Evensong

physical presence or ideal form?
manifestation, perfect becomes flawed- inevitable, horrible, beautiful
      is there hope?
ancestors frown upon our mantle of destiny,
yet not all is absolute
Believers, ye who still see light!
shine unto this dark world

drones upon drones

Awash in waves of vibration! buffeted on all sides by the storm,
an unexpected center of tranquility, ever present, ever elusive

premonitions of limits to come: a concentric offering of greater magnitude
stay tuned to your tuning

Mother Forest

To stand in the forest
twilight mist bear you up
light as a mote
to rest in the branches
sway in the song of the trees
growing, deep bedrock roots
living sacred earth

Uni-verse

one point of existence, one microsecond of time, encompasses all of reality.
culmination of trans-sentient extrasensory epiphany on the verge of an abyss.
speak unto the void, and the void speaketh also unto you.

Season shifting

Lengthening twilight, subtleties in the wind. The deciduous whisper eagerly among each other, and the evergreen brace for the storm. Winter will be long and harsh, a tribulation.
The sun breathes, the drums pound, the holy order   chants    auummmmmm

sacred geoharmonies

For there spilled forth from the heavens innumerable lights, wavering and crying, and fleeing in every direction. And the lamentations of the ritual circles echoed throughout the wasteland, reverberating through the silent cold crevices.
A premonition of musical projects to come, meditative harmony achieved through spiritual wandering, tones unending.
Not all passes, truth unchanging weathers time and distance immortal.
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Merkaba will soon be releasing a split with Wheels within Wheels, a tape on Flenser records
in the meantime, wander HERE for other Merkaba music,
or HERE for the upcoming Xelas full length album.
aaaummmm

Summer Drones On..

Here is the newest star print- a 7-sided knot. The number 7 resonates with holy primacy, and deep reflections arise from the heart of the figure.

prophecy

"Vision Eye"

The eye of the hexgram stands still in the center of a vortex of whirling time and space. The Vision Eye sees the ancient past, the muddled present, and the misty future. Few of us truly experience the vision eye in our lives, and if so only for brief flashes of divine epiphany. Inspiration of the spirit is a holy thing, a gift granted not without consequence.

My robe has become a garment of dew.
Unable to sleep I walk out into the
           woods--
Suddenly, above the highest peak,
           the full moon appears!

spiral harmonies

"Ammonite" 2011

Herb Spiral Garden at 2 weeks old

Spiral fractals fill my vision, swirling and growing, endlessly self-reciprocating in all planes with calm resonance.

Above are two spiral arrangements I have personally constructed. The first, a print made by combination of two techniques- stone lithography and monotype-depicts an ammonite fossil. Ammonites are extinct today, but their chambered shells are preserved in stone through geological magic.

The second image, a garden constructed in my backyard, is based on a similar spiral as the form. The size of the spiral is about 12-15 feet across, and the soil slopes upward as it spirals inward, forming a mound. At regular intervals are various perennial herb plants, a design feature further mimicking the spaced chambers of the ammonite spiral. The plants are arranged around the mound such that heat-loving herbs inhabit the south-facing slope, while shade-tolerant species occupy the northern side, and the diversity of species together create various microclimates and habitats around the garden.

The spiral garden is part of a larger permaculture project undertaken by some friends and I, and an essential part of permaculture is recognizing the superiority of non-human design principles and motifs, which abound and replicate themselves in nature, and also applying them to human creations. Bio-mimicry, another term for this idea, is a wise philosophy. Part of my exploration with geometric shapes is a study in the sacred patterns of nature, which appears in each living creature, and harmonize diverse and seemingly chaotic trajectories into unity.

There are many ways to manifest sacred geometric practices and ideas into your everyday existence, and your experience will always be the richer for it.

Tectonic Murmers

This piece is another new one, completed most recently. The design is a pinwheel of right triangles melting into shadows... present yet fading from this world, we see only the ghostly afterimage. Or are we living in an inverse reality, wherein the geometry is emerging from shadow, waxing into brilliant radiance?

For this too shall come to pass, when ancient darkness recovers the night from modern glorious usurpation. Many voices shall silence, yet too many eyes open to morning sunlight.


Everything is quiet and empty,
All the incense has been swallowed up
    by the endless night