Magic Monday

[ecosophia]

It's getting on for midnight as I type this, so here we go with a new Magic Monday. This week's classic of Western occultism, since I've been indulging in Ross Nichols' poetry of late, is The Cosmic Shape, published in 1946, which contains his brilliant essay "An Examination of Creative Myth," which discusses the need for nature-myth and ritual as a counterbalance to the artificialities of modern life, and his related Arthurisn poem-cycle "The Cosmic Legend," as well as other poems of his and his fellow poet James Kirkup. He clearly discussed these ideas with his good friend Gerald Gardner; those ideas ended up playing a central role in the creation of Wicca as well as the transformations of 20th-century Druidry. Here's a bit from "The Cosmic Legend": 

I have made my ceremonies; the crisis
comes. None may reproduce, no water flow,
until the sword is from its sheath pulled.
Only I, the medicine-man Gawain, instructing 
at midnight Galahad, the pure one of 
spring -- only I can save you, faithless 
with the fallen leaf. I prove to you,
O my dead people, once again that
I alone am your strength.

In the first ray beating touching on the centre altar-stone
to the eye prepared at vigil-end, the vessel of the sun,
cup and heart, to Galahad. 

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Close Cousin - John Greer

[(Anonymous)]

Dear John Michael Greeg,

It is with considerable pleasure that I see your close cousin, John Greer, has recently published "Love in the Ruins" on Amazon. Sadly, there is a slight typo on the page - with the author incorrectly listed as "John Michael Greer" (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1945810432/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_ecF3EbC6G9B97). But, if you click on "Follow the Author", it correctly goes to your cousin's biography (https://www.amazon.com/John-Greer/e/B002885TDA?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000).

While I was well aware of your cousin's extensive mediation practice, and spiritual teachings, I didn't realise he was a Professor at the University of Memphis and spent two years in the Peace Corps!

The next time you see him and his lovely wife in Memphis, please pass along my warm regards and best wishes.


Yours Faithfully,

KiwiJon

Re: Close Cousin - John Greer

[ecosophia]

If you shop on Amazon, could you drop them an email and point out the error? These days they don't want to hear from you if you're not a customer -- and I'm not and never will be.

Thanks for catching this.