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Poet-shaman

"Poet-shaman" is a term coined by the late Santa Cruz poet William Everson.
A poet-shaman traces language to primitive roots in the human psych
and performs his or her work in an ecstatic state of consciousness.

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Embodied

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February 02, 2018

The color of life embodied in wine The darkness embodied in shadow Time an ancient hinge that creaks when you open the door to eternity Go within to seek the light that creates the shadow The fruit dies to become drink intoxicating this moment The light knows only itself as shafts through particles of dust ©2012 Joanne Young Elliott

Flight of the Hummingbird

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February 02, 2018

Tiny creature hovers near my chimney searching for the flame the life that was once hers. Now mere symbolic presence she continues to flit here and there while being neither. Perhaps forever is between wing beats.

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Joanne Young Elliott: Joanne is a poet and writer who has always been attracted to the spiritual realm. From an early age she was playing with words and wondering about the world of spirit. Today she is a spiritual guide and teacher. She calls herself a Word Priestess because she believes in the power of the written word to transform and heal. Joanne is a Licensed Science of Mind Practitioner and an Ordained Priestess in the Fellowship of Isis. She lives with her husband and their two thousand books just outside of Los Angeles.

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