This is both a meditation and an invocation. “Root tongue” lands with the weight of something I’ve always sensed: that hidden current underneath language, where meaning moves before we try to pin it down with words. I love how you trace the journey from fragment to framework, and how the poem and story spiral around the edges of what can’t quite be spoken. It feels like an invitation to listen more closely, not just to language, but to the silence it swims in.
Thank you for giving a name to this mystery, and for charting out a space where myth, memory, and raw presence can meet. I’ll be following these Root Tongue Letters with real anticipation.
What do you think about the flipping back and forth between the male and female pronouns in the story at the bottom? I suppose it could be 'we' and 'us'.
From whar I remember, it's noticeable but not necessarily an issue. It did have me pause for a moment. It could be we and us - that works and could prevent confusion. I guess that might be the main thing. That is needs to be clear. That could be personal perspective though as I also can see that when "new" ideas are presented or that I happen upon, there can be a learning curve with getting to know foundational elements including unique use of language/words etc. It's just new to me and eventually it comes together. That turned out to be a long reply. I'll reread what tou wrote when I can to see if anything I just said is on point. I hope so 😊.
This is both a meditation and an invocation. “Root tongue” lands with the weight of something I’ve always sensed: that hidden current underneath language, where meaning moves before we try to pin it down with words. I love how you trace the journey from fragment to framework, and how the poem and story spiral around the edges of what can’t quite be spoken. It feels like an invitation to listen more closely, not just to language, but to the silence it swims in.
Thank you for giving a name to this mystery, and for charting out a space where myth, memory, and raw presence can meet. I’ll be following these Root Tongue Letters with real anticipation.
What do you think about the flipping back and forth between the male and female pronouns in the story at the bottom? I suppose it could be 'we' and 'us'.
From whar I remember, it's noticeable but not necessarily an issue. It did have me pause for a moment. It could be we and us - that works and could prevent confusion. I guess that might be the main thing. That is needs to be clear. That could be personal perspective though as I also can see that when "new" ideas are presented or that I happen upon, there can be a learning curve with getting to know foundational elements including unique use of language/words etc. It's just new to me and eventually it comes together. That turned out to be a long reply. I'll reread what tou wrote when I can to see if anything I just said is on point. I hope so 😊.
This has always been at the root of my own practice so it should be interesting! I like having a name for it! Root Tongue.
I love it. All of it. Thanks for sharing.