Sweet Watercolor Memories - Perspective and Light
It is no secret that I have a strong ambivalence toward organised religion. Yet, only a three-minute walk from my front door sits The Anglican Cathedral, and the truth is, I love this place.
The gothic arches and vaulted ceiling whisk me away to realms of fantasy adventure whenever I visit the Anglican cathedral. It also holds that quiet atmosphere of prayer that lends itself to creative endeavour.
Religious politics, schisms and re-writes of scripture, have obscured the simple truth that the prophets were guiding us toward. The fundamental similarities between what all the prophets said, pointed to the importance of silencing thought and sublimating the ego.
They were pointing to a place of meditation where creativity thrives because as much as I’d like to deny it, the greatest onslaughts of creativity and productive writing I’ve ever experienced have come from that great unknown.
Often, creativity manifests from this quiet place, and it is almost like it’s given to you, or maybe it’s the subconscious and unconscious parts of the mind opening up to the light.
This is especially true with poetry.
I wrote a poem about the Anglican Cathedral called ‘Pentecostal Gloss’ that describes my feelings about the ritual of organised religion in obscuring the messages that the prophets originally intended.
Through millennia of debate, schisms and political manoeuvring, the church has obscured these messages that they should venerate.
The institutionalization of religion has driven people further and further away from the essence of their origin. Cultivating silence in the mind, and pruning ego from thought - these practices grow greatness of heart.
This is something that is realised, not taught.
As my picture shows at the beginning of this post, it is a matter of perspective.
To see the myriad specks of reflected light illuminating the truth through a stained glass window, you need to ignore the motifs expressed in that glass.
Empty your mind, look at it all from halfway up a stone staircase and that light will change. The perspective will shift... and creativity will flourish, grow and thrive from that shift of perspective.
Thanks for reading 🌿
All photos and media design used in this post are my own.
Camera Used: Samsung S7 Smart Phone.
The poem 'Pentecostal Gloss' is my own work, performed on my YouTube channel, Mainly Poetry.
If you have enjoyed this post you can check out my other work on my homepage @raj808.
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