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HERE’S A ROBERT BLY POEM that I’ve been reading and rereading lately. My friends keep lifting off with more frequency and often without warning. It’s difficult when our chessboard gets rearranged so abruptly, at least it is for me. Suddenly it feels like: “Last one standing.”
“The Yellow Dot”
(In Memory of Jane Kenyon) God does what she wants. She has very large Tractors. She lives at night in the sewing room Doing stitchery. Then chunks of land at mid- Sea disappear. The husband knows that his wife Is still breathing. God has arranged the open Grave. That grave is not what we want, But to God it’s a tiny hole, and he has The needle, draws thread through it, and soon A nice pattern appears. The husband cries, “Don’t let her die!” But God says, “I Need a yellow dot here, near the mailbox.” The husband is angry. But the turbulent ocean Is like a chicken scratching for seeds. It doesn’t Mean anything, and the chicken’s claws will tear A Rembrandt drawing if you put it down.
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Before I migrated from my old AstroInquiry website to Substack, I met up with my friend, client and entrepreneurial maven Holly Howard to help me finetune my business plan. This was critical for shifting into a monetized platform. But more importantly, I’d be making the move without depending solely on social media for outreach. Her expertise was invaluable. (Holly abandoned social media herself, five years ago).
Last month, I joined Howard on her Cultures Within Capitalism podcast. You’ll enjoy the wide range of topics we covered. From how astrology works, to the coven of witches that influenced my childhood. Also, Joni Mitchell’s advice for creative folks and finally ways to consider your natal chart for vocational insights and possibilities.
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I also checked in with my friend, astrologer Heather Roan Robbins for her new Starcodes video cast over on YouTube. Things got a little unhinged—(I blame the Moon-Uranus square in my chart). Join us here.
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Holy shit! Lord have mercy! I have never seen that poem before, and it is mind-blowing!!! "I need a yellow dot here, by the mailbox." My whole soul is still reverberating. Thank you so much!
That Bly poem...what in the world? Magnificient. Thank you.