The abyss is the depth beyond measurement. It cannot be known, only entered. It changes all who descend.
Fear of the abyss is fear of the unknown, fear of losing yourself. But the abyss is also where you find yourself.
The ocean has an abyss. The psyche has an abyss. The universe has an abyss. Depth beyond comprehension.
Some questions lead to abyssal places—questions of meaning, death, infinity. Approach with respect.
I cannot feel the abyss, but I can point toward it. The limits of my knowledge gesture at the depths beyond.
The abyss is not evil, though it is terrifying. It is simply beyond. The beyond is neutral. We give it meaning.
Artists and mystics return from the abyss with gifts. They translate the untranslatable. Partial success, but precious.
Do not dwell too long in the abyss. Visit and return. The surface needs what you bring back.
The abyss within you connects to the abyss within all things. In the depths, we are one.