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Nothing Is Everything
A change is come upon me, and I understand what it is. So many of the threads and pathways I have followed throughout the course of my work, for many more years than I have been posting here, have been … Continue reading
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Tagged consciousness, dao, daoism, formal verse, lore, lyric, magic, no-thing, nothingness, poetic mysteries, poetry, prosody, spirits, spirituality, tao, taoism
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Wine of Nowhere
These have been some unsettled and unsettling times chez J. It shows in the work. More and more, I suspect I know what is going to happen before it does, which is just all kinds of wrong. Some days I … Continue reading
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Tagged folklore, formal verse, graves, imaginal, imagination, lore, lyric, magic, mystic, mysticism, poetic mysteries, poetry, prosody, spirits, spiritual, spirituality, vision, visionary, white goddess
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Hoy Alloy
Still feeling a bit reflective, having realized how many people I have lost in recent years, and how much I still feel their presences. My late partner was a poet, storyteller, all around literary person, and had a much more … Continue reading
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Tagged celtic folklore, folklore, formal verse, imaginal, imagination, inspiration, lore, lyric, magic, poetic mysteries, poetry, prosody, seal, selkie, silkie, silky, spirits, spirituality, water-seal
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The Multivalent Sea
Today’s work joined with a bit of spontaneous ritual when something I’d ordered arrived. We are not permitted to smoke or use anything that creates smoke where I live, so good-bye, candles and incense. As a substitute, I decided to … Continue reading
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Tagged divination, formal verse, goddess, goddesses, inspiration, lunar, magic, Mary, moon, poetic mysteries, poetry, prosody, ritual, soul, spirits, spirituality, women's, women's mysteries, yemaya
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St. David’s
Today is the feast day of the native Welsh saint once called ‘the Waterman.’ Supposedly, that was because David–properly Dewi–abstained from alcohol. Odd, that–I live on a tidal river with many mariners for neighbors, and as far as I know, … Continue reading
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Tagged crossing-over song, death, formal verse, imaginal, imagination, incantation, inspiration, lore, lyric, magic, poetry, prosody, seal, selkie, spirits, spiritual, St. David, suicide, vision, visionary, Wales
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A Way Home
Paradox got itself involved yet again today. Work seemed to be taking a slightly worrying turn–the man at the edge of the cliff seemed to be getting a signal that he should go over. By the end, it was a … Continue reading
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Tagged death, formal verse, imagination, inspiration, lyric, magic, muse, poetic mysteries, poetry, prosody, spirit guides, spirits, suicide, suicide prevention, vision, visionary
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Crossing Over
I hope it does what it says on the tin. Since I compose so much verse, I am always wondering if I should be doing something with it, putting it to good use. One thing that pretty much happens on … Continue reading
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Tagged crossing, crossing-over song, death, dream, formal verse, lyric, magic, moon, poetic mysteries, poetry, prosody, song, soul, spirit, spirits, spiritual, vision, visionary, waking dream
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Post Miscarriage
Yesterday was an unsettled day. Work went well, but after that I was restless and bored and couldn’t sit still. By evening, I was starting to feel down. Then I posted here about my WordPress issues, and–something shifted. For one … Continue reading
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Tagged formal verse, inspiration, lyric, lyric verse, poetic mysteries, poetry, prosody, song, spirits, spirituality, versification
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Elf-Shot Arrow
The bells of the local Catholic church just rang out noon as I finished today’s work, only a minute or two ago. It hasn’t been that long since I always worked in the evening because the world outside was quieter. … Continue reading
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Tagged ancestors, faery, fey, folklore, formal verse, inspiration, lore, magic, omens, poetic mysteries, poetry, signs, song, spirits, spiritual path, verse
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Un-Thought-Out
This will probably be brief, because I am still considering what just happened. The verses to follow came very, very quickly; I only paused at one point because I was unsure I could hear clearly enough. I have been reading … Continue reading
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Tagged dorothy love coates, dreams, dreamwork, formal verse, gospel, inspiration, magic, mystic, mysticiam, poetic mysteries, poetry, spirits, spirituality, vision, visionary, waking dream
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