An example of using anxiety in discernment is how I felt when I was reading Jung's writings on alchemy.
Although I'm very interested in the symbolism of alchemy, the repeated references to the union of the opposites doesn't feel right for me as it reinforces the duality that is at the heart of Christianity and perhaps also at the root of our culture.
I prefer the Zen emphasis on transcending or moving beyond such duality, ceasing to label things 'good' and 'bad', or 'right' and 'wrong', rather, allowing things to be how they are right here and right now.
['"Union of opposites" photo of Laura Hollick with Mark Wedderburn wearing Laura Hollick's headpieces', downloaded 13th May 2010, from:
http://www.soulartstudio.com/wordpress/?tag=beauty].
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