A wheel was shown to me,
wonderful to behold.
Divinity . . . is like a wheel,
a circle, a whole,
that can neither be understood,
nor divided, nor begun nor ended . . .
no one has the power
to divide
this circle,
to surpass it, or to limit it.
~St. Hildegard of Bingen
beginnings, middles, endings,
so
go the circles of life
here
and over and over again
the sacred circles repeat themselves
with more beginnings,
more middles,
more endings,
and yet little seems the same from
day to day, month to month, year to year,
in these patterns of inconstancy
within the undeniable constancy
that create our “wow” now moments
as well as the not so “wow” ones
so what’s to be made of all the same
and not so same circular sameness
or the ups and downs and all around times
in the beginnings, middles, and endings
only the Ancient of Days knows why
these everlasting
holy rhythms
of the universe
move in such a way
~Natalie Scarberry
It is a land the Lord your God cares for; the eyes of the Lord your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end. ~Deuteronomy 11:12 ✝
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Oh I really like that–you know that the circumference of a circle in ancient times was thought to be 490–70 x 7 rather than the 360 we know today—that is in part why we equate Jesus’s admonition of forgiving 70 x 7 to endlessness–as in a continuum on an endless circle 🙂
Absolutely lovely my friend
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Thanks, missy. Ya know, you absolutely amaze me. You are always so full of fascinating tidbits of information. The one you just shared is awesome. I’m glad you enjoyed my post. How can one go wrong with von Bingen. Hugs and love, Natalie 🙂 ❤
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Beautiful musings on the circles of life, hopefully weaving new and improved cycles of life. Wonderful art you selected too Natalie!
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I hope so too, Brad! Thanks, I’m glad you liked the art and my musings. Hugs, N 🙂 ❤
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My pleasure! 🙂
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A thought-provoking post, Natalie. Thank you.
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Probably a little more strange than thought provoking, Cyn. But that’s the way my mind works sometimes. Hugs, N 🙂 ❤
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Ah! Natalie, I love this post! Circles that contain all there is to know…all that we need. So beautifully written ❤
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Thanks, Lorrie. I like your description of circles! 🙂 ❤
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I love the fusion of words and images and you do it so well…I’m a big fan of Wallace Black Elk.
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What a nice comment, Charlie. Thank you. 🙂 ❤
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Very unique and interesting way of putting it. I loved it.
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Unique or strange, you might say. Sometimes I go off on a tangent like that an who knows where it will end up. I’m glad you enjoyed my post. Hugs, N 🙂 ❤
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Beautiful post.
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You are so sweet, Raewyn! 🙂 ❤
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Yep. There’s something about circles. Planets, flowers, a mother’s breast, the moon, our pupils, all those other important things. Gotta love circles.
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Yeppers, you do! 🙂 ❤
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Beautiful!
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Thanks, Nico. 🙂 ❤
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Oh, Natalie, I like this one. Unique: yes. Strange: no. If you look up close at nature, there are so many geometric patterns you can see. Our God is so amazing, his intricate construction is unending from a feather to a tiny seedling to our human brain. It’s fascinating. You captured it beautifully.
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Oh, Susan, thank you so much for you very kind comment. I’m glad you thought it unique and not strange because I agree with you about how amazing the Lord is when it comes to Creation. I hope you’ve had a great day! Love, N 🙂 ❤
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