Guest guest Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 The Alchemist I knew a golden man who had a golden wife for all the awesome privilege he led a silver life his fortunes were unsteady his slippers made of tin and climbing up to bed at night they made an awful din quicksilver were his daughters of iron was his son but by a copper-headed beauty his fate was then undone all metals became coins to him to pay a lover's wiles her flesh seemed made of petals and oh! her flower-secret smiles! he smelted and he melted distilling down to lead an alchemy of error that left him almost dead his tinctures and elixirs were spilled upon the earth till the proper putrefaction gave homuncular rebirth today he is a wizard who wears a cotton gown who cannot touch a metal or smile without a frown. a.o.howell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 Does anyone know of myths or meaning or symbols around metal? No, but here's a coupla sites you might check out. Egyptian Glossary Glossary of Egyptian Mythology ... This is the Egyptian word for gold, which was considered a divine metal, it was thought to be the flesh of the gods. ... http://members.aol.com/egyptart/glossary.html Mythological Much of the world calls the metal as they did, Wolfram (W = #74) after the German origin. ... Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus in Greek mythology. ... http://homepage.mac.com/dtrapp/Elements/myth.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 Alice, How could this be more perfect? Do I have your permission to read this at the art show opening (with appropriate acknowledgement, of course)! Once again, "spot on!" Love, Miriam p.s. Would you say that the alchemist experienced "dark night of the soul?" Did he lose his gold in the end? or perhaps we can never really lose our gold, even if it hides as mere hints of sparkles in the darkest of dark leads? I am also curious about the symbolism of cotton..... The Alchemist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 Ah! Cotton is humility??? detachment from illusion? curious-er and curious-er, (or as my spell check warns, "curio user" and "curio user") Miriam " today he is a wizard who wears a cotton gown who cannot touch a metal or smile without a frown. a.o.howell " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 KISSES, Sam!!! and HUGS!!!! (if you want them, that is, of course!), but, really, Big Thanks! Fachea dances around my head now.....I will have to join her....; ) Love, Mir Does anyone know of myths or meaning or symbols around metal? No, but here's a coupla sites you might check out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Dear Miriam, > Does anyone know of myths or meaning or symbols around metal?> If it's of any help, I can give you the Traditional Chinese Medicine "5 elements" associations with the metal element. In short, it is boundaries, autumn and grief. It is also the Lung meridian, breathing air energy in. And Large Intestine meridian, breathing out. Oh yes, Metal is the daughter element of Earth. As for a creative job, I am wondering: would there be a market for poetry reading, story telling, etc at socail events. Marriages, baptems, birthday parties, etc, etc? Artemis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Miriam wrote: > I have been asked to write and read poetry at an art opening. > The theme is " metal. " (Don't ask, I don't know why.) > They are asking for poetry that > involves the " theme " of metal, or metal of some sort in the poetry or > writing. Any ideas? I am wondering if or how I could use metal as an > alchemical substance? Does anyone know of myths or meaning or symbols > around metal? I was looking at this at one time, some info here: http://www.fourcircles.org/mandalas/crucible.html The crucible dream itself can be found here: http://www.fourcircles.org/mandalas/mandalas_3.html Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: Artemis Papert If it's of any help, I can give you the Traditional Chinese Medicine " 5 elements " associations with the metal element. In short, it is boundaries, autumn and grief. It is also the Lung meridian, breathing air energy in. And Large Intestine meridian, breathing out. Oh yes, Metal is the daughter element of Earth. Thanks, Artemis, I was on line last night trying to find something about metal as one of the five elements in Chinese thought... partly because it was the first thing I thought of when Miriam posted her question, and secondly because when I thought of it I remembered a feng shui " consultant " telling me once that I was/am a " metal, " and I couldn't remember what if anything else she said about it (and of course I have no idea, really, if she was correct, because I don't know how they figger those things, lol). Autumn is my favorite season, though. Kione Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Dear Artemis and Kione, I immediately saw metal in the earth when my poet friend first mentioned it. Since I have posted about both my job and then asking for "metal" references, I am astonished at the connection between the two. Unconsciously, I wasn't making a conscious connection when I posted about metals, but you know how it goes....*wink* ; ) My favorite season is autumn also....grief=loss?.....boundaries=definitely, working on that one!! I will breathe......good reminder, thank you. Miriam p.s. your job idea is interesting - a friend called and asked if i were interested in doing tours...in new orleans that would probably mean "voodoo tours," cemetery tours, etc....am doin' much thunkin' and much not thunkin'.....i am tempted to just float in my river for a while - see where it goes.....; ) of any help, I can give you the Traditional Chinese Medicine "5 elements" associations with the metal element. In short, it is boundaries, autumn and grief. It is also the Lung meridian, breathing air energy in. And Large Intestine meridian, breathing out. Oh yes, Metal is the daughter element of Earth. As for a creative job, I am wondering: would there be a market for poetry reading, story telling, etc at socail events. Marriages, baptems, birthday parties, etc, etc? Artemis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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