Marion Woodman

When we are young, few of us have established an inner marriage when we commit to an outer partner. We believe the outer partner is the Beloved, while the true Beloved is hidden away in a coffin - maybe a coffin that traps the soul in insatiable desire that freezes it to matter. As life continues, however, we begin to realize we cannot enter an outer relationship unless we are coming from our own inner marriage. Until the Bride and Bridegroom creatively love each other, the outer relationship is starving.
-Marion Woodman