. . . . .MELANCHOLIA ADUST

All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts...

William Shakespeare, "As You Like It", Act 2 scene 7

"Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae" Aristotle


"His life was gentle, and the elements
So mixed up in him that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world 'This was a man!" Shakespeare..... Julius Caesar

"In sooth I know not why I am so sad,
It wearies me..." Shakespeare......The Merchant of Venice

"And since you know you cannot see yourself,
so well as by reflection, I, your glass,
will modestly discover to yourself,
that of yourself which you yet know not of."

William Shakespeare

I have struggled to keep my "humours" in ayurvedic equilibrium, but for the past year the light of the moon has illuminated the corners of science and Mind has transformed Body accordingly; a nagging reminder of the physicality of thought and emotion....

Celocity by Claire Fitch