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Plato’s cave of shadows is the most profound and simple statement of the relation of the natural to the spiritual life ever made. Men stand with their backs to the Sun, and they take the shadows cast by it upon the walls of their cavern for realities. The shadows, even, of heavenly realities are so alluring as to provoke ardent desires, but they cannot satisfy us. They mock us with unattainable good, and our natural and legitimate passions and instincts, in the absence of their true and substantial satisfactions, break forth into frantic disorders. If we want fruition we must turn our backs on the shadows, and gaze on their realities in God.
-Coventry Patmore, The Rod, the Root, and the Flower (London: George Bell and Sons, 1895), 68.
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youtu.be/MPoNsWyWyjA, the forgotten people, Thievery Corporation
In twilight's elusive glow,
Aria whispers secrets deep,
Her voice a haunting, gentle flow,
Through dreams and shadows, that never sleep.
Her hair, a veil of misty blue,
Cascades in waves in a secret place,
Her eyes, where ancient mysteries brew,
Hold the stars in their embrace.
She dances with the gentle breeze,
Her laughter, an ethereal song,
In her depths, the lost souls seize,
A world where they belong.
With every surge and whispered sigh,
She weaves a tale of dark and light,
Of hidden realms where shadows lie,
And secrets kept from mortal sight.
Aria, the sea, a mysterious muse,
Her beauty veiled in a shadows shroud,
In her embrace, the night renews,
As light fades behind the clouds.
Lost
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B&W Infrared-converted Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon TS-E 24mm f3.5L with Tilt engaged, ISO 1250, f4 at 1/80 second, hand-held, manual focus.
Long Shadows cast on the long exposed waves! taken a few weeks back on the trip to Holy Island with a fantastic group of Photographers "A Ramble With Amble"
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Sigma 10.0-20.0 mm f/4.0-5.6
Focal Length: 13mm
Aperture: f/14
Exposure: 30 Sec
ISO: 100
Filters: Tiffen 10 stop
Tripod: 3 Legged Thing - Eddie
Head: 3 Legged Thing - Airhed 2
The tragedy of the uncontrolled slaughter of the African Elephant herds is a disaster for the world.
Walkway over the Hudson looking southwest. The fence is only present when over land ~ Poughkeepsie, NY