“Perfect Adoration”
Excerpt from “Osi and Isi: A Tale of Twin Flames”: “When they looked at each other, something beautiful happened: the love that they shared began to flow in a variety of ways. Their hearts melted into one; their souls embraced each other; a chemical and electrical connection, and a sort of energetic circuit, got completed. […]
Continue reading“Live Performance”
You are with me, my friend, as we watch music, in its incantatory beauty, rise from Silence to swallow whole our hearts and souls. There is the singer angled toward her creation like a goddess about to bring the dead to life. Behind her is the fiddler, his long hair flowing as he strums. Beside […]
Continue reading“Jesus Appears”
Excerpt from “Osi and Isi: A Tale of Twin Flames”: “As with the Buddha, the figure presented to the colonists differed from traditional iconography. Jesus wore a black chiton or tunic that ended just below his knees. His black hair was parted down the center of his scalp. He wore a mustache, chin tuft, and […]
Continue reading“Advice”
Excerpt from “Osi and Isi: A Tale of Twin Flames”: “Schak knelt before the Buddha. ‘Lord Shakyamuni. We are graced by your presence and humbled to have a chance to address you. We have come together here to help the world, which is suffering. We feel deep compassion for the sufferers. We ask if it […]
Continue reading“The Buddha”
Excerpt from “Osi and Isi: A Tale of Twin Flames”: “Gradually, the faintest of images appeared in this clear space. At first, the image resembled a partially developed photograph: there was just a vague outline, something like a fine-tipped pencil drawing. Then the image grew more distinct. But still its identity was not obvious. But […]
Continue reading“Invocation”
Excerpt from “Osi and Isi: A Tale of Twin Flames”: “Toro had arranged the makings of a fire in the center of the circle. He now lit the wood, over which had been sprinkled aromatic herbs that had been carefully selected by Aiyana. A heady incense filled the air. The flames of the fire enkindled […]
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