Poetry offers me a direct connection to The Intuitive Self. Revealing insights are most likely when the words spontaneously flow from the heart and mind onto the paper. The following poem is an example:

That is as close as I have come to succinctly stating the essence of the intuitive experience as I have come to understand it. In contrast when a poem feels labored or needs frequent rewriting, the discoveries do not seem as revealing.

Often the insight is not clear at first reading. As I reread a poem later, a new level of meaning may emerge. The highlighted words identify these meanings that I have discovered as each layer of the onion peels away.

Since the poems arise in many forms and situations, I created a "classification scheme" for identifying the Subjects. Each poem also has a Theme that captures the spirit of the words. Click on the poem title to view the full text.

The Poems

• Bill
  
  

  Subject: Family/Friend Theme: Written by my Mother. . . . What are you seeking dear youth as you look into horizons afar? . . .

  
   
  
• A Smile
  
  

  Subject: Self Theme: The healing of the selves. . . . Now is the time to rise from the ashes To bloom again in the field of life With my fellow beings, travelers all. . .

  
   
  
• Two Hearts Beating Together
  
  

  Subject: Self Theme: Reclaiming my natural self. . . . It brings me laughter, Simple childlike laughter. . .

  
   
  
• Dear Dad
  
  

  Subject: Self Theme: Expressing the need for love. . . . Just a word of encouragement, Good job, That was great, I'm proud of you! . . .

  
   
  
• Oh Shit Harry!
  
  

  Subject: Sexuality Theme: Mental and physical abuse. . . . I couldn't let go no matter how hard I tried. . .

  
   
  
• Dance
  
  

  Subject: Soul Theme: Androgyny blending opposites. . . . I absorb the sun And moon into my soul For my connection to the source. . .

  
   
  
• Lost and Found
  
  

  Subject: Companion Theme: Connecting to the larger "family." . . . I found my family, The family of man. . .

  
   
  
• Staff of Life
  
  

  Subject: Soul Theme: Harvesting the matured grains. . . . I too am Connected to the earth, Filled with ripened seed, Leaning toward the lee. . .

  
   
  
• Confronting Fear
  
  

  Subject: Soul Theme: Metaphor of the cenote's sacrifice. . . . Plunge into the world with head held high. . .

  
   
  
• The Crucible
  
  

  Subject: Soul Theme: Discovering the pearl within. . . . This flame burns away the Fears, habits, attachments That hold back my essence. . .

  
   
  
• Swirling Together
  
  

  Subject: Sexuality Theme: Sexual creativity of the divine. . . . Shiva and Shakti swirling together Manifest the Divine Androgyne. . .

  
   
  
• Merry Lane Trail
  
  

  Subject: Process Theme: Birth of new requires death of old. . . . Now I am alive! The pearl lies exposed! . . .

  
   
  
• Moonwoman and Starman
  
  

  Subject: Relationship Theme: Doing and being reflecting each other. . . . As she casts her spell of being, And he weaves his web of doing. . .

  
   
  
• Life's Longing
  
  

  Subject: Soul Theme: Soul searing encounter. . . . Whatever comes will bless us With it's pleasure and pain That reveals life's lessons for us. . .

  
   
  
• On the Brink of Ecstasy
  
  

  Subject: Process Theme: The promise of the shadow dance. . . . If I can learn to see you for who you really are, And you can learn to see me for who I really am, Then we can learn to dance the creation Of the universe from moment to moment . . .

  
   
  
• Demons and Monsters
  
  

  Subject: Self Theme: How selves distort the Self. . . . Beneath these emotions lie my need for validation. Beyond those emotions lie my need for reassurance. . .

  
   
  
• Befriending the Bitch
  
  

  Subject: Goddess Theme: Complementary sides of pain and pleasure. . . . I must learn to see you face to face, eye to eye. I must learn to embrace your horrible beauty. I must learn to suckle quietly at your breast, Since without your pain, there can be no pleasure. . .

  
   
  
• Trembling on the Brink
  
  

  Subject: Relationship Theme: Trapped in the past. . . . They taste of passion in their sexual embrace Suggesting the promise of the larger life beyond As they lie trembling on the brink of ecstasy That lies just down the road and to the left. . .

  
   
  
• At the Library
  
  

  Subject: Process Theme: The limits of rational knowledge. . . . Warning from the Taoist Surgeon General: Libraries may he harmful to human survival. . .

  
   
  
• God Hunger
  
  

  Subject: Goddess Theme: Committed to recovering the goddess. . . . I commit first to the inner search for God. I commit then to a path that lights the way. I commit later to a like minded soul companion That we may nurture each other's awakening. . .

  
   
  
• Unconditionally
  
  

  Subject: Companion Theme: Being there for a companion. . . . Anytime, anyplace, I am here for you. Nurtured from the depth of my soul, Know that this is my heart That opens like a lotus for you. . .

  
   
  
• In the Sea Cave
  
  

  Subject: Goddess Theme: Recovering the projected goddess. . . . Rocks worn smooth by the lessons of time Teach that I must discover the source within Rather than project it out on the lovely creatures Who cast their spells on my unwitting soul. . .

  
   
  
• Hieros Gamos
  
  

  Subject: Relationship Theme: Celebration of the inner marriage. . . . Wholeness is possible for those Who release the bonds of blame. . .

  
   
  
• Now
  
  

  Subject: Soul Theme: The soul lives in the present. . . . Living in the past or Dreaming of the future I forget who I am. . .

  
   
  
• In the Church
  
  

  Subject: Self Theme: Integrating selves into Self. . . . As we join in the hieros gamos, I celebrate the union of my selves. . .

  
   
  
• Reminding Me
  
  

  Subject: Process Theme: Lessons from the flow of life. . . . This journey around a tiny planet Is a passage across the universe. . .

  
   
  
• Surf
  
  

  Subject: Process Theme: Yielding to the flow. . . . Tumbling down, Washing away. . .

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