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Instrumenting Beauty (#25wtT)

Posted on December 26, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

We cannot always capture beauty with our cameras; it’s often more captivating to absorb and become the beauty we hope to reveal through its instrumentation. tis nothing if not heardEmailTwitterFacebook0PrintGoogle

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Upon Further Reflection: Christmastime 2015

Posted on December 26, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

Upon further reflection… Christmas is not a holiday where a particular religion has been placed on the mantle of humankind, but rather one in which all humankind is placed at the foot of the mantle of God. Jesus said, “For … Continue reading →

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One religiosity among a succession of men

Posted on December 26, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

In this last month of 2015, much of the world has celebrated the birth of the Prophet Jesus and Prophet Muhammad – each respectively attributed with the message of Christianity and Islam. Yet neither came to establish a new religion; … Continue reading →

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al-Arabi Ponders Mevlana (Rumi)

Posted on December 18, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

Is there Art before the painting Is there Beauty before the face Is there Fear before the rattling saber …Pain before the thorn. Will you Die before you die Can you know the Essence before it’s manifest Will you Be … Continue reading →

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Words Leave a Trail

Posted on December 12, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

Words leave a trail laid by the vain wandering of a mind tormented by an unheard heart. Sure and silent signs that can never be followed back to where their meaning starts. Pure light hurtles through the cosmos Seeking certain intersections, That … Continue reading →

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The Outlands

Posted on December 8, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

The back country landscape is sliced open right down its center.  Panning left and right, I see things slipping by either side of me as I drive this truck through the outlands.  Imagine me; walking the trellis lengths of this winter vineyard, only … Continue reading →

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Journey to the Oceans Edge

Posted on November 9, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

We made our way over the sand Our hearts skipping stones on the surface of time We watched them sink, beyond our site, below a glistening waterline. Each one we threw, held a promise within cast as far as our strength … Continue reading →

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Ramblings of a Majnun

Posted on November 9, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

“The apparent is the bridge to the real” (Al-Majazu qantarat al-Haqiqa) – Idries Shah. To the human, see, everything is in the process of unbecoming. She described my darkness…and it spoke. I am not simply another colored rose in the … Continue reading →

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We are all in Infinite Do Loops

Posted on November 9, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

in 1986, I was 23.  On November 9, 2015, this arrived by mail; sent by a dear old friend.  Now, mind you, I knew nothing of Sufism then and only recently began to meditate on Ibn Al’Arabi. So I am … Continue reading →

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Animal Hearts

Posted on November 9, 2015 by skipavm@gmail.com

When I leave, this world is left with strangers. I woke early this morning on a wooded mountain and ambled out to an extinct fire pit – maundering thoughts. I watched birds and squirrels and listened to songs and such … Continue reading →

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