Friday, January 23, 2009
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Pythia, would fulfill certain rituals before she initiated herself into her spiritual role of prophetess: bathe, purify in the Castalian waters; dress in ceremonial robes; sit upon a tripod in the temple; inhale vapors arising from a chasm; fall into a state of trance; channel Apollo’s words. This is how I write. Of the rituals and potions; clouded memories and ecstatic states; unintelligible utterings, riddles and rhymes; of the momentary madness; alas, knowledge and wisdom arise.
I count the grains of sand on the beach and measure the sea.
I understand the speech of the mute and I hear the voiceless.
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One of the holiest sites of ancient
A most sacred and holy spot devoted to Gaea, the Earth Mother;
Of the many prophesies, advice, warnings and words of wisdom received from the Oracle; the most familiar, valuable and significant of these is: Know ThySelf.
In these words live truth, freedom, peace and understanding.
3 comments:
Cool.
But man, I can't get the idea of that poor Brazilian model out of my head. Speaking of hands.
Grateful to have mine open closed or pointing. What a life.
Hey Erik, I know, what a tragedy. So scary - life is so fragile. I am so saddened because she prayed to live - feeling she had so much more to do in this world. I feel that way and I have years on her - still so much to do. I hope and pray she found peace in her final moments. I'm sure she did.
What scares me too . . . that disease that took her life - "Septicemia" - is the tenth leading cause of death in the USA - and I contracted it after giving birth to my third/last child by C-section (over 19 years ago). I had no idea at the time how serious that really was. I just remember the pain and wanting to feel better to take of my baby. I feel extra blessed now.
She was healthy and living her dreams (and supporting her family) less than two months ago . . .
GOD bless her. Thanks for mentioning her.
I am so grateful for my health, my body, my mind, my heart - and the list goes on and on. GRATEFUL.
Beautiful
And wholly understood.
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