Barbara Ann Briggs is this week’s guest on the Poetic Resurrection Podcast where she discussed her journey into meditation and how it has helped her with her writing. She also shared a reading of her poem Alone which reflects the power of spirituality in helping to create meaningful content. She also graced us with a reading from her book: Pilgrimage on the Path of Love chapter 11.
She’s currently working on her book: The Secret of Creative Abundance: Alignment with Your Spiritual Nature.
Barbara Ann Briggs believes that meditation can be a powerful tool to help writers unlock their creative potential. Through her poetry, she encourages writers to use it as a way to find inspiration, focus on their craft, and even access higher levels of consciousness
Bio:
Barbara Ann Briggs is a poet, podcaster and the author of two books. She has over twenty years’ experience as a freelance journalist and has had numerous articles and essays published in both print and online media. A practitioner and teacher of Transcendental Meditation for over thirty years, Barbara hosts a bi-monthly podcast called Essence of Life, which has a rapidly growing audience. She was on the faculty of the Maharishi University of Natural Law where she developed courses on poetry, art, creativity and consciousness. The Facebook page for her debut novel, Pilgrimage on the Path of Love, has garnered 2,500 likes. Barbara was born in Manhattan, New York. Her mother came from Vienna, Austria and her father from New Orleans. Needless to say, she loves music! Barbara, who currently resides in India, has travelled widely and considers herself a “citizen of the universe.”
Alone
because I stood alone
amidst the emptiness of space
and beheld your beauteous form
cast against the sky
because my heart knew you
majestic – divine
knew the dance
that you danced
in that twilight hour
because I stood alone
as you quivered silently in the wind
how strong and tenderly
you moved
how graciously you smiled
as I embraced you with my eyes
because I can no longer move
outside the circle of your infinite light
because my eyes beheld you once
like a thousand suns
born and being born
because my heart has been uplifted
and my eyes washed with visions of stars
you have become the universe to me
and all that I touch quivers with your life
You can get in touch with Barbara Ann Briggs at the following links.
Living Wisdom – Barbara Briggs
Pilgrimage on the Path of Love Book (from human love to spiritual love)