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The Rose
04:00
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The Golden Dawn (1st Wave)
A glimpse, discerning, slow evolving time.....
For Ages, changes crossed our minds
In slow, uneasy circles:
A guaranteed reminder of
Young, embittered dreams.
As paths arose before the temple;
Casting lots around the rituals
The naked priest lost hope and staggered
Faith-spurned through broken lines.
But still, in silence, found an ancient rhyme
From reason, seasons crossed our minds
Taking gentle pause - a misty condensation of Truth......
And stammered fragments "Our Father..."
Spitting blood from dead ideals "Thy Kingdom come..."
Through screaming masses "Thy Will be done..."
The lamb lay battered "Lead us not into Temptation..."
Stained-glass shattered "Through the Power..."
And The Glory "and the Glory..."
What of the Glory? "Forever...and ever?..."
Amen Omen
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His Master's Voice
07:44
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His Master's Voice
Wordless you were;
Wordless
As you flew the sunset-sunrise;
Crimson as the dragon's flight
Sable as the thickening light
Golden as Truth -
Silent you called:
Silent
With a smile among the thorns and sand;
Lost like vague illusions stripped
But freedom's veil lay torn and ripped
In homage to your chains.
You bound yourself in mystery
For all to see the sanctity
And fly ---
You spoke in tones that slipped the ear
You brought us near, to hear
The sentence - essence.
We shone like sparks struck;
Called to the feel of the dove,
Eyes cast in reverence homeward
On to the dawn.
Home to the dawn-master - Master!
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Adventurers (In D)
09:17
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Adventurers (In D)
As Isis unveiled in the causeless South
The wind blew clear, and passion filled my life
With urgency and constant stress
To learn and thus be part of the journey into life...
To the future's madrigal
A song to sing with incense and imagery;
Drawn towards the scheme
I caught my breath, and caught my chance
With poise and hope I joined the dance
And rode, uncertain pilgrim - to the North.....
The note that played silently
Echoes through icy mountains
Thundering, as life, into my brain.
I stepped into a timeless land;
A population of glowing children;
Eyes that shone and joy that spoke my name.
And peace regained me in its garden;
Caught me, snared me - to die was sweet.
So love became my lotus-eyed sister;
Knew me, held me - washed my feet.
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Advent (The Karma Before The Storm)
A whisper of wisdoms on stagnant air is sliding
Gently into our corners and drips, down our walls.
A snake in the shadows coils, hissing its laughter
While, silently, angels turn their heads ashamed of their tears.
They know its coming - they know it must.
And meanwhile, oblivious, the world sits back and smiles, obliquely;
Stroking its ego, and oozing contentment.
The rats in the street, cutting, stink of neurosis
As the changeling world coos and gibbers through rotting teeth.
Folding blood stained hands
Across a belly distended and bloated
With the famine of success:
The world sits, pregnant
With disease and perversion;
The child - perfection already dead within the womb
The tomb - the Dream
The Mess...........
And slowly the angels turn and walk away.
The time is fulfilled and the cure must be hard.
A glimmer of birth in a corner of space:
The angels acknowledge and lift their heads, assured but regretting;
They know its coming - they know it must...................
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Implosion
10:28
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Implosion
A river wound careless, as changeless as time
And lonely, an old man cast dreams at the stars
An opening flower that smouldered like flame
The song of a seagull fell distant and sparse
The cards in his hands - he knew what must pass.....
A cloud hung in silence, anointed a mountain
As a wandering youth whistled aims, singing prayers
He stared for a moment as the mountain was choked
And searched for the meaning as the land gasped for air
The answer was simple, he had to prepare.....
A few people waited but nothing appeared
The seers were silent, smug cynics sneered
But in their derision they filed to see
The park in the heavens, the glow in the sea.
And deep within the hearts of men
Within the swirling waves
Within the granite cliffs
Within the concrete caves
Of man's earthy, poisoned slave
The seed had been sowed.......
A sun had exploded in their souls
Shockwaves splintered - caustic
Cutting to the nerve
Sharp and abrasive
Stinging and corrosive
To die to learn to live
Molten pain.......
A sun has exploded in our souls
Our souls have imploded in the sun........
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The Four Horsemen Of Aquarius
Ride Ride; over corpses of men's live they ride.
Hide; you can't hide from the Truth.
It will hunt you and chase you to the Source.
It will take you, as you scuttle on your course.
Black steed, hooves scatter leaves like blood.
Dark night - raven haired: Shiva's sable child.
Yellow eyes flash of vengeance, slashing darkness from his blade;
Laying waste to painted Babylon - the Whore that Man has made.
His head a dragon in the West
Breathless fire destroying crops and herds
He strikes the eldest sons of Thebes - the magic pride of years.
No-one can escape the Destroyer. None can avoid his wrath.
He must destroy, but only your self. What more have you got?
Ride Ride; how the Knights of Evolution ride!
Hide; you can't hide from the Truth.
It will seek you. It will drive you to the Source.
It will shake you, till you have to change your course.
White steed - armour shining silver in the sun.
Pure knight - satin-skinned; Vishnu called to act.
Banner glows, he bears the Grail - flowing beauty from its spring;
Bringing hope to Moses' children - refugees once kings.
He gathers people in its wake
And filling them with Peace
He bathers their wounds and soothes their fears;
Assures them all that all will cease.
Life is balmed and preserved; he gives what all must need.
He lets us keep just hold of ourselves. What more can we be?.....
Ride Ride; the unknown has been born with the tide.
Hide; you can't hide from the Truth.
It will build you. It will break you on your course.
It will throw you, and draw you to the Source.
Gold steed - sparks of flame anoint the shining brow.
Primal sun, a cloak of sun: Brahma's burning fire.
Atoms crash, exploding potence; a blazing bow to shaft the void.
His whirlpool votex spirals energy; rebuilds what was destroyed.
He calls aloud and light appears: a sun, a moon, a star.
He calls to man and man appears: an exiled, lonely star.
He is the Law: the Law of Chance; subtle trick of Creation.
He plan the odds and plants your self. What more can be done?.....
As the Three storm away through the aeons,
Leaving still one more knight.
The offspring of the three before him,
Yet Master of them all - the Lord of Light.
He travels slowly - unheard, unseen
(He has walked this earth before)
And smiles his Beauty through the debris,
He must now speak the Word: "Awake once more!"......
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The Cave Of The Phoenix
12:13
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The Cave Of The Phoenix
It is so cold here; so very dark and cold here
Where blood and death share lies between them
And tears defy the light.
Here is the end; where the dust lies thick with worms
Pain has gone as darkness shuffles
Through lonely, absolute night.......
No air, no breath; we gasp for sweetness
That once had filled our lungs:
A cool, clear blast of living freshness
But still the foetid vacuum hung inside this place
As it has always done - and the stench of death
Is our only breath........
But wait; a shaft of silence
cries "Light!" into the void;
A glint, a gleam - a glow!
There is light appearing here;
Warmth exploding fear. Something is happening here.
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The Red Sea
09:59
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The Red Sea
"Some who have died now live.
Others who almost live must vanish......."
As slowly we follow the Silent One out of
The prisons and tombs of our souls,
Into the cities of Memphis and Thebes;
Past floodlit cathedrals and superstore-bargain-shop holes.
On every shoulder consumers wear mortgages;
Pilloried in stocks and in shares,
They stare out from faces that stare into newspapers;
Security sucks at their veins, as neon dreams vomit their wares...
Onward to Mystery
Onward to Camelot
Onward just to survive.
And the chariots of the Pharaohs
Thunder the freeway
As the Hawk-head gods ravage the skies...
The white-faces stream from their cracks in economy;
The concrete and chrome part aside.
Uncertain we walk between oceans of people,
Wondering if all of it will suddenly crash and drown all in the flood.
Will the damn break soon - will the waves break soon
Before we've crossed - will we drown with them too?.......
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The Golden Dawn (7th Wave)
Slowly, unnoticed by man
The silent, tireless sun slips into the skies
Of our hidden, darkened land.
The dawn is coming to dry the salt-mist of our cries.
Purple clouds fall away gently
While open arms of light caress the land.
An opening rose sheds peace in a song
Inspiring the music of birth in the heart of a man........
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Finale - The Waterbearer
09:48
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Temenos UK
Temenos is multi instrumentalist/vocalist Richard Cork and drummer/percussionist Colin Sharman, plus various guests. Richard and Colin first played together in Caduceus in the 1970's, and came together again to create Temenos in 2008. Temenos have released 7 studio albums, plus Richard and Colin have recreated the original Caduceus set list in the albums 'Ascent', and 'Avalon'. ... more
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