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    Poetics of Soul & Fire
    Poetics of Soul & Fire
    Poetics of Soul & Fire
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    Poetics of Soul & Fire

    By Cheryl Lafferty Eckl

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    When life is an adventure and Spirit the guide, anything can happen—and usually does.

    So begins Poetics of Soul & Fire—Cheryl Lafferty Eckl’s tour de force of enchanting poems that are both daring and sublime in their courageous expression of life’s

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFLYING CRANE PRESS
    Release dateOct 14, 2015
    ISBN9780982810798
    Poetics of Soul & Fire
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    Cheryl Lafferty Eckl

    Cheryl Lafferty Eckl has played many roles since she began her career as a singer/actress in musical theatre. Among those roles are award-winning author, mystical poet, professional development trainer, life coach, inspirational speaker and retreat facilitator. These days, her favorite role is seanchaí-that's Irish for storyteller. If you ask, she'll tell you it's her love of Ireland-its people, language, land and culture-that continues to inspire characters and stories in thrilling novels that follow the trials and triumphs of twin flames who sometimes struggle and very often succeed in unlocking Love's mystery. Learn more about Cheryl's books, and enjoy her videos, audios and articles at www.CherylEckl.com.

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      Book preview

      Poetics of Soul & Fire - Cheryl Lafferty Eckl

      Books by Cheryl Lafferty Eckl

      Personal Growth & Transformation

      A Beautiful Death:

      Keeping the Promise of Love

      A Beautiful Grief:

      Reflections on Letting Go

      The LIGHT Process:

      Living on the Razor’s Edge of Change

      Wise Inner Counselor Books

      Reflections on Being Your True Self in Any Situation

      Reflections on Doing Your Great Work in Any Occupation

      Reflections on Ineffable Love: from loss through grief to joy

      Poetry for Inspiration & Beauty

      Poetics of Soul & Fire

      Bridge to the Otherworld

      Idylls from the Garden of Spiritual Delights & Healing

      Sparks of Celtic Mystery:

      soul poems from Éire

      A Beautiful Joy: Reunion with the Beloved

      Through Transfiguring Love

      Twin Flames Romance Novels

      The Weaving:

      A Novel of Twin Flames Through Time

      Twin Flames of Éire Trilogy

      The Ancients and The Call

      The Water and The Flame

      The Mystics and The Mystery

      For those who

      dare to dance

      between the here & there.

      POETICS OF SOUL & FIRE

      © 2015, 2021, 2022 by Cheryl J. Eckl, LLC

      Published by Flying Crane Press, Livingston, Montana 59047

      Cheryl@CherylEckl.com | www.CherylEckl.com

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used, reproduced, translated, electronically stored, or transmitted in any manner whatsoever without prior written permission from the author or publisher, except by reviewers, who may quote brief text-only passages in their reviews.

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2015913536

      ISBN: 978-0-9828107-8-1 (paperback)

      ISBN: 978-0-9828107-9-8 (e-book)

      Printed in the United States of America

      When life is an adventure

      and Spirit the guide,

      anything can happen—

      and usually does.

      The Seer of Soul & Fire

      Gazing into crystal, she muses.

      Worlds and wonders swim before her.

      Death resting on the table at her side—

      the inevitable presence that reveals

      life’s worth and meaning.

      Eternity stirs anew in the orb.

      Beckoning from the Unknown, she feels it—

      a future from the past,

      a glimmering sense of purpose,

      a dream of communion with the Beloved—

      the found that was lost,

      and yet, the One still truly here.

      Destiny proclaims its work in the glass—

      oneness forever sealed

      in the heart of her ancient calling.

      CONTENTS

      The Seer of Soul & Fire

      Worlds & Wonders

      Childhood Intimations

      Goddess Rising

      Heart Murmurs

      The Turning Point—A Dialogue

      Initiate’s Chamber

      A Vision

      The Liminal

      Celtic Dreams

      The Magus

      Beckoning from the Unknown

      Dreamer’s Guide

      Fire Ceremony

      Resistance

      Dark Water

      The Net

      The Fortune Teller

      The Wild

      The Panther

      Voice in the Tunnel

      Shaman Call.

      Save Your Child

      The Soul That’s Never Been Lost

      A Dream of Communion

      Why Love

      Time Will Tell

      Missed Connection

      Asking for Help

      Thawing

      Compatriot

      Mirroring

      The Conversation

      Simply Loving

      Visitation from the Man in White

      Trust

      The Wedding

      Soliloquy

      Thinning of the Veil

      For My Friend, the Rower

      Invisible to Me

      Prayer for a Soul Friend

      The One Still Truly Here

      Letting Go

      Gratitude’s Elixir

      Breaking Through

      Letting a Hard Day Be

      The Lament

      What Wizards Know

      Puzzling

      Paso Doble—Spirals in the Dark

      Grace

      Mother’s Day

      In Her Shoes

      Making My Own Tracks

      A Vision of Passages

      Thoughts at

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