New Layer of Self Revealed – Onion Day 5

by Sheila Finkelstein on August 9, 2008

peeling away onion layer - day 5

To start peeling the layer on Day 5, the section I had started separating on Day 1 now opened up. The remaining piece that had held it to the onion was layer 5 and now it had to go. Reminds me of the rare times I allowed myself to feel that I was hanging on by a thin thread.

Top of onion separates from the rest

The separated inside of the top of the fifth layer also has layers within. I love the beauty of the inside of that start of the layer I will be peeling off. How complex and beautiful are the many parts of ourselves!

two sections of red onion now revealed

As I finished peeling layer 5 a whole new section of the onion was revealed!! – the two parts of it – the Ying? and Yang? – the Masculine and Feminine parts of ourselves? One larger than the other!  – Ponderings for the day.

On a final note – I do not like the background of the cloth here, especially in the night light. This week’s lesson in the Photoshop Elements 6 course I’m taking is “Isolating Parts of an Image.” What synchronicity! I’m thinking I’ll use one of these photos to put the onion in a more natural background.

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Marifran Korb August 11, 2008 at 4:54 pm

Dear sheila,
You are so amazing. Who else in the world would find such beauty in the common onion. I’ll never see one the same way again.
Gratefully,
Marifran

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