The Soul Receives Wings
Psyche receives wings not because she has stopped being human, but because she has learned that the soul cannot live by possession alone.
Cupid Does Not Mean Romance
Cupid is not merely the feeling that another person completes us. He is the longing that teaches us we are not complete.
The Box From the Underworld
The box contains no beauty for Psyche because beauty cannot be stolen from the underworld and worn like perfume.
Venus Gives the Soul Impossible Work
Psyche’s labors are not punishment for being human. They are the work required to become capable of carrying the soul she already possesses.
The Sisters Who Explain Everything
Envy rarely says, “I want what you have.” It says, “I am worried about you.”
Why Psyche Was Told Not to Look
Psyche does not fail because she wants knowledge. She fails because she wants knowledge without trust, patience, or the discipline to bear what she sees.
The Soul and Love
A six-part philosophical series on Cupid and Psyche, Apuleius, Platonism, love, curiosity, envy, suffering, impossible tasks, and the education of desire.