Psalm 27

Whakapapa: The origins of this psalm are feelings of joy & connectedness I felt as I (attempted) to meditate. The poem contains the alchemical image of the marriage of the King (Sol) & Queen (Luna). Part of alchemical transformation is the inner marriage of the masculine (spirit) & the feminine (soul). In alchemy this is called the Rubedo. Its fruit is a unitary consciousness which unites male (yang) & female (yin) in one dynamic system. The kāmahi is a New Zealand tree with pink & white flowers; bees swarm on it when it is in flower. The rata is a New Zealand native tree with bright red flowers on which songbirds (including the tui) feed. Kōpara is the green bellbird, one of the most prominent songsters in the bush. ‘Kōpara’ is especially the female bellbird.