tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308428467776400130.post6035782431827319368..comments2023-05-21T13:48:40.461+02:00Comments on The Alchemist's Pillow: On genius, geniuses and the sources of creativity (and where oh where can I get me one?)Lorenzo — Alchemist's Pillowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07522265816460154722noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308428467776400130.post-68386632517916662222010-08-10T22:26:29.356+02:002010-08-10T22:26:29.356+02:00I began watching this video many months ago, and f...I began watching this video many months ago, and for some reason did not finish it. So I did not then hear the part about Ruth Stone or Tom Waits. I'm glad I came back to these 2009 posts and decided to listen to the whole 19+ minutes. I don't know, but I think I needed it, now.<br /><br />I wrote a poem back in the mid '90s, it must be at home in a manila envelope, called Night Poems. <i>There are poems in the night . . . </i>, and it goes on, I don't have it memorized. It's this idea, that the poems are out there, and they decide to bore down into the brain from somewhere in space. You have to flip the switch on in the bathroom quickly to write them down, or they might disappear. When I wrote it, I hadn't heard of this concept, but clearly I felt this then. Maybe I need to change my current meditative practice from <i>going inside</i> to listening to the air. Or, maybe it's a combination of listening inside and listening outside.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308428467776400130.post-30126333520672385972009-12-22T20:52:52.214+01:002009-12-22T20:52:52.214+01:00Glad you liked it Solitary Walker. I live in Spain...Glad you liked it Solitary Walker. I live in Spain and hope to see you sometime and somewhere on El Camino. Until then, we can cross paths on the blog trails.Lorenzo — Alchemist's Pillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522265816460154722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308428467776400130.post-315256810652832642009-12-22T19:44:04.535+01:002009-12-22T19:44:04.535+01:00That's a great Elizabeth Gilbert talk. I saw i...That's a great Elizabeth Gilbert talk. I saw it a while ago and liked it from the start.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308428467776400130.post-75855155511984408342009-12-16T22:06:52.650+01:002009-12-16T22:06:52.650+01:00Watched it; liked it. Don't agree completely, ...Watched it; liked it. Don't agree <i>completely</i>, but it's certainly a valid conversation. And it's definitely a must-see speech.<br /><br />Thanks for that!JeffScapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190641629175438603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308428467776400130.post-31541475618671553992009-12-16T21:13:49.286+01:002009-12-16T21:13:49.286+01:00I'll check out the tenth daughter of memory. S...I'll check out the tenth daughter of memory. Sounds interesting ...Lorenzo — Alchemist's Pillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522265816460154722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308428467776400130.post-72514175346140309492009-12-16T21:11:38.320+01:002009-12-16T21:11:38.320+01:00Now, be nice, Jeff. My first use of "xhe"...Now, be nice, Jeff. My first use of "xhe" and it was whispered to willow "sub rosa". You'll definitely enjoy the talk.Lorenzo — Alchemist's Pillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522265816460154722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308428467776400130.post-73517611403491530792009-12-16T21:09:23.404+01:002009-12-16T21:09:23.404+01:00By the way, in noting the 9 Muses, you should try ...By the way, in noting the 9 Muses, you should try out <a href="http://thetenthdaughterofmemory.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Tenth Daughter of Memory</a>.<br /><br />I'd love to see what you bring to the table.JeffScapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190641629175438603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308428467776400130.post-33624119809020621672009-12-16T21:07:32.147+01:002009-12-16T21:07:32.147+01:00I am gonna watch this video! From your summary of ...I am gonna watch this video! From your summary of it, I think I might agree with her.<br /><br />Xhe! I spot a "xhe!"JeffScapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190641629175438603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308428467776400130.post-62489484181669687092009-12-16T18:01:17.760+01:002009-12-16T18:01:17.760+01:00Good news about the genie, willow. That means xhe ...Good news about the genie, willow. That means xhe is up and about, perhaps off making history somewhere ...Lorenzo — Alchemist's Pillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522265816460154722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308428467776400130.post-10239746671727086712009-12-16T14:43:06.020+01:002009-12-16T14:43:06.020+01:00Although I've had a few poems rush at me like ...Although I've had a few poems rush at me like a thunderous train of air, most are products of sheer human love and stubbornness. Great post, LLL.<br /><br />I've got this old bottle here, and not a genie in sight.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.com