay by Jan Kuniholm, with a reminiscence by Piero Ferrucci.
Of particular interest are the many diagrams that Assagioli drew to symbolically represent his concepts regarding, for example, communication between couples, stages of union, and various types of man-woman relationships.
ψς of the Couple/ Mutual Integration/Self-realization / through the other/ The Couple as an Entity (Note by Assagioli)
Love and Will 