Axe in Awe

interpenetrative polyphony

“This is the interpenetrative experience of awe that occurs only when we realize the world is a polyphony of aliveness.”

— Sophie Strand: “The Flowering Wand”
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"’Split a piece of wood. I am there. Lift up the stone and you will find me there,’ […] the ‘me’ he speaks of is not himself but the kingdom of astonishment. The fragrant pith of the cedarwood entering our nostrils is the kingdom. The awe we feel at the moonlight-silvered grub under the stone is the secret gospel.”

— Sophie Strand: “The Flowering Wand”
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