Orpheus in the midst of nature
Excerpt - James Hillman - Mythic Figures
From the cluster of Orphic themes I would like to comment briefly on three because they seem to show his presence and absence in the psyche today. These are, in short: Orpheus in the midst of nature; Orpheus and music; and Orpheus-cum-Eurydike.
Let us look first at Orpheus in the midst of nature, the Orpheus to whom the animals, the rocks, and the trees…