Clark Strand zeigt uns auf zugängliche Art und Weise, wie wir durch Meditation diejenige Gelassenheit kultivieren können, die für ein erfülltes und harmonisches Leben unerläßlich ist. Ein Buch für alle, die eine ebenso persönliche wie tiefgründige Form der Meditation suchen, die jedoch niemals zu zeitaufwendig, zu streng oder zu schwer ist.
The narrative unfolds through a profound encounter with the Divine Feminine, as Clark Strand experiences a vision of a young woman symbolically silenced by black tape. Upon removing the tape, she reveals a message about impending chaos meant to renew the natural world. Inspired by mystical traditions and the Song of Songs, Strand channels his reflections into poetry dedicated to Ma Kali, the Dark Goddess, expressing the transformative power of love and the urgency of reconnecting with nature amidst human turmoil.
"First published in 1997, Seeds From a Birch Tree introduced readers to the only form of poetry in all of world literature that makes nature into a spiritual path. Its message was simple: Haiku teaches us to return to nature by following the seasons-17 syllables at a time. With its mix of poetry and memoir, fallen leaves and birdsong, Seeds From a Birch Tree awakens us to what Bashō called "the life of each thing." Simple instructions guide us to the possibilities for creativity and joy hidden in plain sight in the natural world around us, giving us hope and resilience in the face of life's challenges. This revised and expanded 25th Anniversary Edition includes the complete text of the original classic, plus dozens of new haiku and an Afterword by the author discussing haiku for the 21st century"-- Provided by publisher
"Hidden in the darkness is an ancient secret suppressed by every aspect of our light-drunk modern world-there is a Great Mother from the bottom of time who has always guided us through perils and calamities. Now is the hour of Her return. Is darkness synonymous with ignorance and evil? Or is it the original matrix from which all life emerges, and the Mother to whom it returns? Increasingly high levels of artificial illumination have suppressed our contact with the numinous since the Industrial Revolution, with dire consequences for society, our planetary ecology, and our souls. In Waking Up to the Dark, Clark Strand weaves together paleobiology, memoir, history, science, and spiritual archaeology to lead readers back into the lost mysteries of the dark and diagnoses with urgency and cultural coherence the problems at the heart of modern life. Strand offers penetrating insight into the spiritual enrichment that can be found when we pull the plug on our billion-watt culture. He argues that the insomnia many of us experience as "the Hour of the Wolf" is really "the Hour of God"-a wellspring of rest and renewal, and an ancient reservoir of ancestral wisdom and inspiration. And in a surprising yet powerful turn, he shares an urgent message for the world, received through a mysterious apparition he calls Our Lady of Climate Change, about the challenges that are coming"-- Provided by publisher