Day 150 of Year 2 (Actually Day 151)
Today in conversation with the wonderful @kwaggmac, owner and director of @clerestoryfineart, I finally realized one of the meanings of the boat image. It comes from this poem that I have admired for longer than I can remember by Dogen, a 13th century Japanese Zen monk.
Midnight.
No waves,
no wind, the empty boat
is flooded with moonlight.
by Dogen, Trans. Stephen Mitchell
From The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry https://amzn.to/2LIeH9s
The empty boat is a symbol of the Self emptied of self so it can bear Light into the world. When this image comes through, it's bringing that energy to remind me, let go, let go, empty yourself so creativity can flow through.