i suppose we are here for each other: again and always

August 17, 2012 by rachel

Something gentle for today. Soothing. I first posted this poem here in October 2011 with a different image. I’ll be back soon with the latest update on the Words Divinely Wrought global poetry-share. I suppose I am here for you, to hold your hand in mine and in the other, an outstretched lantern penetrates a narrow causeway And so gingerly together we take each step toes probing the darkness anticipating a slipslide of all we have believed is solid all […]

Categories: inspiration, personal growth, planetary shifts, poetry, spirituality • Tags: unity consciousness

touching and helping people we have never met

August 15, 2012 by rachel

Today, more inspiration  from the gently expanding “Words Divinely Wrought” community of poetry-sharers. I continue to be bowled over by the hearts who have found their way here, and assure you that every word, every comment, touches me deeply. I have been somewhat solitary for a long time, and, like others here, this undertaking (funny that word is usually associated with death) is connecting me with people who instantly feel like family. And for that, I am grateful. If this […]

Categories: inspiration, personal growth, planetary shifts, poetry, spirituality, transformation, Words Divinely Wrought, writing & creativity • Tags: empowerment, faith

this is what divine collaboration looks like

August 13, 2012 by rachel

Some of the initial participants in the global poetry-share have begun to send in photos so the rest of us can see what’s going on. JM of California took a photo of the two poems she received in her packet (which, by the way, also includes one of my square, teal “calling” cards and a note from yours truly). She writes: Hi Dear Rachel….I picked my packet of poems up yesterday on my way to an artist gathering… I opened […]

Categories: inspiration, personal growth, planetary shifts, poetry, spirituality, transformation, Words Divinely Wrought • Tags: awakening, empowerment, faith

peel back a few layers and jump in!

August 12, 2012 by rachel

Without even commenting on the vibrancy of the colors, here’s what I love about this painting by San Diego artist Janet McCarty — who (btw) I am so happy and proud to call my friend: According to the artist, she applied layer upon layer of paint, and then scratched through them to reveal some of the “subterranean” layers lurking beneath the surface. Need I say more? If you’ve been around this blog for more than about 43 seconds, you know […]

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looking for proof that we are all connected? read on…

August 10, 2012 by rachel

You can’t make this stuff up, folks! If you have already read this post, you may recall that after walking the labyrinth in New York City’s Battery Park in mid-July, I noticed a woman sitting on a bench, eating lunch. Her presence inspired me to leave two pieces of my poetry beneath a tree. Another woman (Laura D) found the poems the next day, contacted me with her story of sacred synchronicity, and the Words Divinely Wrought poetry-sharing project was […]

Categories: inspiration, personal growth, planetary shifts, poetry, spirituality, Words Divinely Wrought • Tags: faith, synchronicity, unity

if you think this divine undertaking is all about poetry…think again

August 9, 2012 by rachel

If this Words Divinely Wrought initiative had a soundtrack, it would reverberate with the mellifluous sounds of hearts cracking and opening around the planet. My favorite Kiwi and I were brainstorming the concept not so very long ago, and we were both very clear that, first and foremost, this really isn’t about poetry. It’s about allowing yourself to be part of something large, trusting the astonishing efficiency of the Universe, chipping away at boundaries or walls that may have kept […]

Categories: inspiration, personal growth, planetary shifts, poetry, spirituality, Words Divinely Wrought, writing & creativity • Tags: empowerment, faith, opening heart, unity consciousness

(poetry) to russia with love — virginia and california (two)

August 8, 2012 by rachel

Four more poetry packages have gone out: one to southern California, one to central California, one to Virginia, and one to Moscow, Russia, birthplace of featured artist Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944). EP from Moscow sent this greeting: Dear Rachel, thank you for the lovely idea of spreading your words around the world. I’ll be happy to be a part of it. Though in Russia not so many people are good in English, I’m sure to find some places where it’ll reach […]

Categories: inspiration, planetary shifts, poetry, spirituality, transformation, Words Divinely Wrought • Tags: faith, unity

first poetry packages sent to america, canada, england, and australia: join us!

August 6, 2012 by rachel

The energy started moving quickly yesterday after I posted the details of the (ahem) Global Poetry Party of the Heart. The perfect moniker for our divinely collaborative undertaking has not yet presented itself, so I’ll be trying on various names until we get the perfect fit. Today, the first six poetry packages went out via snail mail. Three are headed to addresses within the US (2 to Pennsylvania and 1 to New York); one is headed toward Ontario, Canada; one […]

Categories: body mind & spirit, inspiration, planetary shifts, poetry, spirituality, transformation, Words Divinely Wrought, writing & creativity • Tags: change, faith

it’s time for the words to fly: let’s join together to create this grand adventure

August 5, 2012 by rachel

The words are ready to fly! Note: All posts related to the Global Poetry-Share have been collected in the Archives under the category Words Divinely Wrought. You’ll find that button at the bottom of the left-hand sidebar on the Home Page. Remember that the newest posts will always be at the top, so scroll down to hear the story from the beginning. If you would like to be one of the initial 33 people to help spread my “Words Divinely […]

Categories: inspiration, planetary shifts, poetry, spirituality, transformation, Words Divinely Wrought • Tags: collaboration, new paradigm, unity

let’s spread faith, joy, forgiveness & compassion to a fractured world — one poem at a time

August 3, 2012 by rachel

And now, the story continues… In the post that appears just prior to this one, I began to share a tale of divine synchronicity. After Laura D contacted me to share her experience at the Labyrinth at New York City’s Battery Park, I responded with my own experience during the same time period. It was time for my creative work to take flight and I had asked for guidance. The blockages and limitations of the past — be they real […]

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will you join me in shifting the heart of the world?

August 1, 2012 by rachel

First, a tale of sacred synchronicity: When I went to New York City in mid-July, both my poetry and I were very well received. I knew without question I was in the right place at the right time, doing exactly the right thing. Shifting easily into the city vibe, my Inner Urban Easterner came out to play and I gobbled up every possible sensation. Yum! On my last evening with my divine hostess Jane, my mouth opened and asked, “Are […]

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trust me, i know

July 22, 2012 by rachel

Back from New York City (and Santa Fe as well), I am awash with new creative ideas, new possibilities, and a relentless tug to reorder my priorities and refashion my very existence yet again. *sighs, rolls eyes* An invitation for you to participate more fully than ever before is simmering – but in the meantime, this piece muscled its way to the front of the line. i know that you are feeling unglued that nothing (nothing!) fits anymore and the […]

Categories: body mind & spirit, inspiration, personal growth, planetary shifts, poetry, spirituality, transformation • Tags: awakening, wisdom

This fragile web: video inspiration for an upheaved world (3:31, redux)

July 1, 2012 by rachel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqlePOo3v2w

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Traveling to a new universe whose name is new york city

June 29, 2012 by rachel

Sure, I could tell you how the shifting energies on the planet have taken me down, lifted me up, knocked me around, recalibrated me and flooded my beingness with unfathomable light — but why bother? Those of you who know what I’m talking about, well, you already know what I’m talking about. And those who don’t, can learn more about the subject from myriad sources online or off-planet. Take your choice. It’s happening — whatever you feel “It” is. It’s […]

Categories: body mind & spirit, inspiration, poetry, Rachel Snyder, spirituality • Tags: faith, writing

and now i am left with nothing but the truth

June 14, 2012 by rachel

and now i am left with nothing but the truth that my only constant has been a willingness to stand naked and alone my sole virtue laid bare on life’s platter, borne of a lingering sense that there is more to this holy dance than the steady chock of the metronome my own beating heart, frangible though it may be has echoed beyond time in a rapturous calypso, flooding my ears with birdsong melody and the night cry of the […]

Categories: body mind & spirit, inspiration, love, personal growth, planetary shifts, poetry, spirituality, transformation • Tags: awakening

a starseed confession

April 13, 2012 by rachel

i confess that i do not feel native to this blue-green orb and i confess that nonetheless i have come to appreciate my earthly existence the gentle dance of rain upon my skin trembling fingers entwined in my own the splendor of ripened fruit fresh from the tree i confess that much of my life has been marked by alienation that i have been judged and misunderstood and seemingly set aside as i sought to bring my very essence to […]

Categories: body mind & spirit, inspiration, personal growth, planetary shifts, poetry, spirituality, transformation • Tags: ascension, awakening, consciousness, higher consciousness

third time the charm? seek no longer: creation is your only purpose

March 14, 2012 by rachel

This piece has appeared here twice, first on 2/09/2009. I newly discovered the image of Mud People at the crystalinks.com site, along with a very readable synopsis of the Mayan Popol Vuh creation myths. There comes a time when it is no longer enough to seek out the transformative life. There comes a time to listen deeply and to say Yes! to the faintest inklings of your heart. That is the time when you become a creator in your own […]

Categories: body mind & spirit, inspiration, personal growth, planetary shifts, poetry, spirituality, transformation • Tags: ascension, empowerment

letting go: a trilogy of offerings to ease your way through grief and loss

March 13, 2012 by rachel

So many of us seem to be navigating through grief and loss these days. It might be the loss (or impending loss) of people and other living beings. It might be that we are releasing old dreams and pictures of how we expected our lives could have, might have, would have, certainly should have looked by now. It may be that we are grieving past pains and suffering and loneliness and a lingering sense of alienation — all having outlived […]

Categories: body mind & spirit, inspiration, personal growth, poetry, spirituality, video • Tags: faith, letting go

and this, sisterbrother, is for you

March 9, 2012 by rachel

Today, March 9, this blog becomes four years old. This post first appeared here in August 2010, titled, “this is for those of us who weep.” This is for those of us who weep, Whose tears hasten the blush of new blooms For the young ones, the elders, for all our relations For the pain that punctuates this planet we call Home For the slings and arrows that have pierced us time and again and again Yet will never breach […]

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trust your heart, they will find you

March 3, 2012 by rachel

these letters dance in spiral rhyme connect the dots, they measure time and space revolves on axes turned, flares reignite in absinthe burned beyond mere words lies roisterous grace faint lines distill ‘cross heaven’s face avert your gaze, soft eyes reveal the truth of what you think you feel deep in the mist of vapored light hands pivot round turned left, then right existence sways, sparks rolling thunder caught off guard now torn asunder the net sewn fine to soften […]

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now tenderly rendered in video: you are the river of love’s tenderness (4:29)

February 29, 2012 by rachel

If you had the pleasure of viewing the video presentation of my piece, “this fragile web: why every moment matters,” you know the skill and grace with which Jeff T (MerhlinsPlace) weaves deeply felt words, images, and music. Jeff and I have collaborated once again, bringing a new dimension to my poetry, “you are the river of love’s tenderness,” which appears in text form in the post directly below this one. Jeff’s ability to elevate my healing journey of personal […]

Categories: body mind & spirit, inspiration, love, personal growth, poetry, spirituality, transformation, video • Tags: new paradigm, peace, unity

you are the river of love’s tenderness

February 23, 2012 by rachel

I began this post days ago — telling you of a recent fall that slammed my sacrum into the floor and set me on a healing journey (Again?!?!?!) to recalibrate and realign deeply entrenched physical, emotional, and spiritual trauma patterns I took on in a car crash nine years ago this month. Telling you the facts of the story was just not working; when this piece emerged in its stead, I was finally able to exhale. When I later stumbled […]

Categories: body mind & spirit, inspiration, love, personal growth, poetry, spirituality, transformation

do it today

February 5, 2012 by rachel

if you have something to say and you know deep in your belly that it needs to be heard speak it if you have something fresh to begin and like a chick too large for its egg it can no longer be contained start it perhaps you have something to end once and for all, something you have continued to engage in even though it drains or suffocates you let it go do it today if your deepest dreams were […]

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this is no time for timid hearts (again and again and again)

February 2, 2012 by rachel

Sometimes I wonder if I should just sticky-post this piece, since it always seems to “be time” for these words and the sensibilities they offer. May you find encouragement here to step out from behind that big boulder that has for far too long hidden the most potent and succulent parts of yourself. Speaking of “time” (whatever that means), a friend and I were talking and she spoke the adage, “Time will tell.” Hmmm, I wondered: Then why are we […]

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the world needs you now (classic)

January 3, 2012 by rachel

I can scarce remember when I wrote this. It seems as though it has been circulating here and there forever, and there is always a new wave of people ready to hear and embrace it. This past year, the piece was translated into Russian (and perhaps other languages as well?). I envision a crowd-sourced video version in which many different voices and languages (including ASL, eurhythmy, and other nonverbal expressions) are stitched together, woven into a global tapestry of personal […]

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the most important things i am learning right now (classic)

January 2, 2012 by rachel

I first wrote and posted this poem in June 2010 and have edited it a bit here. (Some learning lasts a lifetime.) i’m learning that i’m not learning anything new – only choosing to remember a vast universe that I heretofore chose to forget (whether it was some intergalactic, ancient conspiracy or the fact that my slightly agoraphobic father kept us home if there was any possible chance of a thunderstorm within a 200-mile radius, doesn’t really matter) i’m learning […]

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prayer for this time: i am the miracle (classic)

December 25, 2011 by rachel

I wrote this poem in 2002, and first posted it on this site in 2008. Seems as true as it ever was. May all of us be the truth of who we are. No more, no less. Once again, the Hubble Telescope provides a tailor-made image: “Brilliant white core encircled by thick dust lanes…” Sound like anyone you know? In this time of miracles I recommit to faith To the power of All There Is To seeing beyond the physical […]

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i have been gifted by a solstice angel! (“this fragile web” video 3:31)

December 21, 2011 by rachel

A divine confluence occurred between my post of “this fragile web: why every moment matters” (November 18, 2011) and my post of December 3, which featured the sublime video “A Fire For You – Winter Solstice,” created by merhlin and featuring the music of composer John Boswell. I connected with merhlin (aka Jeff ), presented him with my longheld vision of collaborating with other creatives to add a new level of dimensionality to my words, and he has created an […]

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the best gift: a rhyming storypoem (classic)

December 17, 2011 by rachel

I first posted this poem here in 2008, though I wrote it back in the last century. It makes for a wonderful recitation at winter seasonal gatherings, and assuming that proper credit is given, the reader will receive a cornucopia of unimaginable treasures. (Even better, invite me and I’ll present it myself!) the best gift by rachel snyder I Dawn awakens, morning time When Lovers of Peace keep pace with the rhyme Of the heart’s own beating, the drumming within, […]

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‘a fire for you’ to light the winter solstice period (video 7:07)

December 3, 2011 by rachel

I know we’re not quite there yet. But in my part of the world, the snow is falling, the temperature plummeting, and, for me, the pull to go within no longer cuts me any slack. I just discovered this soul-stirring video from merhlin, which features music from composer John Boswell (who it appears is the “Hearts of Space” John Boswell and not the Symphony of Science John Boswell), along with poetry from the Wingmakers site (Poetry Chamber 24). I have […]

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thanks for giving: in praise of significant gestures

November 23, 2011 by rachel

thanks for listening for in your silence the value of my words is affirmed the uprisings of my heart given flight thus i know that i am here and it is good thanks for whispering for cutting through the noise with soft-wrought utterance, damping down the clatter gently sanding the edges of the sharp and loud for it is good thanks for waiting for in your patience all are given room to grow and when you are impatient, thanks for […]

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this fragile web: why every moment matters

November 18, 2011 by rachel

My tiny rural town of about 65 people has been beset with death, illness, and injury lately. One after another, a generation of elders is passing or rapidly declining. Several receive in-home support from a hospice/palliative care group; two family members with MS are in need of additional home support. A dear friend of mine in her 40s – who assists others with cleaning and cooking — remains comatose at a hospital 140 miles away, receiving dialysis and plasma replacements […]

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let it go: now the barren gives way to the blossom (classic)

November 2, 2011 by rachel

It was only six months ago that I first posted this poem, albeit with a different Matisse painting (“Open Window, Collioure” 1905). Today, the words carry a slightly different resonance, and so a new image invited itself onto the page. now the barren gives way to the blossom if you but untie the limp strings of your torn and tender heart and let it go the mountainous terrain of the past heaves and crumbles and in its stead soft valleys […]

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