Dec 31 2007

Happy New Year from Art of the Spirit

Published by Painter of Blue at 7:58 am under Mysticism, Poetry, Mystics, creation, Gratitude, via negativa, St. John of the Cross

Fountain

The Fountain
How well I know that flowing spring
in black of night.

The eternal fountain is unseen.
How well I know where she has been
in black of night.

I do not know her origin.
None. Yet in her all things begin
in black of night.

I know that nothing is so fair
and earth and firmament drink there
in black of night.

I know that none can wade inside
to find her bright bottomless tide
in black of night.

Her shining never has a blur;
I know that all light comes from her
in black of night.

I know her streams converge and swell
and nourish people, skies and hell
in black of night.

The stream whose birth is in this source
I know has a gigantic force
in black of night.

The stream from but these two proceeds
yet neither one, I know, precedes
in black of night.

The eternal fountain is unseen
in living bread that gives us being
in black of night.

She calls on all mankind to start
to drink her water, though in dark,
for black is night.

O living fountain that I crave,
in bread of life I see her flame
in black of night.
-St. John of the Cross

Wow!
I leave you with the beautiful poem describing the fecund stream of Divine Creativity. (And he describes it in feminine terms!)

My wish for you for the New Year: May you be blessed with deep connection to this stream, may your life and work abound with creativity, growth and love.

Thanks for reading this year. See you in 2008!
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I don’t believe in luck, but I’m going with this anyway! 8 is considered an extremely lucky number in China so this is going to be a very lucky year. (Every little bit helps, right?)

2 Responses to “Happy New Year from Art of the Spirit”

  1. # Ancient Artiston 31 Dec 2007 at 3:36 pm

    In his inaugral speech in 1994, Nelson Mandela said, among other things:

    “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us.”

    Thank you for sharing the light.

    Happy New Year. Best to you in 2008, the lucky year!

  2. # Janon 31 Dec 2007 at 9:37 pm

    Thank you. Lovely to read almost as the New Year begins.

    Happy New Year!

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