Excavating Intentions
I sift through memories and longings and try to discern my intentions for Turkey.
What do I hope to see and do and feel? Not enough time to fully explore and discover. I try to send my spirit ahead on this journey so that it will be waiting for me when I arrive.
Leander swimming the Hellespont, Achilles fighting at Troy, Alexander’s armies crossing the Phrygian plain, Artemis holding court at her temple, Crusaders besieging castles, Christians hiding in Cappadoccia, and Rumi teaching in Konya. Antony and Cleopatra at Selcuk, and Paul preaching to the Ephesians.
This magic land, criss-crossed by the paths of invaders and traders. Home of long-forgotten peoples and kingdoms, with only fragments of myths and stories surviving. A turquoise sea and barren landscapes.
I uncover a few words and symbols, but intentions lie hidden behind the mist and fog of longing for now. Protected beneath layers of yearning. They will be revealed in due course. And I will arrive when I arrive.
– with love for the journey.
Visual Journal page by Lou Ann Granger



Greatings, Interesting, I`ll quote it on my site later.