After
by Dorothy WaltersOriginal Language English
There is one thing certain.
Once you have stood
in the midst of that
searing flame,
been struck down
to earth
like a pilgrim
entered by light at last
and have lain there,
waiting,
not quite certain --
how can you ever know again
what it is
not to be blinded by the light,
never to have gone there
to the top of the snow hung peak
and felt that nameless something
descend onto your shoulders,
your breast,
even as you bent forward
in disbelief.
 | -- from The Ley Lines of the Soul: Poems of Ecstasy and Ascension, by Dorothy Walters |
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Hold onto your doubt, if it serves you. Keep questioning even in the moment of your most radical transformation.
Once you have stood
in the midst of that
searing flame,
been struck down
to earth
like a pilgrim
entered by light at last
and have lain there,
waiting,
not quite certain --
But don't think your disbelief can trump the reality you now see and know.
how can you ever know again
what it is
not to be blinded by the light...
It may not fit our world view, it may not fit our religion, and we know all too well our foolish failings, yet still there is this flood of light eager to burst forth within us and overturn all our rock-solid understanding.
and felt that nameless something
descend onto your shoulders,
your breast,
even as you bent forward
in disbelief.
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