Atlantis and the Mystery - As above So below...

and so...

reflection be the play of mind
to earth be known the divine
pools of time and place to be
the heavens, the waters of ocean of sea
to hold the truths of time gone past
to BE of Spirit ever last
as above so below
wondrous creation our soul to know.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

The Emerald Tablet of THOTH
Tablet 11
The Key to Above and Below

"List ye, now to my voice and become
greater than common man.
Lift thine eyes upward,
let Light fill thy being,
be thou ever Children of Light.
Only by effort shall ye grow upward to
the plane where Light is the All of the All.
Be ye the master of all that surrounds thee.
Never be mastered by the effects of thy life.
Create then ever more perfect causes
and in time shalt thou be a Sun of the Light
Free, let thine soul soar ever upward,
free from the bondage and fetters of night.
Lift thine eyes to the Sun in the sky-space.
For thee, let it be a symbol of life.
Know that thou art the Greater Light,
perfect in thine own sphere,
when thou art free.
Look not ever into the blackness.
Lift up thine eyes to the space above.
Free let thine Light flame upward
and shalt thou be a Child of the Light."

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A Poet's Launch

A poet's plea
For understanding and empathy
A poet's quest
For what will support a child best
A poet's word
For expressing an inner call ever heard
A poet's launch of a Blog new
For introducing APOGEE Learning to You.

Let us begin a dialogue that benefits our children
and their learning potential.

You are invited and welcomed to become a follower of
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Rose Marie Raccioppi
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Thank you for your interest, your support, and your endearing friendship.

APOGEE

APOGEE Haiku

distant vista known
the vision of SELF expressed
this your apogee.

the four directions
as above so too below
all sounding its call.

chambers of the heart
quadrants of pulsing passion
breath of life in quest.

Rose Marie Raccioppi



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The Seven Ancient Principles of Hermes

1. The Principle of Mentalism [MENTALISM] “The All is Mind; the Universe is Mental.”

2. The Principle of Correspondence [CORRESPONDENCE] “As Above, so Below; as Below, so Above.”

3. The Principle of Vibration [VIBRATION] “Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates.”

4. The Principle of Polarity [POLARITY] “Everything is Dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet; all truths are but half-truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled.”

5. The Principle of Rhythm [RHYTHM] “Everything flows, out and in; everything has its tides; all things rise and fall; the pendulum-swing manifests in everything; the measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left; rhythm compensates."

6. The Principle of Cause and Effect [CAUSE EFFECT] “Every Cause has its Effect; every Effect has its Cause; everything happens according to the Law; Chance is but a name for Law not recognized; there are many planes of causation, but nothing escapes the Law.”

7. The Principle of Gender [GENDER] “Gender is in everything; Everything has its Masculine and Feminine Principles; Gender manifests on all planes.”

Hermeticum.info - Principles: the Emerald Tablet the Kybalion and the Seven Principles of the Universe
http://www.hermeticum.info/principles.html

The Emerald Tablet of THOTH
Tablet 11
The Key to Above and Below

"List ye, now to my voice and become
greater than common man.
Lift thine eyes upward,
let Light fill thy being,
be thou ever Children of Light.
Only by effort shall ye grow upward to
the plane where Light is the All of the All.
Be ye the master of all that surrounds thee.
Never be mastered by the effects of thy life.
Create then ever more perfect causes
and in time shalt thou be a Sun of the Light
Free, let thine soul soar ever upward,
free from the bondage and fetters of night.
Lift thine eyes to the Sun in the sky-space.
For thee, let it be a symbol of life.
Know that thou art the Greater Light,
perfect in thine own sphere,
when thou art free.
Look not ever into the blackness.
Lift up thine eyes to the space above.
Free let thine Light flame upward
and shalt thou be a Child of the Light."

http://www.crystalinks.com/emerald11bw.html

Last night in deep meditation the call to APOGEE was newly heard
and so today's post and reference to Thoth and Hermes
...a reflection of my life's work
the symbolism, the metaphor, the application, the expression...
the art of BEING
much is revealed in the full content of this post.

Within You

Within you there be
The light of stars
Wondrous galaxies
The call of the oceans
The cresting waves and tides
The cool ocean breezes
Within you there be
The rippling of brooks and stream
The melody of the songbird
The awakening of Spring
The warmth of the brilliant sun
The splendor of Summer's bloom
Within you there be.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Young mother contemplating her sleeping child, Oil on wood, 1875, von Albert Anker, 1831–1910.

Our children and the child within each of us, are to be known for their light, their love and their questing purpose.
We are to unfold, not confine, enhance not demean, embrace, not ignore, the call of each reaching spirit.

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And the Child Calls and Calls

the speaker calls for the listener
the writer calls for the reader
the performer calls for the audience
the artist calls for the soul
and the child calls and calls
what is heard
what is read
what is now known
what do we yet trust
and the child calls and calls
what do we answer
what do we do
what do we plan
what do we yet dream
and the child calls and calls.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


a most heartfelt perspective
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The truth, the innocence, and the all-knowing spirit of life fills our first breath. Who and what answers our first cry? What happens in the moments of life that fill the years to follow? Do we become the sum total of who touches, who answers, who denies, who ignores, who accepts, who rejects, who encourages? What moves us out of the shadow of our own experience? ... commentary continued on above link to APOGEE Learning Enhancement Training Systems™.

Mother and Child, 1944-47, Carved Stone, Isamu Noguchi, 1904 - 1988.

And when we fully appreciate that "abstractions" are those particular parts, perceived in a particular way that have grown out of our experience with nature and SELF - we see all expressions as calls of soul, self or spirit, longing to be heard.

Little Hands

Wonder and question
so fills the day
Objects and toys
for fun filled play
Little hands make light
of furrow and frown
Within their soul
ever the King’s Crown
Upon their throne
of majesty and light
Be their world
of magic and delight.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

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The truth, the innocence, and the all-knowing spirit of life fills our first breath. Who and what answers our first cry? What happens in the moments of life that fill the years to follow? Do we become the sum total of who touches, who answers, who denies, who ignores, who accepts, who rejects, who encourages? What moves us out of the shadow of our own experience? ... (commentary continued on above link to APOGEE Learning Enhancement Training Systems™).

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Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.
~Robert Frost~
and so the echoes of heart, soul, and quest, be heard...
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