Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Hafiz and the phoenix

Fold up your nets and go - no one hunts the phoenix -

the trap's hand holds nothing but empty mind.

translation: Peter Lamborn Wilson: Iran... or Persia?


Would that we could all gather together in a communal circle and each donate our favoured traps, piling them up into a huge heap and setting that on fire. Then we could stand around and watch as the flames leap about in their merry dance. Just watch ... and wait.