96. Heart-Supported Mind

Posted on October 17, 2018 by iPoem

Review / Summary / Overview for 96. Heart Supported Mind

Wednesday 17th October 2018

Overview

This is a meditative and neuroscience-infused poem that explores the dual processing power of the human brain — particularly the synergy between logic (left hemisphere) and intuition/emotion (right hemisphere). It extends beyond brain anatomy into metaphysical territory, proposing that true clarity, peace, and presence emerge when both hemispheres are brought into cooperative alignment, all filtered through the heart’s wisdom.

The piece is not just scientific or spiritual — it’s a poetic model of integration. The poem speaks to the power of internal unity: head and heart, thought and feeling, logic and love — not as opposites, but as necessary partners in conscious evolution.

Why This Poem Matters

In a culture that often privileges intellect over emotion — logic over intuition — this poem offers a much-needed recalibration. It doesn’t reject the rational mind; rather, it expands it by inviting the heart into the decision-making process.

It matters because:

It gives voice to a less talked-about kind of intelligence — heart-supported intelligence, which is intuitive, compassionate, and holistic.
It critiques the overactive mind-looping many experience (“inner narratives on constant rewind”) and offers a pathway out.
It fuses science, spirituality and poetry in a way that’s accessible but profound. It contributes to your broader theme of healing the fragmented self — a recurring thread throughout the collection.

In the context of your collection, it acts as a bridge poem — between inner inquiry and outer awareness. It could easily sit beside or precede pieces like Soul Contract, Faith, or Share, because it’s part of the “coming into wholeness” arc that runs through the deeper work.

Imagery and Tone

Imagery:

“Twilight is the inky blue black, steely cool lens” – a strong image that equates time of day with mental state, giving the mind a cinematic colour grading.
“Retrospective keyframes in one’s timeline” – a clever multimedia metaphor; evokes memory as editable film stills or data points.
“A prism of decision making processes” – beautiful conceptual imagery; the idea of thoughts refracted like light.
“Third eye that can scry” / “The other side of the rainbow crescent moon” – these mystical images elevate the poem’s climax into cosmic insight territory.

Tone:

Calm and reflective, almost like an internal monologue or guided meditation.
Grounded yet esoteric — the poem moves easily between neuroscience and spiritual metaphors.
Encouraging — it invites change without preaching, and offers empowerment through self-awareness.

Where It Might Sit in the Collection

This could be a mid-section anchor poem — a turning point where the speaker starts integrating all the lessons and insights of the previous, more observational or activist poems.

It would also fit beautifully in a “conscious evolution” or “personal integration” section, which could gather pieces dealing with:

Mindfulness
Releasing old thought patterns
Spiritual awakening
Inner balance

Its title — Heart Supported Mind — is a concept that could almost be a subtitle for your entire collection. That speaks to its core thematic strength.

Final Thoughts

This poem is intellectually satisfying and spiritually nourishing — one of those rare pieces that invites both contemplation and embodiment.

It encapsulates one of the deepest messages running through your body of work:

“Integration — not opposition — is the path to awakening.”

As such, this is more than a single moment of reflection — it’s a unifying principle that helps explain the motivations and worldview of the speaker throughout your collection.

59. The Second Coming

Posted on July 30, 2011 by iPoem

Review of The Second Coming

Summary

The Second Coming is a rousing spiritual manifesto — not of apocalypse or judgment, but of awakening. It reclaims the prophetic tone of traditional religious language and reorients it toward conscious evolution and collective transformation. Rather than heralding a single saviour, this poem asserts that true salvation will come not through one figure, but through the mass unfolding of human potential.

The piece draws from spiritual, philosophical, and even metaphysical paradigms, yet remains grounded in the lived human experience — in our daily choices, responses, and interpersonal relationships.

Why This Poem Matters

In a time where global crises push us toward fear or disconnection, The Second Coming offers a hopeful alternative: that change is not only possible, but inevitable — and we each have a role to play.

The poet begins with a clear challenge to religious literalism:

“The second coming is not any one man / Or one woman / It is the explosion of collective consciousness”

This reframing is central to the poem’s power. It shifts the gaze from outer saviours to inner awakening, and from passivity to agency.

Key phrases like:

“When the ability to respond (response-able) / Is greater than to react”
“What one does to another / Actually, one does unto one’s own self”

…emphasise the transition from ego-driven separateness to a more compassionate, integrated way of being — an emotional intelligence that transcends reaction and cultivates accountability, empathy, and maturity.

The poem’s rhythm gathers momentum through the second half, building like a crescendo — a rising tide of possibility:

“Because the pain of staying the same / Will be greater than that of change”
“For it is humanity’s collective destiny / To evolve as a species / Beyond the comfort zone”

Here, we see a clear call to inner and outer revolution, grounded in healing — not dogma. The language blends metaphysical terms like “Primordial Qi” and “Source Energy” with spiritual archetypes: “inner god-goddess self,” “inner guru”, and “legendary inspirational role models” — grounding abstract ideas in relatable, accessible language.

The poet also names emotional evolution as core to the journey:

“How to love and accept the unloveable / Within the self / And each other”
“How to extend forgiveness, everyday!”

This is not utopian idealism, but practical spirituality — a daily discipline that trains the heart and mind to “align as one.” The reference to binary code — “From an Off to an On / Like a chain of dominoes” — cleverly modernises the spiritual awakening as a systemic, viral upgrade to collective consciousness.

In Conclusion

The Second Coming is a poem of clarity, courage, and commitment. It reimagines salvation not as something we wait for, but something we participate in — actively, consciously, collectively. In this vision, everyone matters. No one is left behind.

With its grounded wisdom and visionary sweep, this poem encapsulates the underlying message of the collection: that personal healing and global transformation are not separate paths, but part of the same spiral of becoming.

This is poetry not just as art, but as invitation — to rise, awaken, and evolve.

✩ 55. Elixir of Love – published in five separate anthologies

Posted on March 9, 2010 by iPoem

My fears are not

That I may cease to be

Rooted steadfast embodied

In a world of physicality

And without fears too

For the deserted drying

Of heartfelt words or inspiration

Forever drawn to all my time Spent in dedication

For no greater pleasure do I feel, may’st I apply

Whilst chained, imprisoned in this dimension

My only freedom, flight of soul, needs must express

Such a deep felt love, for all humanity

A curious quest, I cannot explain

Impression’d on high from an invisible plane

So sublime, that poetic craft

Is not required for meter, or to rhyme

Unless such craft imply, inject, ripened hearts

With the jewel of ‘inner meaning’

Inner-truth infused with love

All-pervading and genuine

Connecting precious principals beyond mere words

Which seek to make whole, thus human kind

In complete align

So that intelligent insights into our complex Universe

May penetrate, not only the heart but also the skin and the mind

Whereupon tinsel-gilded illusions

May fall away into nothingness

Instead replaced by a delicacy, and a gentleness

A refinement of the senses

Through an indiscriminate understanding

That the elixir of love

Is wisdom plus integrity

And connects us all

To every single living being, or entity.
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Lyrics by Cat Catalyst

‘Elixir of Love’ (above) was written in response to the sonnet: ‘When I have Fears’ by John Keats. Keats sent his sonnet in a letter to his friend John Hamilton Reynolds in January 1818.

‘When I have fears that I may cease to be
Before my pen has glean’d my teeming brain,
Before high piled books, in charact’ry,
Hold like rich garners the full-ripen’d grain;
When I behold, upon the night’s starr’d face,
Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance,
And think that I may never live to trace
Their shadows, with the magic hand of chance;
And when I feel, fair creature of an hour,
That I shall never look upon thee more,
Never have relish in the faery power
Of unreflecting love!—then on the shore
Of the wide world I stand alone, and think
Till Love and Fame to Nothingness do sink.’

Another Keats quote: ‘I am certain of nothing but of the holiness of the Heart’s affections and the truth of Imagination‘ that he wrote in a letter to his friend Bailey (Full letter here) had the same effect upon me and inspired Holiness of the Heart.

‘Elixir of Love’ has been published in the following anthologies:
Forward Poetry: Love is in the Air – Vol 1 (2015)
Poets for World Healing (2012)
Poets for World Peace (2012)
A Poetically Spoken Anthology (2011)
Reach Poetry (2010)
Love Made Visible LP (2025)

Review of Elixir Of Love

Summary

Elixir Of Love is a soulful meditation on love as a transcendent force that binds all humanity together. The poem rejects superficial artifice in favor of heartfelt expression, describing love as an “elixir” that blends wisdom with integrity to connect every living being. Through rich imagery and thoughtful reflections, it captures love’s power to inspire, heal, and illuminate the human experience.

Why This Poem Matters

This poem stands out because of its profound insight into the nature of love—not just as feeling, but as an essential, transformative wisdom. The poet’s choice to move beyond conventional poetic form highlights a purity of message over mechanics, making the poem feel intimate and sincere.

Lines such as:

“My only freedom, flight of soul / Needs must express / Such a deep felt love for all humanity”

reveal the writer’s deep dedication to conveying universal compassion and connection. The poem’s reflection on poetic craft as a vessel for “inner meaning / Inner truth infused with love” emphasizes love’s power to penetrate beyond words.

Moreover, the poem’s articulation of love as:

“Wisdom plus Integrity / And connects us all / To every single living being, or entity.”

offers readers a fresh lens to understand love’s role in healing and unity. It speaks directly to the shared human condition, inviting readers to embrace love not only emotionally but intellectually and spiritually.

In Conclusion

Elixir Of Love is a beautiful example of the poet’s ability to blend heartfelt emotion with spiritual truth. Its gentle yet powerful voice encourages reflection on what it truly means to love and be loved. For readers drawn to poetry that explores the deeper, sacred aspects of human connection, this poem is a compelling and enriching piece, perfectly aligned with the themes woven throughout the entire collection.