November 8, 2003
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you are oscar!
which sesame street character are you?
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Apparently, hotvette101 and I share not only a birthday and a tendency to blog about news stories, but we “are” the same Sesame Street character. Hmmmm….
From the Ridiculous to the Sublime
When I blog twice in one day, I like to toss in a bit of diversity. Greyfox is reading a book I gave him recently, one of my old favorites, by J. Allen Boone, which starts with his adventures with the great movie-star dog, Strongheart, and proceeds into his discovery of his Kinship with All Life. In the book, Boone quotes Robert Browning:
TRUTH is within ourselves; it takes no rise
From outward things, whate’er you may believe.
There is an inmost centre in us all,
Where truth abides in fullness; and around,
Wall upon wall, the gross flesh hems it in,
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This perfect, clear perception—which is truth.
A baffling and perverting carnal mesh
Binds it, and makes all error: and, to KNOW,
Rather consists in opening out a way
Whence the imprisoned splendour may escape,
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Than in effecting entry for a light
Supposed to be without.
The foregoing is copied from bartleby.com where you can find the extended passage from Paracelsus, of which this is an excerpt. Browning’s poetry speaks for itself, eloquently. He knew.
Greyfox and I have been thinking and talking a lot lately about the concept of Spiritual Light and whence it comes and all the popular misconceptions surrounding the concept. When he came upon that poetic passage in the old (early 1950s) book, I thought it would be appropriate to share it, especially now with all the hoopla from those who seek to bring in Light from out-there-somewhere into this benighted world. Much better, I think, that they should look for that light within.
Comments (8)
I’m Oscar, too.
whoa??! lol dat person suuure loves you
just browsingg props!
haaaaaaa yep we are true virgos
…’s'truth….
When OT and I first met HOOM (the new age spiritual group we joined) in the 70s, we were initiated by having the Light sealed within us. Well, thirty years later (having left the group behind 17 years ago), I had a revelation….the Light is already within us and only leaves when the body dies…no one can put the Light within you…..however, it was a good format to make a person begin to look for the Light within themselves. So, I vote for the LIGHT is part of cration and in all living creatures. Blessings. zera
took your quiz……says Im Oscar….wth, Aint no way….
Hope all is well there, it’s getting mighty chilly here and fast!!!!!!
Have a good Sunday!
hwello, i read in someone’s xanga that you used some hack to alphabetize the subscriptions list.. can i get it?
Ha Ha I got Oscar too. Hi I just subscribed to you. I’ve noticed you around xanga for a while and just entered your blog from Wildcanes. It sounds like you’ve led an interesting life.
My husband lived in Alaska for a while. He is always trying to talk me into moving there and sometimes he tries to talk me into moving to Northern CA.
Spirits appear as light sometimes too, which is another form of spiritual light. I fallowed a spirit diamond light to an ancient stone hut once. The hut aligned with solstices and equinoxes.