True Ugliness and the Loathely Lady

“In a dark time the eye begins to see,I meet my shadow in the deepening shade;I hear my echo in the echoing wood—“----Theodore Roethke,  from In  A  Dark TimeLike the Norwegian fairy tale, “Prince Lindworm,” the Arthurian story of Sir Gawain and Lady Ragnell is a story about the mysterious transformative power found in embracing the un-embraceable. It raises different questions though, questions about the nature of a true king, patriarchy, and our secret ugliness. I’m sending this out to nasty women everywhere, and the men who love and support them.Support the show