Shadow Mining: Between Sacrifice and Offering

November 1, 2026

Whenever we sacrifice an essential piece of ourselves for a partner, community, or God, the inevitable result is quiet resentment, constriction, and the death of Eros. In the story of the Binding of Isaac, the command "Lay not thy hand upon the lad" is an urgent psychological calling: stop sacrificing your inner child on the altar of righteousness. In this final session of the Shadow Mining series, we dismantle the myth of holy suffering.