M I D S O M M A R
the end of desolation and the rebirth of pain
Midsommar as a collection is about relearning how to feel pain. suffering is part of the human experience, but so much of the way we suffer is learned, self-inflicted, or repeated trauma. the “rebirth of pain” mentioned in my series is about finding a new season of feeling.
this doesn’t mean an absence of suffering, but instead learning to experience it as a new season each time— one that will melt away when your summer comes. renewal isn’t about erasing, it’s about being gentle with yourself again as if experiencing emotions for the first time.
the way that ‘Midsommar’ invites you to step into someone else’s dreams, to see their memories as your own, like events that could have happened but you can’t tell who they happened to… this is the way to view our old selves. over and over again, we are made new in our minds.