Temple Architecture Promises a Deeper Sky
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Temple Architecture Promises a Deeper SkyWill SchmitFollow2 min read·Apr 17, 2020 --
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photo by David Wilches at Unsplash I remember paying for my chakras to open in New York City, seven wheels of fortune taking a cross legged seat within cosmic range of the flowered altar.
Unversed in ceremonial linguistics the exotic floated like a colored carpet over a lake of fruited oils.
I got a Kali tattoo, put a baba after my nickname, changed iconic necklaces and saw that it was good enough until the real thing comes along.
Miracles weren’t yet trending. I was switching wives, getting sober. Every book seemed big in my new hands.
Noticing my bite marks on an apple didn’t match the company logo I wondered if there was a current inventory of folks getting it more right than me.
Then Ginsberg died and I waited in line for the buffet.
My mother dismissed my ancestral concerns “They’re all dead.”
If you stare away from the mountains it’s easier to imagine being a lake. Filling my mind with imagination seemed to explain my empty pockets. I stubbornly preferred to hurry.
A smooth stone’s advantage is known in the skipping hand. Somewhere the Buddha is saying “You had to be there.” Comes a time when the date on a coin becomes interesting.