Far
Traveler’s Log:
Progressions
of Power
Book Three of the Far Traveler Saga
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Second
edition: May 2011
Copyright © 2011 by David Michael
Hoskins
ISBN: 9781613642603
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~*~
Dedicated
to my family, my friends, and the One
With great power comes great
responsibility …
~*~
Introduction
Glory to you, Far Traveler ~ and Life everlasting!
Progressions of Power… Power? Yes, power. Power in this case is Chi or universal energy and/or the control thereof. Micro to macro. If you accept the quantum theory our scientists have come up with to explain what’s been known for centuries… the world around us is composed of energy patterns. There are many schools of thought around the globe that claim to know this or that ‘way’ of learning about the energy and working with it. Once awareness is established, one progresses onward to learn to control it. This is the story – told in poetry – of a Traveler walking a Path which one might find oneself on if they should choose to look beneath the surface.
Once upon a time, one Fool found an old reference to the quest for the Holy Grail. Rather than the popular story we’re familiar with, this quest was in reality a path of initiation which had faded into legend. Simple steps which if followed might bring the initiate to a higher level of awareness. The searching Fool chose to look at the journey from the viewpoint of a knight questing through the modern world seeking the Grail. You will find references to the Grail, the Christian Bible, the Jewish Kabbalah, Kundalini, Taoism, dreams, visions, and encounters with beings from beyond the Veil which we call reality. Should a Seeker read these poems, they might find gems, symbols, signposts, and warnings to help them find their Way should they become lost or feel they may be slipping into madness when their belief system (the way they view the world) is shaken to the core by their experiences. Just so it’s clear, most of the poems have everything to do with manipulating energy, learning to live with new awareness, and dealing with those who live in your new reality. Hang in there. Love will find a way.
The
following is the story which was written as the Fool made his way
along the Path and learned the progressions of power.
Love to
all.
ON THE PATH AGAIN
Glory
to you, Far Traveler
And Life everlasting
What
hills do you roam, my friend
What Stars smile upon you
What
eyes brighten at your approach
What Land do you call your home?
I
sense your doubt
I shout - I implore
Don't ignore the
Light!
See it shining, oh so bright
In the places, in the Faces
of those you trust
The
smile - Without cunning
No thought of running
The fourth Step
on the Stairway
Silent. Cold. Covered with dust
Clear
the Cobwebs, the disappointment from your eyes
I know the Hunger
within you
This spell of darkness you're under
Rise above -
Watch with wonder
Take Love by the throat if you must
But
remember the Path
Remember the Path
Let
us start once again on yon golden Path
The daily blood bath of
strife
The teaching - The reaching out
Let this Life fill your
Heart with Light
May your eyes shine with Wonder
Sheltered
under the geas of the Quest
Let us rend this Darkness asunder
Feel
the Thunder
~*~
OPEN UP
Prerequisites
for a bit of that Grace:
Joyous Rapture
Howling
Wasteland
Reality may strike like a slap on the face, man!
Revelation
thunders at the Doorway
- Wake up! Let me in! -
Being
receptive was never a Sin
OPEN!
Open Eyes
Open Mind
Open Heart
Open Hand
Come walk
with me in the Promised Land
You
hold the Key in your hand
It's time you made a stand
Come walk
with me
Shed the shackles of this world and be Free
Come on -
Open Up!
Come take your fill from the Loving Cup
~*~
AWAKENING
I
lift the shroud from my eyes
Behold the Light in the sky
In the
People, in the land
Given sight, I at last understand
What once
meant so much - now holds no lure
This
time I'm sure
There are dark ones and pure
I've seen through
the lies
The masks, the disguise
Laws, doctrines, and dogmas
only seek to bind
Seeking souls shackled and bound in their minds
I
acknowledge my crimes – Un-acquitted
The sins I've committed
The
little wars that I wage
Against my darkness, and others'
Against
the ignorance which smothers the Light
In
the Book of History
We'd merit but a sentence - Perhaps a page at
most
Unless we do more than through this life merely ghost
Unless
we reach out
With a touch or a shout
Leave our mark or our
scars on society
I've
seen the Light
I'll take the fight
To the depths of Hell, if I
must
I'll free you from your fears
Perhaps even dry your
tears
Should you need me, if you need someone to trust
In
my chest beats a new heart
Its beat sets me apart
From the
cattle, the chattel, the Sheep
Ah, but such knowledge rarely comes
cheap
Come!
Awaken
from your sleep
~*~
MANIFEST
The
Hunger
The Hunt
Stalking the foolish ones
Who walk alone in
the Night
At
the frothing fringe of the Kill
A resonance in the Wind
Moonlit
ivory glistens
The Beast grows still
Awakening Will - It
listens
The
Sleeper awakens
Rising to stand as Man
Flowing mane caressed by
Zephyr's breath
The open hand withdraws, stays Death
Starbrow
Crowned
by antlers tined
The Hunger - refined - Transformed to Light
By
the Call
Prismatic Wings
Starlit Shelter
Bright soul
sings
Pinions spread to avert the Fall
Sleeping
Archon awakened
Manifest
Incarnate
The Steps of the Path
taken
The shriek of Fate's chains broken
Sacred Words
spoken
Rising to claim the Lion's Share
~*~
SWAN SONG
From
out of the Silence
The Goddess sings to me
Shaken from the
Dream
By reality
For seconds it seems
Yet an eternity
'Til
Her song again soothes my soul
Holy
and bright
Her embrace bestows Light
My heart races
As I
chase her
Delighted laughter echoes through the Night
Her
lips bring White Fire
Kiss my temples
Then my brow
How her
touch leaves me burning
Delirious with desire
Lost
and dazed and alone
Without her Song in my ear
Wandering
starlit mazes
Without her voice ringing clear
How
I burn for Her!
I turn the corner and She's there
Sweet
seductive Swan Song
Resonant - in the long Silences
~*~
RAGE FOR LOVE
Three
simple Aspects of an Angel
All saints detect
A Halo
Wings
And
a Belt
Halo
- Made by a leap of Faith
The One heaps forgiveness
On even the
greatest Fool
Humble head bowed to receive Grace
Rebel Spirit
willing to become a serviceable Tool
Wings
- Spread slowly
Riders on the Wings of Love
Even a broken heart
- Bled of its Sorrow
Can find hope in the Moment - Hope for
tomorrow
Borrowed
laughter - Daring to have a Halo
Slowly - Slowly let the Light
grow
Knowing that only Immortal Love can Heal
Full
stretch - Even the lowly wretch can do it
Spread from Halo to far
below
Great feathered fans to comf
Belt
- Humble rope or grandly of gold
An anchor for those who have felt
the Call
Since time of old - Bringers of hope - For the weak and
the bold
What is Above must be Below as well - Wasn't that the
Deal?
The Storytellers speak of the Fall from Grace
But in the
face of reality - Does it really matter?
Choice can heal the guilt
of the Weak
Take
Halo, Wings, and Belt
Ignore the chatter of the Sleepers, the
clatter and rattle of Chains
Listen to the singing of the Spirit -
Go where it calls
For when Illusion falls away - When the brave
stop clinging
Only then can the true Fools say they see the
Light
And take delight in the Play on the Stage
Rage
for Love
~*~
ACOLYTE
My God!
If
killing is a sin
Why does the desire fill me with fire?
Engulfed
in the cleansing flame
No remorse
No shame
No desire for
fame
Radiant
- like the sun
Yet humble before my Sire
Behold: Justice is
done
Ah!
To rage among the hypocrites
My axe to cleave
The spiral dance
of Light I weave
Yet never shall I attempt to deceive
For I am
your Knight
The
warning - always given
It seems like I'm driven
To guide these
Sheep
The sacred Covenant - I keep in my heart
Grant
me Light
Grant me Peace
Will this war never cease?
I've been
blind - let me See
My
God!
forgive me
~*~
ARCHETYPE
Imagination
Anything
is a possibility
Visualization
Reality - Is how you See
it
Invocation
The Archetype - Recalled experience
Be it
Be
the Muse
One who sees through Tragedy's mask
Don't confuse
The
Fantasy with the Dream
That's the task
Fate
is a Sine wave
Recall - The Ups and Downs
Emotional feedback -
Overload
Stand back and watch from a Distance
Hypersensitive,
the Attention may witness
Pride - Wounded by an attack
The Ego
initiating an emotional cardiac arrest
The ones who Survive - Brave little Clowns
Protest
- And Intervene
An act of will can make the Scene change
Learn
Sine language
Seven
Stars
And Seven Candle stands
Travel Far
Know the Open
Hand
Souldance
Karma is Chance with Purpose
To know what
lies beneath the Surface
One must go Deeper
Let
the Sleeper Awaken
~*~
RAJA
Glory
to you, Far Traveler
And Life everlasting
Hatha
is the Fist
The grasping hand
That reaches for and breaks
The
Chains which bind the Snake
In slumber
Lost
in the magic of the Flex
The grip of the Fist is lost
Serpent
slips free - Becomes Dragon
Dragon rises to ravage the Temple
A
song is heard within - Difficult to detect
One might suspect the
cost is too high
The
sigh of the Wind through the Trees
Raja is the open hand
-
Cupped to receive the Resonance
The opening Song and Dance
- At
the Theater of Fools
The empty battered Chalice
- On the bottom
of a crystalline pool
The sweet Song within the Silence
- Which
cools the fires of the Dragon
Amazing
Grace, how sweet the Sound
Come sit with me in the back row of the
Theater
Watching the Silver Screen - Experience the
Sensaround
Awareness in control - Feel the Pull
Tie the Chi to
the base of the Staff
Come laugh with me in the Light
We
- Rather than I
Touch the Sky
Fare
thee well!
~*~
BLACK + WHITE
I've
tried the Ways of White Magic
but I just can't see the Light
I
thirst for the Power - It's Tragic
and now I embrace the Night
The
Circle was broken long ago
Little Fool - Just too cool
With
your Hunger - Your need to Know
Secrets
hidden within clever Phrases
Thought you were smart - Brave
little heart
Failed the Test - Now you're lost in the Mazes
I've
tried the Ways of White Magic
but I just can't see the Light
I
thirst for the Power - It's Tragic
and now I embrace the Night
Pathetic
Faith - Razed by the frontal Assault
Have mercy on me - O please
set me free
Seduced by the ways of the Savage Dark Cult
Welcome
Dark Child - Endure Initiation
Go on! Rejoice!
You've made
your Choice
The Night hides Treasures beyond Imagination
I've
tried the Ways of White Magic
but I just can't see the Light
I
thirst for the Power - It's Tragic
and now I embrace the Night
Twisted
Pathways - You mourn Salvation lost
Fulfilled your Passion after
a Fashion
Desires fulfilled - Was it worth the Cost?
They've
left at Last! - Pray for Redemption
Hagridden no more
You've
closed that Door
Infused by the Light - Avoid further Question
I've
tried the Ways of White Magic
Like angels - We dance in the Light
My thirst for the Power - Now sated
Free enough to See - The
wrong from the Right
Perhaps it was fated!
~*~
ONE
The
state of Being
A matter of will
The skill combined with
passion
Can make us gods - after a fashion
Silent,
at the Center
That Something-In-Motion
One in being
With
that ocean of Light
Holy
knight
Rising to fight against the Darkness
Notions of
Honor
Justice to be dispensed
The
Single Eye sees the truth
We rush to defend
The frightened and
the weak
We speak of Light
And tighten our grip on the Blade
~*~
RINGING
Glory
to you, Far Traveler
And Life everlasting
Peace
be with you
The inner silence
Passage through Shadow and
Light
Knight or Knave
Slave
to the Grind
The sweat and the shake
The give and the take
If
they don't mind
It don't matter
Souldance
Three
eyes and four ears
The focus
The search
The Truth is clear
A
Touch away - So very near
But hidden - In the Blinding Light Show
Thrown
clear of the wreckage
Of another shattered dream
Not exactly a
surprise package
Streams of tattered fantasy
Drift by to cloud
mine eye
Can
you hear it?
It's not really loud - Just piercing
The ceaseless
ringing of a thousand tiny bells
Come, swim in the Lake
'Tween
Sun and Moon
Soon we'll meet again
Fare
thee well, my friend
~*~
DRESSED TO KILL
Sunrise
The
Eagle lands in its aerie
Its cries wake the Beast
The Dragon
rises to greet the sun
The Beast cowers
Burnt by the Dragon's
power
More than once
Knight
awakens
Shaken from waking Dreams
By the raging Dragon's
screams
The Center must be reached
Before the Dragon slays the
Beast
No
call to warn
The Dragon was born to Burn
Not to listen
Hand
of Knight grasps glistening Horn
Thrash left - Then right
White
Fire turns to Light
The
Spiral Dance - Ever higher
Dragonride toward starlit sky
Safe
in the Center
A Gateway to enter
The Staff of Life
An end to
strife
The Song of the Goddess
Heals - Quenches the Fires
And
yet the Dragon rages
It cares not for Chains nor Cages
Lotus
blooms - Becomes Knight
Bright eyed
The Warrior retrieves
battered Halo
Shining ring in room's dusty corner
Trusty sacred
Sunvisor
Moderation is deemed the wiser of Choices
Dragon
rises - Howling in its Hunger
Knight shouts, scowling
ENOUGH!
- And stops the Dragon's prowling
With the Staff - Striking like
Lightning
Thunder echoes in the Silence
While Dragon lies
stunned
Knight dons Cloak
Spun of Gold
Heavy as prophecies
once told
Knight
pulls on Boots
The hue of last Autumn's leaves
Same colored
gauntlets
On hands which can set some Free
The Open Hand - For
those who need one
Steady
hands strap on Bright-studded Belt
Heavy at each hip with a
Moon-bladed Axe
Each sharp and biting as cold, hard facts
Truths
which few have felt - And been left Jaded
Knight
next dons Brightly-burnished Breastplate
Silvered inlays as faded
as distant memories
Its surface dented in places
By the hatred
of forgotten enemies
Their faces reflected in the Ruby
- The
Brooch which binds the Cloak
Torc
and visorless Helm - The last to be donned
Clasped at the Nape and
Wings swept back
Knight rises - The Hunter, dressed to kill
The
Dragon lies silent - Still as a Pond
Resting with the Beast
At
the feet of the Master
Knight
bows Head
Faintly heard - He said
Thy Rod and Thy Staff - They
comfort me
~*~
PRISON OF FLESH
Glory
to you, Far Traveler
And Life everlasting
Pleasantly
surprised
I have had another flower Bloom
A Seed I planted in
giving
Has taken root and grown - Living in the rise of the
Light
The Flower had known of the existence
But was wilted by
fearful resistance
The simplicity of the String
Once pulled -
Lifted the gloom
I
am Restless
The Hunger burns within me
My heart is Free
Yet
I still search for the Key
To the final Chain
The
Beast prowls and paces
While the Eagle chases the Dragon
The
sweet refrain of the Song gives me peace
Yet still I yearn for
release
From this Prison of Flesh
The
Saints speak of becoming Full
Yet the howling of the Beast keeps
pulling me back
The Eagle's talons rip
Yet the Trip is denied
me
The Dragon is free
Yet the pain is always there to remind
me
That I am not
I
shall hearken to the call of the Saints
Though I consider many of
their writings quaint
There is a Truth to be found in their
wisdom
Riddles speak of the First, the Last, and the Right
side
Perhaps I shall ride the Dragon there
Let
the Chalice be filled
For there is Magi in imagination
May
those skilled in Dreaming
Silence the Beast - Partake of the
Seeming
And aid those who are chained
Come! - I wait for you in
the Light
Fare
thee well!
~*~
TAKE ME HOME
I
can hear her calling me
Calling - Calling
Locked in passion's
embrace - Yeah, all of me
That's where I want to be
Oh baby set
me free
I haven't found it yet - But baby, no regrets
You're
the one who holds my Key
Dancing
a starry eyed spiral
Spiral - Spiral
Chase her shooting star -
This fever ain't viral
A simple act of survival
I shudder at
her arrival
Too blinded by ecstasy - No doctor - No remedy
She's
my lover without rival
She's
got what I need
I need it - I need it
Mine is the Hunger - She
feeds it
Hers is the Scent - I breathe it
They keep giving me
warning - Too hungry - I don't heed it
I can't wait until
morning
I'm the lonely traveler - Lost in her Storm
Lover
take me Home
She's the only one who gives me comfort
Never
leave me alone - Never ever again
She covers me - She covers
me
Take my heart or set me free
Lost in her is where I want to
be
~*~
ACT I
Adrift
on the darkling sea of desperation and Shadow
Raging youth -
Chained by ignorance
Grand - The belligerence of the Rebel without
a Clue
Reaching out for Truth - Perhaps love
While shoving away
the occasional Open Hand
Vowing to stand Strong
As long as
Passion insures against being brought Low
Dragged
down again - By the clinging Chains of desire
The small voice
reminds blinded Youth
Of a Truth once known - We only see what we
choose to be Shown
And we are the ones who decide to believe that
On the sea of Shadow - a candle's Flame shines brighter
Chain
Lightning
Sometimes frightening - The cascading effect
Re-awakened
intellect making connections - Silently shattering self-made
Chains
Realizing that freedom is in the Heart
That what really
matters is what one chooses to perceive
The young one stands -
Deceived no longer
Shining
Youth rises from the Shadows
- Cold, the sand beneath bare feet
-
Hollow, the wind which moans -
Tones
of Grey take on brighter hue
Youth peers about - Clutching newly
found hope
Looking at the World illuminated by a new Light
No
longer at the end of the Rope
Able to cope - Able to fight once
again
Shoulders back and head held high
Reaching out to touch
the Sky
At
the edge of the darkling Sea - Shining and free
~*~
DRAGONDANCE
There
is a Flow
There is a Weight
There is a Flame
There is a
Gate
The Knight would claim a right to rest
Yet the Dragon
waits for no one
There
is a Resonance
There is a Light
There is a Spin
Rising on
the right
Winter's kiss - Dragon's fire
By the light of the Sun
and Moon - Love dances with Desire
There
is a Hunger
There is a Passion
More than just Human
Beyond
Animal reaction
The Beast howls - Thunder echoes - The Dragon
spreads its Wings
Knight spins within the Dragondance -
Slowly
Hearkening to the Song which infinity Sings
~*~
INDECISION
Touch
me
Tell me I'm real
Touch you
Tell me you're real
Knee
deep in the Chaos
Someone tell me - What are these Things which I
feel?
I
stumble about - Reeling - Drunk with power
The Knight stands
tall
But the Beast cowers in fear
Drawing ever nearer to the
next Step of the Quest
Been put through the ringer - Known the
taste of tears
As was expected - Been relentlessly put to the Test
Can't
put a finger on it
Difficult to choose a Label
These unknown
Forces at work
Seem to match up with the Fables
The
tables have been turned
So many times
The trail of bridges
which I've burned
Can't be rebuilt nor bought back - Not even for
a dime
Yet
there is a rhyme to it
There is a Reason
Seems that there
really is a Place which exists
Untouched by the season
Ever
brighter - This Vision
A fact once deemed Myth - Once assessed
with derision
Awareness now something
Which can't be measured
with precision
It's far too late for indecision now