From Cosmic to Comic: The Transformative Power of Being Seen

What seems cosmic is often comic.

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What is the symbolism of planets becoming visible in the sky only when they reflect the light of the Sun? They are revealed to us only when they catch the gaze of their heavenly Sire.

The French philosopher Jacques Lacan writes,

“What determines me, at the most profound level, in the visible, is the gaze that is outside.”

We become determined…