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By Dr. Helena V. Cross, Cultural Mythologist

For the modern reader, facing a chaotic world feels like being an animal mistress lost in a forest. The "beast" is our anxiety, our addiction, our unbridled anger. The "dog" is our habit, our coping mechanism, our trained response. The phrase asks a vital question: Are you the beast listening to the mistress, or the mistress commanding the beast? animal mistress beast dog

The is the problem. It is the dragon in the cave, the wolf at the door, the "monster" in a gothic romance that the heroine must civilize. The Dog is the solution. It is the first animal the mistress domesticated. The dog demonstrates that beasts can be integrated. By Dr. Helena V. Cross