The onset of the delivery is often experienced in holotropic states as an attack by an archetypal octopus. This painting was inspired by a high-dose perinatal LSD session representing an episode during which the uterine contractions were experienced as strangling tentacles of an octopus-like creature.
Visions of giant tarantulas symbolizing the devouring feminine are very common in perinatal sessions governed by BPM II. This vision, encountered in a high-dose LSD session, depicts a monstrous Devouring Mother-Spider exposing helpless foetuses to diabolical tortures.
