Arriving in Magic
Poems by Adrian G R Scott
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There is a Stage There is a stage called the present moment that you are constantly stepping onto. If you concentrate you can sense its curtain call just under your navel, that union of courage and instinct. A breathing anchor that keeps you right here in the present action of your life. A whole cast crosses this space, playing parts not listed in the jaded program notes of your past. Only by being centered are you able to grasp their roles in the current production. Only by choosing to value your life as a performance worth watching will you start to catch its gist. Only by acting your part with utter conviction will you know that you are not the only author of your lines This peculiar kind of remembering, is a calling forth, a reaching that releases the brilliant self hidden in your wings.
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This second collection charts a three-year period in the author’s life beginning right after publication of ‘The Call of the Unwritten’ and into his six-month sabbatical in early 2011 - when he unearthed a new way of looking at his life. In Arriving in Magic he describes a refusal to ‘pass the gap that gates the path unnoticed’ and this opened many ‘Gateways’ disclosed in poems like ‘When will you be ready’ and ‘The Edge of Bleakness’. The chapter ‘Path Crossings’ celebrates the people whose presence has given him a magical awareness of life and death. The ‘Tuscany’ section recalls a trip in 2010 with the Poet David Whyte and how this alerted him to the magic of everyday life. ‘Unearthings’ narrates what the commonplace contains when approached with fierce attention. The final section ‘Glad Arrivals’ reveals the wonder he came to experience, and moves into ‘The Starving Edge’ challenging the age of austerity; asking more than simply the recreation of a broken system. Ending with an invitation to a ‘Certain Kind of Vow’ this collection is a personal testament adding to what Goethe calls the praise of what is truly alive and what longs to be burned to death.
About the Author
Adrian G R Scott lives in the Rivelin Valley, Sheffield where he writes and practices as a Spiritual Director. He runs workshops and retreats for a wide variety of people. He is well known for his work with Men. For more www.adriangrscott.com