Embracing the Gothic: A Journey to Personal Growth and Success
Find your way to increased confidence by expressing yourself authentically, regardless of societal expectations
A student of mine asked me once how I knew I was Gothic.
I was a bit struck by the question because I have always been a very colourful person with a passion for dark stories, ghosties, secrets, and the intertwinings of the mind. The only obvious giveaways have always been my choice of jewellery and music. However, I never took my Gothicness, outside the mental space, although aesthetically I have a predilection for Victorian Gothic clothing, as you can see in the following picture.
Having to describe my Gothicness to him felt almost like undressing my soul and my deeper secrets in front of a stranger.
The only thing I could say was: “Because I know.”
The lack of elaboration meant that I still had to put words into all those internal sensations and images. And at that point, I realised that I had a lot of work to do.
