Riddles of Quaestor Zen Plotinus of the Soulfriends

December 13, 2008

The First Riddle

The sister who went away must awaken to the Dream

the sister who remained must open her Eyes

the sister who is to come must stretch her Hand

the sister who is asleep must Arise.

(And the Sister who must be born must Emerge!)

The Second Riddle

The brother at the tavern must go to the Grove

The brother with the Rings must shed one of them

The brother who is asleep must walk to the Temple

the brother at heart’s doorstep must make the Ultimate Sacrifice.

(And the Brother who must be reborn must enter the fires of the Sun!)

The Third Riddle

The child who is destitute must be given a purse

the child who is hungry must be fed at love’s hand

the child who is wandering must find a center

the child who is known must be known to the knower.

(And the child who is Twelve must become the One!)

The Fourth Riddle

A Seeker of the Light who entertains himself

May find in the theater some nuggets of Infinity

At a movie where the matrix star appears

Shall a wise old man pronounce aletheia’s tears.

(Adepts may feast on the Ultimate Question’s tantalizing clues.)

The Fifth Riddle

The Right and the Left must work together

To insure the ship will definitely not flounder

Two guardians at the gates ride the crosswinds of Time

One to grapple with Fate, the other to wrestle with Beauty.

(Dreams will guide the Travelers on their perilous Quest!)

The Sixth Riddle

The arrows are strung, the goal is set, and the bow will have to make

Its presence felt across the  shards of Time and Fate

If the boundaries of the abyss constrain the groves of the Seekers

Then the caucus shall persist in the templates of the binaries.

(Thus seek the captain’s blog in the infinities of the web!)