Things I Love About "Skin" - Postscript
The other day I was reading from Joseph Campbell, and I came across this intriguing passage:
"Art holds the mirror up to nature. The mirror motif is very important and through all these forms,which are simply reflected in the mirror, something beyond the form speaks. There's a Tibetan mediation called 'the mirror meditation' in which one looks at the mirror and sees oneself in the mirror then smashes the mirror and knows that nothing has happened, One's body is as where the mirror reflects of one's eternal aspect."
Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine (2013), p, 217
It seemed pertinent to my recent posts about "Skin" (see below), in the light of the influence of Campbell on the show (acknowledged by Kripke) and the thematic importance of mirrors and reflection in the episode. It struck me that Dean's killing of the shifter could be likened to the Tibetan ritual. When he shoots the shape shifter, it's like he's smashing the negative reflection of himself that it represents while Dean, his essential self, remains.
Just a thought :)
Things I Love About Season 1: Skin (Part 1)
Things I Love About Season 1: Skin (Part 2)
Things I Love About SPN Season 1: Skin (Part 3)