“In This Shadow” | Anthony Satori
“Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this… universe is but a faint shadow.”
–William Blake
While we are here, however, in this shadow, let us make it as good and as beautiful as we can.
In This Shadow
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Like Wine Through Water
“Like Wine Through Water” | Anthony Satori
“I have dreamed in my life, dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they have gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind.”
— Emily Bronte
Walk with Love and Reverence
“Rustic Path” | Anthony Satori
“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.”
— Henry David Thoreau
A Different Breath
“The Tortoise and the Hare, Revisited” | Anthony Satori
“Truly to sing, that is a different breath.”
— Rilke
The breath used in singing does indeed seem to be a different breath, by its very nature. It shares its essence, it seems to me, with yoga breathing (pranayama), embodying the same kind of mind-body connection that this spiritual practice aspires to attain. It is the breath of life, of love, and of connection. It is a breath that holds a deeper creative resonance, as referred to in the ancient scriptures and mystic texts. It is a breath that comes not just from the body, but from the heart, from the soul, and from the spirit.
Sweet Panda
“Sweet Panda” | Anthony Satori
“It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop.”
— Confucius
Toward Compassion
“Four Flamingos” | Anthony Satori
“It’s a little embarrassing that after… years of research and study, the best advice I can give to people is to be a little kinder to each other.”
— Aldous Huxley
Tree of Light
“Tree of Light” | Anthony Satori
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.”
— Aristotle
Trees and flowers have a deep thirst for light. Light is their food, their nourishment, their essential source of life. So whenever you see a thriving tree or flower — even if it is hidden under the dark of night, or enfolded in shadows — it is, in reality, filled to the edges with the life-giving energy of light.
The Simple Things
“The Simple Things” | Anthony Satori
“If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has the power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.”
— Eleonora Duse
With Winged Heart
“With Winged Heart” | Anthony Satori
“But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night… and then to wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.”
— Kahlil Gibran
The Stacks
“The Stacks” | Anthony Satori
“The page is long, blank, and full of truth. When I am through with it, it shall probably be long, full, and empty with words.”
— Jack Kerouac
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