Before the Storm

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Before the storm, the wind catches; the soul falls away, or so it seems . . . but the self survives, even though the storm is here.




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A Moment of Grace

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It is time to be bold, to call, to sing . . . in a moment of grace.




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When the Wind Slows

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And the light again retakes its rightful place, the self dances in its dusky rays, visible and ascendant.




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Transubstantiation

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The sun is not gone, deadwood is not dead . . . nor is anything else.




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Becoming

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Between the lines, the light becomes self, separate from its source . . . it touches another self, and in the spaces between, I become.


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Sacred Space

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Above and below, inward and outward, dark and light: the world and self, both sacred space.



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The Veil

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What emerges from the vortex is a sign of peace in a warrior's spirit, flying across the threshold through the rent in the veil.



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Vulture

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He is become the death-eater, the sin-eater, and the gleaming bones he leaves behind begin, at last, to heal.



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The Light

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Invisible on its own, seen only in relation to that which holds it, carries it, the self remains . . . the light.



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Inside the Whirlwind

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An outline, a silhouette, a fraction of me only, but inside the whirlwind, I am no longer invisible.



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Center

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Out of place and out of time, finding courage, confidence, calm . . . a center.


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The Midpoint

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At that moment of magic, of mystery, of medicine, the Maiden* emerges . . . in the shadow of the midpoint of the light.




* For those unfamiliar with the reference, "Maiden" here refers to a specifically Southwestern indigenous spirit. The hoodoo is entirely the wrong shape, but in the angle of the light on the vernal equinox, what here we colloquially call a Hopi Maiden emerges in shadow in perfect form. [In actuality, her traditional butterfly rolls were historically likely found far beyond Hopi, including in this place, long before the contemporary styles took hold.] To see the spirit she embodies, look at the woman on the right here, or the fetishes here.]



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Mudding Season

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They say it is winter's last day, perhaps the last in which the magpie is her solitary self, but for now, it is mudding season, and just for a moment, she rests.



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Lines

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Let the lines fall upon you, and know that you are free to travel the space between.




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Name

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If you could tell us who you are, what would you call yourself: What is your name?




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The Congress of the Lights

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It is the union that births the night . . . in the congress of the lights.


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Honeysuckle

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I grow old and am reborn; I am beauty . . . and I am beautiful.




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Reflected Glow

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Brilliance dimmed, talent dismissed, self circumscribed, ability an afterthought . . . and still, they cannot survive without her.




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Emergence

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Does emergence define this self — shadow, echo, something else?



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When the Water Comes

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It goes where it will. I am not like the water; I am the water.



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