Tag Archives: myth

DreamWeaver's Corner With Dr. Niamh Clune: The Magic of Indwelling.

Leave a reply

Reblogged from On The Plum Tree:

Click to visit the original post

What is the magic of indwelling and what do I mean by that? 
Dream language is symbol, metaphor, aphorism, expressed in images. Paradox is in-woven, threaded through every aspect of the image, the colour, atmosphere and quality. A dreamed or meditative image often shape-shifts. Understanding should be exciting and challenging, part of personal growth and self-discovery. Such images are Ariadne's Threads leading us deep within Psyche into subterranean, unexpressed feelings and emotions.

Read more… 245 more words

DreamWeaver's Corner with Dr. Niamh Clune is the place to visit if you want to learn the real truth about dreams. How to communicate with your soul through the symbols that come from the unconscious when you dream. There have been several posts so far that take you through many elements about dreams that you may have thought you knew but this is a whole different way of looking at what dreams really are. "We should not fear our images or emotions, even though they threaten to overwhelm us. This is the stuff of the unconscious..."Follow this reblog back to On The Plum Tree and read the most recent DreamWeaver's Corner and if you find intriguing what you discover then investigate further to see previous posts of DreamWeaver's Corner with Dr. Niamh Clune. While you are there you will also discover a wonderful source of creativity of all kinds. Investigate and find the artistic and magical and mystical. I highly recommend On The Plum Tree. I visit there all the time. Do take the time. You will value the opportunity and find art and enlightenment all at the same time. Jk the secret keeper

Black Friday, Cyber Monday: One Writer’s Dilemma in a Commercial Age

2 Replies

Reblogged from MacKENZIE's Dragonsnest:

Click to visit the original post
  • Click to visit the original post
  • Click to visit the original post
  • Click to visit the original post
  • Click to visit the original post
  • Click to visit the original post
  • Click to visit the original post
  • Click to visit the original post
  • Click to visit the original post
  • Click to visit the original post

The day after Thanksgiving Yule trees were stacked against the local supermarkets, hardware and feed stores, early casualties in the annual collision between high commerce and high holidays. Black Friday, a day when, at least here in the States, madness sets in on the side of commerce. Mild-mannered, feast-sluggish human beings turn into fearless berserkers all for the sake of deals on stuff, briefly appreciated yet then long-added to the general clutter of their lives.

Read more… 868 more words

Lovely art topping the page, and it seems my blog page too. I know that Shawn MacKenzie created this art herself. The story you concoct is a hypothetical conclusion to a possibility. My philosophy prefers to chose the magical story that I learned as a child during all the many Christmas pageants I participated in when schools were allowed to celebrate Christmas in this fashion. I'm not so sure anymore if this pleasure has been taken away in favor of so mish mash of a generic celebration of the season of a plethora of holiday celebrations. I am not saying that everyone should not have a voice, I am just saying it wasn't a religious thing for me when I was a kid, it was just fun. I think children are left out with all the fighting over separation of church and state. Christmas Trees are fun and once were pagan. Christmas caroling was fun and I think some people did enjoy them. They had a certain beauty to them. The story at Mackenzie's dragons nest is a good story to tell. Is it a true interpretation of what might possibly have been the case. Sure, it could have been. Is the myth of the manger have a basis in fact, that too could be possible. I enjoy the myth of the manger. Whether I can logically accept a virgin birth, that is another matter. I like to believe in miracles and magic and mystical occurrences. There is plenty of room for all to believe in their own miracles or not. No one should emphatically dismiss anyone's evaluation of their beliefs or lack there of. This is a great post and a well thought out theory. Accept it if you will or just enjoy and continue to trust in your own beliefs. Read with an open mind and allow yourself to be entertained. All things are possible. Believing in Christmas and celebrating Hanukah is part of my tradition. At our house we also celebrate the Hogfather bringing the toys for the children as well as Santa Claus. Peter Pan and Neverland exists and so do dragons. Chose what you will to believe in. I think and feel it is necessary to believe in something and to live a life filled with meaning. It makes my life fuller. So for those who believe, Happy Holidays for whatever you celebrate and for those who don't, let others believe what they do and go about your life in your own way. Well done Shawn MacKenzie. Enjoyed the post. Hope others will take them time to visit your page and read it for themselves. It is well worth your time. Don't forget to enjoy the beautiful art Shawn MacKenzie created that tops the page of her post. J.k. the secret keeper ps. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!! :-)

Reading/Book Signing

1 Reply

Reblogged from MacKENZIE's Dragonsnest:

Click to visit the original post
  • Click to visit the original post
  • Click to visit the original post

It's autumn already and my new book, Dragons for Beginners,

is about to hit the bookstores. In anticipation of this imminent event, I will be at the Bennignton Free Library tomorrow afternoon, September 22 at 2:00 p.m.

I'll be reading from The Dragon Keeper's Handbook (copies available),

as well as giving a draconic preview of Dragons for Beginners (for which preorders will be taken courtesy of the Bennington Bookshop).

Read more… 56 more words

This post looks great and we should have so much fun tomorrow. actually today but later. I love that Dragon painting so much. Think cool and positive. Love the secret keeper J.K. Search Dragon Keeper's Handbook on my blog or Shawn MacKenzie to see the review I wrote for her first published book. It's a 5***** review and deserved and earned every single one of those stars. Also, check out the reviews on Amazon.com under Marge: Dragon Gestalt May 6th, 2012- link is: Dragon-Keepers-Handbook-Including-Creatures et al...

Bring Out The Dragons

5 Replies

Bring Out The Dragons
By Jennifer Kiley
8.27.12

Dragon Heart

Colours Tripping Through The Universe Spreading Magic

bring out the dragons

remove the veil
uncover the truth
not always as
it is written

what you read
are words
with ideas
expressed
by the author

it may be truth
in fiction
or lies
in the mind
of the mis-believer

create a story
maybe it is your own
or stolen by trolls
who wish for
cursed endings

what most decent
people want
is a fairy tale
with a real ending
with many
new beginnings

when a door closes
it doesn’t mean
that it isn’ t
just the end of
one chapter

as we know
most tales
have different
beginnings
and many endings
but we continue
entering a fresh
start into
something
brand new

yet the characters
are the same
but with more wisdom
bringing a grande
newness to grow into

love doesn’t end
it just develops
into something
more special
with a deeper
meaning

a deeper love
maybe even
something never
experienced by anyone
before now

just trust that truth
will bring out the dragons
to protect you
and defend you
against the trolls

they will make you safe
they always have
however sometimes
we don’t
always notice

dragons symbolize
the tidings of promise
and change
for the advancement
of newness
and discovering
of treasures
not always made of gold
but of loved renewed
and intimacy refound
or discovered
for the first time

a gentleness
born from trust
and patience
move slowly
with this new love
treat it gently
it may then
last forever

that is what
the wise one
would convey
in all her dreams
of ideas
rooted in her
mythical knowledge
of the old ways
where honor
was trusted
and evil
reviled
condemned
and cast out

evil shall exist
only on the periphery
in this story
love eternal
shall dominate
in all its purity
and goodness
melting hearts
with melodies
and flowers
adorning the heads
of all beloveds

life at peace
with the self
enjoying all the senses
celebrating love
in all its
brilliance

at this time
one may rest
and reflect
on all the goodness
and depth of love

and share
it with all
the lovers
who believe
in the dream
which sleep
may give
ere too


Puff the Magic Dragon-Peter Paul & Mary

Dragon Gestalt

5 Replies

By Jennifer Kiley

The Dragon Keeper’s Handbook

The Dragon Keeper’s Handbook: Including the Myth & Mystery, Care & Feeding, Life & Lore of these Fiercely Splendid Creatures - by Shawn MacKenzie

Dragon Gestalt: A physical, biological, psychological, or symbolic configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that its properties cannot be derived from a simple summation of its parts. “It is as large as life and twice as natural.” …Lewis Carroll – Through the Looking-Glass

the blue dragon

There Be Dragons! I make this as a statement of fact, or is it fiction, make believe, a dreamer’s misty recollection of subconscious archetypes, or that which the sandman sprinkles into our fantasies as we slumber. And when we awake, are we ever sure that the places we visited are not real, & the images we are allowed to remember, are they from another time when Dragons lived regally & were not just what some people today might call a gift of magical thinking?

a white dragon visiting your dreams

Yet, there are those who profess to have been visited by Dragons. Some see them out of the corner of their eye, always the place where the mystical creatures live, in between the shadows.

a dragon on the shore having just been introduced to whom i believe to be peter pan on a visit from neverland

Does this book “The Dragon Keeper’s Handbook” satisfy an answer to this statement: “There Be Dragons!”? In Ms. MacKenzie’s book, Dragons fill the history of myth & lore. Paintings exist that depict them in their spendour & in their slaughter by the `oh so brave heroes’ who want to win a maiden’s hand or a village’s pleasure or a King’s ransom.

st. george murdered a dragon

Those who are curious to discover the magical world of Dragons, their special place in civilization’s existence & their contribution to the creation of this very universe that we live in, will be able to unravel the mystery by delving into the imagination of this grand author’s maze of woven dreams–& real magic–that exists in any true believer’s mind.

the world is hot like dragon fire

light fills the sky

Ms. MacKenzie professes to have seen her first Dragons when she was a wee one growing up in a world filled with joy & sadness, magic & illusions, creativity & dreams. They stayed with her, into the years as she grew to one day begin the task of gathering from all corners of the world, every bit of information she could find about Dragons, in order to put together a book which dreams are made of, where magic is real & what we believe becomes our world.

a forest spirit

It is such a lovely journey, where you will see that not everyone in the world is good. That evil does exist & for, some reason, that evil creates people who want to destroy these lovely creatures we know as Dragons. People were this destructive with all the fairy creatures, unicorns & all things mystical. That is why you need to be someone special to see Dragons & those who live in their sometimes invisible world. It is the only place where they can be safe from those who wish them ill.

where dragons & all mystical creatures hide in visible site

“The Dragon Keeper’s Handbook” opens  this world up to us, so that we may understand the full & truly special significance, & the necessary existence, of Dragons. In her book, Ms. MacKenzie describes how the Dragons were responsible for creating the Universe.

the creation

There are tales of such a multiplicity of different kinds of Dragons that have & still inhabit this Earth. To follow this book from the beginning to the end is an adventure anyone with curiosity would want to take. It is more than just a reference book on Dragons, but you do learn from it & can refer to it when you wish to remember parts that you may have forgotten. It is that all-encompassing a book to read & enjoy, that it will be something you will want to dive into whenever the urge moves you to want to play among the Dragons, & to discover more that you may have missed the first or second or third read through.

an educated dragon

It is a book that works quite well to read aloud to another or to absorb silently with your curious mind. The avenues of knowledge that you will be experiencing are divinely presented to you in a fine language by an author who knows the specialness of words and storytelling. The words carry you on a flight through the pages, learning something new in every word, sentence, paragraph & page you turn. There is a glossary at the back for those glorious words that may be new to your eyes, but even that is part of the specialness of “The Dragon Keeper’s Handbook”. It is meant to be a complete and total learning experience.

a friendly little one just exercising fire breathing

This is the Year of the Dragon. In this book you will learn about Dragons From Tooth to Tail;From Real Dragons to Pretenders; their Habitats & Habits; Their Evolution; The Question of the Egg; The Cosmic Dragons; The Origin of People; Trying to Control the Chaotic and the Wildness; How Dragons Survived (Humans were almost as successful in Destroying the Dragon as they are today in Destroying the nearly extinct creatures of the Earth.) Ah, then we come to The Care & Feeding of Dragons & Learning to Co-exist.

new york city hanging out at washington square park
maybe for a game of chess

This is all within this wonderful book: “The Dragon Keeper’s Handbook:Including the Myth & Mystery, Care & Feeding, Life & Lore of these Fiercely Splendid Creatures” by Shawn MacKenzie.

a wee dragon with the magic spell book

“Standing Alone Together” “…There Be Dragons. From scrappy, ooze-covered creatures emerging from primal seas to majestic beauties dancing across modern skylines, There Be Dragons.Dangerous, terrible, wise, and sublime, Dragons are the universe in miniature, a blinding link in the chain of being. They gouge out rivers and cast up mountains, roil the oceans and swallow stars whole. Beyond good or evil, they see what was, what is, and what will be. Dragons are the burden of dreams; the mystery of the invisible made visible, of raw chaos and eternal power. Dragons are here, now. And they were there then…”

dragon being muse for the author

Related Link: The Dragon Keeper’s Handbook: Including the Myth & Mystery, Care & Feeding, Life & Lore of these Fiercely Splendid Creatures
Related Link: MacKenzie’s Dragonsnest WordPress Blog
Related Link: MacKenzie’s Dragon’s Nest Web Page
Related Link: The Dragon Keeper’s Handbook – Llewellyn Worldwide

Images Courtesy of mackenziesdragonsnest.wordpress.com