"Writing is the process one follows to learn what is already known deep within: it sharpens the spirit, disciplines the mind & leads to solutions. In the spaces between words & solitude observe what happens when words and silence meet. Words matter. Pay attention. Write to learn what you know." ~ Mary Anne Radmacher
This section is reserved for a collection of intuitive seven-word pages and other poetic inspirations.
On behalf of the fifth, we salute you… "The world is a safe place." "Neglect of the soul is lethal." "If life isn't a dance, then it's a dead duck." **************************************************** Souls gathering one more time despite the glitter and the crime Remembering the path can lead many astray why be afraid when you know the way I celebrate the Master, his devotion so strong constant and flowing and singing along This glorious time is filled with such strife easier to let go and get on with your life I feel this gratitude expanding my heart it brings me peace to know my part Down the road when he has departed more work for sure will just get started For history shows we cycle through ages each book of life filling the pages Yet here we are, we come to deliver a message so clear, you'll have to consider This path we are on is eternal and blessed relax, close your eyes, and learn the method You may soar sky high like an eagle in flight the inner vision awakening, embracing the light And there will be times when we all dream together sharing the burden, now light as a feather A life such as this will go down in history dancing the dream back into the mystery The Truth and Love again planted as seeds to further enlighten serving our highest needs…
"Old Souls in the Matrix" September 2007, VMB To my companions trapped by the mirror I sit here with presence and truth The individual soul must be liberated now Neglect of the soul is lethal, so Don't delay, we come through the dreamtime And through moments of profound stillness... God Now we have your attention, be aware The intelligent ones will take good notes The frivolous will fade away with time The self-righteous and prideful will always lose The mirror will shatter, the reflection clear The only sustainable resource is the Soul Cuz you know, a soul tide's rising A wave of consciousness across the globe Keep on this path back to God... That is a declaration of the soul Awaken the mind to the individual soul Know who you are, keep moving forward Many will be seduced, others will die Emotions will run wild, chaos is change So respond with grace, know your friends Of grief, anger, anxiety, fear, and joy With no emotional friends, you will react Keep the graces in hand and respond The soul will know, you will too So don't be blue, remember the birds And I will fly into your life My way is simple, direct and forthright I will disappoint and break all illusions Truth is my sword, God my scabbard Heaven my home, Earth my beloved Mother...
"The AEA" December 2008, VMB [in reference to the Alternative Educational Alliance] we see your vision has expanded well offering young people knowledge and some tools to discover the soul and understand self the battles within supersede the dramas outside how they react or respond shows much how they step up or shut down the proper space is being prepared now for your style of delivery is solid keep certain players on the field practicing maintain the coach role for the soul and use your clarity to offer counsel at the heart level there is love compatibility, eros, family, unconditional, protective and mercy rites of passage and the sacred marriage gaining balance and control through intimacy, communication your vision evolved by living the process the example you set reflects your dance the ember burning bright, renewed in light souls returning, 'tis a long time coming the fifth manifestation of the infinite soul the troops you assemble have come before to usher in a consciousness for all saturating souls with seeds of new life choices choreograph days into months into years at sixty you will be very clear a channel self-mastering skills over forty years relax and breathe, allow the vision room to expand and contract, a mother's womb birthing this child... the Alternative Educational Alliance a way to give back the knowledge a way to share rites of passage bringing young people into the light... SOUL the mandates are simple each time around the fifth no different acting the clown when life is a dance, you'll see dead duck examples to set you free with a war on terror... nuclear hysteria yet the world is a safe place how can this be? souls dancing eternally still there will be many, for sure who neglect the soul forgetting their role a lethal choice to remain asleep now when you snooze you lose something profound awake in the dreamtime the soul knows can you remember from many years ago when the master came in full body sharing the logos straight from the TAO to return again brings us full circle the vision a vehicle until the end keep it fresh as you go on let go of those whose competitive will usurps the vision for their own means eagle eyes will show you what's ahead keeping allies close who know you truly while others discover at their own pace always remember this is not a race each individual soul will play a part keep it real, close to the heart when you look back many years later smiling faces will comfort you with memories a lifetime as Buffalo Gives-Away the Flame...
"Going Public with the AEA" February 2021, VMB As I ponder my choices taking action To go public… writings, podcasts, website, workshops I am reminded of the still point And the hundred rooms of my mansion How we manifest, maintain and sustain “this” Recreating reality, expanding consciousness, living the dream We each chose to be here now… To know truth, to discover one’s essence, To experience the love of true intimacy, Authentic soul contact, unconditional clarity, instantaneous intelligence And a comprehension through streams of knowledge Experienced and remembered, examined with intuitive knowing Explored with a passion for self-actualization, self-mastery Now gathering together to give it away In the organizational form of the AEA Design and choreography of the basics, essentials Are on the table creating the platform The foundation is solid to build upon Just as my mansion is anchored with Truth, Love, Fair Counsel, Creativity and Courage The courage of heart, sovereignty of soul, And as a clear and open channel The AEA byline states… “the truth of knowledge Can liberate and unite us through Love And understanding (which we changed to sovereignty of soul)… To educate, enlighten and expose the truth Or in other words, share the knowledge, Align with essence, discover the mansion within And reveal truth through experience and example Leading others to their own discoveries, self-realizations The levels and cycles of learning…. Evolving… And taking the knowledge public via the AEA With a small band of spiritual “truth-seekers” Representing Oversouls on behalf of the fifth We become an oasis for older souls That have been marginalized, sidelined, and silenced Offering tools to discover the mansion within With streams of knowledge backing it up And access to higher planes of consciousness In truth we are… “friends of God” Seeded across humanity opening channels of communication Through dreaming, telepathy, clarity, seeing and healing Part of the divine blueprint for self-actualization Heightened awareness and the truth of Love We offer classes, workshops and basic ceremonial Rites of passage for the soul realized The path of the road less traveled… I embrace “this” with all my heart Listening to the captain of my vessel To guide me along through stormy weather To inspire me to stay the course And persevere onward and upward toward completion The goal of the soul to “graduate” From this physical plane uniting with the Oversoul And assigning others in our “family pods” Offering service to humanity with fair counsel And a discernment between truth and falsehoods What some call “setting the record straight” In balance, with harmony, and for understanding Self-realization is knowing what we need to Know when we need to know it… Go within, align with the still point For the truth shall set you free!
“NECROMANCER/GHOSTBUSTER” Automatic writing by VCJ 2020 I am a soul committed to knowing… knowing that, as souls, we do incarnate, whether or not we believe it. We are here to learn all lessons until we have had our fill and graduate. In life and death our existence continues as bodies of energy as yet unmeasurable. Religions and science dally with the reality, on and on without seeing the truth. Religions mystify it and keep us guessing. Science cannot see it with any instruments. We ache to know what we are and compensate by identifying with all but that which is temporary and shall disintegrate. Those who claim to know the soul are held in suspicion by the blind, who continue to conjecture on and on. As one who knows, I shall persevere. I see the soul, living or “dead.” Both are visible and identifiable to me. It seems that we’ve had enough time and the we suffer in our ignorance, allowing the dead to hang around endlessly. As one who knows, I shall rise to the task and commit myself resolutely to raising the dead until I’m done.
"Full Moon Sweatlodge" August 2009, VMB the grandmothers thank you for this ceremony lighting the lodge and remembering to pray talk can be cheap for you reap what you sow, that's how we know when you are ready for another run remember, learning was designed to be fun though people like their pain and process it gives them validity during down times when in essence there is no time how one might rationalize an individual action go back to the thoughts creating it how one feels adds energy to it the manifestation an inner gift now realized each process revealing more of the truth drawing in many people, especially the youth so it is on a full moon in the summer time... fuck, eat, travel the young soul paradigm losing its grip rather hit the road, take a trip up to Court's and the ocean coast opening the heart to the fifth manifestation your lodge anchored in the four before celebrating an awakening consciousness... many will participate coming to the feast, the cosmic party glimpses of future family and film friends gatherings transcending only to come back down to the Earth Mother and her worlds for the eagle will soar very high yet must also land to nest... rest and still with eyes seeing for distances embracing this planet from corner to corner the portals your guideposts, the grid holding souls returning to set the records straight keep moving toward your eight, Lightning Feet only God is great on this path and to dance the seven arrows awake in the light and in the rainbow a bridge for teaching is naturally made modalities for delivery a much simpler thing at least for you and the Master for he guides your days enjoying most and loves to be in the moment all knowledge and souls in his sphere an endless stream for many to share we see you by the river strong we see your dance, hear your song it gives life and much more too you are cruisin' along, the path true for timing is essential to be placed in the right spot, then simply deliver some will get it, others will question the truth will stand alone and impartial resistance is futile, as you already know then relax, breathe, put on the show in your room, onstage, or anywhere else the soul needs very little to perform a more elaborate set necessary for goals yet the ultimate role for your soul lives and breathes with the fifth manifestation in this way all movements are designed be the artist, be the mystic self-realized...
"Sweatlodge" January 1992, VMB staring in cultured ignorance snow covered landscape a single frame of ominous beauty she whistles with wind swept limbs tearing away a narrow view naked in my innocence fear no longer a blanket of false security she opens herself willingly breathing, birthing, crying sweat fills her womb healing water of prayer chanting, cleansing, dreaming she gives life to vision seeing within a journey beyond cracks of reality mirror fragments of the self exploding into one light a moment of rapture imploding as one love…
“The Art of Work” October 1988, VMB my sculptures of sweat you crushed with blind greed my paintings of toil you stripped with subversive control and my writings of labor you taxed with limited power I speak to you directly the voice of a free man with a right to choose my destiny I see what you have done to my craft to my art to my life I feel the bitter pain as you attempt to crush my soul enslave my sacred dream… I respond to you intimately with a fierce imagination and a surge of creative energy I take my pen to the wood my palm and fingers to the rock and I become one with my Art one with her Magick one with the Great Spirit.
“Starbrite” December 2001, VMB (in memory of Elaine “Laney” DeLanghe) each day I spend with you is more special than the day before your sweet essence brightens my smile and sends me into a deeper place in my heart the way we walk is like a dance that I have never known before it brings me closer to God, and for that, I will always treasure in my heart… your strength and perseverance shows the spiritual warrior that you are willing to face yourself and the challenge before you know that I love you and cherish our experience together forever and ever… and maybe, once more so before I close the door to this rhyme allow me to love, just one more time don’t matter ‘bout the situation we’re in for we can dance it any way cuz there’s more ways to love than simply rolling in the hay but we kind of like that too so don’t be blue and endure the pain and one day you’ll wake up and be free once again remember me then with a smile in your heart and there I will be.
“Fear of the Unknown” December 2019, BNB Be who you know yourself to be. Be who you feel your Soul is; do not be afraid of your power, it is not to be feared. For it is all Love, do not you see? For it has all to do with you! Soul is at work with all things. Glorious art thou, you beautiful creature! You fear your soul for no reason. Trust in yourself, do not fear yourself. You are luminous and graceful Love present in every breath, liquid gold shining… Resist not; be strong in will to see your full beauty, awakening awareness. Behold: to love your neighbor, please love yourself.
“TEMPTATION” August 2021, VCJ (Based on Carl’s offering of the first line) “Temptation fills the gap between truth and fiction.” Take the fruit and plant the seed. Take your breath to sing the song. Take a friend and give your love. Take your mind and share beautiful thought. Take your life and make it magic. Harvest your knowing and shred your doubt. Leave the womb to stretch your legs. Leave your bed and make them wonder. You didn’t incarnate to avoid the trouble. The truth is life, the fiction death. You have always existed and shall ever. This life is another mouthful for soul. Soul is tempted and makes a decision to face the trouble and master it. Master it today and fix it tomorrow. Build something wonderful and let it be. All that is gained shall be surrendered. Which is better ‘twixt eating or pooping? Which is needed ‘twixt repetition or change? The best laid plans of mice and men was for Shakespeare yummy food for thought. In printed form, recipes for group fulfillment. The folly of imagination fertilizers the mindscape. The dogma that prevails dulls the mind. Temptation to leave the herd exposes one To fresh air, green grass and… carnivores. Dogmavores and karmavores have their sad lot. Truthivores go hungry in a barren world.
"A SOUL IN SPACE" November 2021, VCJ I am still alive and doing this. This is being human among humans. Easy to feel small and not important, until I remember that which is important. OTHERS Without others I feel like a ghost serving no vital role except for self, a self born of a distant oversoul, cast out into a series of lives to find others who come and go, no matter how much you love them, KNOWING Knowing that others feel what I feel. I wish for them all self love and love of this beautiful, miraculous Earth that too, must feel alone in space but knows its eternal friend, the Sun. TRUTH So far away and so very important, the Sun blesses us with no apology, knowing that we love this eternal orbit for its powerful, merciful and loving light. Oh Lord, make me shine with love that all may know the Loving Truth.
(While rummaging through my parents' garage in 2021, I came across this poem I wrote for "Creative Works by St. James' Students". It put a smile on my face...enjoy!) "The Angel" June 1990, BNB The angel of red velvet, her feathers of gold, and her cape of bronze, she stands with her hands pointing outwards as if she said "Come." Her wand, a star of gold, the blond in her hair stands out like a star in the night, her crown is like a knit sweater a mother had knit, the crown is gold. The golden eyes and lips, The lips of a movie star. The angel with no feet, It's a mystery!!
