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The Dark Night of the Soul

When the games have been played, 

When the masks have been snatched, 

When the musician has played the last chord, 

When the last drink has been served, 

When the fountain has dried up, 

When the faces no longer glow with youthful naivety, 

When the friends no longer visit, 

When the crowds no longer cheer, 

When the jokes are no longer funny, 

When the clouds no longer smile,

When the seeds no longer grow, 

When the Sun sets behind the distant hills,

Then begins the dark night of the soul. 

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All of my writings, explorations, music, and poetry compliment each other, and as such, it is highly recommended that the reader/listener engage first with my foundational works: Pairidaēza Suite and The Poet & The Sage. The hardcover version of The Poet & The Sage offers an excellent window into my mind and soul, and will enable a much richer experience for those who engage with all of my future works.​
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"I'll play it first and tell you what it is later."
- Miles Davis
"There's a rhythm in my heart... Incredible."
- The Musician
"The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts."
- Marcus Aurelius
"To heed is to have faith in one’s own ability to be transformed."
- The King
"Things are not all as graspable and sayable as we are led to believe."
- Rainer Maria Rilke
"To the distant hills we go, with philosophy as our guide."
- The Poet
"If I had not been admitted to these studies it would not have been worth while to have been born."
- Seneca
"The Logos hath risen."
- The Philosopher
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
- Henry David Thoreau
"The key is offered to all, and yet not all have opened the door to peer within."
- The Prophet
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