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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Open the Moon Window...


“At night, I open the window
and ask the moon to come
and press its face against mine…

Breathe into me…

Close the language-door
and open the love-window.

The moon won’t use the door,
only the window.”

Rumi

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And what if the moon
whispered:


“…I want to know what you ache for,
and if you dare to dream of
meeting your heart’s longing…”


“…show me how you reach
inward and open outward
to feel the kiss of
the Mystery…”


“What if your task is simply to unfold,
to become who you already are
in your essential nature -
gentle, compassionate,
and capable of living fully…”


“What if the essence of who you are
and always have been
is enough…”


“…remember…
you belong to the sacred life force;
you are an embodiment of
the sacred Mystery,
surrounded and held
by The Beloved…”


“…dance with me in the infinite pause
before the next great inhale
of breath that is breathing
us all into being…”


Oriah

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I took the creative liberty of combining the above lines from
two different poems by Canadian author and poet Oriah,
as if combining quotes,
maintaining the essence of her writings.

The first stanza is a quote from her poem:
The Invitation
copyright 1999

The other stanzas are taken from
her poem and quotes from her book:
The Dance
copyright 2001

You can read the full poems on
her website:

http://www.oriahmountaindreamer.com/


~

Photo ~ taken with my little Kodak Easy Share
two nights before
the Full Moon, Sept. 2011



10 comments:

  1. these are beautiful thoughts. the moon was rather fabulous last week for sure. gosh I havent heard Oriah mountain dreamer's name for years. be well. suki

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  2. These are beautiful - like love letters to the moon. Wonderful photo too!

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  3. Moon window...that conjures up so much beauty in the heart and mind... I'm thrilling to these words my Rumi and Oriah...A lovely end of week letter, Christine :o) Happy Weekend ((HUGS))

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  4. Hello Ladies!

    Suki ~ Thank you. I haven't pulled Oriah's books out in years either, but needed a little inspiration this week :)


    Kristen ~ Thanks for coming by for a visit! Yes, moon whispers to the heart :)


    Tracy ~ Yes, a little love letter from the Moon for everyone! Including me! :) Heart Hugs from the Moon :)

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  5. "the moon won't use the door, only the window" something quite delicious and so Rumi about this line. thanks for the moon journey. it seems the perfect time of year for this.

    great photo of this magical silver dot!

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  6. This is lovely - there is something luminous and poignant about autumn moons, and I love the photo.

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  7. Thank you Cate... And someday when I have a "big girl" camera I may be able to capture the Moon like you! :)

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  8. Isn't it the dawning moon of mind
    That dispels the torment
    Of our disturbing conceptualizations

    And suddenly we are set free

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