Return of the Grail
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Original Oil Painting on Belgian Linen
Framed
By Helen Norton
150 x 120 cm
1999 Second Test
A portrayal of co-operation and understanding, of the melding of vision and goal. We all want to be of a world much more peaceful and fair than it is. Focus on this is very important. The celebration of commonality. As the old saying goes “Concentrate on working on what you agree on”, build this relationship strong and the other grievances become so much easier to iron out. Positive first, negative lines up behind quite easily into positives as well.
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You find yourself in the afternoon
You pass the passage of rite
You become the collected wisdom
You arrive as the sitter on the throne
You become the wise
You remove your own disguise
You have that to share
For the travelers behind you
We are moving quickly,
Our tools are sharp
We save time
And will find the grail
The secret is---
It belongs to no ONE
Not to one man
The problem
One seeking power
Thought it was his alone
I must admit
When you come to the afternoon
You do think yourself
Privileged indeed
And it would be easy to fall
Into the fate of the ego
Should the wisdom be grasped
By the lower evolved
At lesser stage of soul
This is what happened
Beautiful, hurting, bleating sheep
The evolved souls wrote the scripture
Of wisdom for the consumption of all
For preview of their heaven on earth
To come in the afternoon
The ones less evolved grasped the book
And used it for power, for magic
Not understanding the power of faith
Being a thing of love, not hate.
The power has mind of its own
As it crushes the child ego with its weight
The evil force is none other than thyself
Ego. Underdeveloped and naive`
As it battles with the afternoon light.
Norton ‘99
