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Dara Jay's avatar

essay so good, i hit like by the third paragraph❤️❤️

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caitlyn's avatar

thank you!!

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Jessie's avatar

“do i want to be the object on the altar, or the meal on the plate” .. damn. 🤯

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caitlyn's avatar

🤎🤎

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fairsoulfilm's avatar

this spoke to me in many ways. i even got a little bit emotional towards the middle of it. thank you for your beautiful mind. <3

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caitlyn's avatar

you're so sweet! i'm glad it resonates :)

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Ekenedilichukwu's avatar

I don't know what to say. Of course I don't just want to say it's good or wonderful. Or merely that I love it. Maybe for me to explain what I have felt while reading this I have to be able to write like you. Thank you.

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caitlyn's avatar

🤎🤎🤎🤎

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amber.'s avatar

Stunning words, oh to have an all consuming love! 🤍

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caitlyn's avatar

thank you! and yes, i agree 🤎

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Bryan Olin's avatar

Interesting essay! Skye Cleary, one of my favorite authors (an existentialist) wrote a nice piece on Theresa of Avila last week. Enjoy!

https://psyche.co/ideas/how-to-find-inner-peace-like-saint-teresa-of-avila

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caitlyn's avatar

I love her so much!! I saw that article, too! I’m featuring it in this weeks media roundup.

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Divitia Snow's avatar

Wow… exactly, exactly, exactly

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caitlyn's avatar

🤎🤎🤎

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JeoffKeone's avatar

Albums that feel like the desire to be consumed:

Number one on the list should be Preacher’s daugther by Ethel Cain

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mandakranta's avatar

how do I THANK YOU enough for writing THIS?

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Ponatshego Malebye's avatar

Shared this piece with my friend and this what he had to say. “I love the interplay between hunger, desire, devotion and destruction. It's a very good piece stood right in between being devoured and revered. I really appreciate the duality between ritual and femininity and also a longing just to be visible. That was deep. No she really explored the complexities of desire very well. I love it”😍

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Violet  Mcfarlane's avatar

ur so crazy good. i read anais nin at ur suggestion and it changed my life seriously

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María's avatar

Felt everything

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the birch log's avatar

Wonderful! The depths of womanhood captured in words.

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Lion's avatar

this speaks to my soul

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andrea's avatar

The passion is one of my favorite books I’m so happy to see it mentioned here

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Ryuu's avatar

i adore each word of this

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