Psalm 68
The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year
But we should have a new soul – G K Chesterton
Not in the tick of a clock
Nor the shout of the crowd
Neither tightening will
But here
Right here
In the simple return of
Breath
The resolute turn to
Reality
The ever-present
Moment
Here
Where a card turns
&
A man stands sturdy at midnight
The full moon floats
Trees rustle
Here
Midnight is forever
Moon illumines mind
Leaves run free
Here
In the evolving heart
New Year
Begins
Kevin Moran 3/1/10
Whakapapa: On New Year’s Day 2010 I asked the I Ching: ‘How I should approach 2010?’ I shuffled the 64 Tao Oracle cards: came up with card 20. Hexagram 20 is ‘Contemplation’. The card pictures a man, at night, on a solitary path, amid trees, gazing at a full moon. The card says: ‘gaining overview, detached observation, increased understanding, solitude, integration through reflection.’ I wrote the poem in the light of this card & around the question ‘Where does New Year begin?’ I was especially mindful of the place of the moon in contemplation (also in poetry & healing).The moon is a symbol of the feminine: of intuitive, connective, creative, earthy, felt, wisdom.