D.H. Lawrence, part 5

Anais Nin wrote her first book in 1932: D.H. Lawrence, An Unprofessional Study.

In the chapter called "Fantasia of the Unconscious" D.H. Lawrence considers psychology. Anais writes, "he expressed the instinct that there was a moment for clarity, the utmost clarity, but also a refuge from clarity in his favorite 'darkness,' the yet unrevealed, the still living mystery." Lawrence believed that science could lead to mass production of the unconscious - that it would produce formulas people could memorize and live by and that all behaviors could be categorized. He says, "while the soul really lives, its deepest dread is perhaps the dread of automatism." His belief is in the spontaneous soul.

In the chapter entitled "Kangaroo" Anais writes of Lawrence's feelings of isolation: " Why is there so little contact between myself and the people whom I know? Why has the contact no vital meaning?" We all crave a connection, but it's not something that can be planned or forced; it tends to happen spontaneously, organically, naturally. Anais writes further that although Lawrence feels a sense of freedom, he also feels an emptiness, a lack of meaning. There is a struggle within him and a revolution; through instinct and vision he can surrender to it and experience it. She explains that intuition is not something rational and cannot be explained to other people and maybe not even to oneself. One becomes inarticulate when trying to explain instinct. In the end, these inner revolutions create our souls. They generate ideas. They make us realize who and what we care about.