⏀ NΦⵣMA PΦⵣMA – Second Edition

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NΦⵣMA PΦⵣMA—(Nóēma Poēma)—is the completion of a life long soul contract. Ever since I was a young girl, I knew that I was going to write a book, but I did not know how the heck I was going to do it, and I had no idea of just how broad the scope of the project would be when I started it.

There were many times along the 38-year trajectory of writing and compiling when I thought that this ‘calling’ would never be fully realised and I could not see how it could happen, especially as someone who is Clairsentient, I feel the information as resonance first, which I decode into language later.

This is no easy task, as I do not think in words, I am a visual thinker, plus, I find that language tends to flatten out, or standardise a meaning and so it requires some unpicking. I do this by breaking a concept down into much smaller digestible chunks, often painting a visual collage with words so that it can be understood by everyone. This invariably involves a process of sitting with complex concepts, figuring out how multiple factors fit together and looking at the underlying truth behind the symbolism beforehand, sometimes for years.

I chose not to go with an electronic PDF format this time, as I much prefer to hold a traditional analogue artefact in my hands, as I believe that there is still something rather magical and special about handling an actual book; the feel, the weight, the smooth tactile touch, the smell of freshly cut paper, printed ink, and the sound of the page as it turns, which through the act of physical engagement enables the memory to better retain information.

As the printed page is gradually replaced by LCD / OLED screens, these acts of tacit engagement are to be valued and cherished in a digital age. Iconic tech giants use of the word ‘kindle’ hints at the humble page disappearing up in smoke, or even at some kind of planned obsolescence of books, or trees, or both. Why aren’t we using hemp instead of trees anyway?

Interestingly, the word manuscript contains the word ‘manu‘, from the Latin ‘manus’ which means hand, and scriptus, meaning ‘to write’ which historically translates to ‘written by hand’. In addition to ‘hand‘, the pages also have a ‘header’, a ‘footer’, a ‘body’ (of text), the book has a ‘spine’, and in older days a book was often covered with vellum, animal ‘skin‘, and so these parts of the book resemble a body from head to toe, with its own unique story, or personality.

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NΦⵣMA PΦⵣMA has been a labour of love spanning a writing trajectory that began in the innocent 1980’s, the last pre-digital decade of the 20th Century, embarking upon a journey of rapid change into a post-digital and post socially-distanced 21st Century, concluding with redefining three significant pillars of human experience:

1.The Recovery of True History: I bypassing mainstream historical amnesia and patriarchal revisions to excavate a timeline recovery of former matrilineal tribes, societies and empires who respected and upheld the Toroidal Earth as a living system of divine intelligence that is self-generating and abundant.

2.Metaphysical Etymology and Acoustic Science: I use acoustic synthesis to shape language and music into a vehicle for psychospiritual evolution—In my sonic practice, poems transformed into conscious house music encourages listeners to physically embody gnosis through the ritual of dance.

3.Absolute Sovereignty over the Matrix Grid: Through a metaphysical synthesis of toroidal physics and pattern recognition, I reverse-engineer the self-generating torus as the matrilineal blueprint for a worldwide harmonic convergence between biology and consciousness—offering a functional solution for reclaiming spiritual sovereignty in a modern technological world.

The 2026 Second Edition of the NΦⵣMA PΦⵣMA Codex is not a stand alone book. While it weaves poems, manifestos, transmissions, leading edge thought, autotheory, autoethnography and research together into one volume, it also links into visual book arts, sonic arts, interactive digital materiality, python code, song lyrics, music albums, video imaging, graphic design, streetwear, small publishing, and mythopoetic authorship, providing multiple pathways to embody gnosis through distinctively human acts of engagement, such as: reading, thinking, listening, looking, dancing and wearing.

iPoem’s Blog further serves as a companion site for each of the 138 titles that appear in the 458 page Noēma Poēma codex, providing a summarised review and a deeper dive into the mechanics of each poem, why the poem matters and its relevance in the collection.

The NΦⵣMA PΦⵣMA codex is designed to be read sequentially, chapter by chapter, at least once to gain a generational overview, whereby I actively encourage bookmarking pages, using a highlighter for verses or paragraphs that resonate, looking up unfamiliar words, making notes in the margins, and going back to dip in, as some of the concepts are quite complex as the content is very concentrated, so it can take time to unpack. It is definitely a book that inspires spherical—’outside-of-the-box’—thinking.

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In Toroidal physics, the completion of the hardcopy book represents a 38-year cycle of nonphysical centripetal blueshift compression—the synthesis of complex concepts and ideas—into the centrifugal redshift expansion—the embodiment of physical method and form. This is the universal inhale that precipitates the exhale that all toroidal energy systems follow, from the microcosm to the macrocosm.

I choose the Phi (⏀) , the Yaz (ⵣ) and the orientation (⌖) symbols for my front and back cover designs specifically to represent the torus field, with a vertical hyperbolic shaft through the middle, intersected by a horizontal inertial plane of equilibrium.

I chose the orientation symbol (⌖) to represent being able to navigate the ever shifting energy of the toroidal field, as it constantly turns itself inside out, cycling between states of expansion and compression.

Shortly afterwards, I discovered that this symbol is also known as the ‘Cross of Neith‘—the emblem of the ancient Egyptian Goddess Neith, known as the Great Mother, the creator of the world and the primordial weaver of wisdom, from the ancient city of Sais (Zau, Sa el-Hagar) in the 5th Nome of Lower Egypt in the Delta, whose sanctuary bore the inscription: “I am all that has been, and is, and shall be, and my veil no mortal has yet uncovered.”

According to the Iunyt (Esna) cosmology, as Neith was the creator of the world, she was also the mother of the Sun, (Ra), making Neith the mother of all of the gods. In my cosmology, Neith represents the Parthenogenetic Torus Field. The circle with a cross represents the Inertial Plane intersecting the Hyperbolic Axis—the geometry of the toroidal earth, demonstrating that the ancients were well aware of the torus earth and the spiritual matriarchal significance, predating christianity by at least three thousand years.

This same Cross of Neith is featured on the 13th-Century Welsh battle standard of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, defending the matrilineal sovereignty of Wales against the encroaching patriarchal overthrow of the English Crown. The 1282 Welsh flag depicts a golden torus upon a purple background, representing true sovereign royalty.

Reclaiming this symbol is a call to remember one’s inner sovereign allegiance to the Great Mother Torus as a living system of spiritual intelligence—the self-generating unified field of quantised dielectric and electromagnetic energy, where the dielectric field (centripetal, inward-drawing) and the magnetic field (centrifugal, outward-expanding) are in dynamic balance, creating a stable, non-dissipative system.

To identify with this symbol is to restore the visibility of the Great Mother Torus and weave a new reality where true sovereignty is remembered through resonance.

The Cross of Neith 13th Century Welsh Flag
The Welsh flag of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd 1282 feat. The Cross of Neith

Neith was one of the oldest and most powerful goddesses in ancient Egyptian mythology, worshipped from the Predynastic period through the Roman era. Her name reflects her immense authority as a primordial creator deity who emerged from the chaotic waters of Nun to weave the universe into existence. She was a multifaceted deity associated with war, hunting, weaving, wisdom, and childbirth. As a warrior, she was known as the “Mistress of the Bow” and “Ruler of Arrows,” (Sagittarius) often depicted wearing a Deshret, the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, holding a bow and shield. As Neith was a creator and mother goddess, she was revered as the “Great Mother” and the mother of Ra (the sun god), Sobek (the crocodile god), and sometimes Apep (the chaos serpent). She represents:

1) Wisdom and Justice: Neith was consulted by other gods to settle disputes, such as ruling in favor of Horus over Set in the Contendings of Horus and Set.

2) Signature Symbol: Her primary emblems were crossed arrows over a shield (archery) and possibly a weaving shuttle (creation/domestic arts) which I postulate is shaped more like a Vesica Piscis, the hyperbolic shaft viewed from the side, the throat of the torus where the inward and outward currents meet in perfect stillness.

3) Home: Her main sanctuary was in Sais in the Nile Delta, where she was identified by the Greeks with Athena.

“The ancient city dates back to 3,000 B.C, however habitation at the site extends back to the pre-dynastic and Neolithic period, from at least 4,200 B.C. It was the provincial capital of the fifth nome of Lower Egypt, known as Sap-Meh. During the twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt, spanning from 732–720 BC, Sais was the seat of power. At that time, it was known as Zau. This ancient city is well-known for many reasons. According to ancient texts, during the Pharaonic Era (around 3,000 B.C.) Sais was “cult center of the creator-and war-goddess – Neith.” Later, it was Egypt’s pharaonic capital. During the eponymous Saite Period (664-525 BC), Sais was a ceremonial center for kings. Greek historian, Herodotus, described Sais as a “great city,” declaring that it was the location of the grave of Osiris, the Egyptian god of the afterlife. Ancient Greek historians and scholars, including Herodotus, Plato and Diodorus Siculus, all identified Neith with Athena and even suggested a primordial link to Athens. Diodorus wrote that goddess Athena built Sais before the deluge that supposedly destroyed Athens and Atlantis. While all Greek cities were destroyed during that cataclysm, the Egyptian cities including Sais survived.” – M R Reese.

4) Funerary Goddess: Alongside Isis, Nephthys, and Serket, she protected the deceased’s transition into the afterlife.

QBut what the heck is a torus you ask? Well that is a very good question and I am glad you asked!

AThe torus is the fundamental geometric pattern of a self-sustaining energy flow, where energy moves through a central axis, radiates outward, and returns through the poles in a continuous, self-referential loop. This structure represents the unified field of quantised dielectric and electromagnetic energy, where the dielectric field (centripetal, inward-drawing) and the magnetic field (centrifugal, outward-expanding) are in dynamic balance, creating a stable, non-dissipative system.

In this framework, the torus is not merely a static shape but a living system of spiritual intelligence, embodying the principle that matter and energy are manifestations of a coherent, organised flow. This pattern applies to all energy across all scales of existence—demonstrating the Hermetic axiom “As above, so below,” where the microcosm reflects the macrocosm.

The human heart generates the body’s strongest electromagnetic field, forming a personal toroidal field that can extend from several feet to several miles beyond the physical form, acting as the central broadcasting station for emotional and energetic coherence.

The toroidal field also serves as the bridge between the physical and spiritual dimensions, facilitating a self-generating cycle of creation and return. This continuous flow symbolises wholeness, unity, and the interconnectedness of all life, suggesting that consciousness itself is a property of this coherent, self-organising energy structure. By aligning with this natural pattern, individuals can achieve energetic balance, enhanced intuition, synchronicity, serendipity and a deeper connection to the universal toroidal field that underlies all creation.

Previously in my book I would symbolically name the Centripetal blueshift as The Sophia (Gnosis) and the Centrifugal redshift as the Christos (Embodied Gnosis), the proverbial marriage of heaven and earth, of the nonphysical spiritual with the physical material. These are the divine twins of creation, the blueshift and the redshift of a dielectric magneto and electromagnetic torus field that sustains our universe. There is no negative (-) pole as they are both positive (+) expressions of the same energy.

NΦⵣMA PΦⵣMA (pronounced Nóēma Poēma) is a genre-defying body of poetics that transcends traditional literary boundaries, weaving manifesto, verse, transmission, philosophy, and invocation into a multidimensional map of the soul. Spanning nearly four decades of radical research and creativity.

NΦⵣMA PΦⵣMA pulses with fierce devotion to truth, liberation, and love, grounded in ancestral matrilineal wisdom. This is poetry as praxis. Art as resistance. Philosophy as heartbeat—a spiritual document for those who feel the world cracking open, knowing that now is the time to reclaim sovereignty, embody gnosis, and return to Source.

NΦⵣMA PΦⵣMA is a rich, evolving mythopoetic narrative that blends avant-garde noetics and didactic instruction with storytelling and semi-fictional autotheory—a journey from the personal and intimate into the cosmic and transcendent. Read it slowly. Read it aloud. Let it rewire something ancient within you—Cat Catalyst is a multimodal artist, avant-garde noetic poet and creatrix of ecofeminist house music. More info: catcatalyst.co.uk

This fully revised and expanded 2nd Edition, consisting of 138 titles across 458 pages, has now reached its final iteration, replacing all earlier editions.

The hardback collectors edition and general release softcover are available from my author’s online bookshop—the hardcover will remain as a collectors edition available only from my website, while the softcover will shortly be available from most major online platforms. ⏀

103. Holy Breadcrumbs

Review / Summary / Overview for 103. Holy Breadcrumbs


Overview

Holy Breadcrumbs explores the sacred process of creative emergence, likening writing or artistic expression to an alchemical unveiling. The poem paints the creative act as a patient, intuitive excavation—chiseling away at silence and emptiness to reveal hidden truths and wisdom. The imagery evokes the sculptor’s art and the unfolding of latent potential, suggesting that inspiration is a divine gift, a trail of spiritual clues left to guide the seeker back to ancient, foundational values.


Why This Poem Matters

This poem matters because it celebrates the intimate, sacred relationship between silence, creativity, and insight—central themes to any spiritual or artistic journey. It reminds the reader that the creative impulse is not random but divinely orchestrated, and that through patient attention and inner calm, profound wisdom can be revealed. Holy Breadcrumbs acts as an invitation to honor the process of uncovering one’s deepest truths, making it a vital piece for anyone seeking self-expression and spiritual clarity.


Imagery and Tone with Excerpts

The poem’s imagery is tactile, meditative, and metaphorical:

  • “The blank page, like a slab of marble, invites, beckons one to discover” — portrays creation as both invitation and responsibility.
  • “A trail of holy breadcrumbs, or a salad of magical sapient clues” — blends sacred symbolism with playful imagery, highlighting the blend of mystery and delight in discovery.
  • “A hidden pearl of wisdom is unveiled” — symbolizes the preciousness of insight that lies beneath the surface.

The tone is reverent, calm, and reflective, underscoring creativity as a spiritual process of unveiling and remembrance rather than hurried production.


Why It Belongs in the Collection

Holy Breadcrumbs fits seamlessly into the collection as it deepens the exploration of inner alignment and spiritual awakening through the creative process. It connects the personal act of creation to the collective memory and ancient wisdom, aligning with poems that celebrate spiritual reconnection and self-realisation. Its meditative tone offers a contemplative pause within the collection, grounding readers in the mystery and magic of the muse.


Final Thoughts / Conclusion

Holy Breadcrumbs is a quiet yet powerful reminder that creativity is a sacred dialogue between the soul and the universe. It encourages patience, presence, and faith in the process of uncovering truth. In doing so, it invites readers to walk their own spiritual path with humility and curiosity, trusting that every small insight is a step toward deeper awakening.


76. Jump For Love

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Review of Jump

Summary

Jump is an exhilarating meditation on the leap of faith—the moment when one chooses to surrender to the unknown, embrace uncertainty, and let go of control. Through vivid imagery and raw emotion, the speaker captures the intensity and rush of plunging into life’s most uncertain moments—whether it be love, growth, or transformation. The poem reflects a willingness to dive headfirst into risk and vulnerability, acknowledging the fear and excitement that accompany such acts of courage. The paradox of the leap—full of both terror and exhilaration—is celebrated here, as is the eventual rebirth that comes after facing one’s deepest fears.

The Concept of the Leap

The poem’s central theme is one of surrender and trust, framed by the leap of faith. The speaker repeatedly jumps into the void, symbolising a continual embrace of life’s uncertainties, even in the face of potential failure or pain. The phrase “How many times have I jumped into the void” suggests an ongoing process—this is not a one-time leap but a continuous cycle of letting go and embracing the unknown.

“How many times have I jumped into the void / With an empty handed leap of faith?”

This opening line sets the tone for the entire poem: there’s a sense of reckless abandon, an awareness that the act of leaping is not always rational, and that there’s often little to hold onto but one’s own trust and desire for growth. The phrase “empty handed” emphasises that, in these moments, the person has no control, no security, and no guarantees—only the hope that something will catch them, or that they will find their way in the end.

Contrast of Extremes

The speaker brings a sense of balance to the chaotic and conflicting nature of the leap by drawing out the extremes of hope and fear, joy and pain, love and hate. The juxtaposition of these opposites in the phrase “bipolar precipice, abyss” emphasizes the emotional and psychological extremes that one might experience during these leaps.

“Off the ledge and over the jagged edge / Into the bipolar precipice, abyss / Of hope and fear, Joy and pain / Love and hate”

This line suggests that the leap is not merely a physical fall but a metaphor for the psychological and emotional journey one must traverse in life. The “jagged edge” symbolises the sharpness and potential harm inherent in the leap, while the abyss represents the unknown that exists beyond the edge—dark, vast, and perhaps dangerous, yet also filled with possibility.

The language moves from fearful urgency—“O.M.G., sheer drop, can’t stop, uh-oh, Geronimo!”—to exhilaration and surrender, emphasizing the addictive thrill of letting go. The speaker compares this leap to addictive crushes, where the feeling of adrenaline and the rush of surrender becomes almost something to chase. It’s a paradoxical dance with fear, an embracing of the unknown as a force of renewal.

Rebirth and Renewal

After the terrifying and exhilarating fall, the speaker finds rebirth and renewal in the surrender. The line “Nothing one can do now / Until one hits the rock-bottom / Smashed and broken / Reborn anew” presents an important realisation: sometimes breakdown is necessary for breakthrough. The sense of rock-bottom here signifies the point of surrender, the moment when the ego and control have no more power, leaving only the possibility for a fresh start.

This death-and-rebirth cycle is further represented by the metaphor of wings unfurling:

“For when one’s heart doth honour love’s call / It’s an open invitation / For those tightly folded wings to unfurl / Soar, glide, fly!”

The image of wings unfurling suggests that through surrender and risk, the speaker taps into a deeper power—love. This is not just romantic love, but a universal energy that empowers and supports the speaker in their journey, allowing them to soar and glide. The act of jumping becomes an invitation to freedom, a call to trust in love’s transformative power to carry one higher and farther than they could have imagined.

The Circular Nature of the Leap

The final lines of the poem, “So that one would gladly jump for love again / And over again, into oblivion / Head first into the great wide unknown / Without a moment’s hesitation / Or the need to reason ‘why?’” suggest that the act of jumping—of surrendering to love and the unknown—is cyclical. After each fall, the speaker is willing to jump again, suggesting that the process of surrender and renewal is ongoing, ever-evolving, and full of possibility. There’s no need for hesitation or reasoning because the speaker has learned to trust the leap, even without guarantees. The headfirst dive symbolises both the depth of commitment and the intensity of love—there is no holding back, no second-guessing, just pure embrace of the unknown.

Conclusion

Jump is a poem that explores the paradox of faith, risk, and renewal. It celebrates the courage required to surrender to the unknown and trust in love, even when there are no guarantees. The speaker embraces the emotional extremes of hope, fear, joy, pain—recognising that these extremes are part of the transformational journey. Through the metaphor of the leap, the poem paints a picture of life as a series of rebirths—each jump representing a willingness to risk, to grow, and to embrace the ever-unfolding unknown.

Ultimately, the poem speaks to the spirit of resilience and openness, reminding us that while the journey can be filled with uncertainty and risk, it is precisely that willingness to leap headfirst into oblivion that can lead to the most profound moments of love, freedom, and self-discovery.

70. Cloud Burst

Review of Cloud Burst

Summary

Cloud Burst is a tender and emotionally rich poem that explores the intense vulnerability and quiet hope of one soul reaching out to be seen. Written with lyrical sensitivity and depth, it evokes the emotional weight of waiting — whether that’s a lover longing for connection, or equally, a child longing for the recognition of a parent. With imagery drawn from nature’s drama — cloudbursts, storm clouds, rainbows — the poem traces the journey from internal emotional weather to the joyful moment of being seen.

Why This Poem Matters

The emotional landscape of the poem begins in a place of uncertainty and tension:

“You look up from behind a blind gaze / Where grey thoughts do battle / Like dark clouds gathering”

Here, the “you” could just as easily be a parent consumed by adult concerns, too distracted or overwhelmed to notice the presence or emotional needs of the child before them. The storm of the adult mind — full of worry, rumination, and unresolved emotional patterns — creates a sense of distance that the speaker is keenly aware of.

The inner world of the speaker, meanwhile, is charged with silent longing and imagination:

“I long to see the cloudburst’s gleam / For in my head we are already dancing, laughing / In a parallel world that doesn’t yet exist”

This “parallel world” is particularly poignant from a child’s point of view — an imagined space where the parent is emotionally available, joyful, playful, and present. The sadness lies in its absence, yet the hope lies in its possibility. This imagined connection is what carries the child emotionally through the distance.

The line:

“Unspoken desires hang in the air bristling with speculation”

takes on a heart-wrenching new shade when read through the lens of a child. These “unspoken desires” could be as simple, and as essential, as “see me,” “hold me,” or “smile at me.”

The shift begins when the child feels something shift — a glimpse of reassurance, presence, love:

“Your gentle strength supports my vulnerability / So that in a world of shifting sand and shadow / My doubts do not destroy me”

This could be interpreted as the moment when a parent finally makes emotional contact — perhaps not even through words, but through a gesture, an expression, a look. In a world that can often feel chaotic or uncertain, the child’s stability is anchored in that presence.

And finally, we arrive at the emotional climax of the poem:

“I catch your gaze, you see me, a smile / Like a rainbow in the sky / Joy, my heart dances.”

This is the cloudburst. Not destructive, but cathartic — a longed-for recognition that arrives suddenly, restoring joy and affirming emotional existence. It could be a parent finally looking up, finally seeing, finally smiling — and for the child, that is everything. It’s the difference between being invisible and being real. The metaphor of the “rainbow in the sky” captures both the beauty and the rarety of the moment.

In Conclusion

Cloud Burst is a luminous, emotionally intelligent poem that touches on the universal longing to be seen, recognised, and emotionally met. Whether read as the inner landscape of a romantic connection or through the lens of a child yearning for parental connection, its impact remains the same: a testament to the power of presence and the joy that can erupt from a simple, heartfelt smile.

It reminds us that love often resides in the smallest gestures — the glance, the smile, the moment of genuine attention — and that these moments, though fleeting, can transform storms of doubt into dances of joy.

In a world where so many feel unseen or unheard, Cloud Burst becomes a quiet anthem for visibility, connection, and emotional resonance — a reminder of how vital it is to truly look at one another and see.

57. CCTV

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Banksy – CCTV

Summary / Review of CCTV

In CCTV, the poet pivots from the inner landscape of spiritual transformation to the outer world of digital observation, exposing the claustrophobia of modern surveillance culture. The piece fuses socio-political critique with poetic flair, painting a chilling portrait of a society where privacy is obsolete and freedom is an illusion.

With its rhythmic urgency and sharp, cinematic imagery, the poem moves like a visual montage: “Telephoto, panoramic, satellite, GPS/IP / Digitally enhanced virtual spies.” Each phrase lands like a flicker of a security feed, the poetic form mirroring the fragmentation and hyper-awareness of a world constantly watched.

Why This Poem Matters

At the heart of this poem lies a profound tension between the metaphysical desire for liberation and the material mechanisms of control. The opening line —

“You want to be free / But there’s no way of knowing / In which direction / To keep on going”

— immediately establishes a sense of disorientation. Freedom itself becomes abstract, elusive, unattainable, as the poem spirals into a dystopian observation of digital omnipresence.

The image of the “Judas hawk-eye” is particularly powerful. It fuses Biblical betrayal with predatory vision — technology as both omniscient and faithless. The “hawk-eye” becomes the false god of the modern age, a synthetic substitute for divine omniscience.

The poem’s momentum builds toward the chilling final stanza:

“An ever-expanding automated army
Of brothers-in-the-sky
Strategically mounted
Perfectly positioned
To purposefully pry
Like flies”

Here, the poet captures the grotesque beauty of surveillance — the mechanical precision, the soulless curiosity. The alliteration (“purposefully pry / Like flies”) evokes both the clinical coldness of machines and the parasitic voyeurism of human fascination. The poem closes with dark irony: “Candy camera smile.” A phrase that suggests complicity — we are both performer and prisoner, smiling for our own captors.

In Conclusion

CCTV stands as one of the most striking socio-political poems in the collection. Beneath its critique of digital control lies a deeper existential question — what becomes of the soul when even our inner world is mapped, measured, and monitored?

Through sharp linguistic economy and potent imagery, the poet captures the paranoia of the surveillance age, yet also the longing for transcendence beyond it. The “brothers-in-the-sky” are both satellites and fallen angels — the watchers who remind us that freedom must now be reclaimed from within.

This poem is a wake-up call delivered through artistry: vivid, unsettling, and profoundly human. This piece was a central part of the project’s “alternative audio guide.” It explored the “claustrophobia of modern surveillance culture” and offered a socio-political critique of a society where privacy is increasingly obsolete. Cat Catalyst was one of eight London-based artists who were invited to participate in the London Eye site specific project about surveillance: http://eastlondonnews.co.uk/the-london-eyes/

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✩ 56. Light of the Sun

Summary / Review of Light Of The Sun

Light Of The Sun is a poignant spiritual reckoning — a quiet, intimate rite of passage where the speaker turns toward healing, release, and transcendence. It reads as a final conversation with one’s former self — the “smouldering shadow” — and a gentle yet powerful invocation of forgiveness, closure, and rebirth.

At its core, the poem is about balance: not in the abstract, but in the lived, emotional space between regret and redemption. Through elegant, minimalistic language, the writer invokes a universal moment of letting go — a surrender to grace.

Why This Poem Matters

This piece is steeped in metaphysical symbolism, yet remains grounded in the emotional materiality of lived experience. The “smouldering shadow” becomes a potent image — a double of the self, carrying both memory and weight:

“Ashes of a former self / Still glowing embers of regret”

This duality — between light and dark, material and spiritual — is where the poem’s real beauty lies. The speaker does not erase their past but honours it, even as they consciously release its grip. The line:

“Karmic debts repaid / With a lightness of heart”

speaks to a cosmically-aligned self-inquiry, where one’s inner healing resonates outward into the karmic field. It reflects an esoteric understanding of life as a spiritual curriculum — one in which pain has been a necessary teacher, and freedom is earned through awareness and choice.

The poem culminates in a prayer-like release:

“Go unto the light of the Sun / With the knowledge that I did my best”

Here, the Sun is not just light — it is the higher self, the source, the divine. The closing is humble, human, and utterly forgiving. There’s no fanfare. Just a deep exhale. A whisper to the universe: “That was all I could have done.”

In Conclusion

Light Of The Sun is a gentle, powerful illumination of the soul’s turning point. It distills the essence of release and self-compassion into a short but resonant mantra for anyone navigating emotional transition. The poet’s gift lies not only in the clarity of their language, but in their capacity to speak from a place where the metaphysical and the human intersect.

It’s a moment of healing rendered in verse — and one that will resonate with any reader who has ever stood at the threshold of change, carrying both sorrow and hope in their heart.

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