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Hello dear friends near and far, Seto (White) Machindranath is a form of Avalokithesvara, the Buddha of Compassion. Behind the scenes, the deity’s…
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Living Crystalline Universe
It seems that with the inspiration of Platonism an entire world of imagery has been sparked up, and I’m delighted to be living in this crystalline…
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Take it Up
Hilma on book night, Scandinavian ancestors, good enough for jazz, and a poem. Time to go outside and walk every day, noting all the shifts in the air…
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Dear friends and readers all, Welcome to my modest and quiet celebration of four years of Personal Papers! Thanks for being here, take one of the plums…
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Whoopsie-daisy!
Balance and Understanding. An absurd little accident. My lounge chair collapsed as I was trying to sit on it - boom, right at the base of the spine. So…
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Have Curge -Just Meme It!
It’s time to learn the syntax of symbols and icons, as defence to slogans and propaganda. Since Lewis’ Blast, we’ve had a century of this language and…
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Earth, Life, and Health
Everything is always connected, beyond time, and somehow right on time, if I can decode it. I’d been saving this article Chief Phil Lane Jr. had posted…
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Happy Birthday Marie
A message from my mum, the lifelong value of family jokes, what’s in a name? Friday was my birthday. Thank you dear Facebook friends for the cascade of…
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Vive la France!
Travel? Not really. I’m still here on Salt Spring Island; but I find that a goodly part of my imaginaire has settled in France. And time-travelled at…
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I truly hope your summer is going well and that all your dreams under the moon include sweet songs and gentle scents. Can’t get into the garden to stir…
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Writing from the intersection of imagination and reality. Reflections, ideas and commentary. Keeping it personal. Manually curated.
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