Thanks! I'm listening to The Origins and History of Consciousness by Neumann right now and totally forgot about Pegasus's origin, and relationship with Medusa! Funny that my take was both too literal and not literary enough at once.

The pegasus reference was too obvious to mention, but the beheading was a lost detail. I love that you reference Medusa so obliquely but in such a well integrated way. Thanks for clarifying, it makes so much sense now.

I love how you made the wings disembodied. It's a great stylistic choice, and also adds to the dreamlike feeling.

A wound in the side is a very archetypal symbol: Ares and Jesus both wounded in the side by a spear, and St Paul's "thorn in the flesh," also saint Sebastian tied to a tree pierced by arrows.

Snakes are also a very primal symbol of anxiety and threat. I can see how the death of Medusa and the subsequent birth of pegasus is allegorical to both BPD and overcoming anxiety. Well done on every level, from craftsmanship, to aesthetics, to depth of meaning.

Very interesting. Is there a story behind this? All three animals decapitated, the wound in the side, and the disembodied wings. Has a hypnogogic feeling in that it makes perfect sense without conveying a clear meaning. I would love to hear an explanation from the artist.

If I were to guess, this is processing the loss of a pet, but that feels too literal.