Dionysus Versus “The Crucified”

A Re-reading of Friedrich Nietzsche

Dionysus extending a drinking cup (kantharos) (late 6th century BC). Borrowed from Wikipedia.

To Friedrich Nietzsche, the root of our misery and suffering is our constant tendency to divide our lives into “yes” and “no” — attraction and aversion; or, in a word, preference.

The problem is that that to which we say “no” does not therefore go away, and that to which we say “yes” does not therefore stick around. This is…