bibliomancy for eclipse

photo by Matt Cordes 2005 all rights reserved

"I sing of burning Artemis of the golden arrows, the adored Virgin, the Archeress who with one shot strikes the stag, the true sister of Apollo of the golden sceptre, she who, on the shadowy mountains and the wind-swept peaks, draws her bow of pure gold and shoots death-dealing arrows in the joy of the chase. The summits of the high mountains tremble, and the shady forest holds the frightened cries of the beasts of the woods; the earth trembles, as well as the sea, filled with fish. The goddess of the valiant heart springs forth on all sides and sows death among the race of wild humans." (from the Homeric Hymn, 27, to Artemis; revised version)

OK, so that all sounds a little ominous but it isn't so scary when viewed metaphorically... that is, the 'wild humans' are more like the untamed behaviours of the mind which need to be killed off when they no longer serve.




I like the idea of Artemis' golden arrows - rays of light i suppose - joyfully taking out some of the monkeys from my mind.