"eight moments from the ring of shadows" by Ross campbell

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Eight Moments From The Ring Of Shadows: Terahé Mohé (Mudra Of Nine Thousand Moons)

moment 1:
'i am crystal to the stars, spots of glow, and they sing.'

moment 2:
'i am lead from land, i am lead by spirithands and artful, silver eyes.'

moment 3:
'and so away are land and sea, but i know their sights and smells and sounds, frozen though, as in glass instance. and i slumber still.'

moment 4:
'spirit becomes a thousand streams, and as i focus i let go, my memory and self are as a river of leaves, and sleep persists.'

moment 5:
'i glide on the gemstone light of nature, and it is love. it is sensation, it is passion, and it is the beauty of pain and the beauty of life.'

moment 6:
'my concepts flow and unravel, my energy grows until it becomes a cradle of young stars, black and white and rainbow. i see this, and it is purest life.'

moment 7:
'i sleep beneath a starry heaven. a canopy of endless wishes and endless dreams.'

moment 8:
'do not wake me, for my mind is as spent as my heart. but know that i am aware, yet i sleep and dream.
i remember strangers, i remember loved ones, i know my feelings, and they are open. and i look to the sky.'