2/26: returning to the forbidden room

I'm going to be giving an afternoon talk about the fairy-tale Bluebeard on Wednesday, and this weekend is my only real window for having time to pull my presentation together. I've just spent a pleasant morning and afternoon working through Bluebeard-inspired texts and related images--though it feels odd to use the word "pleasant," because the story itself is so dark. Still, the tale has been a consistent part of my mental furniture since I was young, and it had been awhile since I had spent any time meditating on it, so I enjoyed the opportunity to dust off this particular piece of mental furniture and see if I could discover any new drawers or details in it.