Bridge to the Otherworld

by Cheryl Lafferty Eckl

Overview

Embrace Love's deepest mystery--the heart's way is the bridge.
Wayfarer, it takes courage to cross a bridge. To step into the Unknown. To risk transition's threshold where past is always prologue and the future's never clear. You see the path before you only partially across. So your willingness is vital for staying the course toward a luminous Otherworld that beckons, yet cannot be perceived until you've ventured further--letting go of the familiar, entering the heart of Love. Ecstatic poet and storyteller Cheryl Lafferty Eckl is a wise and generous guide. Now she bids you join her on the bridge--to embrace your own heart's perfect crossing and voyage to true Home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780997037609
Publisher:	Flying Crane Press
Publication date:	12/05/2015
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.32(d)

About the Author

CHERYL LAFFERTY ECKL is a poet and storyteller who writes in the ecstatic tradition of Rumi and Hafiz. She lives in Bozeman, Montana, where she finds profound inspiration in the surrounding mountains, rivers, lakes, and Big Sky spaces that Native Americans have long recognized as places of spiritual connection and healing. An award-winning author of more than a doze books, Cheryl continues to embrace life's myriad transitions as she writes, teaches, and pays deep attention to the poetics of her soul. To learn more about Cheryl, visit her website at www.CherylEckl.com.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Opening the Way of Love's Mystery ix
MYSTICS GATHER
The Invitation 3
Man of Wonders 5
Brigid o' the Otherworld 8
Taliesin 10
Sisters of the Ruby Mantle 12
Transfigured by the Compassionate Mother 13
The Archangel 14
Acceptance at the Top of the World 16
The Master in Florence 18
STILLNESS DESCENDS
Sean Nós 23
In the Glen at Sunrise 24
Here Now 25
Untold Treasure 26
The Gift 27
The Visitor 28
Solitude and Simplicity 30
The Still Point 32
THE PORTAL SWINGS WIDE
Anticipating Adventure 37
Spiral Dancing 38
A Poet's Desire 40
Becoming 41
Unbecoming 42
New Moon 46
The Arrow 47
Dancing on the Bridge 48
THE HEART OPENS TO A THIN PLACE
Love's Mystery 53
The Gate That Opens 54
Perceval Awakens 55
The Full Heart Is Strong in Its Convictions 56
Epiphany 57
Love's Prophecy 58
Sweet Communion 60
My Own Retreat 60
Love's Essence 62
Special Kind of Joy 64
Loving Who Is Here 65
INSIGHT BESTOWS ITS WISDOM
The Pull 69
Samhain 70
Soul Retrieval 73
Assembly in Halls of Light 74
Pisces to Aquarius 76
Soul Geometry 78
The Teacher 80
Conversation with the Muse 82
WELCOME RAIN ON A THIRSTY LANDSCAPE
Rainbow Light 87
New Wings 88
Resilience 90
The Church Mouse 91
Light and Roses 92
Choosing 95
My Own Retreat 96
Oasis 97
SOUL CONVERSATION CREATES A BRIDGE
Waking Up to Joy 101
Mind the Thresholds 102
Taking a Chance on the Bridge 104
Meeting My Soul on the Landing 106
Ending an Exile 108
Song of the Homeland 110
Touch of the Otherworld 112
Notes 117