“Why does the sea moan evermore? Shut out from heaven it makes its moan, It frets against the boundary shore; All earth's full rivers cannot fill The sea, that drinking thirsteth still.” DoeStillsEarthHeavenSeaOceanRiversDrinkingBoundariesShoreEvermore Book:Poems and prose Source: Poems and prose
“You left me boundaries of pain Capacious as the sea, Between eternity and time, Your consciousness and me.” PainTimeLeftConsciousnessSeaEternityBoundariesYou Left Me Book:The Poems of Emily Dickinson Source: The Poems of Emily Dickinson
“There are many kinds of revelation. But the most powerful is the vision which transcends the mental boundary between life and non-life, and Scotland is a place where this sort of revelation often approaches. Staring into a Scottish landscape, I have often asked myself why--in spite of all appearances--bracken, rocks, man and sea are at some level one.” MenKindLevelsPowerfulVisionSeaRocksApproachAppearanceBoundariesLandscapeStaringRevelationsSpiteMost PowerfulScotlandScottish Book:Stone Voices: The Search For Scotland Source: Stone Voices: The Search For Scotland
“Always the edge of the sea remains an elusive and indefinable boundary. The shore has a dual nature, changing with the swing of the tides, belonging now to the land, now to the sea.” SeaLandOceanRemainsEdgesBoundariesBelongingShoreSwingsTidesElusiveIndefinableDual Nature Book:The Edge of the Sea Source: The Edge of the Sea
“It is difficult to grasp the immensity and significance of the extreme reverence paid to the Goddess over a period of (at least) seven thousand years and over miles of land cutting across national boundaries and vast expanses of sea. Yet it is vital to do just that to fully comprehend the longevity as well as the widespread power and influence this religion once held.” YearsWellsReligionDifficultWomenCuttingSeaInfluenceLandPeriodsThousandPaidSevenExtremesMilesBoundariesSignificanceReverenceGoddessLongevityThousand YearsImmensityExpanse Author:Merlin Stone