Let’s explore, the universe is within
Long have I stayed here drinking deeply of the pleasures offered Now my soul longs for more Cups lie empty strewn around me. Surely there must be more! I look out and feel a yearning a calling- some message telling me…what? that I can be more than this mundane creature with neither needs nor ambition [...]
At Dawn they come I hear the drums beating as they plan their approach I alone remain to meet them I cannot give way Will this battle be the one I cannot win? NO! I will not surrender My gods watch over me and so much has been lost The drums echo louder as I [...]
“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way round or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes [...]
First of all I wanted to thank everyone reading this for coming by. Of late more and more of you have been coming by, commenting or liking my work and its much appreciated. All feedback is very appreciated. I’ve been particularly enjoying some of the conversations that go past just one comment / reply couplet. [...]
““There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.” ― Jack Kerouac, On the Road: The Original Scroll Click on image to see full size The Fool by G A Rosenberg
An Act of balance Give because you have received Teach a man to fish Click on image to see full-size Six of Pentacles by G A Rosenberg
“Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.” –John Adams A friend of mine asked me what significance the card below, the seven of cups had to my life at this time. At first I told her that as a choice of card [...]
“To confront a person with his shadow is to show him his own light. Once one has experienced a few times what it is like to stand judgingly between the opposites, one begins to understand what is meant by the self. Anyone who perceives his shadow and his light simultaneously sees himself from two sides [...]
“The truth will not necessarily set you free, but truthfulness will.” – Ken Wilber Authenticity. What does it mean to be your authentic self. Can you be authentic without revealing a lot of yourself? How much trust does it take to be authentic? Not only of other people but to be able to be open [...]
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” –Martin Luther King Jr. What does it mean–to undertake something with painstaking excellence? Does it mean to get every detail right? Does it mean doing the utmost at every point to make it work? I would like to believe [...]
May 27, 2012
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