All Symbolic Images have been removed. I have removed all repetitions of these two words from the book. This statement 'All symbolic images have been removed' is bold. It also can refer to a double meaning, Does this then create some intrigue?
This process has been an obsessive task definitely not a therapeutic one.
At points I found myself 'getting lost' in the text rather than the task; a mantra enabled me to re-focus 'symbolic images, symbolic images, symbolic images'.
Tippex, liquid for the cover, roller dry strips for the convenience and time constraints for inside, was used to remove all symbolic images. Removing the title and all its repetitions of these words throughout the book, I was surprised at how few symbolic images there were. Somehow there was an expectation that the book would be full of symbolic images and maybe it is but these weren't evident in its repetitions of these particular words, as its bold statement (title) led me to believe.
Leaving torn markers (yellow post it notes), initially a reminder of where the symbolic images were circled in pencil, are now directing you towards the tippex-ed words. Deliberately marking the intervention, there is no room for subtlety to be present. They have created almost a 'hair-do' for the book and I have a fantasy that someone will 'topiary' them.
Of course there is power in being the first to intervene with the book but I have not regarded this as a responsibility. Therefore no thought has been given to how this may impact on others interventions, whether it will hinder, help or be of no consequence remains to be see.
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