The Threshold of Return
For the Artist who desires a direct encounter with the Primaeval Nymph, the domain of his Daimōn, and artistic immortality.
The invitation called to one whose daimōn recognised Himself in the rites.
Born on the rebirth of the sun,
When the visible lengthening of dawn
Culminated the dark nights of midwinter.
His name — Perfume of Life,
Fragrant oil for ritual anointment,
Given to the initiated one —
His vitality made sacred.
His vitality made sacred.
To evoke his initiation,
She challenged him to return,
Before the descent of the midwinter sun,
With a single intimate act:
A symbolic offering – an artwork created by him, in any medium,
Stirred by the daimōn within him.
Stirred by the daimōn within him.
By this ritual enactment,
He would have revealed his presence to her.
And She would have unveiled the place for Him to come in person.
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