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Tree's Oath
May. 27th, 2014 05:40 pm(Another (personal) version of the Wizards Oath from Young Wizards books by Diane Duane)
In Life/Green's name and For life's Sake
And looking towards the wellspring from which all life springs
I swear to keep the world growing
To turn my leaves always towards Sunfire and Rainstorm
And to transmute them to the stuff of life's need.
To place my roots between hard rock and seedling
And to respect all that grows well in it's own way -
Without harm to others
To look towards growth and life - when it is right to do so
(keeping in mind)
(the invasive)
(The cleansing fire that enriches with ash)
And to respect and love the red land and the black (and all their people)
Looking always towards the wellspring of water that exists within all things
And from which their life extends...
In Life/Green's name and For life's Sake
And looking towards the wellspring from which all life springs
I swear to keep the world growing
To turn my leaves always towards Sunfire and Rainstorm
And to transmute them to the stuff of life's need.
To place my roots between hard rock and seedling
And to respect all that grows well in it's own way -
Without harm to others
To look towards growth and life - when it is right to do so
(keeping in mind)
(the invasive)
(The cleansing fire that enriches with ash)
And to respect and love the red land and the black (and all their people)
Looking always towards the wellspring of water that exists within all things
And from which their life extends...
Still Alive!
Jan. 4th, 2013 07:47 pmI'm still alive.
For those of you on DW that I converse with - I haven't been ignoring any of you for personal reasons. And I still will post sometimes.
But I realized something - using words takes a toll on me. A big toll. And right now I am studying at University - which means that using words is at the *heart* of many of my duties as a student. So by the time the semester ended, I had to take a break from all of that - to avoid going down in flames.
But the other side to this (the Good side). Is that as soon as it was all over, as soon as I stepped back, Parts of my emotions, joyful, connected parts that I hadn't felt all autumn - they came back. Slowly and with a *lot* of pain sometimes. But they came back.
Just wanting to say that these things are not lost forever.
Burt school is pretty close again, so I might not be posting or replying very much.
But I still care about you all and wish the best for you this new year.
And happy new Baktun to you all!
May the Sixth World treat you well and bring you what you need.
For those of you on DW that I converse with - I haven't been ignoring any of you for personal reasons. And I still will post sometimes.
But I realized something - using words takes a toll on me. A big toll. And right now I am studying at University - which means that using words is at the *heart* of many of my duties as a student. So by the time the semester ended, I had to take a break from all of that - to avoid going down in flames.
But the other side to this (the Good side). Is that as soon as it was all over, as soon as I stepped back, Parts of my emotions, joyful, connected parts that I hadn't felt all autumn - they came back. Slowly and with a *lot* of pain sometimes. But they came back.
Just wanting to say that these things are not lost forever.
Burt school is pretty close again, so I might not be posting or replying very much.
But I still care about you all and wish the best for you this new year.
And happy new Baktun to you all!
May the Sixth World treat you well and bring you what you need.
