Living from Good
Crafting poems as songs. From whatever words and phrases arrive during Lectio Divina. Tintern Abbey was founded in 1131, and inhabited by the Cistercian monks for 400 years until Henry VIII decided he didn’t like the monks and signed the Dissolution of Monasteries act...
consent cycles: inhabitable poems of wisdom OrientationI see through the world. What I see clearly, I belong to. Seeing begets seeing.Everything else follows.Morning AlignmentThis morning I consent to see,as I stand in the Good.I gather my attention.I see from...
Quod est superius est sicut quod est inferius — "That which is above is like that which is below." Originating from the Emerald Tablet, this is the central axiom of Hermetic philosophy, affirming the interconnectedness of all levels of reality. In the engraving above,...
Consent cycle poetry on the relationship of goodness truth and beauty OrientationTruth, beauty, goodness— three faces, inseparable.When I hunger for them, the day opens.When I reach for advantage, they vanish like mist.Morning AlignmentI stand where Truth is...
“I Am is the formula of revelation in the world of the existence of the divine essence of Jesus, such as 'I am the door’, 'I am the true vine’.” Meditations on the Tarot The Kingdom Vision: No Separation "Jesus was talking about the kingdom of heaven as a state of...
A consent cycle on alignment with truth and grace OrientationGrace is already here. Freely given.Truth comes after, and something steadies.Life can be met as it is.I can see clearly.Morning AlignmentThis morning I receive before I strive. I let grace come first.I stop...
“Giving and receiving: God speaks to man. Receiving and giving, man speaks to God … serving the cosmological function.” Cynthia Bourgeault Opening Invitation Logion 21Miriam said,"Then tell us, Master, what your students are like.How would you describe them?"He...
A Consent Cycle series of poetry on wisdom OrientationThe field is here. Am I tuned?Thought, feeling, body— gathered.Coherence appears.The Good waits for consent. Morning AlignmentThis morning I settle. I let the centers agree.I bring what I have, as I am.I offer this...
Teachings revolving around the Unjust Steward Parable, from the Gospels of Thomas and Philip. What is Your Own Hold what is your own,and more will be given.The acorn’s tree is offered freely,as the smallest carries the whole.Become small,and know,treasures are heldin...
Teachings on be presence from Cynthia Bourgeault and the Gospel of Thomas Morning Intention: Without Outcome The outcome is hidden.The day, unmade.Aim for the highest you can see—then open your hands.Come into beingas you pass away.Show up. Work.Stay here, in this...
Four elements of human harvest: faith, hope, love … and conscience. Elements of HarvestThe earth receives what is given, holding without knowing what stirs beneath the dark. Thirst is older than the rain. The body opens before the water comes. We have always been...