Hollowed by Grief, Hallowed by Grace: A Silent Kirtan of Poetry and Art

This book is an indispensable companion for anyone experiencing loss. –Jennifer Freed PhDAnother beautiful collection of Rashani's collages, interwoven with the poetry of Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and James Crews.This treasure of a book blends the lines between form and content with its every page artfully shining mystic jewels of heart wisdom and beauty. Rashani V. Réa’s sumptuous design and collage art create precious sanctuary for the poetic flows of Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and James Crews, which irresistibly invite us into our own softening of edges, widening embrace and broadening heart. They turn us towards grief as a sacred unfolding and not as something to get rid of, animating the kind of wonder and curiosity that allow us to ride our divinely intelligent human rivers of dark and light through and towards the wholeness that is their source. Tasting the rasa of this inspired meeting of image and word, this “silent kirtan”, this call and response, this prayer as communion with the Divine in us all, generates an alchemy of becoming, of process and transformation, imbibing ever deeper reflections of our collective luminosity.–Ellen Davis, choreographer, ballet instructor, yoga facilitator, writer, photographer, soul companion, doula of the emergent."There are a few Old Powers in this world who are profoundly skilled at taking you beyond the solace of the known and into direct communion with the wild mystery, and Grief is one of them. When Grief turns its immeasurably ancient eyes your way and calls you into presence with the truth of what is, there is a choice: to collapse into despair, or to spread flaming wings into that storming sky and become an offering of beauty to the world through the initiating alchemy of the journey. It’s not an easy choice to make, but it’s a choice that makes all the difference for not only one’s own life, but for our shared life as well.Rashani V. Réa has chosen to create an offering out of the profound grief of loss in this collection of gorgeous poetry collages. Deftly weaving soft texture and color with words a thousand miles deep, she holds out to us all a gift to carry us through the times that could break us were we to walk through those cold hours without sacraments like this to warm us.Make the good tea and find the quiet place to be fully present and receive what is given here: it will nurture your heart, soothe your spirit, open your wisdom, and feed beauty into your soul. It will help you remember that you are not alone when it seems that no one in all the world could ever possibly understand."–Maitreya Wolf, soul evolution mentor and musician Read more