The Call
Come with me, my Love
To the Land of Delight
The Land of the Butterflies
Where we are whole and complete
Where we are ourselves
My voice is the voice of the Sea
Sounding from the West
Of the Butterfly People
From the City of green and gold
City of many names
Atlantis, mythic city, safe and warm, deep within
Sheltering in the Sea of Dreams
My song is the song of the sirens of old
The song of sirens, drifting, lifting
Hung between the ultramarine seas
And the deep cobalt skies of ancient Greece
Heard by Odysseus, who saw our sweet meadow
Our fragrant meadow full of flowers
Filled with the perfume of Contemplation
How different might have been the end of his story
Had he but listened, had he but looked within
My song is the call of the seers of all time
Follow me and I will give you rest
Rest from Anxiety, from Suffering
Follow me and I will give you knowledge of secret truths
Only to be won by inner struggle
By conquering the secret life within
Held in the World of the Chrysalis
Where are you going my Love?
Light as thistledown you drift
Borne on the Spiral of Time
Come with me and I will give you
Strength and Sweetness
In Thule, misty isle of the West
The longed-for Land of Dreams
I sing of new Life, of Transformation
Like the caterpillar creeping along the ground
Seeing only the earth, struggling towards the sky
Feels within its being that this is only the beginning
We too know that life holds deeper purpose
We too know that we must withdraw into the Cocoon
Transform in every particle of our being
Emerge new creatures, loving and laughing in the light
Butterflies, reborn into the Life of Spirit
The Way is long, dark and difficult
Many are the false starts
The shattered illusions
Painfully shed
Many are the bloody struggles along the Hero's Path
Jason's Path to the Golden Fleece
Etched by the poets
The book of Truth
Written in the eye of the Eagle
In the claw of the Lioness
Written on the wings of the Phoenix
Bird of Fire and Rebirth
Revealed in the glorious flowers of spring
Can you bear to read it, my Love?
Have you Strength, dear Love
I will be with you
But have you Courage
To enter the deep Cave of Mirrors
To look into the images deep within you
To listen to the Raven, Bird of Truth?
Dare you find the beautiful Bird of Paradise?
In the Beginning there was Pain
As the Seed Coat burst asunder, releasing the new Seed
Throwing our Cosmos into Being
Giving birth to Hope
Still there is Pain
As the Butterfly People strive for fulfillment
Strive for Life, into Eternity
Come with me, my Love
You will find Truth
Mouth curved in love, but eyes of steel
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