FRANCES BODOMO

priestess of wands from motherpeace tarot deck (1983)

Feeling supremely #savedbythebellhooks as I wrap up «all about love» & feeling especially grateful for the "supple vocabulary" to separate loving practice from the kind of socialized nurturing/caregiving that I find extremely draining (& have learned to attenuate cos it's all too often the root of v confusing, painful relationships friendships etc) • But I'm no good at being hard & transactional • "When you hold to the dynamics of power you never have to fear the unknown; you know the rules of the power game ... The practice of love offers no place of safety ... When individuals are wounded in the space where they would know love, that wounding may be so traumatic that any attempt to reinhabit that space feels utterly unsafe and, at times, seemingly life-threatening" & then "Love does not lead to an end to difficulties, it provides us with the means to cope with our difficulties in ways that enhance our growth ... being loving does not mean we will not be betrayed. Love helps us face betrayal without losing heart."

James Barnor

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Stills from: Boneshaker (2013), Afronauts (2014), Toughlove (unreleased) (all directed by Frances Bodomo & shot by Joshua James Richards)

from “Living For The Revolution”

Elizabeth Poles