Comments on: Ares’ Song http://create.coyopa.net/poetry/let-there-be-war/ Lightning in the Blood Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:14:29 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Coyopa http://create.coyopa.net/poetry/let-there-be-war/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Coyopa Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:17:15 +0000 http://create.coyopa.net/?p=92#comment-123 As a teenager, I missed that rite of passage so much, too - that's why it's so close to my heart now. So much to learn about the best ways to hold the space for it - we have lost the forms in our culture that have the density of the ancestors and are having to invent them for ourselves. Have you read Of Water and the Spirit, by Malidoma Some? My rites of passage work is nothing like that (otherwise I'd be in prison!) but it resonated deeply... Thank you for your kind words and support in this continuing voyage. As a teenager, I missed that rite of passage so much, too – that’s why it’s so close to my heart now. So much to learn about the best ways to hold the space for it – we have lost the forms in our culture that have the density of the ancestors and are having to invent them for ourselves. Have you read Of Water and the Spirit, by Malidoma Some? My rites of passage work is nothing like that (otherwise I’d be in prison!) but it resonated deeply…

Thank you for your kind words and support in this continuing voyage.

]]> By: Catherine Vibert http://create.coyopa.net/poetry/let-there-be-war/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Catherine Vibert Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:42:15 +0000 http://create.coyopa.net/?p=92#comment-115 Oh wow wow wow, this piece hits home on so many levels I don't even know how to talk about it. For one thing, if I could change history, I would have had my sons go on a rites of passage journey with you, how empowering to know this energy and to bring light to it. My children needed this badly in their teen years, what a gift you bring to people. But the energies, so wise to discuss it, so easy to speak of stillness, and to dive underneath this energy, or stuff it into shadow, but it never stays stuffed does it? No. It doesn't. I need to meditate on this for a while. This force of Ares is strong within me and all around me. I cherish you, your vision, all you bring. You amaze me, and I am grateful that you are dancing across my path so I can see your colors and gifts. Oh wow wow wow, this piece hits home on so many levels I don’t even know how to talk about it. For one thing, if I could change history, I would have had my sons go on a rites of passage journey with you, how empowering to know this energy and to bring light to it. My children needed this badly in their teen years, what a gift you bring to people.

But the energies, so wise to discuss it, so easy to speak of stillness, and to dive underneath this energy, or stuff it into shadow, but it never stays stuffed does it? No. It doesn’t. I need to meditate on this for a while. This force of Ares is strong within me and all around me.

I cherish you, your vision, all you bring. You amaze me, and I am grateful that you are dancing across my path so I can see your colors and gifts.

]]> By: Coyopa http://create.coyopa.net/poetry/let-there-be-war/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Coyopa Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:30:37 +0000 http://create.coyopa.net/?p=92#comment-90 Thank you for all these comments. A little background to this piece. It's part of a series I am still writing, working with the gods (and goddesses) as archetypes, each having their place in the council of our Self. My belief is that we exclude the voices of each at our peril, building a shadow of that god which then bursts out in a wave when triggered. Ares, god of War, is a tricky one to work with in these times - rage, war, bloodlust, the urge to test ourselves against each other... How do we work with these? How do we integrate them? Should we, do we, can we? What place does Ares have at the council? This poem is not an answer to those questions - I try not to write in that way. Instead, I let him speak through the poem and hope that in his words I can have a great greater understanding of the mighty forces within. When Ares alone rules, there is terrible war all around. When Ares is put into the shadow, we believe we have peace... until the shadow is opened. Then the ensuing war is more terrible than anything that has come before. This is my belief. On another level that is closer to my rites of passage work: young men will always test themselves against each other - Ares is a hero to their warrior-natures. If he is not given voice, the men seethe in violent silence. Do I need to say more? It is not a call for war, for bloodshed, for fighting. It is a call to hear the voice of this god so that we do not have to let him stalk the world in battle-fury, or our homes, in the tangible and subtle violences we inflict upon one another. T Thank you for all these comments.

A little background to this piece. It’s part of a series I am still writing, working with the gods (and goddesses) as archetypes, each having their place in the council of our Self. My belief is that we exclude the voices of each at our peril, building a shadow of that god which then bursts out in a wave when triggered.

Ares, god of War, is a tricky one to work with in these times – rage, war, bloodlust, the urge to test ourselves against each other…

How do we work with these? How do we integrate them? Should we, do we, can we? What place does Ares have at the council?

This poem is not an answer to those questions – I try not to write in that way. Instead, I let him speak through the poem and hope that in his words I can have a great greater understanding of the mighty forces within.

When Ares alone rules, there is terrible war all around. When Ares is put into the shadow, we believe we have peace… until the shadow is opened. Then the ensuing war is more terrible than anything that has come before. This is my belief.

On another level that is closer to my rites of passage work: young men will always test themselves against each other – Ares is a hero to their warrior-natures. If he is not given voice, the men seethe in violent silence. Do I need to say more?

It is not a call for war, for bloodshed, for fighting. It is a call to hear the voice of this god so that we do not have to let him stalk the world in battle-fury, or our homes, in the tangible and subtle violences we inflict upon one another.

T

]]> By: Aviva Gabriel http://create.coyopa.net/poetry/let-there-be-war/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Aviva Gabriel Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:31:02 +0000 http://create.coyopa.net/?p=92#comment-88 Ah! Here are the words I've almost said, every single day, watching our corporatist government go through its rites, rites as old as history. All around me, people cry out, "Silence! Peace! Yield!" for fear that "Bush" will ambush us again if we arm the "enemy" with even tiny critiques of our reigning leaders. At the tip of my tongue is this poem, or Janis Joplin's "Freedom's just another word for 'nothing left to lose.'" Or, more simply, "War!" Ah! Here are the words I’ve almost said, every single day, watching our corporatist government go through its rites, rites as old as history.

All around me, people cry out, “Silence! Peace! Yield!” for fear that “Bush” will ambush us again if we arm the “enemy” with even tiny critiques of our reigning leaders.

At the tip of my tongue is this poem, or Janis Joplin’s “Freedom’s just another word for ‘nothing left to lose.’” Or, more simply, “War!”

]]> By: Amy Oscar http://create.coyopa.net/poetry/let-there-be-war/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Amy Oscar Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:28:04 +0000 http://create.coyopa.net/?p=92#comment-69 Powerful, moving imagery. You write like a sword. Powerful, moving imagery. You write like a sword.

]]> By: pamela goodwin http://create.coyopa.net/poetry/let-there-be-war/comment-page-1/#comment-46 pamela goodwin Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:08:50 +0000 http://create.coyopa.net/?p=92#comment-46 red beads strung well poet soul only the hang around the neck for a while and change meaning as time goes by such slippery things words are.. there is a time for everything under the sun it is only a moment not frozen in time. your sword of truth is like a machine gun at times... sagg flys the burning arrow of truth, and emotions that are hard to find fly. i think its well written and truthfull what else can you ask for in poetry? well done pamela goodwin red beads strung well poet soul
only the hang around the neck for a while
and change meaning as time goes by such slippery things words are.. there is a time for everything under the sun it is only a moment not frozen in time.
your sword of truth is like a machine gun at times… sagg flys the burning arrow of truth, and emotions that are hard to find fly.
i think its well written and truthfull what else can you ask for in poetry?
well done
pamela goodwin

]]> By: Div ead http://create.coyopa.net/poetry/let-there-be-war/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Div ead Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:49:57 +0000 http://create.coyopa.net/?p=92#comment-42 Nice words, is that all it is or do you back it up outside of your head aswell? Nice words, is that all it is or do you back it up outside of your head aswell?

]]> By: Mena http://create.coyopa.net/poetry/let-there-be-war/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Mena Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:04:36 +0000 http://create.coyopa.net/?p=92#comment-41 ai ai ai, that was actually a very precise and fitting piece of writing for my current state... between the shores of light and dark great powers are at play... thank you, from a becoming warrior of light... ai ai ai, that was actually a very precise and fitting piece of writing for my current state… between the shores of light and dark great powers are at play…
thank you, from a becoming warrior of light…

]]> By: Steve Scott http://create.coyopa.net/poetry/let-there-be-war/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Steve Scott Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:29:03 +0000 http://create.coyopa.net/?p=92#comment-40 At the risk of getting stabbed... Perhaps you should join the TA? Or organise a jolly good pillow fight... Like the web /blog page, very pretty. XX Steve At the risk of getting stabbed…

Perhaps you should join the TA?

Or organise a jolly good pillow fight…

Like the web /blog page, very pretty.

XX

Steve

]]> By: Louisa Morrigan http://create.coyopa.net/poetry/let-there-be-war/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Louisa Morrigan Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:58:53 +0000 http://create.coyopa.net/?p=92#comment-39 A call to wake up and cast off the horrendous weight of fatigue and boredom of these times. The armies of Mordor are all over the place,.. Amazing writing Tom, I hear you! Love x A call to wake up and cast off the horrendous weight of fatigue and boredom of these times. The armies of Mordor are all over the place,.. Amazing writing Tom, I hear you! Love x

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