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“Otherness cannot be a form.” Nicholas of Cusa
Sanctuary
The map of the imaginable
is found only in dreams,
vessels its mere dwelling
to strip away the chimera
and reach into the unknown,
leaving the caim of my own
clinging, soft assurance to
discover otherness in
crevice, corner, underside,
the small of the wild is
ever sanctuary to the fire
of creative love.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Note: the first line comes from the philosopher Gaston Bachelard (1884 – 1962)
Paul, pvcann.com
parallax 
Beautifully penned.
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Thank you so much Lucy
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Good work….
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Many thanks 🙂
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this is so moving Paul
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Thank you so much Gina, that is so lovely to hear that.
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Sounds like the inside of my writing have……
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🙂
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What does the Cusa quote mean?
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So – God, other, ultimate reality, cannot be described accurately because whatever description you settle on, it is incomplete, God has no form as God (in the incarnation of Jesus we get a glimpse) because God is mystery.
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Wow, my dad’s definition verbatim!
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So, he must have been interested in the mystics and the contemplative perhaps?
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Very much so, yes.
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Wonderful, I would have enjoyed talking with him.
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ah ok, so Nicolas was using other as a term for the noumenal, then. The word choice threw me off. thanks.
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Exactly as you say, yes, how it was recorded back then may not be as precisely as he said it, I often wonder how much redaction occurs over time.
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me too, the shades of meaning within words have been altered so much sometimes that I think we basically suffer a condition of ‘otherness’ between ourselves and the 14th century, say. thanks!
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Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts.
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sure.
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Reblogging this to my readers at sister site Poetic Justice
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So glad you liked it Ana, thank you for sharing it on.
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My great pleasure
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Many thanks Ana.
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“The map of the imaginable” echoes a conversation I had a couple of hours ago about Appreciative Inquiry–only the map of the imaginable could be found in the language we use and the questions we ask.
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Yes, isn’t it amazing to consider that and know that it is a pathway guided by how we ask, and that it could go in another direction depending on the question, which is based on attending, listening carefully.
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Yes, it is, another testament to the power of language.
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Yes, absolutely so.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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🙂
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Imagination is necessary and so is the creativity.
I am glad humans have found this art centuries ago.
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I think without it we’d die earlier, I think it has deep energy that enables us to thrive, so yes, necessary indeed. Thank you Rupali.
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Absolutely Paul.
It’s a pleasure to read your versatile poems.
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Well it’s a privilege to have your thoughts.
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The last three lines are really adorable, and a wonderful end for the great poem. Thank you Paul, and enjoy your weekend. Michael
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Thank you Michael. Hope you have a great weekend too.
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Thank you Paul!
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Wow that is so beautiful and love the picture too
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Many thanks Lyn 🙂
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