either/or...

two possibilities exist:

either we are alone in the Universe or we are not -

both are equally terrifying -

on wings of wire...

the sun no longer shines
darkness destroys the holy trine
and night slips in our minds
what now the fate of all mankind
will the planets all align
or will they surely intertwine

and now they come
they come not to be outdone
they come this way to conspire
and hold at bay the world entire
this and only this the beasts desire

they are the ones with souls depraved
and in their hearts sin engraved

darkest days to find our way
who will rule if chaos stays
they will reign come what may

on wings of wire
from skies on fire
bodies cloaked in linen robes
floating down like celestial globes
with their thoughts your soul they probe
layer on layer to the lowest lobe

feet unshod
and in their hands are lightening rods
four by four
then some more
they come
with their drums

they dig their way
from the earths dark wet caves
to come above and all enslave
and bring with them the tidal wave
but what of them the gods forgave
is there no salvage from the grave

they draw you in then slam the door
and take you through the ocean floor
they come to drain you to the core
as they are here the gods own whore
do not false prophets you ignore

lion of blue
two by two
bear of blue
what to do
the bear and lion both carnivores
and will not stop till all means more

along the waters edge
they crawl the concrete ledge

what will be when time has dredged

and nothing left but their own hedge
they are not souls among the blessed

they are not ghosts but souls in flesh

do not let them be reviled

listen to the words of the wanton child

who speaks in voices now beguiled
as she was birthed by spirits wild

read the raging signs
they tell you of the time
down from the skies falls the great blue bear
oh gods of gods hear our prayers
with seven rays of light divine
his time has run its course
the blue bear now a demon force

read the raging signs
they tell you of the time
when lord of the golden sun now roars
pray the mighty lion your soul restores
but should you wish for love and more
just hark you now the great lion’s lore

invoke you now your primal id
to do the mother’s final bid
as the sword of salvation cries
and silently slashes the weeping sky

do you hear them
do you see them
do you feel them
they are here
they are near
those you fear
they are

you

when will truth 

be revealed
or will they 

all

mankind

kill

these words follow a recent dream in which i see two animals, a blue bear and a blue lion, appearing very totem-like, walking along a concrete ledge overlooking large waves of water - to the side, there is a 3-tiered apparatus floating down to earth on which stand in each corner of the top to levels, beings dressed in linen-white full-length hooded garments - these are the words that came to me immediately after the dream -

only through love...

For small creatures such as we 

the vastness is bearable only through 

love.

the true peace...

The first peace, which is the most important,
is that which comes within the souls of people
when they realize their relationship,
their oneness,

with the universe and all its powers,

and when they realize that 

at the center of the universe 

dwells Wakan-Taka (the Great Spirit),
and that this center is really everywhere, 

it is within each of us.

This is the real peace, 

and the others are but reflections of this.
 

The second peace is that which is made between two individuals,
and the third is that which is made between two nations.

But above all you should understand 

that there can never be peace 

between nations until there is 

known that true peace,
which, as I have often said, 

is within the souls of men.

Black Elk

Oglala Sioux & Spiritual Leader

1863 - 1950

radiance...

Our natural state of being

is in relationship, a tango, 

a constant state 

of one influencing the other.

Just as the subatomic particles

that compose us

cannot be separated from

the space and particles

surrounding them,

so living beings

cannot be isolated

from each other...

By the act of observation and intention, 

we have the ability to extend a kind of 

super-radiance to the world.

it is up to us...

Our planet is a lonely speck

in the great enveloping cosmic dark.

In our obscurity

-- in all this vastness --

there is no hint

that help will come

from elsewhere to

save us from ourselves.

It is up to us.

only through love...

For small creatures 

such as we 

the vastness 

is bearable 

only through 

love.

the ball of ecstacy...

You do not even have to leave your room.
Remain sitting at your table and listen.
Do not even listen, simply wait.
Do not even wait, remain still and solitary.

The world will freely offer 

itself to you unasked.
It has no choice.
 

It will roll in ecstacy at your feet.

incredible is waiting...

Somewhere,

something incredible

is waiting

to be known.

only through love...

For small 
creatures 

such as we 

the vastness is 

bearable only

through 
love.

hope and focus...

i find hope

in the darkest

of days

and focus 

in the brightest -

i do not judge

the

universe -

the stars of sand...

The total number of 

stars in the Universe

is greater than 

all the grains of sand 

on all the beaches 

of the planet 

Earth

grasping as is...

It is far better 

to grasp the universe 

as it really is 

than to persist 

in delusion, 

however 

satisfying and reassuring.

our center...

Astronomy

compels

the soul to

look upwards

and leads us

from this world

to another.

life is...

Life is the fire 

that burns and 

the sun that gives light. 

Life is the wind 

and the rain and

the thunder in the sky. 

Life is matter 

and is earth, 

what is and 

what is not, 

and what beyond 

is in Eternity.

confining the human spirit...

to confine

our attention

to terrestrial matters

would be to

limit

the

human

spirit

grasping the universe...

it is far better 

to grasp the Universe 

as it really is 

than to persist 

in delusion, 

however 

satisfying 

and 

reassuring...

the garment of destiny...

we are caught

in an

inescapable network of mutuality -

tied in a single garment of destiny -

whatever affects one directly

affects all indirectly -

martin luther king jr

lennon and thales traveling across the universe...

nothing
is
more
active
than
thought
for
it
travels
over
the
universe...

thales of miletus
634bc - 546bc

Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup,
They slither wildly as they slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind,
Possessing and caressing me.

Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes,
They call me on and on across the universe,
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box
They tumble blindly as they make their way
Across the universe.

Sounds of laughter shades of life are ringing
Through my opened ears inciting and inviting me
Limitless undying Love which shines around me like a million suns,

It calls me on and on
Across the universe.

Jai guru deva, om,
Nothing’s gonna change my world,
Nothing’s gonna change my world.”

lennon and mccartney - 1969

traveling across the universe at a speed of 186,000 miles per second, on February 4, 2008, nasa sent these words of lennon and mccartney into deep space toward POLARIS, 431 light years away from our planet
-image at: www.terratongo.com/2008/05/16/acrosstheuniverse