Notes - the humanization of the soul / "soul-felt" described / nothing is free

         1048 hours. This is another reminder of my first historical military hero, Julius Caesar at 31 days. Nephew Augustus had to have 31 days also. At least Julius is first. Lower back fits this morning. The hot bath remedy isn't doing so well, but by noon this should be better, if not, a pill may help. Mostly the whole thing is a pain slightly above the butt. Such is life. Shoot, if I didn't have arthritis I would hardly know I had any joints at all.

         That's a better point than you think, boy. Stick with the humor. - Amorella

         The yearly transition of the body is like the lifetime transition of the soul. Is that what you mean?

         That will do for now. Bold and underline that point. - Amorella

         Does this mean the development of the soul is a concluding focus in these last three chapters?

         In an esoteric fashion the physical body becomes the heart of the soul, i.e. the soul has to earn a backbone in these books. - Amorella

         This is a stretch.

         That's the point, boy. Self-instruction is the point by which these Merlyn books are seen written. Post. - Amorella

         1059 hours. This took a few minutes as I was looking at recent email but this concept would make a good children's book - How the Soul Builds a Backbone. I like it because for a change it takes the human factor out of the limelight.

         You are missing the point, orndorff. It is how the soul becomes humanized (at least in these books and blog). Post. -Amorella

          2115 hours. Makeshift supper, half a peanut butter and raisins on a piece of wheat bread and chips, pretty much for both of us after a late good lunch at Chipotle/Panera. We watched the news and the latest "Inspector Lewis" on Masterpiece Mystery (PBS) from last night. These are great modern police stories in the wonderful setting of Oxford/Oxfordshire, England. The original stories were "Inspector Morse". Robbie Lewis was Morse's assistant in those police adventures. I think we have seen them all, most more than once. The television episodes are based on detective novels written by Colin Dexter. One of my favorite places in England is Christ's Church, Oxford.

         You are having trouble explaining the famous 400 year old tree behind the college that was an inspiration to Lewis Carroll and J. R. R. Tolkien. It has also been an inspiration to yourself. - Amorella

         2201 hours. I sorted back to the second post Amorella and I wrote for this blog. I am still as excited about the scene as I was then and as I was when I saw it in person in 2007.

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16 AUGUST 2009

Tree behind Christ's Church, Oxford

Amorella here. I chose this picture because it has a special meaning for orndorff. Notice how the tree limbs grow into one another. The scholarly guide with the hat is explaining that this tree that sets in the semi-private garden behind Christ’s Church, Oxford inspired two one time Oxford writers, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Richard immediately thought upon seeing the limbs strange growths – “Quantum Mechanics. Wow.”

It’s true, Amorella, I did. I thought of Lewis Carroll and Alice Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There and here we are. I am touching the bark of this tree. I am also inspired, but not to write. I am inspired to think on the secret wonders of nature and the secret wonders of the mind. Then, at that moment, I realized the wonders of both are one in the same.

After hearing that this particular tree also inspired J.J.R. Tolkien to write of the trees in Middle Earth I realized how much I also love trees, particularly this tree in the semi-private garden behind Christ’s Church. The scholarly guide had called it, “The Jabberwocky Tree,” but I like to call it, "The Thinking It Out Tree."

From: encountersinmind, 16 August 2009

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          You should not be surprised that your excitement of that moment has stayed over the years. When you touched the bark of the tree it touched your soul, boy. It would not have been the same if it touched your heartanmind. You can discern the difference can you not? - Amorella

          Yes, I can. I cannot however describe how this is other than it is a kind of "understanding-a-truth-in-one's-self".

           If it were your heart that the bark had touched you would have had fluctuations in your excitement; a waxing/waning moon-cycle of excitement between 2007 and 2013. If it were your mind the bark had touched you would have been more inclined to have had a more detached and objective attitude; i.e. you would have first found it "an interesting moment'. - Amorella

           I better understand. I could not have put this in words, Amorella. What a help you are. I cannot imagine how to thank you for opening myself to the whole of heartansoulanmind. How silly this must appear to a reader. [It is for me an internal understanding beyond words but Amorella helps me show this through words. It is a wonderful moment in itself]. - rho

           You pay for this in your transparency, boy. Nothing is free. Post. - Amorella