Summary
Welcome to a new podcast series in the Sky-Veil family! The Dove and Rose recently underwent a name change to The Sky-Veil. The emphasis is now on Mythopoesis, but the goal is the same—to bring the enchantment offered by the Holy Spirit through the heart of St. Joan of Arc to the world.
I’ll explain all that to you in this episode. I hope you enjoy it!
A gift
Below is a special gift, a poem-in-music that represents the tone of the Sky-Veil.
Enjoy Athena (The Gleaming Lamp) from my album The Sky-Veil. Visit my music site for much more.
This piece unfolds as a contemplative myth—a moment suspended in silence, reflection, and decision. In it, Athena appears not to command but to offer: a mirrored pane, edged in olive wood and gold, and a simple invitation—“Reflect, gaze in, you choose the way.”
She does not stay. She vanishes into the night. Yet she leaves behind a distant light, a gleaming lamp—a symbol of the divine presence that guides without coercion. This light is Athena herself—the sacred flame of wisdom that remains even after the voice has gone silent.
The poem rests in the tension between possibility and choice, what could have been and what is now made possible. It is a hymn to freedom, the dignity of the soul, and the quiet majesty of being seen by the Grey-Eyed One, who crowns the fields of thought with light.
Lyrics ©Walter Emerson Adams. Music and vocals by Suno. ©Walter Emerson Adams.
A voice behind him cried unseen ’Twas She of the Grey-Eyes and Light who spoke “The echoes, ways that could have been” “Are not what were or ever woke” In armor dressed as brilliant dawn Athena’s eyes bright grey, renowned They flashed with blooms and shone upon The fields Athena’s sparkling crowned She handed him a mirrored pane Its edges wood and gold display Athena spoke in language plain “Look in—reflect, you choose the way” Athena disappeared in night The man looked first to her then low The mirror held a distant light A gleaming lamp to guide and show
Walter Emerson Adams is a writer, lyricist, and educator whose work explores the fields and meadows of Catholic metaphysics, classical mythology, and mythopoetic storytelling. A graduate of Princeton University (Economics) and Yale University (Public and Private Management), he spent his early career in corporate strategy before turning to the creative and spiritual path.
He is the creator of The Sky-Veil, a mythopoetic cosmology that unfolds across poetry, prose, and music, integrating the symbolic resonance of figures like Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera with a Christocentric vision of divine revelation. His work is deeply inspired by the mystical journeys of saints like Joan of Arc and Thérèse of Lisieux, and philosophically shaped by Martin Heidegger’s recovery of Being.
Through his Substack, music albums, and writings, Walter offers a literary and spiritual refuge for those seeking beauty, mystery, and metaphysical truth in an age of disenchantment.
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