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:	9780997037616
Publisher:	FLYING CRANE PRESS
Publication date:	12/05/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	136
File size:	14 MB
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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