“How it hangs upon the trees, A mystery of mysteries!-“ -Spirits of the dead, Edgar Allan Poe
Just want to clarify that this review solely talks about ‘S“How it hangs upon the trees, A mystery of mysteries!-“ -Spirits of the dead, Edgar Allan Poe
Just want to clarify that this review solely talks about ‘Spirits of the dead’ here - since I couldn’t find any other entries.
The poem talks about how the spirits of the dead (or what people call ancestor spirits in esotericism) surround one not just prior to birth but also after one dies.
This poem has a beautiful blend of gothic and spiritual themes.
If you're a fan of the classic and also happen to be a tarot card reader, this deck will be an ultimate delight!If you're a fan of the classic and also happen to be a tarot card reader, this deck will be an ultimate delight!...more
To say Kahlil Gibran’s Little Book of Secrets is a masterpiece would clearly not be an overstatement!
TIt’s been a while since I read a book this good!
To say Kahlil Gibran’s Little Book of Secrets is a masterpiece would clearly not be an overstatement!
The book’s divided into five sections inspired by the mysteries of life, namely: 1. Entering the Labyrinth of Life 2. Secrets of Life and Death 3. Life’s Ups and Downs 4. Secrets of Good and Evil 5. Traveling the Inner Path
Personally, the second, fourth and fifth sections called to me the most.
Gibran’s words draw inspiration and insights from various religions and beautifully weaves them with the higher truths of spirituality and mysticism.
Usually , I’m more keen on finishing the book than deriving pleasure throughout the journey - but this one made me want to read it as calmly as possible.
Will definitely re-read this. Highly recommend it to anyone contemplating about picking it up next!...more
“Old letters and old poems from the pen of some well-known author of the past that are found in unexpected places, or come to light through unlooked-f“Old letters and old poems from the pen of some well-known author of the past that are found in unexpected places, or come to light through unlooked-for channels, have a special charm and flavor of their own. They seem to give out something peculiarly personal, like an echo from a voice that has long been silent.” - Excerpt From Three Unpublished Poems, Louisa May Alcott
The three unpublished poems of Louisa May Alcott can be found on the walls of an old house at Fruitlands along with other manuscripts that’ve never been published.
Bronson Alcott ( Louisa’s father) and the group of transcendentalists cut themselves off from the world in the spring of 1843 and tried to found a New Eden where Evil could find no entrance, and where all might share in common the peace of an industrious simple life, intermixed with study and close to the heart of Nature; a spiritual and intellectual center where mind and soul could grow in quiet seclusion, yet with sympathetic companionship.
The theme of the collection is her father. It was the intuitive consciousness of the sincerity of his appeal to the world that drew his daughter Louisa so closely to him and led her to express herself so touchingly in the following poems, namely:
1) A.B.A - lines written by Louisa M. Alcott to her father 2) A Little Grey Curl 3) To Papa
Before closing, another unpublished poem is added to the foregoing ones. It was written by Louise Chandler Moulton upon hearing of the death of Louisa Alcott, and is in the Fruitlands collection called ‘In Memoriam’....more
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