Théâtre De Confession
In a bright spotlight—the eye of consciousness—a boy is led onto a stage of the théâtre. He is bound in a seated position to a chair that faces an audience of other men. One of his legs is tied to a leg of the chair, and the other, also. His arms are tied behind his back, and it is required of him to reveal his deepest secrets: only then is he allowed to be edged for others to witness. This boy is asked many questions, and with each, a confession is elicited. He continues to reveal, and the intensity of his confessions rises. As he reveals his secrets, the crowd cheers him on, shouts, and jeers. Welcome to the Théâtre De Confession.
When we repress our desires as we have been conditioned to do by institutions of family, culture, church, and nation, they often actualize in ways that can cause us more harm than good. On the other hand, when we bring consciousness to those desires, we either burn through their meanings and no longer require the fantasies, or we are able to achieve a kind of personal redemption by bringing them into connection with our chosen values, communities, ethics, and standards. Our awareness reaches into the shadowy depths of our psyches, thereby freeing up energy, expression, and holism of self. A good rule of thumb: at the root of every fantasy is a meaningful context that relates to our overall lives—both the struggles and the triumphs. Liberating that energy can affect us in ways far beyond sex, as sex is merely one of many lenses into our beingness. As a result, we unlock a way of holding these “truths” in an embodied way, and our brains are then finally able to integrate these desires into the whole of who we are ever becoming.