The Real Work It’s as if a king has sent you to some country to do a task, and you perform a hundred other services, but not the one he sent you to do. So human beings come to this world to do particular work. That work is the purpose, and each is specific to Read more about Rumi[…]
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Pan (/ˈpæn/;[1] Ancient Greek: Πάν, romanized: Pán) is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs.[2] He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun or satyr. With his homeland in rustic Arcadia, he is also recognized as the god of fields, groves, wooded glens and Read more about Pan[…]
The Song the Sun Sings On the First Of May Now, Love, at last I come In fullness rising over you. Let there be new trembling under the cold-hardened earth at the light play of my fingers And sighing in the valleys. Let there be the song of unfolding within your hidden petals At the Read more about May[…]
Beltane Magic meditation Connecting with my Svadhisthana chakra. Earthy womb, umbilical cord, black hole chakra The bookshop band Deeptime https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-song-by-26671746 https://mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/underland/ Deeptime lyrics Hiding from the world around the little owl sees underground a piece of bronze to weigh me down a hand above to pull me out I stumble through the darkest time deeptime Read more about Deeptime – Svadhisthana Chakra[…]
With Sally Davies Precious Woods Song and Gong https://www.facebook.com/gongandsonginpembs/ The Invitation Quietness Inside this new love die. Your way begins on the other side Become the sky. Take an axe to the prison wall. Escape. Walk out like somebody born into colour. Do it now. You’re covered with thick cloud. Slide out the side. Die, Read more about Poetry Dive[…]
Roger Macfarlane – Singing nature back to life. Folkradio.co.uk says of the spell song, ‘ Little Astronaut (inspired by the Lark) might tie for title place alongside The Lost Words Blessing as arguably one of the albums most touching moments. Molyneux describes it as a “nod to all voices – small or great, loud or lonely – who (…) Read more about Lost words – Spellsongs[…]
Monday – Late Spring a further gift (lockdown continues, as does the good weather). The moon slides into darkness, meteors shower. I settle into stillness, slowing down to the speed of sound. Able to hear and see the world around, able to notice the colours of a fishes eyelids. The still bare branches of the Read more about Late Spring[…]
Tuesday 31st March 3pm – My poem is coming, Primroses and a velvet cat remind me not to forget. I come up the garden to collect it. Lying back, I see the sky above me “I want to dive in naked, lose myself in your depths”, sing the Waterboys “I want to be with you Read more about Primroses and a Velvet cat[…]