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Extracts from ELIXIR DIVINE

by Gurudev Sri Swami Sivananda


'I am the body' is ignorance. 'I am Pure Consciousness' is wisdom.

Religion is philosophy practiced in life.

Prayer is lifeless when there is no faith.

Wisdom dawns when names and forms vanish.

'Be Yourself' this is wisdom.

When the Divine virtues increase,
the mind will recoil from pleasures of the senses.

Purified by the fire of wisdom one attains the state of God.

With every experience you evolve a little.

Pride of renunciation is more harmful than pride of wealth.

Religion is the realisation that man, in essence, is God.

Fogs of worldly obscure the vision of God.

Begin each day as if it is the beginning of a new life.

Work done for the individual binds;
work done for the common good releases your soul.

Every little action has its effect on character.

The more we feel the presence of God, the more free we are.

Thy heart is the sanctum sanctorum. Install the Lord there and worship Him.

Love is its own reward and joy.

Creation is the appearance of the Lord, Who is one, as many.

Sow the seed of self-discipline. Water it with love.
Fence it with the Lord's Name. The tree will yield you the fruit of immortality.

Love is the healing stream of life.

Get up at dawn with His Name on your lips.
Do your duties with His Name in your heart.
Retire to bed with His Name on your lips.

Love alone can cure all the ills of life.

The lower mind is your enemy and the higher mind your friend.

Embrace poverty, chastity and humility.
You will attain immortality and eternal peace.

Make God your guide when you walk on the path of life.

When all desires of heart die, mortal man becomes Immortal.

Without prayer there is no purity.
Without purity there is no meditation.
Without meditation there is no illumination.
Without illumination there is no salvation.

He knows the world who knows God.

Brahman is the thread on which are strung all the worlds and all the beings.

Association with the wise is the root-cause for eradicating all misery.

The key to the gateway of perfection is purity.
The key to bliss is meditation.
The key to wisdom is Enquiry.
The key to Divine Ecstasy is devotion.

God generates, permeates, sustains, absorbs the universe.

He who hears the music of the Soul, plays his part well in life.

Love looks not with eyes but with heart.

Aim of spiritual life is not merely to know about God but to become God.

Check the outgoing tendencies of the mind and direct them inward.

Man is a bridge between the two worlds - the visible and the invisible.

Nature is the art of God.

A sage's look is a spiritual fire that burns the impurities.

Vanity makes one blind.

Be patient with others but impatient with yourself.

God reveals Himself in different ways at different stages of evolution.

A saint is the mightiest hero; for he has broken the unbreakable chain of Karma.

The elimination of ego is the sole condition of Self-Realisation.

God is the essential Truth in man.

We have in us the infinite possibilities of the Lord.

Fix the eyes on the feet of the Lord and direct thy hands in the service of humanity.

Bondage and liberation exist not in the Self but in the mind.

Repeat Hari. Never worry. Seek and find.
Feel and realise. Assert and Affirm. Aspire and Inspire. Move forward and Godward.

He who sows generosity, reaps love Divine.

God is a great artist. This world is his Masterpiece.

Love beautifies the giver and elevates the receiver.

Virtue is the offspring of wisdom.

Purity is the gateway to the kingdom of God.

Destiny is powerless before Divine Grace.

What is the greatest joy that never becomes distasteful? That is the bliss of the Self.

Meditation without dispassion is a wasted effort.

Life moves by faith alone. Without faith all will perish.

Religion is the art of re-modelling man into divinity.

Close the gates of the senses. Shut the door of the mind.
Light the lamp in the inner chamber of thy heart and
stand face to face with the Lord.

'God is in Heaven';
'The kingdom of God is within you';
'I and my Father are one'.
These are stages of spiritual attainment according to the Bible.

He only is advancing in life whose heart is getting softer,
whose blood warmer, whose brain quicker and
whose spirit is entering in living peace.

Sow love, reap peace; sow humility, reap reverence;
sow meditation, reap wisdom; sow prayer, reap grace.

Where there is no selfishness there is peace, joy and illumination.

Temptation is the test of spiritual growth.

Names and forms are many but the underlying consciousness is one.

OM is the matrix of all sounds and words.

Prayer and meditation are the food and water of the soul.

Mineness is the cause of all pains and sorrows.
Mineness is the essence of Maya.

Compassion is Divine Power.

A sage does not reject anything, does not crave for anything,
does not acquire anything, and does not renounce anything.

Humility draws in Divine Grace.
Faith draws in Divine Grace.
Surrender draws in Divine Grace.
Prayer draws in Divine Grace.

Develop faith, practice humility, pray regularly, and
surrender unconditionally unto His Will.

Divine Life bestows happiness, blessedness, goodness and godliness.

Behold the Light that lighteth everywhere.

You can develop will-power if you do what the mind
does not want to do, and do not do what the minds wants to do.

Remain unaffected by the ever changing mental Vrittis
by identifying yourself with the unchanging Self.

Let your eye look with kindness, your tongue speak with sweetness,
and your hand touch with softness.

Yield not to Tamas and Rajas.
Stick to Sattva. Get yourself rooted firmly in Samadhi.

Discontentment regarding wealth and pleasure causes one untold misery.
Therefore, be content with what you get by chance.

Let Dharma underlie your quest for enjoyments.

Have constant contact with your mind and intellect
through the eternal laws of God. The alone your life will have some meaning.

God walks with the simple, reveals Himself to the humble,
gives understanding to the noble, and hides himself from the proud.

Sadhana is the effort. Siddhis are the effects. But Self-realisation is the goal.
Practice rigorous Sadhana till you attain that Supreme Goal.

Prayer is the greatest and most efficient antibiotic to kill the germs of evil Vrittis
that germinate in the mind. Therefore pray regularly.

Love is the moving principle of all forms of fellowship. Love redeems.
Love transforms. Love purifies. Love promotes understanding.

God is with those who persevere patiently, and put away all earthly anxieties.

Life in spirit is real living.
You will lag behind if you depend upon your bodily life.

Glorious is the world of God around us but
more glorious still is the world of God within us.

Thoughts of God cheer up the body, mind and spirit. Names of God soothe the nerves.
Love of God bestows peace and joy. Knowledge of God breaks the fetters of Karma.

Peace is the fruit of fervent prayer.
Joy is the fruit of generous sharing.
Bliss is the fruit of intense meditation.

Wherever there is ignorance, there is neither faith, nor devotion, nor wisdom.

True satisfaction and contentment are attained only by a saint.

Objects do not bind you, but it is the desires that bind you.
Therefore annihilate desires.

Mineness is the fuel with which the fire of ignorance burns.
Stop the supply of fuel and the fire will be extinguished.

Karmas cannot be annihilated. They must be worked out.
But you can change your angle of vision by attaining wisdom
and detach your mind from their effects, good or bad.

Entertain noble, divine thoughts. You will have noble,
divine speech and perform noble divine actions.

Learn to see God everywhere. This is real food for the eye.

You can see better, hear better, taste better, think better,
when you entertain sublime, divine thoughts.

You are not a creature of time in the material universe.
But you are the spark of divinity. Assert this and roam fearlessly.

Mind turned inwards becomes the self, and mind turned outwards becomes the world.

Faith induces one to pray. Prayer purifies the heart.
In the purified heart is reflected the Light of the Lord.
When the light shines mortal becomes immortal.

Eradication of evil qualities in you is just like dusting away the dirt on a mirror.
When the dust is removed you can see the beauty of your face in the mirror.
When evil qualities are eradicated, you can see the beauty of the Self in your heart.

Desire of sensual pleasures keeps you tied to this world.
Grow the wings of Bhakti and Jnana and fly to the eternal abode of everlasting peace and joy.

Wealth lost can be replaced by work. Knowledge lost can be regained by study.
But time lost, can never be regained.

Be like a river. Dirt and filth of cravings and desires will be poured forth into you
from either sides. But by the constant flow of the water of devotion you will remain pure.

What sunshine is to flowers, prayer is to humanity.

Sorrows are like hunger, caused by spiritual starvation
and will be relieved only by spiritual food.

As sleep is necessary for the well-being of the body, so solitude at home
is necessary for the well-being of the soul.

Push out the king of lust, hatred and passion who has usurped
the throne of your heart and invite the righteous and rightful
monarch of love, purity and peace.

Wisdom never dawns upon the mind which is under the control
and mercy of desires and expectations and is destitute of contentment.

The mortal sheath craves for gratification of desires; the Spirit imposes discipline.
The mortal sheath is extrovert and noisy; the Spirit is introvert and silent.
The mortal sheath is subject to moods, but the Spirit is always peaceful.

There is no such thing as a bad man. Recognise the truth in him
and help him express it.

Those who are suffering now would know that they are reaping what they have previously sown, and by sowing good deeds now they can in future reap
a rich harvest of happiness.

Objects are only reflections in the Eternal Supreme Consciousness.

Just as rays of the sun are invisible but capable of illuminating objects,
Consciousness though invisible, illumines everything.

Perfect bliss is unconditional.

Just as we exist during the dream and survive the dream, so also
the Lord exists during the creation and survives after the dissolution.

Essence of Vedanta is Self-realisation.
Essence of Yoga is union with God.
Essence of Bhakti is communion of the Sakti with Lord Siva.

Every moment in the waking state that is free from thought is a state of Samadhi.
It is unnoticed because it lasts only for a fraction of a second.

When the beast in man perishes, the God in man manifests.

It is better to suffer loneliness than to be in evil company.

Prayer is the mystic bridge built across the gap between God and man.

No one can go through life without making mistakes.
Do not brood over the mistake. Repent for it; the forget it,
but remember the experience gained.

Happiness comes from within. It cannot come from without.

Happiness is in one's own Self, and not in objects.

Happiness comes when the individual merges with God.





Glossary


Bhakti: devotion

Brahma: God

Hari: The Hari Mantra, singing

Jnana: Transcendental Wisdom-Knowledge

Mantra: Sacred Name or Sound

Rajas: mode of passions (Fire&Water)

Samadhi: State of enlightenment

Sakti: Universal Feminine Energy

Sattva: mode of goodness (Air&Spirit)

Tamas: mode of ignorance (Earth)

Vrittis: Mind-Stuff, thoughtforms

Zen if full
of empty
that is full
such is Zen


a haiku is
more than seventeen
syllables, or minutes
pointing finger


the haiku can
be less than
a mere seventeen
syllables softly spoken


ice floats bobbing
melting spring cold
river sweet sounds


blue snow of shadows
twigs dance in the wind
my mind blows


every day tears
bittersweet smile
sick parents' soul


Mark Lummis,

all written the 24th. of february 2008, around noon.

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Excerpts, and fine wisdom from:

The Mastery of Love, By Don Miguel Ruiz.


The master lives in everyone.

Just imagine if all humans could start being truthful with
themselves, start forgiving everyone, and start loving everyone!

You are the force that plays with your mind and uses your body
as its favourite toy to play and have fun with.

The normal frequency of humans before domestication
is to explore and enjoy life; we are tuned to love.

Happiness comes from inside you and is the result of your love,
you are responsible for your own happiness.

Everyone around the world is hunting the attention
of others all the time, thus the Dream is transferred,
power is transferred, but emotional poison is
transferred also.

The fear of love is one of the biggest fear that humans have.

Emotional poison is created by our reaction
to what we consider injustice.

The human mind is sick because it has a Parasite that
steals its vital energy and robs it of joy.

If you are aware that no one else can make you happy,
and that happiness is the result of love coming out
of you, this becomes the greatest mastery, the Mastery
of Love.

The one who loves you, loves you just the way you are.

Don't invent in people what is not there.

If you love yourself so much, you are never going to
give up your personal freedom.

Do your best because you are the one who is going to
reap the reward.

If you can love your partner the way she is,
if you can open your heart completely to your partner,
you can reach heaven through your love.

Let go of the past and begin every day
at a higher frequency of love.

Let it go because it was nothing but personal importance.

If your partner tries to clean your garbage,
she is going to end up with a broken nose.

There is a war of control in human relationships because
we were domesticated to compete for the control of attention.

If one person doesn't love you, someone else will.

When love is coming out of you, you are not searching for love
because you are afraid to be alone.

What makes you happy is love coming out of you.

Your generosity will open all the doors, not your selfishness.

Every relationship in your life can be healed.

Your reactions are the key to having a wonderful life.

You control your personal dream by making choices.

We need to give the body the freedom from
the tyrant that is the mind.

Humans who hunt each other for love will never
be satisfied; they will never find the love
they need in other humans.

If you have the eyes of love, you just see love
wherever you go. When you perceive with the eyes
of love, you can connect your will with the will
of another dreamer, and the dream becomes one.
When you perceive with love, you become one with
the birds, with nature, with a person, with everything.
But to do this you need to clean the mind of fear and
perceive with eyes of love. You have to develop your will
that it can hook the other will and become one will.

You are what you believe you are.

You don't need anyone to love you.

When you accept yourself completely, you will feel so good
about your own body, and you are going to be happy. Then
when you relate with someone else, your limit of self-abuse
is almost zero. This is self-love. This is not personal
importance because you trust others with the same love,
the same honor, the same respect, nd the same gratitude
you use with yourself. Can you see the perfection in a
relationship like that? It's about honouring the God
inside each other.

Just looking into each others eyes is enough to fulfill the
needs of the mind and the needs of the soul.

The eyes are an expression of what you feel. You perceive
the outside Dream according to you eyes.

Don't believe in your own dream.

When you no longer have emotional wounds, when you don't
have the need to believe other peoplejust to be accepted,
you see everything more clearly.

Don't believe others because they will use your stupidity
to manipulate your mind.

...you are always free to make new choices.

Nothing anyone does is because of you.

The words and actions that hurt you are merely a reaction
to the demons in that person's own mind.

We don't have to suffer any longer, if we are aware
that our mind is sick, that our emotional body is wounded,
we can also heal.


* HEALING:

1. Opening the wounds.

By using the Truth, you open and see the injustice
from a new persperctive.

You discover that perhaps what you believe hurt you
so badly was never true!

Most of the lies we believe simply dissipate if we don't believe them.


2. Cleaning the wounds.

Forgiveness is an act of self-love.

When we can touch a wound and it doesn't hurt,
then you know you have truly forgiven.

Our personal importance, and pride, grows when we don't forgive.
The supreme forgiveness is the only way to clean emotional wounds.


3. Healing the wounds.

There is no other medicine but unconditional love.

You cannot be happy if you don't love yourself.

You can share only what you have.


Heaven and hell is here and now, in the mind.

Everything that exists is perfect. You are a master.

The Dream isn't real, so knowledge isn't real either.

It isn't knowledge that will lead us to ourselves,
it is wisdom.

Knowledge is the only tool we have to communicate,
because humans hardly communicate heart to heart.

Wisdom has to do with freedom, freedom from the Dream.

When you are wise, you are free to use your own mind,
and to run your own life.

When you are wise you respect you body, your mind, your soul.

'No more blame, guilt and judgements!'

When you become wise, you no longer try to change other
people or impose your point of view.

You can enjoy the dream or suffer the dream.

Suffering is nothing but resistance to God.

The healthy human being is not afraid to express love.

We are humans, and because we are so intelligent, we learn to
repress our instincts; we don't listen to what comes from the
heart. That's why we go against our own body and try to repress
the eeds of the body or deny they exist. This is not wise.

When you awake, your heart is an exprsession of the Spirit,
an expression of Love, an expression of Life.

The heart is in direct communication with the human soul,
and when the heart speaks, even with the resistance of the head,
something inside you changes; your heart opens another heart,
and true love is possible.

Miracles happen all the time, because those miracles
are performed by the heart.

You are alive because of the power of God,
which is the power of life.

Whatever we believe rules our existence, rules our life.

You accept your own Divinity, and yet you are humble,
because you see the same Divinity in everyone else.

The only thing left is to enjoy your life, to be alive,
to heal your emotional body so you can create your life
in such a way that you openly share all the love inside you.

Then just like the sun, your are giving light and you are
giving love all the time, with no conditions.

When you love with no conditions, you the human, and you the god,
align with the Spirit of Life moving through you.
Your life becomes the expression of the beauty of the Spirit.

If your choice is to be in a relationship, and your partner
is playing the same game, what a gift! And what the two of you
are going to create is a dream of heaven.

God is living within you as Life.

...

Cheeze it out Cowgirl
I'll sing you a song
once, my darling he wrote
a song of love and of hope
the deepest love - heaven ever bespoke.

Dear God - you sent me a lady so great
I gave our love my very best,
or at least that's what he said...
Alas, and Hurray! it is now to a stop!
Though could as I did and may -
it did also draw some of the worst!

In our eyes did love shine so
In our hearts together all the time
In our bodies a grand cavalcade
is now gone in Past's cascade...
Oh, how we were wed! (refrain)

But now our live's meeting
has come to the end, of this needing
the weeping is gone, a lot of leaving
and much more meaning, from now on
love's breeding - on love's weaving.

Yes, we did love each other so much
and now - we just stay in touch...
fro true friends we did become
after all was said and done!


Mark Lummis, aug. 15th. 2007.

Together 

A still heart's 
Clear delight 
Who's past is just 
As far from reach. 

Grains of Time 
Identicals twins 
Every single moment 
Loved to its deepest. 

Now do I greet 
Embracing now 
Now is where I am 
Only thing is now. 

Eternal bliss 
Always love 
Life flows 
Open hearts. 

A smile glimmers 
Your lips quiver 
Outside senses touch 
Pure flower of Self. 

© Mark Lummis, Dec. 18th. 1999.


SEA CHURN

Faint smell of seaside breeze 
Salty gulls sailing upon crests 
Corals ashore washing down sands 
Horizon's vague lines growing mists 
Songs swelling through long grass 
Low full clouds pass and churn. 

Swells of waves smashing 
shores of musky brine 
Retreating from the line 
Revealing Dawn's drawing. 

Dunes of time swirling 
Fingers trhough your hair 
Kelps breathing and swaying 
Tanning cream on your pair 
Mermaid hypnotizes your fright 
Little coral conch of delight ! 

© Mark Lummis, July 10th., 1999.


Ode to Venus 

I hear her calling, calling ... 
The tides are begging, begging 
The brine's scent, seathing 
Crashing waves, bringing in a splash 
Churning forth, polished are the sands. 

Beauty beyond delight 
Gift made from God's Light 
Blissful caress of softest skin 
Womanhood at her most beckoning 
Venus, the Aphrodite, the Astarte 
Venus, our dear guardian of Life 
Venus, ondulatrix of all our loves. 
Venus, golden body - birthing Love. 

© Mark Lummis, 2001   (reviewed May 18th. 2005).



In Rapture

Pure emotion 
Throbs my heart 
Flutters my smile 
Made real. 

My eyes bright 
Body tremors 
With Fever 
Thru the Night. 

Lingering touch 
On sacred temple 
Skin so supple 
Clasping fingers. 

Holding you tight 
Feeling shivers 
Make us quiver 
All our might. 

Soft breeze 
Heaven's sigh 
Here we lie 
At our eaze. 

© Mark Lummis, 23rd. dec. 1999.



Desert

Wind blows this 
sand off my hands 
this flesh still throbs 
My eyes dry, in the sun. 

Spirits in the sky 
fly in rapture - 
fly in colour... 

This day, like all days 
whisps of water 
catch the ray 
glory of Life 
so bright! 

Aloft - aloof 
birds of sight 
skies of Light. 

Another day 
another life 
to hope 
to welcome... 

Those mountains move 
Heavy feet - silent 
Earth & Rock - deep 
running with time 
Chasing the moon 
Hiding in sundew 
bigger than the field 
Old times - they wield. 

Men have worked them 
dug out the jewels 
Hurt & slaved 
'till interests beraved 
Men, now worm out. 

Those mountains move, 
they've seen so many 
others - so many 
brothers - so many 
Gold-diggers - fight! 
with all their might. 

After, all these sighs 
- all these dreams 
wishes in the depths 
- of darkness 
in the starry light. 

Precious life 
all is great 
fine 'n dandy 
happy go lucky 
striding funny 
following friend 
a short forever 
a glad worry 
always cherish, 
cherish the day. 

Smile to your brother 
smile to your sister. 

Greet this rock 
full of life 
love it well - 
This rock of dung 
is full of life 
animal make 
redo all this 
Desert - 
Desert Alive! 

© Mark Lummis, winter 2003.


FLOW

Creek & Brook 
Stream river flow 
Rocks swirl spray 
Bright sunlight 
Water faery play. 

Old root holds 
Sand's thirst off 
Life's growing on 
Earth plowed into 
Pebble now polished up. 

Ramping ramifications 
Light's Truth 
Running through 
Time enough for All 
Phantasies come real 
Tides pulled in reef. 

Shore's white froth 
Draw as high broth 
Lather in the brine 
Swished ashore 
Lapped by Time. 

© Mark Lummis, Nov. 1999.


( There are many more... hiding somewhere...! ;-)

*** Edible Plants of the Laurentians and Canadian Shield ***


(Latin (alphabetical order), QuÈbÈcois, and common English names, and some native names.)

(Recipies, lesser species, some flowers, and all mushrooms, etc., are not included in list.)



Abies Balsamea,
inner bark (flour).

Absinthium, absinthe,
leaves (spice, distilled liquour).

Acer Saccharum, Èrable, Maple,
sap (Sugaring Off!)

Achillea millefolium, achilÈe millefeuille,
leaves (salad or spice), flower top (little as spice).

Acorus Calamus, Sweet Grass / Sweet Flag,
young shoot, leaves (smudge), tubers (spice/candy)(aphrodisiac).

Aegopodium podagrania, Groung Ash,
leaves.

Agrimonia eupatoria,
leaves.

Agropyron , Wheat Grass,
sprouts (into juice), rhizomes (new tips in Spring, raw), rhizomes (flour), grains.

Agropyron repens, chiendent,
tubers (cook or flour).

Agrostis, Bent Grass,
grains.

Alcea rosea, Hollyhock,
leaves, flowers.

Alchemilla vulgaris, Lady's Mantle,
young leaves (raw).

Aletris farinosa, Stargrass,
root (cook).

Alisma plantago aquatica, Water Plantain,
rhizome (Spring or Fall, dry).

Allium spp., ail des bois, Wild Onion,
bulbs, and young leaves.

Allium Tricoccum, poireau sauvage, Wild Leek,
idem.

Althea off., guimauve, Marshmallow,
root (cook then candied), leaves, flowers & buds.

Amaranthus retroflexus / lividus, amaranthe sauvage, Amaranthe (Pigweed),
young sprouts, young leaves, seeds.

Amelanchia canadensis, amÈlanchier, Fumeberry,
fruits.

Ammophila, Beach Grass,
rhizome.

Amphicara bracteata, Hog Peaut,
seeds, young pods.

Anagalis arvensis, Red Pimpernel,
plant (salad or cook).

Anethum graveolens, fenouil, Dill,
leaves, flowers, fruits (spice).

Angelica spp., angÈlique, Angelica,
roots, tender stems, leaves, young shoots, seeds (spice).

Andromeda polifolia,
plant (cold tea), fruits (inebreating decotion).

Antennaria, Pussytops,
gum.

Anthemis, chamomille,
flower heads (spice).

Anthoxantum odorata, Sweet Vernal Grass,
grains.

Anthriscus cerefolium,
leaves (chopped in salad or soup).

Apium Graveolens, celeri, celery,
stalks and leaves, seeds (aphrodisiac).

Aplectum hyemale, Putty Root,
corm (cook).

Apocynum cannabinum,
seed.

Aquilegia canadensis, colombine,
root.

Arabis spp., arabette,
leaves.

Aralia Sarsaparilla, saspareille, Sarsaparilla,
root (boil (spring tonic)), young shoots, leaves.

Aralis alpina, cresson de montagne, Alpine Cress,
leaves.

Arctium Lappa / minus, bardane (b. mineur), Burdock (Minor B.),
roots (end of 1st season, boiled), stems (peel), sprouts and leaves (leach), petiole.

Arctostaphyllus Uva Ursi, tabac sauvage, Bearberry, Kinikinik,
leaves (tea or dried as tabacco).

Arenaria peploÔdes, sabline faux-pÈplus, ,
youngs leaves.

Arisaema triphyllum, Jack-in-the-pulpit,
leaves, berries (boil), roots (cook into flour).

Armorica Lapathofolia, raifort,
root (autumn).

Aronia, Chokeberry,
berries.

Artemisia spp., Mugwort,
leaves, flower buds (condiment).

?? Arum, Arrow,
spadix (cook), berries (dry + boil).

Arundo donax, Giant Reed,
grains.

Asarum Canadese, gimgembre sauvage, Wild Ginger,
leaves, tubers (spring or autumn).

Asclepias Syriaca, asclÈpiade, Milkweed,
sap (chew), shoots. Cook: roots, sprouts, stems, buds, flowers, & yound seed pods(fried).

Asparagus off., asperge, Asparagus
young shoots (raw or steam), seeds (coffee).

Asperula (Galium odorata),
add to wine.

Aster macrophyllus,
leaves (raw or cook).

Atriplex hortensis, arroche, Saltbush,
young stems, leaves (boil & rince), flower, seeds (as piNole).

Beckmannia syxigachne, Slough Grass,
grains.

Begonia, begonia,
leaves, flowers.

Barberea Vul., cresson de terre, Winter Cress,
young leaves and stems, buttons, flowers.

Bellis perennis, marguerite, Daisy,
leaves (raw / cook), flower buds (pickled), flowers (wine).

Betula spp., bouleau, Birch,
sap (sugar), interior bark (raw, boiled, dried or fried)
(The leaves do have a nice poignant taste I find.)

Borago off., borage,
young leaves, top stem, leaves (cook), flowers.

Botomus umbellatus, Flowering Rush,
rhizome (cook & dry).

Brassica Nigra, moutarde noire, Black Mustard,
leaves (leached), young shoots, seeds (spice).

Brassica rapa, Turnip,
root, leaves, seeds.

Cakile edentula, caquillier dentulÈ, ,
young leaves, fruits.

Calamagrostis epigyos, Reed Grass,
grains.

Calendula off., Marigold,
flowers & buds (fresh or pickled).

Calle palustris, Water Arum,
root, berry, seeds & plant (dried + ground then boiled).

Caltha Palustris, populage des marais, cowslip,
root (cook or dry), sprouts, leaves, buttons.

Calypso bulbosa, Der Orchid,
root.

Calluna vulgaris, Heather,
as broom, (mead).

Cameline, False Flax / Gold-of-pleasure,

Campanula rapunculoÔdes, Bellflower,
rootstock.

Cardamina pratensis, Bitter Cress,
rhizome(pepper root), leaves.

Cardaria draba, Hoary Cress,
leaves, young inflorecens, seeds (spice).

Carduus spp., Thistle,
young leaves (pickle), young stem (boil + dressing), young receptacle (artichoke).

Carex aquatilis, Sedge,
leaf bases (raw).

Carum carvi, Caraway,
fruits.

Capselella bursa-pastoris, bourse ‡ Pasteur, ,
leaves, seeds (bread).

Castanea Dentala, marron chataigne, Chestnut,
fruit (nut).

Celastrus scandens,
young leaves, twigs, innerbark.

Cenchrus biflorus, Sandbur,
grains (w/o spikes).

Centaurea, centaurÈe,
young shoots, flowers (eyewash).

Cercis communis, Redbud,
flower, & bud, unripe pods.

Chamaedaphne calyculata, Leatherleaf,
leaves (tea).

Chenopodium Album / capitulum, chou-gras / capitulum en-tÍte, Pigweed,
leaves (boil & rince), stems, seeds (cereal & bread or piNole).

Chicorium Intybus, chicorÈe, Chickory (Witloof),
roots (dried & powdered), leaves (peeled).

Chondrilla juncea, Skeleton Weed,
leaves (Spring).

Chrysanthemum Leucanthreum / parthenium, marguerite, Tansy,
root (before flower stalks, as coffee, or leach),
young leaves, flowers & buds (tea or in wine).

Chrysosplenium americanum,
leaves.

Cirsium spp., chardon lancÈolÈs, Bull Thistle
leaves (w/o shards), stems (peeled), flowers.

Citrillus cucumis / cucurbita, Cucomber,
fruit.

Claytonia Borealis, claytonie borÈale, Spring Beauty,
tubers, young leaves and stems (cook all).

Clematis, Virgin's Bower,
young shoots (boiled twice +).

Clintonia borealis / umbellata, Wood Lily,
young leaf.

Cochlearia off., herbe aux cuillers, ,
leaves.

Conyza canadensis,
leaves, seedlings.

Cornus caadesis, Dogwood,
fruits.

Corylus Cornuta, noisette a bec, Hazelnut,
nuts.

Crataegus Chryso Carpa, aubÈpine senellier, Roundleaf Hawthorn,
young leaves, flowers, fruits, (needles very useful).

Crepis,
leaves.

Cryptotaenie canadensis, Horewort,
root (boil), young leaves (soak), stems.

Cuscata spp., Dodder,
root, vine, seeds.

Cynodon, chiendent, Bermuda Grass,
rhizome (dried, ground, sifted into flour or roasted as coffee).

Cyperus,
tuber (raw, boil, roast, candy,...)

Daucus Carota, carotte sauvage, Wild Carrot,
leaves, flower umbella, fruits, roots.

Dentaria Diphylla, carcajou, Bitter Cress,
tubers (raw or as a butter).

Deschampia caespitosa,
grains.

Digitaria sanguinaria, Crabgrass,
grains.

Disporum hookeri, Fairy Bells,
young leaves, berries (a little).

Echynochloa crusgalli, pied-de-coq, Barnyard Grass,
grains (flour).

Eleusine indica, Goose Grass,
grains.

Elymus canadensis, Wild Rye,
grains.

Empetrum, Crowberry,
berries.

Ephedra, Mormon Tea,
twigs (roast as tea), seeds (flour).

Epigaea repens, Trailing arbutus,
corolla.

Epilobum Angustifolium, Èpilobe, Fireweed,
leaves, sprouts (young), and stems (peeled).

Equisetum Arvense, prÍle des champs, Horsetail,
stem (interior, raw or boiled).

Eragrostis, Love Grass,
grains.

Erichtites hieracifolis,
leaves, young tops, flower heads.

Erigeron,
leaves.

Erodium cicutarium, Storkskill,
leaves.

Eruca vesicara, Rocket,
leaves (leach), seeds (mustard).

Eryngium aquaticum
roots, young leaves.

Erythronium Americanum, clintonie d'AmÈrique, Trout Lilly,
corms and young leaves.

Erythronium Angrieanum, Èrythrone,
leaves, bulbs, (early spring).

Eupatorium, Boneset,
as tea.

Euphorbia helioscopia, Spurge,
plant (cook / tea).

Euphorbia lathrya, Mole Plant,
plant (cook / tea).

Fagopyrum, sarrazin, Buckwheat,
leaves, seeds.

Festuca ovina-conferta, Fescue,
grains.

Filipendula, Queen-of-themeadow,
tubers, leaves (spice), flowers.

Foeniculum vulgaris,
tubers & roots, young stems, shoots, flowers, fruits.

Fragaria spp., fraises, Strawberries,
fruits and flowers.

Fragopynum tatarium,
seed (end of summer w/ wind).

Fraxinus, Ash,
cambium (cook or flour), sap (syrup).

Fritillaria, Mission Bells,
bulbs.

Galium verum, Lady's Bedstraw,
plant + flower top (curdle cheese), fruit (coffee).

Galium aparine,
leaf, stem (cook), bean (coffee).

Gaultheria Procumbes, gaulthÈrie, Wintergreen,
fruits, leaves (chew or in tea).

Gaylussacia, Huckleberry,
fruits.

Geranium, Geranium,
leaves (cook).

Geum trifolium / avens,
young leaves, roots (chaÔ).

Glechoma hederacea, Ground Ivy,
leaves.

Glyceria fluitans, Manna Grains,
grains.

Goodyera, Rattlesnake Plantain,
scape (as gum).

Habenaria, Bog Orchid,
root.

Hederna, Pennyroyal,
plant (tea).

Helianthus annus, tournesol, Sunflower,
tuber, leaves (cook), stems (lower part, chew), petals (salad), seeds.

Helienthus Tuberesus, topinanbour, Jerusalem Artichoke,
tubers (as Fries!).

Hemerocallis, hÈmÈrocale, Day Lily,
young shoot (raw), young roots (raw), roots (cook),
flower (raw, fry), pistils (spice), flower buds (raw).

Heracleum spp., berce, Cow Parsnip,
young shoots, tender stem, leaves(fresh or cook), roots (aphrodisiac).

Hesperis matronalis, Dame's Rocket,
leaves, flowers & buds.

Heuchera sanguinea,
young leaves (leach).

HierochloÎ odorata, Sweet Grass,
grains. Also make baskets.

Hippuris vulgaris / equisetum, queue de cheval, Horsetail,
plant (soup). (Silicium).

Hordeum vulgaris / jubatum, Barley,
grains.

Hosta lancifolium, hosta, Plantain Lily,
young leaf (cook or in salt).

Hydrophyllum canadense,
roots, young shoots, leaves.

Hypericum, Millepertuis, St-John's Mugwort,
young leaves, flowers & buds (spice).

Hypochoeris, Cat's Ear,
leaves.

Hyssop off., Hyssop,
leaves (fresh), flower top (fresh).

Impatiens spp., Touch-me-not,
leaves, tender stems.

Imperatoria ostruthium, Masterwort,
young leaves (condiment).

Inula, Elecampane,
root (leach xN), young leaves (leach), petal (condiment).

Ipomea pandurata, Morning Glory,
tubers, leaves, young seeds.

Iris spp., Iris,
rootstock, rhizome, leaves (fibers), seeds (coffee).

Isatis tinctoria, Woad,
young plant, young leaves.

Juglans Cinerga, noyer gris, Walnut,
powdered bark (sauces), kernel (aphrodisiac).

Juniper,
berries, young shoots.

Koeleria cristata, June Grass,
seeds.

Lactuca, lettue sauvage, wild lettuce,
salads.

Lamium album, Dead Nettle,
leaves, flower tops (fresh).

Lapsana communis, Nipplewort,
young leaves (raw), leaves (raw or cook).

Ledum palustris, thÈ du Labrador, Labrador tea,
leaves (tea).

Lepidium densifolium, ,
sprouts, leaves, seeds.
#lepsidium as thlapsi

Leotodon Taraxacum, pissenlit, dandelion,
all parts.

Ligusticum off., Lovage,
roots, young shoots, tender stems, leaves, fruits.

Lilium spp., Lily,
bulb, pollen.

Linaria cymbalaria,
plant (raw).

Linum, lin, Flax,
seeds (cook).

Lithospermum off., Bluebell,
young leaf.

Lolium temulenteum / perenne, Rye grass,
grains.

Lonicera, Honeysuckle,
young leaves, fruit.

Lycopodium esculentum,
aerial stems (cook), seeds (oil), leaves (dried as Flash Powder!).

Lycopus virginicus, Water Horehound,
rootstock.

Lysimachia, Loosestrife,
leaves.

Magnolia spp., magnolia,
leaves (spice).

Maianthemus Canadese, maianthËme, False Lily-of-the-valley,
berries.

Malus spp., pommier sauvage, Sweet Crab Tree,
fruits (gelly).

Malva Neglecta,†Mallow,
new young root, young shoots, flowers & buds, fruit, young leaf (raw/cook).

Maranta amudinacea, Arrowroot,
rootstock.

Marraubium vulgaris, Horehound,
leaves (syrup or spice).

Matricaria, matricaire,
plant (spice/tea), flower head (spice / add to tobacco).

Matteuccia Struthiopteris, tÍte de violon, Fiddlehead,
cut 5-6" off ground. (see also Osmunda)

Medeola Virginia, mÈdÈole de Virginie, Indian Cucumber,
tuber (raw or cooked).

Medicago sativa,
leaves, flower tops, seeds, sprouts.

Melilotus spp., mÈlilot,
young leaves, seeds (spice), plant (tea).

Melissa off., mÈlisse, Lemon Balm,
leaves, flower tops.

Mengathes trifoliata, Bog Bean,
root, leaves (spice).

Mentha Arvensis, menthe, Mint,
leaves (new or boil all).

Mertensia maritima, Bluebell,
root leaf (cook).

Milium effusum, Millet Grass,
grains.

Moldavica,
seeds.

Monarda, monarde,
leaves, flower tops.

Monotropa uniflora, Indian Pipe,
plant (cook).

Muehlenbergia asperifolia,
grains.

Muscari racemosum / comosum,
bulb (cook), young shoot.

Nasturtium Aquaticum, cresson d'eau, Watercress,
leaves, roots.

Nemopanthus mucronatus, Mountain Holly,

Nepata cataria,
leaves.

Nuphar Variegatum, nÈnuphar, Waterlilly,
roots (in embers), leaves (as wraps in embers), flowers (aphrodisiac), seeds.

Nymphaea spp, nÈnuphar, Water Lily,
roots.

Ocimum basilicum, Basilic.
leaves, seed.

Onopordum acanthrium, Scotch Thistle,
root (cook), young tender stems.

Origanum vulgaris, origan, Origano,
leaves, flower tops.

Orontium aquaticum, Golden Club,
roots (fresh), flowers & seeds (leach).

Oryza sativa, Wild Rice,
grains.

Osmorhiza claytonÔ, Sweet Cicely,
roots (spice), young stems (nibble), youg shoots & leaves.

Panax Quiquefolium, ginseng, Ginseng,
leaves (tea), root (aphrodisiac).

Panicum, Panic Grass,
grains.

Pastinaca sativa, Parsnip,
root, young shoot, leaves.

Patasites, Sweet Coltsfoot,
leaf (ashes into salt, or add into Tobacco), stalks (raw & peeled), young foliage & petiole (leach).

Pedicularis canadensis,
leaves.

Peltandra virginica,
roots (cook long + dry into flour).

Pennisetum, Feathertop,
grains.

Penstemon,
leaves.

Perilla frutescens,
young shoots, leaves, seeds.

Petroselinum crispum, persil, Parsley,
leaves.

Phalanis canadiensis, Canary Grass,
young shoots, grains.

Physalis pubens, cerise de terre, Grand Cherry,
fruit.

Picea Mariana,
inner bark (flour), young shoots, gum.

Picris, Ox Tongue,
young leaves (raw), leaves (cook).

Pimpinella spp.,
leaves, fruits (flavour).

Pinus spp., pin, Pine,
bark (south part, dried & grilled into bread), sap.

Plantago Major / maritima, plantain,
leaves, (raw or barely cooked).

Polygonatum Stellatum -Pubens, sceau de Salomon, Salomon's Seal,
sprouts, tuber (flour or as potatoes).

Pontederia cordata, Pickerelweed,
young leaf (raw or cook), seeds.

Populus TremuloÔdes, peuplier, Green Poplar,
interior bark ( w/ syrup against fatigue).

Polygonatum biflorum, Solomon's Seal,
rootstock (rinse & cook long), young shoot, (fresh), rhizome.

Polygonum regnontria, Knotweed,
roots (soak a lot), young shoots, stems leaves


Portulaca Oleraca, pourpier, Purslane,
sprouts, stems, leaves and seeds (oatmeal).

Prenanthus,
leaves.

Prunella vulgaris,
leaves.

Pycnanthemum virginianum, menthe des montagnes, Mountain Mint,
leaves, flower tops.

Pyrola spp., Shinleaf,
young leaves.

Oenothera Biennis, Onagre, Evening Primerose,
roots (1st year), leaves (raw & peeled).

Olnega tesota, Ironweed,
seeds (peanuts).

Orchideceae spp.,

Orontium aquaticum, Golden Club,
roots, flowers (leached, seeds (leached).

Osmunda Cinnamomea, tÍte de violon, Fiddlehead,
cut 5-6" off ground. (see also Matteuccia)

Oxalis Acetosella, oseille, Wood Sorrel,
tuber, stem, young fruits, leaves (salad (quenches thirst, strenth & aphrodisiac)).

Oxydendrum arboreum, Sourwood,
Leaves (hiking nibble), flowers.

Pontederia cordata, Pickerelweed,
young leaves (raw or cook), seeds.

Poplus spp., Poplar,
cambium, sap, young shoots, young leaves.

Potamogeton, Pondweed,
tubers, leaves, stems.

Primula, Primerose,
leaves (salad), flowers.

Prunus Nigra, prunier noir, Plum,
berries (gelly).

Prunus Virginia, cerises sauvages, Chokeberry,
berries (gelly or wine (w/ crushed nuts)).

Ranunculus, Buttercup,
roots (boil thrice).

Raphanus Raphanistrum, radis sauvage,
bulb.

Reseda, Mignotle,
young shoots, young leaves.

Rhus spp., Herbe Ëa poux, Poison Ivy,
fruits (gelly).

Rhus Typhina, Vinaigrier, Stag Sumac,
fruits (flour, gelly, lemonade).

Ribes grossularia, Gooseberry / Black Current,
fruits.

Rorippa nasturtium aquaticum, cresson d'eau, Yellow Cress,
sprouts and leaves (raw), young shoots.

Rosa spp., rose, Rose,
petals.

Rosa Blanda, Èglantier, Wild Rose,
fruits (w/o seeds, raw, dried or gelly), flowers (tea).

Rubus spp., framboises, Raspberries,
berries.

Rubus Etherophyllus, mures, Blackberries,
berries.

Rudbeckia,
young leaves, young stem (cook).

Rumex Acetossela (spp.), petite oseille, Sheep Sorrel,
plant (salads), roots (fermented), young leaf, seeds (w/o seeds), lemonade.

Ruta gravens, Rua,
leaves (condiment).

Sagittaria Latifolia, sagittaire aquatique, Arrowhead, Wapato,
roots (raw, boiled or braised, or flour), leaves, petiole.

Salicornia,
tips, sprouts.

Salix,
inner bark, young shoots, young leaves, catkins (raw).

Salvia off., sauge, Sage,
leaves (condiment / smudge), flower tops, seeds.

Sambucus, sureau, Elder,
leaves (tea), flowers (spice), berries.

Satureja calamintha off., Savory (calamint),
leaves (condiment / tea).

Saxifraga,
leaves.

Scandix pecten-veneris, Venus Comb,
leaves.

Scirpus spp., joncs des marais, Bulrush,
roots (boiled or flour), stem bases, sprouts (Automn), pollen & seeds.

Salix nigra, petits minoux, Pussywillow,
bark (tea as aphrodisiac).

Sanicula marilandia,
leaves.

Secale cereala, Rye,
grains.

Sedum Purpurum, orpin, Stonecrop,
leaves.

Senecio aureus,

Setaria glanca, Cattail Millet,
grains.

Silphium,
sap (chew).

Silybum marianum, Milk Thistle,
young shoot, stems, leaves, receptacles.

Sisymbrium off., Hedge Mustard.
leaves (cook or salad).

Smillacina Stellata / racemosa, smillacine, False Salomon's Seal,
root (leach), young shoots (cook), sprouts, tuber, fruits (cook).

Smilex rotundifolia, Greenbriar,
root (boil or roast), young shoot (raw or cook), fruits.

Solanum, Nightshade,
root, leaves, fruits.

Solidago spp., verge d'or, Goldenrod,
young leaves, flowers (medicine).

Sonchus spp., laiteron, Sow Thistle,
young root, young shoots, young leaves (raw or boiled), flowers.

Sparganium eurycarpum, Bumweed,
rootstock, base stem.

Specularia,
plant.

Sporobolus, Dropseed,
grains.

Staphylea trifolia,
seeds.

Stachys, Hedge Nettle,
rhizome, young shoot, leaves, seeds.

Stellaria Media, stellaire,
leaves, stems, seeds.

Streptopus amplexifolius,
young shoot(cook), twisted stalk, berries (cook).

Symphoricarpos albus, Snowberry,
fruit.

Symphytum off., consoude, comfrey,
leaves (cook), stem (whiten), petiole.

Symplocarpus foetidus, Skunk Cabbage,
roots (cook long + fry), young shoots (leach).

Tagetes,
leaves (spice).

Tanacetum,
leaves.

Taraxacum Off., pissenlit, Dandelion,
all parts (many uses).

Thlapsi arvena,
as lepsidie, ?

Thuja, cËdre, cedar,
young shoots, leaves (smudge (clean, purify)).

Thymus serpyllum, thym, Thyme,
leaves, flower tops.

Tilia, tilleul, Linden,
inner bark, sap, new young leaves, flowers, fruit.

Tragopodon spp., Goatsbeard,
root, young leaves, young shoots, flowers buds (raw / light steam).

Trapa natans, Water Chestnut,
seeds.

Trifolium spp., trËfle rouge, Red Clover,
young flowers, roots (smoked, or dried as flour).

Trifolium spp., trËfle jaune, Yellow Clover,
leaves (raw, boiled or fried), young flowers, roots (smoked, or dried as flour).

Triglochin palustris, Arrow-Grass,
leaves.

Trillium Erectum, trille,
sprouts, young stems.

Trillium Grandifolium -Undulatum, trille blanche a grande feuille,
young sprouts, young leaves.

Triosteum, Wild Coffee / Horse Gentian,
fruit (roast).

Tripsacum, Gama Grass,
grains.

Trisetum,
grains.

Triticum aestivum, Wheat,
grains.

Tsuga Canadiensis, sapin, Hemlock,
inner bark (flour), needles (tea or spice), young shoots.

Turnera Aphrodisiaca, damiane, Damiana,
leaves (aphrodisiac).

Tussilago Farfara, tussilage, Coltsfoot,
young leaves, leaves (leach, or dried & reduced as salts, or smoke as/w. Tobacco).

Typha Latifolia, quenouille, Cattail,
leaf base, sprouts, stems (peeled), rhizome/roots (dried & ground: flour), pollen, seeds.

Umbilicaria, tripe de roche,
(well done).

Uniola, Spike Grass,
grains.

Urtica spp., ortie, Nettle,
young leaves (barely cooked).

Uvularia Sessifolia, uvulaire sessilles, Bellwort,
root (cook), young sprouts, tubers, leaves (cook), fruit (cook).

Vaccinium spp., bleuet, Blueberry
berries, leaves in tea.

Valeriana spp., valÈriane, valerian,
roots (cook & roast), leaves (raw), flowers (spice).

Valerianella chenopodifolia, Corn Salad,
leaves (raw).

Veronica Americanus / off., vÈronique, Speedwell (Veronica),
leaves.

Viburnum spp., atocats, Cranberries
berries as gelly.

Vicia americanum,
young shoots and leaves (cook), pods, seeds.

Viola,
leaves (tea), flowers.

Violetta Canadense, violette, violet,
leaves, buttons, flowers.

Vitex,
root, leaf, fruit, seed.

Vitis spp., raisin, Grape,
leaves, fruit, seeds (heat often -oil).

Xanthium,
seeds (meal).

Zea Mays, MaÔs, Corn (Kimmel),
grains, immature

+*** The GOLD BOOK of Mark Lummis, painter *** +


From artists I often hear: 'Laches pas!' / "Keep at It!" ...

Most people, the unknowledgeable, tend to say someting
along the lines of:

'Wow, very very beautifull...'

or 'Nice Colours!...' Etc.


Je vous remercie vivement de votre e-mail,
et ‡ la dÈcouverte de vos oeuvres,
pour les moments en votre compagnie.

- JoÎl RiviËre de ArtActif.com

Thatís impressionistic! I love that one! Bring me a dozen moreÖ
- Stanley Borenstein

Tu as un immense talent!
- Guy Montpetit


I like the subtle variety of your lines,
strokes and colours, and the great opening
and potential your essays and nÈo-expressionistic
painting demonstrates!
- AndrÈ Seleanu, art critic.


Ton style est tachiste et coloriste. La toile que jíai
me rappelle quíil y a un Autre Monde aprËs celui-ciÖ
- FranÁois Chaudron

Ta peinture ressemble ‡ la touche de Gauguin!
- Francine


Tes peintures sont belles...
- AndrÈ Fauteux


FÈlicitations, bon travail!
- ClÈment


Quite prolific, nice soft touch.

- Mark Holdaway



"On the land of the Eclatysme:

Thou art, becoming Mark The PoloNordic, Your Eclatic domain Shall extend to the Empire of the Sun! and Prevail among Geishas, Samurais, Dragons...and finaly fools!

Heil Marcus, heil, heil Marcus (repeated one thounsand times) Heil, heil, Marcus Di Lumis !
Ora pronovis!!! Heil, Heil!
God Save the man an his Net Regime!!!

Verita, verita, Siempre Viva!"

- Iago Minter (de Santo German)



L'Èveil d'une ConsÈquente Conscience Nouvelle.
- Oschmann, 1999.


Les couleurs du pectre
et de l'arc-en-ciel
est animÈ par l'automne
des couleurs vivantes.

Mark que tu puisses faire
revivre ces couleurs sur
toutes tes peintures!

- FÈlipÈ.


Merci de partager tes crÈations.
Ton univers intÈrieur est
intrigant et Ëa dÈcouvrir.
Bonne crÈation!

- Sophie Brassard.


FÈlicitations! Tu as des idÈes innovatrices
et enigmatiques. Je t'encourage ‡ continuer
dans ta crÈation.

- Julie Leclerc


Thank you for showing us your inspired work!

- Robin Massey


Freedom childhood,
innocence - desire & bliss
Healing, alive and vitality!

- Anonymos.


Que de belles oeuvres dont
tu t'inspire! Je te souhaite
en ce moment unique du genre
que de la prospÈritÈ et
d'amour des autres...

- Alain Sylvain


Coules, coules
les couleurs
sur tes toiles
et continue
avec l'inspiration
et les pinceaux!

- Alain


Quel travail de fou!
Reste comme tu es
et tu verras la lumiËre!
Super ÈclatÈ,
sois-tu ainsi!
Vas, vas, y'a d'la vie
Vie d'la joie, de tout
sur tout murmure
Voil‡!
Bonne route...

- Michel Roy (Michel-Ange)


Words are hard to find, to explain
what is expressed in both your
LummisArt website, and your soul
as it is, not as much an experience
of the mind as it is of the soul.

This is the part of me that
has been touched and inspired
in all you've s