This is our final week of BONUS MATERIAL looking at the Jungian themes outlined in Paulo’s story of Elijah in exile. Last week we looked at the symbol of the Divine Child as symbolized by the boy that Elijah brings back to life. I recommend you re-read that before reading further here. In this post, I write on the topic of how we know to use the power we will discover in finding the inner reconciliation of the dualistic aspects of our psyche - and the choice we can now make to use that power for good or ill - for ourselves - and also for the world around us.
A mosaic by Marc Chagall in the Chapel at the Musée National Marc Chagall, Nice, France. Elijah being taken up to heaven in the chariot of fire surrounded by the signs of the zodiac. 1973.
Firstly let’s have a brief look at what Paulo says happens with Elijah after he sets of back to Israel:
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