Pandora’s Box, 1871, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Public domain image courtesy of Wikimedia. What’s the *real* truth about Pandora’s Box? See the link at the end of this post.
Wherever we are, whether we’re moving into the season of shorter days and longer nights, or easing from daylight to the dark of night, we move into the Deep Yin cycle of Nature.
Ancient wise ones — and some of our ancestors — knew well that certain times were better than others for stirring creativity, restoring and rejuvenating spent or flagging energy, incubating (and inviting) refreshed vision, and receiving higher or Divine inspiration.
They also knew — and so do we, at our heart and core — that these are necessary if we want to experience a revived sense of purpose, vocation, and motivation, or for breaking through seeming stagnation.
In the Orchard (1912) by Franz Dvorak. Public domain image courtesy of Wikimedia.
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It’s poetry season then? 🙂 Each season seems to have its unique creative flavor, though I find the inward draw of the longer nights and colder temperatures deliciously renewing for the creative wellspring. 🙂 Enjoy the (poetry) time. xoxo Jamie
These last few weeks, I have had three local poetry workshops happening simultaneously and I am preparing to go to a weeklong poetry workshop/residency at Mass MoCA in North Adams MA, near where I grew up. My head is buzzing…
November 4, 2015 at 9:55 pm
I’m glad this is a creative timeframe because i have so much poetry time coming up.
November 5, 2015 at 3:33 pm
It’s poetry season then? 🙂 Each season seems to have its unique creative flavor, though I find the inward draw of the longer nights and colder temperatures deliciously renewing for the creative wellspring. 🙂 Enjoy the (poetry) time. xoxo Jamie
November 5, 2015 at 3:37 pm
These last few weeks, I have had three local poetry workshops happening simultaneously and I am preparing to go to a weeklong poetry workshop/residency at Mass MoCA in North Adams MA, near where I grew up. My head is buzzing…
November 5, 2015 at 3:42 pm
That’s wonderful! Hopefully your head’s buzzing in a good way. Happy travels and enjoy being in the Poetry Muse space.