Athena’s Path Between
A Journey Through Wisdom, Light, and Devotion
Poetry is a language of Aletheia, revealing truth from the liminal space where the divine meets the mortal. Alongside music and art, poetry transcends metaphysics and calculative thought, becoming a final frontier for what lies beyond.
Through myth, we communicate "beyond the gods," navigating the liminal to glimpse the heavens. This poetic and mythological lens moves us beyond Husserl’s phenomenology of consciousness toward Heidegger’s heralding of Being.
Mythic poetry seeks to transcend the confines of subjective and objective thought. It stands before Being, open to grace and the gifts it bestows. By drawing allegories of “the gods,” from their universal archetypes, I aim to reframe them, seeking the liminal, where the light of “God” may be revealed.
My spiritual journey unfolded three understandings of Being in the world. The first was divine love with redeemed “laughter-loving” Aphrodite as the embodied archetype. The second was divine wisdom, guidance, and intellect with redeemed “grey-eyed” Athena as the embodied archetype. The third was Divine Order with “ox-eyed” Hera as the embodied archetype of royalty and majesty. My mythic poetry emerges from a Catholic mind interpreting Being as God has revealed it to me through stories and myths.
Athena’s Path Between A Journey Through Wisdom, Light, and Devotion Across the fields between The place where light is seen Not one besides can chart Athena guides the heart The meadows in between Their nights are pure and gleam The night of faith is clear Athena’s wisdom near The music in between Its softness so serene The mountains stand in might Athena climbs their heights The valley lush between With lights that glow pristine A distant pathway viewed Athena’s heart pursued ©Walter Emerson Adams
Enjoy Athena’s Path Between in song. From my album, The Sky-Veil. Lyrics ©Walter Emerson Adams. Music and vocals by Suno. ©Walter Emerson Adams.
These lyrics are beautiful. Thank you for sharing your gift.