1.
I Seek — a poem by Blandine Bardeau
From the Community
I Seek
I seek a different rythm,
I seek the milky Moon,
The gentle sound of the rain.
I seek to be close to the Earth,
Her seasons, music and rythms.
I seek the rythm of the Feminine,
The song of the body,
I seek the Divine.
I seek a deeper peace,
And to fetch treasures,
I seek to reveal and unravel,
I seek the Underworld.
I seek to be whispered to.
Putting forth the Feminine essence,
Is my life’s work.
I know it in my bones,
I have always known.
I now stand firm whilst acknowledging the shame, the hesitancy I carry,
From millenia of oppression, years of hiding and secrecy.
We are the daughters of the witches that didn’t burn.
- Blandine Bardeau
At the end of this poem is an opportunity to really consider a truth - that we are the daughters (and sons) of the witches that didn’t burn. I take this literally, but you could also widen the lens and consider that we are right now in this moment as a product of a very, very long lineage. Of an ancestry that survived the oppression of the gods, millennia, and humanity itself.
And so we are here. What shall we do, then?
2.
Mirocolo Collection — paintings by Thot Adan
From the Internet
I’m not really into blurbs - I kind of just rock up to galleries and bookshops and go ‘WOW!’. But, it is worth reading up on Thot Adan’s work and take on Life, Art and Eastern Philosophy.
3.
Killing Commendatore — a novel by Haruki Murakami
From the Library
If you are an artist (and there’s a fair chance if you’re reading this), or not, then this book comes highly recommended. Like all of Murakami’s work, he transports you into a world that’s both here and not here, in such a way I’ve never encountered before.
The image above is the ‘beneath the sleeve’ cover the hard-bound print, which frankly was the reason I bought the book. Click the image to purchase on bookshop.org, which brings you the convenience of online retail while supporting independent bookshops.
A quote I wanted to share from the book, on truth and possibilities:
“Instead of a stable truth, I choose unstable possibilities.”
— Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
Most of the time, the vast space that is the ‘unknown’ completely does my head in. Right now, any stability and ‘truth’ I may have deluded myself into since adulthood is slowly but surely disintegrating. So I am faced with infinite possibilities of where I will let my life take me.
I experience a deep sense of trust in life that I’ve never had before. To such a degree that despite the familiar anxiety about not knowing, I actually don’t think I’m all that bothered. This new trust is completely irrational, illogical and unwarranted.
Yet here I am, choosing unstable possibilities instead of a stable truth. Apparently.
QUESTION FOR YOU
Which do you choose? Stable truths? Or unstable possibilities?
I love that quote from Murakami! As the year ends, I’m reflecting on possibilities for the coming year. Thank you!
Man I'm so glad I took the time to read this tonight! I'm excited to give the book a try.
Your point about not being bothered by the unknown is very comforting. In many ways, i feel the same, but I haven't quite been able to translate that feeling into words :) so thank you
"I experience a deep sense of trust in life that I’ve never had before. To such a degree that despite the familiar anxiety about not knowing, I actually don’t think I’m all that bothered. This new trust is completely irrational, illogical and unwarranted."