Barbie and the madness of war - the entanglements of power

Corona has hardly calmed down a bit, and now the news is full of horror stories about wars and the inconceivable atrocities committed by Hamas. On the other hand, much of the Western world is sinking into a pink Barbie dream of a perfect reality (at the latest after the release of the new Barbie movie). The common hook between Barbie and war is power. This begs the question: is there a way out of the entanglements of power? The answer is yes, but it leads through the underworld to awareness and integration of the shadows.

Inanna, Barbie and the ruler of the underworld

Thus, Barbie has the opportunity to become truly human by entering the real world. For her, this is an underworld experience, because she is ridiculed and earns lewd looks. In addition, she is confronted with patriarchy and the suffering of women. All this hits her in her core, so that she no longer wants to live. Inanna is not one bit better off. The mistress of the underworld, who represents the anger and suffering of all existence, turns the eye of death on her and kills her without further ado.