The Numinous I’m on a wave. Foam crinkles at my back. Salt water drips from my face. I dig my hand into the jade green wall and ride North into the direction of hard truths. I now feel worthy of knowing the power of my own light. No more hiring crooked archers to take me out. A band of pelicans moves in, in perfect formation - their wings almost kiss the sea. I am supported by the seen and the unseen. The entire galaxy has my back. When I move my body I am in prayer for those suffering and lost in transition. When I gain speed the Light of the One builds inside of me and I send it out over the Earth - this Earth - whole in its vision, this Earth - ripe with ancient secrets, this Earth - strong in its determination to shake off this infection of fear, greed and delusion and return to the Original Balance. I get out. My feet make prints in the sand. The sky above me stretches up forever. Crabs choose their direction. How will you come to know the totality of your being when you are in fact, limitless? How will you understand everything you hope to become, you already are? I’ve shed my titles. I’ve dimmed my ego. I make my home in the numinous.
Chelsea Lynn LaBate is an award winning poet, songwriter, painter, book binder, runner, surfer and yogi. She has played thousands of shows for the global community, including performances for children and elders. She has released several albums, animated music videos, and a podcast for songwriters called Songcrafter, which aired on the radio as an hourly Saturday morning special. She has a collection of short love poems, Sugah, which she handbound into miniature wearable books. She also has a collection of long format poems called Free Roses, inspired by the pandemic, which is set to be printed in winter of 2023. She lives a simple life by the sea, helping others with her words and making her art.
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