green granites and green jaspers, philosophik* sweetness, disjointed anointed coral, a spiritual moral, Holy/wholly completeness.
Wise oracle gives vent to the fires born at random, two or more fires at tandem, one behind the other.
Sulphurious and furious as flame, absolve of blame, mercurial form as a teardrop.
Amidst the running waters in golden, distilling gold in drops with Mosaic, the Alchemical Chalice we make.
The tree which bornes the worm from the white phoenix rises from the fairy torch which has been lit, transformation of wisdom and wit, Love is unique, wants subjects who have besides themselves.
wow...this read like a mystery...a riddle that it might take a lifetime to solve...magical, mystical, and full of promise, this is a write that it might take a number of reads to conceptualize, let alone fully understand...
Agh..the great Philsopher's Stone that the medieval alchemists used to transmute base metal into gold !
Aleister Crawley and the Order of the Golden Dawn fraternity were reputed to have had access to these arcane and mysterious puzzles !
Similarly the Muslims' Kabba is reputed to house a magical green cube that fell from the celestial skies, and was recovered by Abraham !
Wonderful and fascinating stuff you are producing Sage !
Peter
I go with Eileen, your thought process is would so tight and when it lets go, something fine spews forth from your pen. Although alchemy and me don't travel the same road, that takes nothing away for the marvelous job you did on the Chalice in the piece.
beautiful photo and intriguing poem. The Holy grail is different for everyone, ie. to make millions or spread love and happiness, peace and and end of striving (Buddha's detachment!). Hope your lifting the chalice somewhere, sage! k
Mmmmm... this one sucks you in and doesn't let go... warm and compelling - like a charm or a spell. Can feel me eyes goin all higgly-wiggly as the hermetics draw me hypnotically. The mystical is always such a subtle blend of all world religions and each kind of overlays and shadows the other - but with significant points of divergence, perhaps, which you don't notice until you really dig deeper. The Alchemic has an earthy closeness to the material, carbon-based elements of our life, I think; appeals to our mortal parts that long and strive for immortality. This is beautifully crafted and honed and, as ever, is mystically instructive; lavish with richness and opulent description. Brilliant! :)) K xx
Reviewed by Elizabeth Taylor (Reader)
Reviewed on January 5, 2006
"...Amidst the running
waters in golden,
distilling gold in
drops with
Mosaic,
the Alchemical
Chalice we
make..."
So true...some great lines in this one. Well done.
Sage you have the brain of a Britannica! You could rival
Wikipedia;-)I always enjoy your offerings they are original and very entertaining. I once read a book about the stone, very interesting. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
Poetry. Various urgent, lively, and sometimes haunting poems appear here alongside stark black and white photos of Jones' homeless subjects. Jones takes on the plight of the homeless in different voices, echoing the thoughts of people on the streets,
Intuitively, I know I've lived many lifetimes, and none more interesting than the one I'm living now. However, being born an old soul somehow did not excuse me from the same job I share with you and that is learning to craft a positive attitude about
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Aleister Crawley and the Order of the Golden Dawn fraternity were reputed to have had access to these arcane and mysterious puzzles !
Similarly the Muslims' Kabba is reputed to house a magical green cube that fell from the celestial skies, and was recovered by Abraham !
Wonderful and fascinating stuff you are producing Sage !
Peter
waters in golden,
distilling gold in
drops with
Mosaic,
the Alchemical
Chalice we
make..."
So true...some great lines in this one. Well done.
Wikipedia;-)I always enjoy your offerings they are original and very entertaining. I once read a book about the stone, very interesting. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
Eileen