The Oracle was insistent on the Mother this morning. I immediately thought of the high priestess.
Those stilled sleeping seas haunt.
goddess mother tongue is in my head
watching blood run from the moon
why this delirious dream?
I ask the whispering mist
blue ships sing
beneath stilled sleeping seas
K. 
Such an insistent message! It seems frantic at the beginning, but then calmed–maybe temporarily? That whale is amazing and the final painting has a Redon flavor.
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I think She is frantic. We are running out of time. I do not think that is a benevolent stillness.
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Yes, I think you’re right.
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She seems (to me) to be angry about the killing of the whales and by extension, the oceans. I agree with Merril, the ship could be one of Redon’s.
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I was not thinking of the whales when I was writing it, but when I was looking for images, the whale seemed exactly right, and I understood better what She was saying.
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The whale is a metaphor for everything the Oracle cares about.
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It is, you’re right.
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“blue ships sing” fits perfectly with your whale art. A pleasant array of images and I like the two worlds here.
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Thanks Jade. Always multiple worlds.
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You’re welcome, my friend.
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Kerfe I love the watercolor whale and the lines that seem to point to it! I want to thank you for inspiration. I finished my little playing card collages and I’ve been asked to have a show combining them and my ceramics!
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How wonderful! Congratulations!
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Excellent poem and pictures, Kerfe.
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Thanks Robbie.
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This has a lullaby lilt to it which soothes.
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Thanks Ingrid. Must be the sea.
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By chance I’m taking a tarot course in which we’re talking about the High Priestess this week. Your thoughts and art will be on my mind! Also I thought you’d be interested to know that a week after we were talking about that Rachel Pollack book, it showed up on the sale table at my community pharmacy… and now the instructor of this course turns out to refer to it frequently, so it’s all in the cards 🙂
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Synchronicity!
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Sleeping seas is a heartening message. Love the whale and the barque mystique.
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Thanks Aletha. Sails always contain mystery I think.
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I like the thought of whales as blue ships, especially since they leave no harm in their wake.
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Thanks Ken. We could use more of those vessels. (K)
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