LESSONS OF THE ROSE

I will always wonder if that rose thorn pricked my finger 
when I picked it that day, 
(instead of admiring and appreciating it), 
wanted to tell me something. 

 A story in diamante form.

LOVE LIES BLEEDING

rose

passionate red

awakening opening revealing

magnificence beauty ... sharpness uncertainty

exposing pricking bleeding

pain fear

thorn

LAW OF REFLECTION

haze

impenetrable unrealistic

blinding stifling deceiving

nebulousness obstruction ... reflection vantage

meditating awakening seeing

intuitive positive

vision

TRANCENDANCE

denial

judgemental toxic

concealing burying crying

reluctance boundary ... empathy compassion

shifting clearing welcoming

acceptance forgiveness

belief

EXPANSIONS

individualism

tangible detached

dividing blocking isolating

existentialist paradigm ... unbounded omnipotence

expanding accelerating creating

infinite collective

universality

LIBERATION

oppression

unjust brutality

denying imprisoning dominating

manipulative disharmony ... revelation hope

willing accepting communicating

truth empowerment

freedom

(c) Teresa/Divinia 8th November 2011
all photos taken by me

song used "Any Other name" by Thomas Newman