The moon mother resides in the hidden valley. Her cape made of the misty moon is a doorway between worlds. Only the wise may enter. (Tao Te Ching, Chapter Six Interpreted by Terry Chitwood) Writers filled with mist from the moon act as doorways between worlds. Words flow from the hidden world through the writer […]
Taoist Pearls, Wisdom for Writers: Sandpaper Wind
sandpaper wind dust like fire burns my throat By Terry Chitwood Burn the dust off the ancient scrolls, igniting the wisdom within. Fire burns away the impediments to accessing ancient wisdom for application in modern times. Dreams are emissaries of the Tao with roots in antiquity drawing forth images woven with the golden thread of […]
Tao Te Ching for Writers: Words into Dust
Sky and earth reflect eternal values. Inferior concepts fall away like ashes. The wind ebbs and flows under the sky and across the land dissolving words into dust. Don’t talk. Breathe life in. (Tao Te Ching, Chapter Five, Interpreted by Terry Chitwood) Eternal values, like the sun, illumine the land. Words as […]
Tao Te Ching for Writers: Soften the Sun
The Tao is an empty vessel, always full, the source of all. Still the storm. Soften the sun. Melt into the earth. The Tao’s beginnings are shrouded in mystery. (Tao Te Ching, Chapter Four, Interpreted by Terry Chitwood) Bright light blinds the eye, making focusing impossible. In order to see deeply into things, […]
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