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 […]
The Taoist Writer: Merge with Dust
Simplicity “The Tao brings no more important lesson to writing than the benefit of simplicity. Verse 48 of the Tao Te Ching tells us: ‘To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.’ Inexperienced writers typically try to emulate the worst kinds of writing, what they may imagine to be […]