This portal explores how the Gothic imagination reveals itself through the wounds, illnesses and the  hauntings of the body. Here, the scars are stories, illnesses metaphors, and sensations a threshold into the unconscious, as well as flesh and bone. 

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The articles you’ll find here draw on Gothic literature, depth psychology, and lived experience to show how embodiment becomes a key to understanding trauma, memory, and transformation.

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Begin reading the article that resonates with you the most. Each piece is written as a fragment of a larger descent that might guide you toward seeing your own body as a layered, mysterious, and full of hidden meaning text.