It is understandable that individuals such as the young woman might seek sexual freedom through visual representations. What she seeks goes back thousands of years, to when we lived in nature in hunter-gatherer groups. When social and structural reciprocity were the rule.
In an attempt to recapture what we’ve lost and to correct a situation that demands we stay lost, the Colorful Prince follows the adage of William Blake:
The fool who persists in their folly will become wise.
Although burdened by guilt and moral anxiety, she must cling to her foolishness, since being faithful to the will of one’s being is the strongest and healthiest behavior. Folly that, as we shall see later, expands the definition of family and is essential to human evolution.
The Colorful Prince also recognizes the “foolishness” of playing the Fool.
Still, continued engagement in repressive relationships and sterile environments that symbolize sexual inequality will lead to adaptation without genuine flourishing. Furthermore, individuals, particularly women, who have engaged in and enjoyed powerlessness may find it difficult to achieve inner reconciliation.
