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The Ninth Mandala of the Rig Veda goes into great detail concerning Soma and states that Soma stands above the gods. Soma is the supreme entity. Soma is the moon; Soma is masculine. Here we have a rare phenomenon: a male lunar deity. It is limited to certain North American Indian peoples and to the Indo-Europeans (the German folk conception of the
... See moreTerence McKenna • Food of the Gods
I’m oppressed by the very self that encases me,
Fernando Pessoa • The Book of Disquiet (Penguin Modern Classics)
Even now, when darkness had been banished from most parts of the world, there remained a sense of human gratitude toward the moon and its unconditional compassion. It was imprinted upon human genes like a warm collective memory.
Haruki Murakami • 1Q84: Books 1 and 2
When I look deeply at the moon, I breathe in and out deeply and say, “Full moon, I know you are there, and I am very happy.”
Thich Nhat Hanh • Teachings on Love
The thing is, you probably have all the information you need already, you just can't bring yourself to sit down and listen to it, so you just keep chain-smoking podcasts and youtube videos, never really thinking, knowing deep down that the answers you seek are in the silence you're avoiding
At night, I open the window and ask the moon to come and press its face against mine.
Nevit Ergin • Rumi: The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and Longing
O Goddess of the Moon, Goddess of the night sky, of brilliance and of darkness, please bless this seeker of the ways!
Philip Carr-Gomm • Druidcraft: The Magic of Wicca and Druidry
the moon fell out of its pocket of clouds from time to time.
Andre Alexis • Fifteen Dogs
Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power
Audre Lorde explores the power of the erotic as a force of empowerment for women, challenging societal suppression and reclaiming the importance of deep, unapologetic feeling in personal and collective liberation.
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