I decided to add a links section to this site (on right below the archives), starting with Poets Online since it is my favorite and most useful poetry site.
Ken puts out a prompt on a more or less regular interval. It really helps to have a topic that others work on at the same time.
The last prompt was for a cinquain based on a google search. Read my contribution,
Spiral Galaxy Harmonics, in the
archive.
Take a look at the latest prompt while you are there. There are many other useful sections as well.
Check out my latest addition to the Poets Against the War site
Pledge allegiance to President Bush . . .
Back to Sacred Geometry
A guote from
Sacred Geometry that I believe applies to poetry.
Geometry in nature arranges the shapes of the molecules and crystals that make up our bodies and the physical cosmos. It is the key to the creation of the universe. A good primer on this subject is Michael Schneiders interesting book A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe. In his introduction, he says: "It's a shame that children are exposed to numbers merely as quantities instead of qualities and characters with distinct personalities relating to each other in various patterns. If only they could see numbers and shapes as the ancients did, as symbols of principles available to teach us about the natural structure and process of the universe and to give us perspective on human nature."
Studying and meditating on geometry helps us to better understand the laws, patterns and blueprints within nature. As we are part of nature, it can help us key in to and become more of our true selves, the magnificent spiritual beings who we really are. But if you are not into that, just studying the wonders and beauty of geometry is a healthy and thoroughly enjoyable past time anyway!
I observe little evidence of order and shape in contemporary poetry that uses English (I don't know about other languages). That does not make it bad poetry, just naive of the roots of Westen cultural origins. Thus, fallacies pervade the art and it reinforces the naivete of the audience.
Pythagoreans placed high value on geometry; geometry placed high value on Pythagoras.
I compose poetry, I know geometry, and I place a high value on Pythagoras. The Fibonacci Series is an estimate of perfection which is the best that can be done in 3 dimensions.
Just an aside here is that the evidence is very strong that the Pythaoreans are the origin of the Christians and the New Testament so it is still in our genetic language heritage despite the perversions of the past 2000 years.
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May the power of Brigid be with you.
On the feast day, Bridget would visit and bless homes. If the sun was seen on this day winter was over but if the sun was hidden behind clouds winter was still to come. In the British Isles, spring is already on its way. Flower buds are poking through and the greenery is returning. Milk begins to flow in the udders of cows and sheep as they ready for the birth of their offspring. Older pagan names for Candlemas include Imbolc and Oimelc. Oimelc meaning "milk of ewes" and Imbolc translates as "in the belly" (pertaining to the earth).
Take a break and
Learn about Bigid, the goddess of creative inspiration and poetry.
A Candlemas Poem
Night of lit white candles
darkness turned into light
"everything she touches changes"
feast of waxing flame
fire of heart and hearth
fire on the mind
flickering of spark
quickening of air
warming into inspiration
thawing in her innocence
snow into desire
"she shines for all of us
she burns within us all"
sipral heat of life
"she shines for all of us
within us all she burns"
the fires to create
"she shines in all of us
she burns us all within"
awakening arising is her need
"she shines for all of us
she burns within us all"
Her candle is our only source
-From Diane Stein's book "Casting the Circle"
