Laws To Live By - Heather Blakey
The Apotheosis of Homer is a marble carving which since 1805 has been kept at the British Museum in London. The carving was discovered in the 17th Century on the outskirts of Rome in the historic precinct where goddess groves and grottos were once the scene of processions and seasonal rituals. The work is by a sculptor, Archelaos, who was born in Priene in the Ionia in Asia Minor, who worked in the second and first centuries BC. It was commissioned by a poet who wished to thank the goddess and her priestesses for his success in a poetry competition. This means to us that we have a glimpse of the relationship between Roman poets and the goddess beliefs, and also a record of the way the Romans pictured the workings and theology of a goddess temple.
Laws:
1. Follow Nature
2. First know, then act. Real knowledge exists in the triangle composed of seeing, feeling and understanding.
3. Use only one vessel, one fire, one instrument. The person who takes the chosen path may succeed, while the person who attempts to walk on many paths will be delayed.
4. Keep the fires burning constantly.
(copyright Heather Blakey 2006.)
(From Soul Food Alphabet Project, Letter “A”.)
Simple, but powerful laws to live by for sure!
Omigod on #3. It explains a lot.
I live my life as much as possible following number one…Nature; She who knows best.
This is such a wise post, and isn’t a big ask. It’s lovely to read this wisdom. I really enjoyed this post when you did it originally, and as much now. It’s worth thinking about, — often!
If one could only be able to refrain from being pulled a thousand ways–If one had no children, no boss, no news–it would all be easier! Wise words, hard to follow in a world where there are so many junctions along the way. Fran
I’ve never lived in a place where there are so many fires burning so brightly as in Lemuria!
How wonderful and wise is this. Wish I was centered enough to always follow it……..
The first two and the fourth- oh yes. The third - not so much. There is just so much to do, to experience, so many wonderful ways to create! I guess I’m just going to have to take the long way around!
The deepest wisdom, the simplist way. Living the Serenity Prayer - a lifelong challenge.
Would that I be worthy of these words.
…long ago I had a plaque that I think could be paired with this guidance…
“Grant us, Lord, that loving you, we may love each other and live according to thy sacred laws.”