Comments on: Source Story I: The Well of Wyrd http://natalieshell.com/2006/12/01/source-story-i-the-well-of-wyrd/ small bites to think talk & walk Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:04:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Natalie Shell http://natalieshell.com/2006/12/01/source-story-i-the-well-of-wyrd/#comment-16740 Natalie Shell Mon, 21 May 2007 14:31:42 +0000 http://natalieshell.com/2006/12/01/source-story-i-the-well-of-wyrd/#comment-16740 http://www.collectivewisdominitiative.org/art/Andersen_gallery/autumn_in_the_garden.htm http://www.collectivewisdominitiative.org/art/Andersen_gallery/autumn_in_the_garden.htm

]]> By: natalie http://natalieshell.com/2006/12/01/source-story-i-the-well-of-wyrd/#comment-4629 natalie Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:37:46 +0000 http://natalieshell.com/2006/12/01/source-story-i-the-well-of-wyrd/#comment-4629 Where does this tree live? asks my friend patreece - inside us, around us, above us and below us - the world is teaming with life...what tree are you feeding? And with what? Where does this tree live? asks my friend patreece - inside us, around us, above us and below us - the world is teaming with life…what tree are you feeding? And with what?

]]> By: Natalie Shell http://natalieshell.com/2006/12/01/source-story-i-the-well-of-wyrd/#comment-4623 Natalie Shell Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:41:57 +0000 http://natalieshell.com/2006/12/01/source-story-i-the-well-of-wyrd/#comment-4623 http://natalieshell.com/2006/02/06/anchor-that-vision-with-roots/ http://natalieshell.com/2006/02/06/anchor-that-vision-with-roots/

]]> By: Natalie Shell http://natalieshell.com/2006/12/01/source-story-i-the-well-of-wyrd/#comment-4557 Natalie Shell Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:02:50 +0000 http://natalieshell.com/2006/12/01/source-story-i-the-well-of-wyrd/#comment-4557 http://natalieshell.com/2005/12/18/stories-fall-from-the-tree-of-life/ http://natalieshell.com/2005/12/18/stories-fall-from-the-tree-of-life/

]]> By: Natalie Shell http://natalieshell.com/2006/12/01/source-story-i-the-well-of-wyrd/#comment-4533 Natalie Shell Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:36:32 +0000 http://natalieshell.com/2006/12/01/source-story-i-the-well-of-wyrd/#comment-4533 A young sceptic, wishing to test the wisdom of a seer, held his closed fist before the venerated man. “What have I in my hand?” the youth asked. “A butterfly,” was the answer. “Is it alive or dead?” queried the youth. The old man knew that the youth was sporting with him. If he replied dead, the youth would open his hand and let the butterfly fly away. If he replied alive, the youth would close his fist and crush the creature. The seer replied, “It is in your hands – whatever you wish to make of it.” “Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t – you are usually right.” “When every other element is out of your control, remember that you can still manage your reaction.” “materialism is fire. It can destroy and annihilate, or illuminate and warm, depending on how it is used.” - Rabbi Elimelech of Lizensk via Central synogogue A young sceptic, wishing to test the wisdom of a seer, held his closed fist before the venerated man.

“What have I in my hand?” the youth asked.

“A butterfly,” was the answer.

“Is it alive or dead?” queried the youth.

The old man knew that the youth was sporting with him. If he replied dead, the youth would open his hand and let the butterfly fly away. If he replied alive, the youth would close his fist and crush the creature.

The seer replied, “It is in your hands – whatever you wish to make of it.”

“Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t – you are usually right.”

“When every other element is out of your control, remember that you can still manage your reaction.”

“materialism is fire. It can destroy and annihilate, or illuminate and warm, depending on how it is used.”

- Rabbi Elimelech of Lizensk

via Central synogogue

]]> By: sara http://natalieshell.com/2006/12/01/source-story-i-the-well-of-wyrd/#comment-4352 sara Sun, 03 Dec 2006 01:21:00 +0000 http://natalieshell.com/2006/12/01/source-story-i-the-well-of-wyrd/#comment-4352 Firstly, my pleasure :) Secondly, I LOVED this blog! Very interesting and though provoking indeed! I thought of "every journey begins with one step"... Firstly, my pleasure :) Secondly, I LOVED this blog!

Very interesting and though provoking indeed!

I thought of “every journey begins with one step”…

]]> By: ken http://natalieshell.com/2006/12/01/source-story-i-the-well-of-wyrd/#comment-4328 ken Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:08:50 +0000 http://natalieshell.com/2006/12/01/source-story-i-the-well-of-wyrd/#comment-4328 Joseph Campbell wrote of the-tree, in both the Buddha and Christ stories (and probably many more, tis the season, yule tide and all that :) Didn't find any references to wyrd, that's a wonderful word, w is so old worldly, double-u, just has a lovely Norse sound. Source story has a ring to it, well-spring et al, nice. Joseph Campbell wrote of the-tree, in both the Buddha and Christ stories (and probably many more, tis the season, yule tide and all that :) Didn’t find any references to wyrd, that’s a wonderful word, w is so old worldly, double-u, just has a lovely Norse sound. Source story has a ring to it, well-spring et al, nice.

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