#selfgaze can be isolating, or it can be elevating. It may be self absorbing, or self liberating. it may reflect to us reality, or keep us enthralled by what we want to see.
the self is beautiful, but it is also an opiate. this is why #theview, the correct perception of #reality is vital to the process of #selfcontemplation. the mind is a trickster. it lays cognitive traps. it can tell you exactly what you want to hear. until you recognise the nature of the mind, you dont recognise yourself

#suisen #水仙の花 #narcissus

how do we contemplate the #myths of ourselves? when does #selfgaze lean into #selfabsorption? there is no myth of narcissus without the myth of #echo. when narcissus rejects her, she wastes away until only her voice remains. he turns to self contemplation.

Often, we turn away from those who don't reflect to us the way we see ourselves. Self gaze rises in isolation.

We are composites, of who we think we are and who people show us we are, each gaze correcting the other