Expecting nothing but laughter and applause, Adam hears on all sides sounds of derision, Harshly sibilant. All were transformed to serpents

By Richard Mather [Article originally published on academia.edu for Holocaust Memorial Day / Yom HaShoah on 27th January 2024. Image:...

"The temple curtain made of some heavy purple fabric, with its curious pleats ..."

By Richard Mather When we were there in the crooked hell of that scarlet and black room, the world was a useless idol broken and beyond...

By Richard Mather “Our holiday has been turned into a day of mourning” -- Chaim A. Kaplan By lamp and by oil, we hunger the hours as the...

By Richard Mather Adam is a dry rib but sinews are stretched, tissue and flesh fashioned. Man of Spirit, embodied. Descending the...

By Richard Mather enfolding all into himself, upgathering from all sides and corners, mix- ing dark and light, warm and cold, Adam...

By Richard Mather From the tangle of its roots, To the nests in its hair The tree blazed white and blue. And the tree sang the Lord’s...

By Richard Mather A plant grows from the Nile, the שׁ, primordial cause, rooted in the water, breathing in the air, the commencement of...

By Richard Mather It was only when Snake Emerged from a black hole Between Mecca & Medina That God saw the problem. Speaking from the...

By Richard Mather From the mouth of Abraxas A spectral force carries Aloud the magical words Ab, abba, ben, ruach, Abracadabra the...

By Richard Mather And so the gods of lead and brass, The idols and their thrones, The teraphim made of fibreglass The mummified skulls...