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Member of The House of La Bella Oscuridad

I am a woman of many fascinations.

One of my all time greatest loves is art. I have an immense appreciation for the aesthetics of the world and the imagination. Drawing the human form has been a fascination of mine for a while now and portraiture has become one of my favorite pastimes. Someday I would love to make a career of it, but for now I'm in college pursuing a Masters in psychology.

My philosophies could be described as being Universalist. It is my firm belief that everything we are made of (including our souls) is merely a part of the greater whole. Even as we die, our bodies go back into the earth and create new life. What was once us is not destroyed, but becomes something new. I adore all things spiritual, but despise religion. I believe that the spiritual realm is a part of nature and that nature should be embraced rather than rejected. The basic principles of life, such as that of action and consequence, are the rules of nature and are much more practical than man-made dos and don'ts.

That being said, I'm always in the mood for a good, intelligent conversation. I love meeting new people and sharing new thoughts and ideas, so feel free to send me a message anytime.

Philosophies That Have Shaped My Perspective:

Universalism
Paganism
Buddhism
Metaphysics
Charismatic Christianity

I do not believe in any one particular faith or ideology, but each of these has had a profound impact on my life in some shape or form. I have collected valuable lessons from each and carry them with in my search for spiritual peace.

I have often wondered how we come to romanticize the demon inside. Whether by our daily self-perceptions or egotistic thirst for vanity, we aesthetize the evils we cannot conquer. The uphill, striding battle-march to righteousness begs for a goodness, a knowledge that we cannot see and shall never find. Instead, we bond with the gore of our souls and make it likeable, because the instinct within us knows that it is all we have. To discover pure light is to destroy the shadows that make us who we are; and likewise pure darkness consumes them in its quest for dominion. Therefore I embrace both light and shadow within knowing it is the only way to exist apart from God and the Devil.

Favorite Artists:

Sir Edward Burne-Jones

"Love Among the Ruins"

"Le Vampire"

M.C. Escher

"Eye"

"Hand with Reflecting Sphere"

Literature:

One of my favorite pastimes is simply relaxing and reading a good book. Novels are playgrounds for the imagination
and can convey such deeper meanings than what can be found in movies or television.

Some of my favorite writers:

Anne Bishop
Anne Rice
Edgar Allen Poe
Thich Nhat Hanh
Kresley Cole
Marianne Williamson
Meljean Brook
Phil Lamantia
Robert Frost
Stephanie Meyer
William Shakespeare

Acquainted with the Night
by: Robert Frost

I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain -- and back in rain.
I have outwalked the furthest city light.

I have looked down the saddest city lane.
I have passed by the watchman on his beat
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.

I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
When far away an interrupted cry
Came over houses from another street,

But not to call me back or say good-bye;
And further still at an unearthly height,
O luminary clock against the sky

Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
I have been one acquainted with the night.

Still Poem 9
by: Phil Lamantia

There is this distance between me and what I see
everywhere immanence of the presence of God
no more ekstasis
a cool head
watch watch watch
I’m here
He’s over there…It’s an Ocean…
sometimes I can’t think of it, I fail, fall
There IS this look of love
there IS the tower of David
there IS the throne of Wisdom
there IS the silent look of love
Constant flight in air of the Holy Ghost

I long for the luminous darkness of God
I long for the superessential light of this darkness
another darkness I long for the end of longing
I long for the
It is Nameless what I long for
a spoken word caught in its own meat saying nothing
This nothing ravishes beyond ravishing
There is this look of love Throne Silent look of love

Music:

All That Remains
Atreyu
Bullet For My Valentine
Caliban
Chimaira
Cradle of Filth
Demon Hunter
Disturbed
Enya
In This Moment
Kamelot
Killswitch Engage
Lifehouse
Loreena McKennet
Marylin Manson
Moonspell
Nightwish
Norah Jones
Paradise Lost
VNV Nation
Within Temptation

Movies:

Across the Universe
Constantine
Dracula (1992)
Interview With the Vampire
Moulin Rouge
Phantom of the Opera
Pride and Prejudice
Romeo+Juliet
Underworld
V For Vendetta

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