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Spirituality
Devotion runs through the archive as both offering and disappearance.
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- 44
- first seen
- 2007
- last seen
- 2026
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The theme of spirituality is woven throughout Matthew Williamson's writings, often emerging in unexpected ways. In posts like A Modern Shiva Poem (2013), he explicitly explores spiritual themes, invoking Hindu deities and concepts. In contrast, posts like 312 Any Street (2008) may seem unrelated to spirituality at first glance, but upon closer reading, reveal a deeper concern with the human experience and the search for meaning. Over time, Matthew's writings show an evolution towards more explicit spiritual exploration, as seen in posts like Are you ready to meet God? (2015).
the thread through time
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2007
- Perspective and Context A friend of mine prays every morning, laying in bed, holding her rosary. Her eyes are closed as she slowly recites her rosary and lets go. She lets go of the he... Enlightenment · Personal Growth
- Ice and Needles Something I wrote over a decade ago. She walks to water’s edge lowers her weeping head why does she cry, for whom does she care? Does she know his name, call ou...
- The Good Life Last night I was on the living room floor, two of my children were asleep against me, each occupying an arm like a jealous lionesses on a kill. I was paying mor... Inner Peace
- What Would You Do With 150 Years I watched a very good presentation by Aubrey de Grey on TED. I am going to embedd the video below and then talk a little bit about these thoughts. So this is am... Personal Growth
- My Grandfather's Treasure I sat for a couple of hours with my grandfather recently. It has been a long time since I was able to spend so much time alone with him. When I was young I woul... Human Connection
- Thank You Mom I was watching people at lunch today, sitting alone in the corner at Taco Bueno , eating my bean burritos and thinking. There was a mom feeding her son a taco. ... Compassion · Family · Personal Growth
2008
- The Goddess Note: A good friend of mine sent this to me out of the blue, and it is wonderful and amazing. I am blessed to have read it. Thereupon, Manjusri, the crown princ... Buddhist Philosophy · Compassion · Enlightenment
- It's Simple Really, Animals Are Not Food On January 3, 2007, the leader of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, made a strong statement against eating me... Animal Welfare · Buddhist Philosophy · Personal Growth
- 312 Any Street Love was walking away again, chasing it wasn't an option this time. For maybe the first time since he could remember, he was worth more than this. He was worth ... Compassion · Personal Growth
- For Love of Darkness Let drop the anchor pull in the sails damp the lantern this night is done for me Darkness, wicked lover of lonely souls, caresses me I sleep upon the waves of i... Darkness Attraction · Inner Peace · Nature
- The Dark Sea On my knees, in prayer position, I closed my eyes, and began to see... The crown of my head becomes sand, like a dry sand castle I crumble and my body falls awa... Enlightenment · Inner Peace · Personal Growth
2009
- Sound Of Joy In the morning sun you laughed, now let the sound of that joy keep you warm in the sunset hours. What is it like to forget the noonday sweat, not knowing who yo...
- The Prince, a Monk, and Tea There is a kingdom called Sukhavati, the Realm of Bliss, it is land of light and magic, prayer and chanting, knowledge and compassion. Within it there dwells a ... Enlightenment · Existential Crisis · Inner Peace
- There Are Moments There are moments In between breaths and blinks When the whole of creations sighs When all of us know the truth. There are moments In darkest of hours When noth... Human Connection · Inner Peace
- I Am I am the lone tree, on the grassy hill, waiting for the birds to return. The stars and moon light up the darkness, but the robin is not in my branches. I am the... Darkness Attraction
- Desolation He stands nude before the translucent pod. The pill shaped container may as well be on fire for all the enthusiasm he has to enter its embrace again. ... Personal Growth
2010
- Sometimes Sometimes I want to scream to beg to plead Sometimes I want to smile to sigh to close my eyes and just be Sometimes I am alone in a room full of people invisibl... Darkness Attraction
- Die To One Life "All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter a... Career Change · Personal Growth
- Buddhist Vegetarian Reasons... Just one more reason I need to adopt a true vegetarian lifestyle. Just as no pleasures can bring delight To someone whose body is ablaze with fire, Nor can the ... Animal Welfare · Compassion · Consciousness
- Eternally Old, Shared Among To look into the blue diamond to wander through the fields of gold to smile at the moon and see her smile back To listen to the birds of paradise to speak with ... Enlightenment · Nature · Personal Growth
- To Breathe A Tree I sat against the trunk of the ages old tree and closed my eyes. I was tired of walking in this forest of melody and mist, I needed a rest, I needed food, I nee... Enlightenment · Human Connection · Inner Peace
2011
- A Moment Lost It was happening again, between her breathes she was immortal. Every leaf in the trees stood motionless. Birds stopped mid-flight, frozen in the air before her.... Inner Peace · Personal Growth
- Always She laid the coins on my eyes - cold... she did not think to warm them for the dead He removed the leaches from my whiter than white skin - do they not know I c...
- Upon My Soul With you beside me a stainless sky within my mind Clouds of timelessness and laughter With you holding me solid rainbows of sound Rains falling down to replenis... Enlightenment · Inner Peace
- A Message of Hope (Video) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_YOG3jMlV4[/youtube] I simply loved this video. Personal Growth
- Simple Sonnet I said I would give you a sonnet, I made no promise it would be worthy... Is there a reason to imagine this light in the sky, Is there doubt, look into t... Darkness Attraction · Human Connection
2012
- The Cave and the Sadhu The cave sits just above the treeline on the southern face of a rather unassuming mountain. Standing in the mouth of the cave the Sadhu can see a vast green jun... Enlightenment · Inner Peace · Nature
- Stuff I've Tweeted... Sky like mind, mind like wind, wind like laughter, laughter like heaven. We are all a daydream. I catch moments when the I-ness expands into a wholeness of bein... Enlightenment · Inner Peace · Personal Growth
- More Alan Watts goodness... Currently watching this, and I think you should, too. via YouTube Personal Growth
2013
- A Modern Shiva Poem [caption id="attachment_739" align="alignright" width="300"] Lord Shiva, in meditation.[/caption] Namaste to He who is the speaker and the listener Namaste to H... Buddhist Philosophy · Inner Peace · Nature
- Living Forever [caption id="attachment_781" align="alignright" width="300"] Who Wants To Live Forever[/caption] A friend of mine said this to me: Lets do it. Lets live forever... Enlightenment · Personal Growth
2014
- Magic Words I think about this often. Magic. Words have power. When you consciously will there to be power or connection in these words then they become magical by shear wi... Enlightenment
- Questions. How do I call out to divinity? How do I call it by name? How do I limit the wholeness to a word? How do I know the ocean by a wave, the tree by the leaf, the to... Enlightenment · Human Connection
- The Universe Tree Last night I dreamed that I was sitting on a high branch in the Universe Tree. The branches span galaxies. Nebula float in and around leaves, suns glisten like ... Enlightenment · Human Connection
2015
- Prayer by Guru Rinpoche to Wake Us Up! [caption id="attachment_1031" align="alignright" width="300"] Padmasambhava[/caption] "Whatever appears to the eye, The outer universe, inner living beings and ... Buddhist Philosophy · Inner Peace
- Are you ready to meet God? [caption id="attachment_1098" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Mooji[/caption] Are you ready to meet God? Then, right now, don't touch anything, not any idea—ne... Enlightenment · Inner Peace · Personal Growth
2016
- The Court of Flowers The woman’s skin, the color of alabaster and gold, opened as the true-silver blade touched her flesh. She, a warrior who had stood for countless ages, fell to h...
- For Love of Darkness Let drop the anchor pull in the sails damp the lantern this night is done for me Darkness, wicked lover of lonely souls, caresses me I sleep upon the waves of i... Darkness Attraction · Inner Peace · Nature
2026
- The Shade Was Good An old man shares his willow's shade with a tall stranger in a green coat, and finds himself speaking a name he has not said aloud in many years. Human Connection · Nature
- The Light Next Door A widow in a Scottish coastal village notices a soft golden light in the abandoned house next door — and begins to wonder if the dead can linger with kindness. Human Connection · Impermanence · Nature Worship
- The Willow and the River A willow-keeper of the Irish wells meets a Naga-kin walking from water to water — two ancient guardians from very different traditions recognizing each other across a pub table in Connemara. Cultural Exchange · Human Connection · Nature
- The Demonization of the Daimon How the early Church reclassified the daimon — the attending spirits of place and person — as demons, severing a living relationship with the world, and why that speaking is quietly returning, one threshold at a time. Consciousness · Nature · Nature Worship
- All of It Is True A walk past every gate the worlds have built — Ganesha, Hekate, Èṣù, Inanna, Anubis, Odin, Raven — and the one ford you cross alone. Nature Worship · Female Empowerment · Consciousness