Snake of silver slithers in the sun, like a lazy river winding its way across the land.
Archive for the ‘Dream Poetry’ Category
Poetry of Dreaming
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Poetry of Dreaming
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Laughter like soap bubbles floats on the air, tickling my nose, brushing my hair.
Poetry of Dreaming
Monday, March 15th, 2010An eagle flies free in the sweet sanctuary of the azure sky.
Poetry of Dreaming ~ Instinctual Knowing
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010The deafening sound of the silent song of the undulating caterpillar’s body on the leaf.
Poetry of Dreaming ~ Instinctual Knowing
Monday, March 8th, 2010The breath of the desert, feverishly caresses the cheek of the silent dunes.
Meditate with the Poetry of Dreaming
Saturday, March 6th, 2010The initial verse is like the end of a thread that is followed into the labyrinth of the deep chambers of the psyche. The images that arise from meditating on the first verse are written down after 15 minutes of meditation to music (instrumental, meditative music is recommended). Capturing the images in writing can take as long as an hour for a single verse.
This forms a new verse (even a word or sentence will suffice for beginners). The student silently reads the new verse to himself. The whole process, together with listening to music is then repeated.
This process should be done no more than three times in a given session of one hour. At least 10 minutes of rest is required in order to integrate the new qualities felt within.The more empty the mind, the more successful the non-cognitive communication from the deep psyche can be. Avoid analyzing what you are feeling. The writing is not coming from the logical mind and every word has multiple layers of meaning.
The Poetry of Dreaming
Friday, March 5th, 2010The 12 deepest dream states are the feminine, non-cognitive states that cannot be interpreted through dream symbols and produce what to us seems like a deep, dreamless sleep. They speak to us through art and the poetry of dreaming.
This unique poetry communicates through omissions – that which is not said. This imparts multiple depths of meaning that reveal themselves as feelings and qualities. Although the poetry of dreaming uses literary devices such as assonance,* alliteration, personification and sustained epithets; their use has profound purpose that transcends the obvious. The same applies to the use of adjectives.
Its concise powerful, descriptive quality is reminiscent of the poetic form of Haiku but whereas Haiku is bound by a rigid structure, poetry of dreaming is not. Haiku provides the essence of simplicity that lies within the complexity of appearances. The poetry of dreaming whispers through its rich imagery of the primordial origins of the moment.
*Identity or similarity in sound between internal vowels in neighboring words
