A glorious essay Lady Katerina, I’m singing with the birds and over the moon reading your distilled and integrated, “golden apples of the sun and silver apples of the moon”.
I appreciate your knowledge, wisdom and cosmic sense and your stellar humor, thank you. I am prone to flights of fancy, and yes I am a grown seed, indeed.
Your chosen art work is stunning, a valuable and healing work of art!
Reading your comment brightened (gold like) my day immensely, Lady Geraldine!
I’m over the moon (and maybe halfway to Mars) hearing that you enjoyed the essay.
I lean my ear to your poetic "golden apples of the sun and silver apples of the moon"—I might have to borrow that for future cosmic dives. I will quote your lovely name for inspiration and the author, of course.(W.B. Yeats, I guess?).
I'm glad you connected with the artwork as well. Writing this article about transformation reminded me of many of the steps I've taken, but I wasn't sure why or where they would make sense in the future. Now that it's here, you've enjoyed it and found value, so thank you for the acknowledgement.
And I’m glad to know another "grown seed" who’s prone to flights of fancy. Keep flying high—who needs gravity anyway?:))
Wishing you as well a merry, music-filled Autumn full of peace, love, and spontaneous bird songs!
Thank you so much, Rubén! The meaning of your name—“Re’u” (behold/see) and “Ben” (son)—is a great metaphor for a seed, don't you think? So, there you are; it’s already in you! 🌱 It’s wonderful that something is blooming for you—exactly what I was hoping for!
Thoroughly enjoyable read 👏🏽 thank you for the work that went into this!
The line that stuck out for me was how psyche and matter are the same thing and how they are perceived depends on which angle you are observing from. It stuck because this truth is reflected in the double-slit experiment and in the sayings “as above, so below, as within, so without”, and is the basis for manifestation. I appreciated the reminder. Loved the Jung quote as well!
Ahh, Vashti Venari (what a lovely name you have!), thank you so much!
Glad that you enjoyed the read! And, yes, that bit about psyche and matter is one of my favourites as well—it ties in perfectly with the double-slit experiment; there is logic in halves, just like our brain, body, food, and psyche, all seek balance. The whole 'as above, so below' vibe just brings everything together so nicely, basis for manifestation as you've said.😊 Yes, who doesn't appreciate a good Jung quote? 💡 Thank you for sharing your thoughts.🙌
Wow! Beautiful writing. The first half of life is the safety of our ego. The second half of life is the song of our soul. Alchemy. The hidden journey inside. Between spaces and dimensions. Metaphor, symbols, archetypes. Alchemy! I loved how you went deep into alchemy as a philosophy and where science and intuition intersect it. The physical transformation of the outer world and its symbolic correspondence to our inner world. The seven stages were really interesting and I totally resonate with these as a journey inside. A soul journey. I definitely look forward to more mystery and living into the questions of unknowing. Un-naming. Creating. An intersection with oneness. Coagulation. Melting into the fire of transformation.
Beautiful artwork too!
Thank you so much for such a deep and hermeneutic article.
I will attempt to keep alchemizing lead into poetic gold, one word at a time.
Dear, Jamie. Thank you for your warm comment and support. As I read your comment, heavy rain falls outside my window, perfect time for transformation.
Lady Geraldine's "golden apples of the sun and silver apples of the moon" inspired me to look for the entire poetry of W. B. Yeats, and I grabbed your book and looked into it while drinking my coffee, as I do in many of my mornings. Your words had already alchemised and transformed my days.
Until I read your poetry a few months ago, it had been forgotten somewhere in my memories, perhaps painfully because I had associated it with my mother, who is no longer here, but as soon as I resumed reading poems, your poetry, I felt joy, not sorrow; I reconnected with old parts of myself, and this is an example of how we heal each other, invisible.
If I hadn't told you this, you wouldn’t have known, and I want you to know.:)
While we grief, coagulate, go inward, and live our lives day by day, we have no idea when our transformation will "lead" to "gold." and how this will transform others too.
Thank you, Jamie; you are an "alchemist" beautiful soul!
Let us continue to turn that lead into more shiny metaphors, one word at a time!🙏❤️
Thank you Katerina. Beyond. Poetry is a bridge. In her spaces transformation is possible. I am honoured to be a part of the story and the energy that helped cross that threshold. A reconnection. Even five thousand miles and a great ocean can not slow down the energy of the words. Thanks for holding this book in your hands. Carrying her words in your heart. Bless you. May you feel into that joy that your mother still alchemizes with you. Through you. In that energy we are all one. Golden apples. The mystery of the moon. The knowledge of the sun. Living into the questions. One day. One coffee. One word. At a time. Keep writing. We need you 🙏❤️
Thank you, Jamie 🙏! My mother still alchemises me in many artistic ways she left me to explore. Thank you for sharing this. Beautiful also said, "A reconnection." Even five thousand miles and a great ocean can not slow down the energy of the words."
A glorious essay Lady Katerina, I’m singing with the birds and over the moon reading your distilled and integrated, “golden apples of the sun and silver apples of the moon”.
I appreciate your knowledge, wisdom and cosmic sense and your stellar humor, thank you. I am prone to flights of fancy, and yes I am a grown seed, indeed.
Your chosen art work is stunning, a valuable and healing work of art!
Merry Autumn, peace love and music, Geraldine
Reading your comment brightened (gold like) my day immensely, Lady Geraldine!
I’m over the moon (and maybe halfway to Mars) hearing that you enjoyed the essay.
I lean my ear to your poetic "golden apples of the sun and silver apples of the moon"—I might have to borrow that for future cosmic dives. I will quote your lovely name for inspiration and the author, of course.(W.B. Yeats, I guess?).
I'm glad you connected with the artwork as well. Writing this article about transformation reminded me of many of the steps I've taken, but I wasn't sure why or where they would make sense in the future. Now that it's here, you've enjoyed it and found value, so thank you for the acknowledgement.
And I’m glad to know another "grown seed" who’s prone to flights of fancy. Keep flying high—who needs gravity anyway?:))
Wishing you as well a merry, music-filled Autumn full of peace, love, and spontaneous bird songs!
Sweet, dear Katerina, gravity, no need!
Yes, W. B. Yeats
Thank you for your writing, insights and the seeds you are planting. I can feel something is blooming.
Thank you so much, Rubén! The meaning of your name—“Re’u” (behold/see) and “Ben” (son)—is a great metaphor for a seed, don't you think? So, there you are; it’s already in you! 🌱 It’s wonderful that something is blooming for you—exactly what I was hoping for!
Here’s to all the seeds we’ll plant together!
Thoroughly enjoyable read 👏🏽 thank you for the work that went into this!
The line that stuck out for me was how psyche and matter are the same thing and how they are perceived depends on which angle you are observing from. It stuck because this truth is reflected in the double-slit experiment and in the sayings “as above, so below, as within, so without”, and is the basis for manifestation. I appreciated the reminder. Loved the Jung quote as well!
Ahh, Vashti Venari (what a lovely name you have!), thank you so much!
Glad that you enjoyed the read! And, yes, that bit about psyche and matter is one of my favourites as well—it ties in perfectly with the double-slit experiment; there is logic in halves, just like our brain, body, food, and psyche, all seek balance. The whole 'as above, so below' vibe just brings everything together so nicely, basis for manifestation as you've said.😊 Yes, who doesn't appreciate a good Jung quote? 💡 Thank you for sharing your thoughts.🙌
Wow! Beautiful writing. The first half of life is the safety of our ego. The second half of life is the song of our soul. Alchemy. The hidden journey inside. Between spaces and dimensions. Metaphor, symbols, archetypes. Alchemy! I loved how you went deep into alchemy as a philosophy and where science and intuition intersect it. The physical transformation of the outer world and its symbolic correspondence to our inner world. The seven stages were really interesting and I totally resonate with these as a journey inside. A soul journey. I definitely look forward to more mystery and living into the questions of unknowing. Un-naming. Creating. An intersection with oneness. Coagulation. Melting into the fire of transformation.
Beautiful artwork too!
Thank you so much for such a deep and hermeneutic article.
I will attempt to keep alchemizing lead into poetic gold, one word at a time.
Bless you Katerina. 🙏❤️
Dear, Jamie. Thank you for your warm comment and support. As I read your comment, heavy rain falls outside my window, perfect time for transformation.
Lady Geraldine's "golden apples of the sun and silver apples of the moon" inspired me to look for the entire poetry of W. B. Yeats, and I grabbed your book and looked into it while drinking my coffee, as I do in many of my mornings. Your words had already alchemised and transformed my days.
Until I read your poetry a few months ago, it had been forgotten somewhere in my memories, perhaps painfully because I had associated it with my mother, who is no longer here, but as soon as I resumed reading poems, your poetry, I felt joy, not sorrow; I reconnected with old parts of myself, and this is an example of how we heal each other, invisible.
If I hadn't told you this, you wouldn’t have known, and I want you to know.:)
While we grief, coagulate, go inward, and live our lives day by day, we have no idea when our transformation will "lead" to "gold." and how this will transform others too.
Thank you, Jamie; you are an "alchemist" beautiful soul!
Let us continue to turn that lead into more shiny metaphors, one word at a time!🙏❤️
Thank you Katerina. Beyond. Poetry is a bridge. In her spaces transformation is possible. I am honoured to be a part of the story and the energy that helped cross that threshold. A reconnection. Even five thousand miles and a great ocean can not slow down the energy of the words. Thanks for holding this book in your hands. Carrying her words in your heart. Bless you. May you feel into that joy that your mother still alchemizes with you. Through you. In that energy we are all one. Golden apples. The mystery of the moon. The knowledge of the sun. Living into the questions. One day. One coffee. One word. At a time. Keep writing. We need you 🙏❤️
Thank you, Jamie 🙏! My mother still alchemises me in many artistic ways she left me to explore. Thank you for sharing this. Beautiful also said, "A reconnection." Even five thousand miles and a great ocean can not slow down the energy of the words."