Poetry as Art of the Soul

Reflecting on art,
while reflecting on his own life,
Swiss psychiatrist,
the eminent Carl Gustav Jung,
expressed this of poetry:

“Poets create from
the very depths of
the Collective Unconscious,
voicing aloud what others dream.”

This he wrote eloquently
in Volume 6 of his Collective Works.
This he delineated emphatically
in paragraph 323.

And with poetic amplification,
as a student of the soul,
Carl Jung furthermore declared,
in Volume 15 of his Collective Works,
citing paragraph 115,
the nature of poetry:

“We would do well, therefore,
to think of the creative process
as a living thing…
planted in the psyche.”

Poetry of and for the soul
is of divine inspiration.
Biblically, it is divine literature,
expressing deep emotions,
deep insights, deep meanings.

Poetry, when it is sacrosanct,
emerges from the depths of the soul;
reflecting on life and death;
and on the human condition.

Poetry is a curative healing balm.
It is spiritual medicine for the soul.
It is not respective of differences.
Rather, it focuses on unifying.

When we reflect on poetry,
it gives cause for us to rest;
to ponder and meditate
on that which unifies all.
On the source of our creation.

Poetry is a curative act.
A creative act of the soul,
inviting us to suspend judgment…
if only for a moment;
as we reflect on the very meaning;
on the purpose of our lives.