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Revelation
A whirlwindthrowing light,God spins by,erasing the lineI'd carefully drawnbetween sacred and secular. Laughing, God calls back,"Haven't you heard?I am the anti-boundary!" Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Path
So you,too,tread the pathto the sacred?Share with me your observations. I feel like a memberof a secret society,where identifying fellow-travelerstakes great sensitivityand the practical skillsof silence and patience,until the light of another–unexpectedly–touches me. And…? I anticipate (and find) joywhile being… Continue reading
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Snowfall
Join us for tea? We will sit in silence,sipping and sustainingthe sacredness of the snowflakes,falling just outside the bay window. It's hard to knowwhat is the truer temple–the table we share,or the snowfall inches beyond the glass. Text and image… Continue reading
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Toward the Sacred
How clear to youis your path to the sacred? For some it comeson a Sunday morningin a sunlit pew. For many of usit's an ocean voyage more obscure,with a sense of the sadnessof the long sea that pilgrims sail,not clear… Continue reading
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Awareness
Without awareness,even the most sacred activitybecomes profane. With awarenesseven the most mundane activityblossoms with numinosity. I think I shall do the ironing. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Sacredness
Sacredness is never inherentin words, objects, events or spaces–it is what we bring,our consciousness of the divine. On this day,what will your awarenesssanctify? Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Crystal Circle
I come upon a crystal circle,a fragile wheel of healing,spun along the edge of early mornings cliffswhose steep and rocky slope drops down, downto the broad, silent sweep of the Arkansas. I step within this ring of glowing stonesholding breath… Continue reading
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Abraham and Isaac
The most powerful storiesare the ones from which we instinctively recoil.Take, for example,Abraham's call to sacrifice his son, Isaac–this is meant to be a doorway to the sacred? It's a doorway to an empty elevator shaft. Who is God?What is… Continue reading
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The Sacred and Profane
What is sacred?What is profane? The question is a uniquely Western one;in richer cultures, all is holy–there is no place where God is not. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading