Sunday, April 26, 2015

Nietzsche's Camel, Lion, and Child

     The camel in this case represents the most difficult time in the metamorphosis of the spirit. Like the reading states the spirit, "kneels down like a camel to be well loaded." This basically means the spirit is being refreshed and ready to change, similar to a camel after drinking water. Once this happens the lion is present. The lion is the symbol of action and courageousness to change, "who would conquer his freedom and master his own desert." The lion must fight the dragon in this stage and prove his worthiness to change. The dragon represents all the values that have been created and is unwilling to allow the lion to create his own. The lion must fight the dragon to ensure freedom so that others like him won't be under the dragons rule. Finally, the child is needed because it has innocence and forgetting that can allow for a new beginning. This allows the spirit to have control over his own will and the ability "to conquer the world".


No comments:

Post a Comment