Knowledge of the Soul

I too have seen the darkened resident

Encompassing the soul in mortal beings,

Have felt the lash, the sting of wounding words

The anger rising from the wells of hate

To flood all living things with toxic waste;

But I have seen the light in women's eyes

The strength of purpose and the truth in men,

Unconquered joy in poverty's despair

And children laughing through the world's disgrace.

I know that there shall come a lasting peace

Though only now Evil's face is seen,

For we shall overcome the limiting mind,

The lust that spent is never satisfied,

The need to dominate, the endless greed –

All shall be changed as darkness turns to light

And enemies in mutual embrace

Walk from the littleness of warring tribes

And ignorance that fuelled the fires of fear

To recognize the oneness in all things.

I know because there is a faith in me

That is not less than knowledge of the soul

And death and dying passages of grace

That lead the psychic part through all our lives

And takes us to a sacred resting place

To be renewed and made whole once again

And one day shall be recognized as guide,

One who resides in us and shall reveal

The golden dawn and break the golden seal

Protecting us from light too strong to bear

That we may grow in consciousness and dare

The unscaled peaks and joy beyond compare.