As long as you have not grasped that you have to die to grow, you are a troubled guest on the dark earth.
— Mircea Eliade
The synchronicity… I posted the quote above a few hours ago on my Substack. I was pleasantly surprised to wake up to your Poetry Offering of How to Dissapear by Amanda Dalton. Thank you.
I am very much a seasonal creature myself; back on the Northern Hemisphere after spending a decade exploring the remoteness of Australia. I look forward to hearing more about your journey.
Hi again Cristina - in case this is of interest, I've just found that the above quote attributed to Eliade is actually a reworked version from Goethe's poem 'The Holy Longing'. I also though it was by the former, so am pleased to learn of its original source. I find it fascinating how things always seem to reveal their truths and origins in mysterious ways, as though Truth/Wisdom herself longs to be known.. :)
I just love those words by Eliade. I often quote them in dismemberment ceremonies I hold online... I think he's one of the few western scholars who were able to capture the spirit and importance of the death mysteries in both the ancient and indigenous worlds. And wonderful to hear of the resonance with the month's poem, they do seem to find their way here in mysterious ways. Greetings from a fellow taster of Oz's magics!
Hi Gabriela, thank you for letting me know! :)
As long as you have not grasped that you have to die to grow, you are a troubled guest on the dark earth.
— Mircea Eliade
The synchronicity… I posted the quote above a few hours ago on my Substack. I was pleasantly surprised to wake up to your Poetry Offering of How to Dissapear by Amanda Dalton. Thank you.
I am very much a seasonal creature myself; back on the Northern Hemisphere after spending a decade exploring the remoteness of Australia. I look forward to hearing more about your journey.
Hi again Cristina - in case this is of interest, I've just found that the above quote attributed to Eliade is actually a reworked version from Goethe's poem 'The Holy Longing'. I also though it was by the former, so am pleased to learn of its original source. I find it fascinating how things always seem to reveal their truths and origins in mysterious ways, as though Truth/Wisdom herself longs to be known.. :)
I just love those words by Eliade. I often quote them in dismemberment ceremonies I hold online... I think he's one of the few western scholars who were able to capture the spirit and importance of the death mysteries in both the ancient and indigenous worlds. And wonderful to hear of the resonance with the month's poem, they do seem to find their way here in mysterious ways. Greetings from a fellow taster of Oz's magics!