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The irenicon : The irenicon - a journey in canvas. Obviously lots more to come as times permits. 'The irenicon' poem - a story about the ancient Celtic trees and their relationship to the formation of modern language, the calendar, the pantheons of gods and goddesses, and just about everything else has been placed under the painting of the same name. Go to the right and drag down to read it. As a poet I would rather leave the interpretation to you. I know that your comments will be genuine... There are explanatory notes about the letters in the Beth-Luis-Nion sequence relating to other poems that employ the Dichetal o Chennaib (Language of the Finger Tips). Bear with them please... the tree alphabet gets hard to understand at times, particularly on rainy days (like it does here a lot in Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington)). I am tempted to give you a feed for our weather cams, but the Ngauranga Gorge southerly has put them out of action. inanga

The irenicon

The irenicon - a journey in canvas. Obviously lots more to come as times permits. 'The irenicon' poem - a story about the ancient Celtic trees and their relationship to the formation of modern language, the calendar, the pantheons of gods and goddesses, and just about everything else has been placed under the painting of the same name. ...

Updated: Oct 09, 2009 12:59am PST

Hopi & Waitaha : Arizona (and the three mesa of the Hopi) is one of my spiritual homes. I wandered the desert in the Superstition Mountains and along the Mogollon Rim in search of answers to a number of life questions. The rocks taught me much - see 'The Circlestone' and 'Montezuma's Well' (the first two books in the North Star Road trilogy) to be published soon. To the Artists of Jerome, thank you for your infinite circles of wisdom. To the people of the Rabbit Clan thanx for teaching me to use a boomerang and the meaning of 'life out of balance'. To those 'Phoenicians' of Phoenix, Az, who took me under their wing - thanx for sharing the mysteries of your deserts. You taught me the truth of these lines: 'Destroy your house, and with the treasure hidden in it, You will be able to build thousands of houses. The treasure lies under it; There is no help for it; Hesitate not to pull it down; do not tarry!' Mathnawi-i-Manawi, Book 4. The wisdom of the 12 Baskets of Knowledge of 'The Song of Waitaha' are being entered here as time permits. Eventually they will sit in their own illustrated gallery 'Ra Kai Hau Tu, Song Singer'. inanga

Hopi & Waitaha

Arizona (and the three mesa of the Hopi) is one of my spiritual homes. I wandered the desert in the Superstition Mountains and along the Mogollon Rim in search of answers to a number of life questions. The rocks taught me much - see 'The Circlestone' and 'Montezuma's Well' (the first two books in the North Star Road trilogy) to be publish ...

Updated: Feb 07, 2010 8:43am PST

Sufi Magic : I am very much influenced by the writing of the Sufi saints of the Middle East and Iran. I developed a love for Islamic architecture, writing and religious practice when I co-wrote 'istanbul to Cairo on the cheap' for Lonely Planet Publications. When I first read the words of Idries Shah I sought to learn as much as I could about the role of the Sufi in western mysticism. Most people know 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam', Ravel's 'Bolero', whirling dervishes, and assassins. This is just the start of a journey into deeper Sufi mysticism. This is a vast subject and I will attempt to add more information as I post my illustrations. At present I am editing my version of the 'Book of the Book' - it will be published by this means in due course. A wise Sufi would probably say it will never happen... and therefore it happened, never! For more on the life of a struggling poet and painter in recovery CLICK '> inanga >' at top left. inanga

Sufi Magic

I am very much influenced by the writing of the Sufi saints of the Middle East and Iran. I developed a love for Islamic architecture, writing and religious practice when I co-wrote 'istanbul to Cairo on the cheap' for Lonely Planet Publications. When I first read the words of Idries Shah I sought to learn as much as I could about the ro ...

Updated: Dec 15, 2009 10:49pm PST

Battle of the Trees : Owaiouru-o-pakaka-o-karakau (Sacred Grove of the Battle of the Trees) - DRAG BENEATH THE LEAF IN THIS GALLERY FOR THE POEM. If you get through that in one sitting good luck to you. It is meant to be read to Kiwi kids with all sorts of waving arm stuff on library mornings during school holidays. Kiwi mum's call it 'a chance to get across the road for a cup of tea'. You will never get me to do it live as i'd go ballistic. 'The irenicon' is similar but strictly for adults. Not because of adult themes or anything, just because it is nearing the 'pointy-headed intellectual' territory. If people continue to read poetry - good old-fashioned verse - in a decade or so, then the kids can read it when they grow up. Time to do the crossword in the Dominion Post, the only reason i buy it. “Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light.” Pulitzer inanga

Battle of the Trees

Owaiouru-o-pakaka-o-karakau (Sacred Grove of the Battle of the Trees) - DRAG BENEATH THE LEAF IN THIS GALLERY FOR THE POEM. If you get through that in one sitting good luck to you. It is meant to be read to Kiwi kids with all sorts of waving arm stuff on library mornings during school holidays. Kiwi mum's call it 'a chance to get across ...

Updated: Oct 09, 2009 12:58am PST

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