The gleam of an heroic act
Such strange illumination
The Possible’s slow fuse is lit
By the Imagination.
~ Emily Dickinson
(The Poems of Emily Dickinson, #1686)
The concern of the Primary Imagination, its only concern, is with sacred beings and events. The sacred is that to which it is obliged to respond; the profane is that to which it cannot respond and therefore does not know… A sacred being cannot be anticipated, it must be encountered… All imaginations do not recognize the same sacred beings or events, but every imagination responds to those it recognizes in the same way.
~ W. H. Auden
(The Dyer’s Hand)
Beautiful painting and great words of inspriration.
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Thank you, Tim.
I love the painting!
🙂
I found a blog that you might enjoy, Barbara:
http://wwwaphorismscom.blogspot.com/
Thanks, Val! But the blog has no pictures!!! (What have I come to?) 🙂
“A sacred being cannot be anticipated, it must be encountered.”
Yes!
Yes, indeed!
love the W.H Auden quote and the beautiful painting
Thank you, Rosie.
Hi Barbara.Lovely post.
You’ve been “Touch”-ed with an award at my blogcasa.
Thank you, Eva, for your kind comment and the award. I’m afraid I don’t “do” awards, but I do appreciate very much your thoughtfulness in choosing me for one…
Wonderful quotes, Barbara, and such a lovely image to go with them.
Thank you, Robin.
A beautiful painting – it has the look of a pre-Raphaelite portrait, and the colors are very Rosetti-like. I also like Auden’s analysis of the imagination’s recognition and response.
I’m so glad you enjoyed this painting and quote combination, Aubrey.