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Friday, May 9, 2014

Inner Alchemy

 Visita Interiora Terrae Rectificando Invenies Occultum Lapidem


Sacred dagger
trembling hand
cut a hole right in
the center of me
steady breath
clear mind
pointed like
the blade
draw a line
through space
through time
removing
these false truths
nestled
inside.
Reluctant hand
pries from Ego's grasp
what it so
desperately
clings to
in the name of
Protection.
Tears fall
like veils
revealing
a softer
more vulnerable
truth.
Gaping wound
transcends to joy...
never forgetting
the blade's path
nor the sharpness
of it's point.
Kiss the wind
breathe it in
alchemy,
transformation.





Monday, April 28, 2014

WWAD (What Would Aphrodite Do?)





Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, Joy
Divine Pleasure, Beauty,
I bow reverently at your feet
offer myself in service to you
adorn myself with beauty
my heart expanding with every breath.
I lay myself before you
ask humbly that you
fill every last cell of my body with joy
let beauty wash down upon me
let it tickle my skin
delight my senses
let it bathe me in inspiration
shower me with light.
Aphrodite, I call unto you,
awaken the parts of me that have
been afraid to know pleasure
in its most rewarding form,
the parts that have so patiently
awaited your presence.
Oh Aphrodite, Queen of Sensuality,
help me to find intimacy in
all my relations
in all my actions
in all my connections,
with myself and others.
Bless my days with your presence
so I may sensuously explore the world,
so I may know myself in all my aspects.
Aphrodite I devote myself to you,
I devote myself to reveling in
Joy, Beauty, Divine Pleasure, and Sensuality,
simply because I can,
because I must.
Open to serving,
open to receiving,
I bow to you oh Queen Aphrodite,
I bow to Love.


Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Exhale!


Enchanted by the
delicate dance
of inhalation
gracefully bowing to
exhalation
again
and
again,
waves gently
washing ashore,
treasuring the bliss
in that precious
still moment
when all breath
has left the body,
time and space
disappear
only peace
remains.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Traverse the Night


"Shaman Dreams" by Susan Seddon Boulet


Messengers


Another piece of the puzzle


Tears, like holy messengers
traversing the night
bearers of obscured wisdom
rising up through my belly
expanding my chest
pouring into my throat
before falling out of my eyes
weeping, weeping, weeping.
Tears, startling me awake
with their urgency
leaving me trembling
in the darkness
not knowing
how to hold such ferocity
in this fragile mind, body.
Tears, found a door through
my sticky subconscious
little puddles on my pillow
perhaps the stirrings of my soul
hitchhiking on a dream
stretching towards the light.
Tears, a liminal puzzle
jumbled code
seeking the clarity of dawn
and an audience of me -
at my most
vulnerable.





Monday, October 21, 2013

The Road Home

Bright blue sky
intersects brown hills
browner than I remember -
the land thirsts this year,
as do I.
Once again I stand alone
at the crossroads.
Hekate's shrouded figure
beckons me onward
but I can't see beyond the shadows
and I do not know which path to take.
The voices of my guides muffled
by the low and constant ache
of loneliness in my bones.
Only the changing light of the seasons
and the flicker of a hopeful dream
point the way forward,
the way In.
Go deeper, the leaves whisper
rustling high in the trees above
shimmering beacons in the unknown.
Oh, how I wish to be Seen by you
How I wish you'd notice
the subtle way my eyes change color
like the oranges and yellows of the leaves
with the weather, the mood.
I long for you to take my hand in yours
and lead me along this winding trail
letting your precious secrets
spill upon my lips...
Like a great spell lifted
these daydreams spark clarity.
I gather up my courage
and once again choose the path of intuition
of faith, of mystery.
Great guardians of Earth and Sky,
I call upon Wolf and Owl
A lone set of tracks through the woods
a soaring path across the sky,
let your wisdom become mine
something to draw upon
something to discover anew
with every step forward.
And when this set of tracks
encounters another
when these paths cross
let them merge gracefully
and form intricate patterns on the Earth
under the weight of our joyous dance.
In I go.
Deeper I go.
Beckoning,
beckoning,
the road home.

Friday, August 2, 2013

Stepping Gracefully Into Love



Edges singed by flames
of trials past
sweeping away remnants of
doubt
to embrace the fascinating beauty 
of my own flesh
swirling with my shadow
to find peace
acceptance.
I'm ready to step gracefully
into love
to be held so preciously
surrendering into
the arms of a gentle, courageous lover
in return offering nothing less than
a reflection of all God's love
from my heart to
yours.
No more
falling
in 
love,
walking
hand in hand
instead
the door is open,
I invite you in.




Sunday, July 21, 2013

Blade of Grass





Walking amongst
giant redwoods
remembering 
my humble place
in this universe,
cherishing the stillness
this moment holds
the instinct to 
struggle
meddle
control
dissipates,
my yearning 
replaced by 
the simple joy 
of acceptance.
I let it soak in
smell of warm grass
stripes of dragonfly 
dancing in front of my eyes
birdcall on the wind
sun warming my skin.
Sometimes I forget
the blade
that cuts through 
illusion
more closely resembles
a blade of grass
than a metal sword.
Feels so good 
to be 
home.