Alchemical Androgyny

by Ariel Anastasia White

I knew that symbols were powerful—but now that I’m two hours outside of Vegas, cruising into the belly of Death Valley, I realize that void space, the blank canvas, is a commanding symbol, now represented by the clean slate of the desert. We are an odd pair—not as sleek as we appear to be, more powerful than either of us imagine—ageless, sexless, yet very much an older man and a barely woman. Dualism in a world without duality, bountif... read more