Single

A friend of mine said in response to this one, "I think it's interesting how much we sometimes don't know that we know." How true that is! Many times, though, reaching into the parts of myself that are deeper and more rooted in the subconscious--the archetypes of Dragon and Vulture--makes those previously unknown things accessible.

I chose to depict an Egyptian vulture in this comic because of a particular quote from Ma-Wetu, The Kiswahili-Bantu Research Unit for the Advancement of the Ancient Egyptian Language:

"In Southern Africa, the name for an Egyptian vulture is synonymous with the term applied to lovers, for vultures, like pigeons, are always seen in pairs. Thus mother and child remain closely bonded together. Pairing, bonding, protecting, loving are essential attributes associated with a vulture."

I wrote this while struggling to come out of a long-term relationship and accept my identity as a single person for the first time in many years. Surprisingly, the side of myself which I associate with pairing, bonding, and loving was the very side which revealed to me the benefits of embracing this identity.