Photo: Bernard Chandler
Decoding myth and archetype to tell the story of our times in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama & on YouTube
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Credo
I believe we have access to a source of insight unique to each one of us that can inspire and guide what we do. I believe that this source flows like a stream, continually clear and refreshed.
Streams emerge from underground springs and rain water that falls on the land around. Ultimately, they are fed by the whole interconnected system of Earth’s water and weather. I believe our flow of insight arises similarly from a wide and deep weave of cultural and inner life, and constitutes a vital aspect of who we are.
If we ignore our inner promptings, we grow confused. We give weight to the opinions and viewpoints of others and downgrade our own. At the same time, we over emphasize the impact that our upbringing and surroundings have on us, while underestimating - or overlooking - our own power to shape our lives.
Myths and archetypes from folklore and sacred writings, often called the wisdom traditions, encode this understanding. They also teach us that we are systemically connected to the world we live in - and explain it is important to stay attuned to the wise inner source because the way we experience ourselves affects how we impact the world. That is why they are called the wisdom traditions!
My work as a writer is to share and explore these truths and their implications.
For I also believe the leading edge of human experience lies now in mastering the forces of our own consciousness.
Understanding ourselves and how we create frees up imagination, and allows us to evolve ideas that play out in harmony with others and with the ecology of our beautiful planet home.
'The Curve of the Land' Diana's debut novel
Out now from Skylight Press, UK and on Amazon USA and UK and this website.
See Books/CDs for details, or click below for sample chapter. Essay: Ancient Stones, Ritual Space & the Curve of the LandWhen we feel disconnected from the land, we feel unhappy - even if we don’t consciously realize it. When we hear about the toll our presence is taking on the earth - the pollution of its air, soil and waters, the extinction of species - we cannot bear it. So we often do one of several things: deny it, cover our ears, protest and/or try to live more sustainably by recycling, reducing our carbon footprint and buying local or organic produce. But even if we make these attempts, we wonder if they aren’t all too little, too late..... |
Between Two Worlds: 50 sonnets
'Between Two Worlds' from Chrysalis Poetry.
Each one of these booklets is handmade, and uses a layer of vellum to symbolize the 'mists' between the worlds, or the veil Perceval must pierce to complete the quest. See books/CDs for details. Here's one of the sonnets: Light Play in the Grey Limbed Woods written for Jay Ramsay And shall I catch glimpses of you, between the light play of cathedral trees, unseen ancient living forces in those grey limbed woods, their fabric faded some but not dimmed bowers where words and sweet flowers have bloomed in and out of here and there, so thickly woven, it does not matter which country, which pastoral scene or high-ceilinged room - this is a space where time is changed, is what I mean, where a charge like strong light distorts the air, we catch openings, word play there and listening intently we can hear voices echoing far off in the leaves, as if it is now, as if they are these. |
The Chalice Well, Chalice Well Gardens, Glastonbury
Photo: Jonathan Guilbert
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Derrynaflan Chalice, 9th Century
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European Union
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