Purple Sun by Bodhi Smith

Jan 21, 2022

"purple sun" a brand new impression and blog from me...

"somewhere in the sky of my dreams, she's the setting sun, all glowing red...i'm the blue night sky with a few stars peaking through...when her and i finally touch each other, as one we become beautiful purple together, right at the edge of perception, on the horizon of a sigh" ― bodhinku, purple sun
 
"stuck inside a dream, floating down a stream with you. time just drifts away while the night turns into day with you...i'm just having fun underneath the purple sun because i like me when i'm with you" ― cannons, purple sun 
 
"i just wanna drink 'til i'm not thirsty. i just wanna sleep 'til i'm not tired. i just wanna drive 'til i run out of highway into the purple sky" ― kid rock, purple sky
 
"and don't forget: beautiful sunsets need cloudy skies" ― paulo coelho, the alchemist  
 
"and still, after all this time, the sun has never said to the earth,  "you owe me." look what happens with love like that. it lights up the sky" ― jalaluddin rumi, hush don't say anything to god
 
“sometimes purple light floods the whole sky from horizon to horizon; how much it can fill your room depends on your windows" ― jalaluddin rumi, the essential rumi
 
"clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky" ― rabindranath tagore
 
"breathe in, breathe out. all the blessings of the universe that we may overlook are contained in the entirety of a breath. breathe in, breathe out. each breath is the sun flowering our earth, fresh water filling our oceans, and the purple skies clearing our minds. infinite emotions are contained within every breath, and by the breath we can always realize the beauty within it all. breathe in, breathe out" ― forrest curran, purple buddha project
 
"purple is cheerful, whimsical, and playful. it’s associated with an escape from reality and magical images" ― kate smith, meaning of purple
 
"when the deep purple falls,
over sleepy garden walls,
and the stars begin to flicker in the sky,
thru the mist of a memory
you wander back to me,
breathing my name with a sigh.

in the still of the night,
once again i hold you tight,
tho' you're gone, your love lives on
when moonlight beams.

and as long as my heart will beat
lover, we'll always meet
here in my deep purple dreams" ― rebecca wells, divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood
 
"find me under the purple sun, soul bare and heart open. let me swim in your spirit past the sentry of time and space that stands in the way and let me love you...pull away the unworthiness etched upon your shores by those too blind to see your value and let me breathe you into the depths of myself in appreciation of all that you are. show me your solitude as i show you mine; all the parts that ache and yearn for more. let me see the facets of you longing to be traced by understanding hands full of reverence. you have the taste of my destiny on your lips and an essence that has swam in my blood since time began; a compass that navigated me wordlessly like a north star back to a safe harbor. you, the home of the soul i longed a lifetime for, the lyrics to a melody i hummed before learning all of your words...wishing only that i could give you my eyes so that you could see your own brilliant unfolding and witness your landscape that has to me become so precious. you, who comprehend the foreign language i speak that fell on deaf ears for an eternity, it’s tongues finally heard fully quenching my parched and misunderstood soil that once stood solitary and barren against the tides...planting 1000 kisses upon your naked heart in worship and in awe of your existence in this universe, i am replete with joy. if a million stars fell from the skies whispering their wishful promises into my open ear, not a single one would i entreat to change a single layer of you. let us stretch our fingers towards eternity together wrapped around dreams and laughter, souls bare and hearts open" ― c. ara campbell (with modifications by bodhinku)
 
"the sky itself reels with love. you are the sky my spirit circles in, the love inside love" ― jalaluddin rumi
 
this is the brand new alternative song from an up-and-coming indie pop band out of los angeles, california, they have a unique sound that is sexy, dreamy, melodic with drenched in jazz...and this newest tune of theirs has a bit of a reggae groove to it, which i really dig...and considering the fact it is named the exactly same as my impression here today, plus with its lyrics of hope and faith in life, it's the perfect accompaniment to connect music with the meaning of my impression and blog today: "purple sun" by cannons ... (just click on any of the words in the blue links to listen to the musical selection)....
 
"stuck inside a dream, floating down a stream with you. am i still your number one? will you swing up to the sun with me? black honey on my tongue, outlaws on the run, i run with you. and when our time comes, i won't come undone, because i've got you. baby, i'm just having fun underneath the purple sun because i like me when i'm with you. baby, i'm just having fun underneath the purple sun because i like me when i'm with you...time just drifts away while the night turns into day with you. still you're by my side while the tide gets high like you. black honey on my tongue. outlaws on the run, i run with you and when our time comes, i won't come undone because i've got you.  baby, i'm just having fun underneath the purple sun because i like me when i'm with you. baby, i'm just having fun underneath the purple sun because i like me when i'm with you..." ― cannons, purple sun
 
"albeit that i love purple in my images, it's her that's my favourite colour. and when her and i meet, our colors will mix together, creating an otherworldly beauty. she's here, she's there, she's everywhere. i just need to find her again" ― bodhinku, my favourite colour
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MEANING
"she's the color red, 
i'm the color blue. 
when we touch hue, 
together we make purple. 
we're the beautiful two." ― bodhinku, purple
 
many of you know that i love purple in my photography, as you can see if you go through my body of works. i often overcorrect a yellow color cast in any photos with extra purple to white balance it, and i add purple to the mid-tones in many of my images to create a richness that i personally prefer (hey, its my photography after all)...
 
this image has a strong purple color cast to it, however not on purpose this time, but it's there as a result of the dwindling summer light with its long violet wavelengths in the northern pacific state of washington...i really really dig the color tones in this image, a blend of purples and other colors that's a new favourite in any image i have taken and processed to date...
 
albeit that i love purple in my images, it's her that's my favourite colour. and when her and i meet as one, our colors will mix together, creating an otherworldly beauty. she's here, she's there, she's everywhere. i just need to find her again...
 
 she's out there somewhere (looking for me too), somewhere in the purple sky of my dreams...she's the setting sun, all glowing red...i'm the blue night sky with a few stars peaking through...when her and i finally touch each other, as one we become beautiful purple together, right at the edge of perception, on the horizon of a sigh...and one day i will know...
 
"she lives each of her life's moments fully and looks past none of them. she's artistic and free. her spirit dances in the purple sun each night. she hopes, she dreams. she loves. she feels the same way about me and breathes my name into her lungs, though she has not met me in this life yet. she longs to be together with me one day. she exists, i just need to look into her eyes anew and know that i've always known her..." ― bodhinku, one day
 
another beautiful tune to give a listen, this is from from 2010 by an unlikely source in my book, still none-the-less a very lovely tune that fits in wonderfully with the deeper meaning of my impression and blog today, "purple sky" by kid rock ... (just click on the blue link to listen to the song) 

"we kept apart and connected by the same stretch of road. neglected the truth and refused to grow old. it started a stream but then the levee fell. when the rainmaker had some extra sends to sell...i just wanna drink 'til i'm not thirsty. i just wanna sleep 'til i'm not tired. i just wanna drive 'til i run out of highway into the purple sky...well, i just thought i'd call and see what's going on. did the hills all flatten out since i've been gone? are the fields all painted up in red and blue? are you thinking of me the times i'm thinking of you?...i just wanna drink 'til i'm not thirsty. i just wanna sleep 'til i'm not tired. i just wanna drive 'til i run out of highway into the purple sky...but if i'm gonna live until i'm 50, i'm gonna need you by my side. cuz i don't wanna dance without you with me into the purple sky...livin' like a soulless pirate somewhere lost at sea. wondering if i ever make it home, will you come back to me. could we dream up a reason for a rendezvous? i'm back in town and i got nothing to do. we could drive all day with the top let down. we could stay in tonight or we could wreck this town ...i just wanna drink 'til i'm not thirsty. i just wanna sleep 'til i'm not tired. i just wanna drive 'til i run out of highway into the purple sky...but if i'm gonna live until i'm 50, i'm gonna need you by my side. cuz i don't wanna dance without you with me into the purple sky. uh huh, uh huh, uh huh, huh, huh, into the purple sky..." ― kid rock, purple sky
 
"i am bewildered by the magnificence
of your beauty
and wish to see you
with a hundred eyes

my heart has burned with passion
and has searched forever
for this wondrous beauty
that i now behold

i am ashamed
to call this love human
and afraid of god
to call it divine

your fragrant breath
like the morning breeze
has come to the stillness of the garden
you have breathed new life into me
i have become your sunshine
and also your shadow

my soul is screaming in ecstasy
every fiber of my being
is in love with you

your effulgence
has lit a fire in my heart
and you have made radiant
for me
the earth and sky

my arrow of love
has arrived at the target
i am in the house of mercy
and my heart
is a place of prayer" ― jalaluddin rumi, the love poems of rumi
 
"i can't wait until i finally find her, and she finds me and says, 'oh it's you!'. and we can transform into the feathers covering each others wings and fly away into our purple sunset together" ― bodhinku, purple sunset
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kendra cherry writes a nice explanation about the meaning of the color purple in her article "color psychology: what does the color purple mean"...

color psychology suggests that colors can have a powerful impact on our moods and even behaviors. Each color is thought to have its own effect, but the feeling that each color produces can vary based on experience and culture. purple is one color that can lead to differing feelings, emotions, and associations.

in color psychology, each color has an undeniable influence on our behavior and impressions. it is a force we simply can’t avoid. yet, the way people perceive and interpret colors is also determined by their culture and traditions. colors have different meanings in different parts of the world–this concept is called color symbolism. so what are some of the most common associations people have with the color purple? here’s how some societies interpret the color purple:

in hinduism, purple symbolizes peace and wisdom.
in catholicism, purple is closely associated with advent and lent.
in judaism, purple stands for redemption through god.
in egypt, purple symbolizes virtue and faith.
in most african countries, it is a symbol of royalty and prosperity.
in the united states, purple is the color of honor.
in brazil and thailand, purple is a mourning color when worn together with black.

what does the color purple mean? 
how does the color purple make you feel? people often describe this color as mysterious, spiritual, and imaginative. purple tends to occur rarely in nature, so it is viewed as rare and intriguing. if you're wondering what colors make purple, purple is a combination of blue and red. since purple does not often occur in nature, it can sometimes appear exotic or artificial. For this reason, it tends to be quite a polarizing color. People tend to either really love purple or really hate it
 
purple also represents wisdom and spirituality. its rare and mysterious nature perhaps causes it to seem connected to the unknown, supernatural, and divine. 
 
and different shades of purple have different spiritual meanings. for instance, light purples are associated with light-hearted, romantic energies while darker shades can represent sadness and frustration. in some parts of Europe, purple is associated with death and mourning. 
 
and what does the color purple mean spiritually? the answer appears to differ based on sex. women who prefer the color purple are thought to constantly develop themselves spiritually. they seek peace, harmony, protection, and support. men who prefer purple tend to be more spiritually expressive. they live life on their own terms, sometimes to the point of appearing vain or arrogant...

the color purple is also associated with bravery. in the u.s., the purple heart is one of the highest honors for bravery in military service. the award, originally called the badge of military merit, was created in 1782 by george washington to give to soldiers for commendable action in war. the color represents courage and bravery and being wounded on the battlefield
 
visually, purple is one of the most difficult colors to discriminate. it also has the strongest electromagnetic wavelength, being just a few wavelengths up from x-rays and gamma rays. for this reason, it is often used in visual illusions such as the lilac chaser illusion.

when talking about purple color meaning, it's also important to recognize the role that various biological factors play in deciding what the color purple means. several factors impact how the brain perceives the color purple, some of which include vision, light, and a person's own interpretation of what the color represents...additional factors that can contribute to how a person perceives the color purple are its hue, its level of saturation or purity, and how bright or dull the color is. all of these play into the frequency, wavelength, and energy associated with the color, which also changes how the eye and, subsequently, the brain perceive it.

what does all of this mean? one person's perception and interpretation of the color purple can be different than another's. So, when trying to answer the question, "what does the color purple mean?" the answer can vary based on the individual person.

kendra cherry, ms, is an author and educational consultant focused on helping students learn about psychology.
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where do we find the meaning of purple? can we consult the regal robes of wealthy rulers of old? is purple the resplendent glory of summer revealed by the iris in full bloom? is purple the whimsical hue favored by unicorns and fairies? purple delights us in many forms.

meaning of purple: explained
"that book was nothing more than purple prose." "the purple of kings." purple is royal. it’s elaborate, replete with the trappings of majesty and ceremony. it’s the favorite color of adolescent girls, and it’s the color of fantasy and magic. it’s half-blue, half-red, and our understanding of purple lies somewhere in between the serenity of blue and the passion of red. but exactly what do we know about purple?

physical effects
purple both calms and stimulates our bodies, putting us in the right place for introspection and focused insight. it fosters creativity by awakening our senses while promoting the quiet necessary to make intuitive, insightful observations. purple creates a harmonious balance of awareness and peace.

symbolism and meaning of purple
purple has long been associated with wealth and royalty, as purple dye was precious and expensive. if green is the color of spring, then purple conjures up autumn, fading light, and shorter days. purple is insouciant–associated with creativity and irreverence (as in the purple hat groups of women who embrace aging as an excuse to flout convention.) purple also represents harmony–the balance between opposing forces.

positive associations
purple is cheerful, whimsical, and playful. it’s associated with an escape from reality and magical images. purple is often a statement of independence as it’s not a basic, primary color, and it’s often a sign of fusing the mundane with the innovative. purple is also associated with bravery, and the purple heart is awarded to members of the armed forces who are injured in the line of duty. professional uses of purple convey high value and lofty goals.

negative associations
as purple lives balanced between red and blue, it can be seen as an unstable, non-traditional color. notions of royalty and ceremony can be off-putting to more democratic sensibilities, and purple can convey feelings of arrogance and condescension. purple used professionally can feel a bit unsettled and therefore uncomfortable.

violet chakra color
chakras are energy centers within the body that help to regulate all its processes. each chakra governs specific functions and is represented by one of the seven chakra colors....violet: (purple) is the color of the crown chakra, also known as sahasrara. this chakra is located at the top of the head. the crown chakra is linked to the crown of the head, nervous system, and the brain, and is representative of pure thought. this chakra connects one with the infinite consciousness. opening this chakra will help tap into a deep spiritual understanding. gemstones that will aid the crown chakra include diamond and clear quartz.

color morsels
though it’s commonly said there’s no word in english that rhymes with "purple," there are, in fact, two words (albeit obscure ones) that do: "hirple," meaning to walk with a limp, and "curple," meaning the hindquarters of a horse.

epilepsy awareness day is observed annually on March 26th. created in 2008, the day has become known as "purple day" as people are encouraged to wear the color to increase awareness of epilepsy.

the colorado rockies–based in denver–are the only professional baseball team to use purple as one of its team colors. the rockies wear purple, black, silver, and white....in the nfl, two teams wear purple: the minnesota vikings and the baltimore ravens....several teams in the nba wear purple: the los angeles lakers, the charlotte hornets, the phoenix suns, and the sacramento kings

purple dye originally came from snails boiled in lead vats. it took many thousands of snails to produce tiny amounts of the precious and expensive dye.

the purple people bridge that spans the ohio river at cincinnati is one of the few exclusively pedestrian bridges in the nation. it can be rented for special events.

the film, the color purple, based on alice walker’s novel of the same name, was nominated for eleven academy awards. both whoopi goldberg and oprah winfrey were nominated for their roles in the film, though the film didn’t take home a single award.

amethyst, the purple gemstone, takes its name from the greek "a methystos," meaning "not drunk." the gemstone was believed to protect against drunkenness if the stone was held beneath the tongue while consuming alcohol.
in the bible (acts 16:14), "and a certain woman named lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of thyatira." lydia typifies a successful business woman in a prosperous city. thyatira was conspicuous for its many guilds which were united by common pursuits and religious rites. one of these guilds was that of dyers. the water of the area was so well-adapted for dyeing, that no other place could produce the scarlet cloth out of which fezzes were so brilliantly and so permanently dyed. this unique purple dye brought the city universal renown.

kate smith is an internationally recognized color expert, consultant, and designer. she has become an exceptional colorist & business consultant sought out by companies worldwide ... https://www.sensationalcolor.com/meaning-of-purple
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SOME MORE MUSIC
another here is another tune to give a listen...its from 2004, and this song is easily one of my top five favorite songs of all time...it's one that i've always held true to my heart and soul for nearly the past twenty years. i loved to listen to it when i used to backcountry splitboard and i was climbing a mountain in deep snow and freezing cold, and needed to dig deep and persevere all the exhaustion and corresponding pain at high altitudes, to reach the top, still standing...and then ride down the north-face floating down through chutes of untouched powder and then glading across pristine snowfields (sigh) ... boulevard of broken dreams by greenday ...(just click on the blue link to listen to the song) 

"i walk a lonely road, the only one that i have ever known. don't know where it goes, but it's only me, and i walk alone. i walk this empty street on the boulevard of broken dreams, where the city sleeps and i'm the only one, and i walk alone. i walk alone, i walk alone, i walk alone and i walk a...my shadow's the only one that walks beside me. my shallow heart's the only thing that's beating. sometimes i wish someone up hill will find me, until then, i walk alone....i'm walking down the line that divides me somewhere in my mind, on the border line of the edge, and where i walk alone. read between the lines, what's fucked up and every thing's all right. check my vital signs to know i'm still alive, and i walk alone...i walk alone, i walk alone, i walk alone and I walk a...my shadow's the only one that walks beside me. my shallow heart's the only thing that's beating. sometimes i wish someone out there will find me, till then, i walk alone, i walk alone, i walk a....i walk this empty street on the boulevard of broken dreams, where the city sleeps and i'm the only one, and i walk alone...my shadow's the only one that walks beside me. my shallow heart's the only thing that's beating. sometimes i wish someone out there will find me, till then i walk alone" ― greenday, boulevard of broken dreams
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STORY BEHIND THIS IMPRESSION
"my god, as mother nature and father time weather me unforgivingly, i can only hope i grow old so gracefully as this home has..." ― bodhinku, still standing
 
pictured here is the old rustic house on the weber homestead in the rolling hills of the palouse farmlands in eastern washington state...this house was built in 1901 by the weber family on top of the old foundation and original oak tree supports of the log cabin first built on the property in 1863...
 
the land was earned by the weber family by participating in the national homestead act of 1863 which awarded 160 acres to farmers as a huge incentive to those who were willing to move westward and settle in and cultivate the newer parts of america at the time...
 
the webers still own the land, still own the original deed issued by the federal government through the homestead act in 1963...and they still actively farm the land, and they still reside on the property in a newer house (built in the 1960s) a few hundred meters away from the original homestead pictured here... 
 
this homested is still standing despite all of the years of father time and the extreme weather of mother nature acting on it adversely. it's amazingly still standing despite the fact it has not been maintained, updated, refurbished, or repaired since the 1960's... 
 
it's a majestic symbol to me and others of how something that has fortitude which is based on a solid foundation can keep on standing still no matter what the hardships. how it can keep on going, even though it was abandoned for a new house...and though it has never been forgotten about in any way, it has still been left alone to still stand by itself with no one occupying it in the fields, left to to fend for itself and live out a lonely life without anyone inside it again...
 
this house has outlasted four generations already, and is well on its way to remaining standing through a fifth generation...so admirable, and so beautiful surrounded by the green farmlands in the rolling hills of the palouse of eastern washington...
 
embracing life's turbulences is easy as acknowledging that you're still standing after it's all said and done, still able to breath and take that next breath and enjoy life, still able to continue to make every moment count... 
 
my god, as mother nature and father time weather me unforgivingly, i can only hope i grow old so gracefully as this home has...
 
*********and please note...********
 
karla weber, is the current resident of the property and the great grandaughter of her family members who built this house (and in which her grandmother was born). she is supper kind and very forthcoming, and she truly only asks that visitors, especially photographers, respect the family wishes and do not trespass onto their property (without permission first) because foot traffic will trample the fields they have around the old homestead and take away from their livelihood of farming and result in lost money in the resulting damaged crops, some of which like chick peas and young wheat (growing in the picture) are very delicate...
 
so please abide by the erected ropes and signs and fences at the edges of her property and only photograph from the roads, and not from the fields around the house...you can get beautiful views of the house from all angles using various lenses from like a 24-70mm, and a 70mm-200mm, and a 200-500mm (the lenses i used)...please respect her wishes as she dislikes having to take action against all of the people who violate her simple wishes...
 
"when you cannot have exactly want you want, be happy with what you have, focus on the positive instead of what is not possible right now...persevere with hope and continue to dream, believe that one day you will finally have that which you have always wanted" ― bodhinku, persevere   
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MORE BODHIKU QUOTES
and now here are a few more quotes from bodhinku from past blogs to help add to the deeper meaning of this blog today...
 
"embracing life's turbulences is easy as acknowledging that you're still standing after it's all said and done, still able to breath and take that next breath and enjoy life, still able to continue to make every moment count" ― bodhinku, still standing
 
"she was a tornado that blew through his life, destroying everything he held dear. but when the skies cleared and she was all gone, he was still standing. he was still breathing and knew he needed his life devastated so he could move on and rebuild his world so much better..." ― bodhinku, still standing  
 
"embracing life's turbulences is easy as acknowledging that you're still standing after it's all said and done, still able to breath and take that next breath and enjoy life, still able to continue to make every moment count" ― bodhinku, still standing
 
"after all the hardships we face, always love is still standing there before us, it's people who walk away" ― bodhinku, still standing 
 
 "in this time of crisis, he was amazed he was still standing, and really did not need to buy any extra supplies...he had everything he needed, his health, his doggie, his hope...the only thing he was missing was her..." ― bodhinku, the missing supply   
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MORE QUOTES FOR EXTRA MEANING
and i would be totally remiss if i didn't include one of the biggest hits with the color purple in the song...this is a classic song written by one of the greatest songwriters and performers of all time...it's from the mid 1980s, and was part of the original soundtrack composed for a biopic movie about his life in minnesota, such a beautiful song and a wonderful movie of the same name by this great late artist who passed away a few years ago...it's another perfect accompaniment to connect music with the meaning of my impression and blog today: "purple rain" by prince ... (just click on any of the words in the powder blue links to listen to the musical selection)....

"i never meant to cause you any sorrow. i never meant to cause you any pain. i only wanted one time to see you laughing. i only want to see you laughing in the purple rain...purple rain, purple rain. purple rain, purple rain. purple rain, purple rain. i only want to see you bathing in the purple rain. i never wanted to be your weekend lover. i only wanted to be some kind of friend. baby, i could never steal you from another. it's such a shame our friendship had to end. purple rain, purple rain. purple rain, purple rain. purple rain, purple rain. ionly want to see you underneath the purple rain...honey i know, i know, i know times are changing. it's time we all reach out for something new. that means you too. you say you want a leader, but you can't seem to make up your mind. i think you better close it, and let me guide you to the purple rain. purple rain, purple rain. purple rain, purple rain...if you know what i'm singing about up here, c'mon, raise your hand. purple rain, purple rain, i only want to see you, only want to see you laughing in the purple rain" ― prince, purple rain
 
"do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. the way is not in the sky. the way is in the heart. when you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky" ― gautama siddhartha buddha, sayings of buddha
 
"when pain arrives it shifts your perspective on everything around you. the days grow darker, the nights stretch further, and you cannot, for the life of you, find the light through the fog. everyday moments that were once beautiful to you now appear colourless and dull, and those songs that once sang full through your lungs now serve only to remind you of the better days far behind you...but don't lose hope. through these dark times, you must simply learn to look harder for the light. it will come to you in flashes of unexpected beauty: the helping hand of a friend, a compliment given or received, a quiet moment of inspiration or peace. collect these tiny fragments of light wherever they come, until at last your sky is so full or stars, you are finally able to see the way forward" ― beau taplin, here at dawn
 
"when you love a woman, what do you really love in her? it will be different with different people and it will be different at different times. if love really grows, this is the way: first you fall in love with the woman because her body is beautiful. that is the first available beauty - her face, her eyes, her proportion, her elegance, her dancing, pulsating energy. Her body is beautiful. that is the first approach. you fall in love.....then after a time, you start going deeper into the woman. you start loving her heart. now a far more beautiful revelation is coming to you. the body becomes secondary; the heart becomes primary. a new vision has arisen, a new peak. if you go on loving the woman, sooner or later you will find there are peaks beyond peaks, depths beyond depths. then you start loving the soul of the woman. then it is not only her heart - now that has become secondary. now it is the very person, the very presence, the very radiance, the aliveness, that unknown phenomenon of her being - that she is. the body is very far away, the heart has also gone away - now the being is....and then one day this particular woman's being becomes far away. now you start loving womanhood in her, the femininity, the feminineness, that receptivity. now she is not a particular woman at all, she simply reflects womanhood, a particular form of womanhood. now it is no longer individual, it is becoming more and more universal. and one day that womanhood has also disappeared - you love the humanity in her. now she is not just a representative of woman, she is also a representative of man as much. the sky is becoming bigger and bigger. then one day it is not humanity, but existence. that she exists, that's all that you want - that she exists. you are coming very close to god....then the last point comes - all formulations and all forms disappear and there is god. you have found God through your woman, through your man. each love is an echo of god's love" ― osho, book of wisdom
 
"if i'm alone, i will look up at the sky, and feel certain that loneliness is a lie, because the universe is there to keep me company" ― paulo coelho, manuscript found in accra
 
"his heart was afraid. as he looked up at the clouds or down at the precipice, he realized that this woman was the most important thing in his life; that she was the explanation, the sole reason for the existence of those rocks, that sky, that sunset. if she were not there with him, it wouldn’t matter if all the angels of heaven came flying down to comfort him, paradise would make no sense...but then brida said softly to him, ‘i want to tell you that i love you, because you’ve shown me the joy of love.’ and she felt full, complete, as if the whole landscape were seeping into her soul...and she was sure that, if she took a risk, she would experience love as never before" ― paulo coelho, brida
 
"i breathe deeply, taking in the fresh spring air. though this place has changed and i have changed, the air itself has not. it’s still the air of my childhood, the air of my seventeenth year, and when i finally exhale, i’m fifty-four once more. but this is okay. i smile slightly, looking towards the sky, knowing there’s one thing i haven’t told you: i now believe, by the way, that miracles can happen" ― nicholas sparks, the notebook
 
"never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about" ― winston s. churchill 
 
"i am thy yesterday and thou are my tomorrow. i am thy root in the earth and thou art my flower in the sky, and together we grow before the face of the sun" ― khalil gibran, the prophet 
 
"twilight fell: the sky turned to a light, dusky purple littered with tiny silver stars" ― j.k. rowling, harry potter and the order of the phoenix
 
"and when i fall in love, i'll build a mountain to touch the sky. then, my lover and i will have the best of both worlds, reality firmly under our feet, while we have our heads in the clouds with all our illusions still intact. and the purple grass will grow all around, high enough to reach our eyes" ― v.c. andrews, flowers in the attic
 
"let me give you a piece of advice. the handsome young fellow who's trying to rescue you from a hideous fate is never wrong. not even if he says the sky is purple and made of hedgehogs" ― cassandra clare, clockwork angel
 
"the biggest lesson i learned this year is to not force anything; conversations, friendships, relationships, attention, love...anything forced is just not worth fighting for, whatever flows flows, what crashes crashes. it is what it is" ― keanu reeves
 
"it hurts to live after someone has died. it just does. it can hurt to walk down a hallway or open the fridge. it hurts to put on a pair of socks, to brush your teeth. food tastes like nothing. colors go flat. music hurts, and so do memories. you look at something you’d otherwise find beautiful—a purple sky at sunset or a playground full of kids—and it only somehow deepens the loss. grief is so lonely this way" ― michelle obama, becoming
 
"the sky is already purple; the first few stars have appeared, suddenly, as if someone had thrown a handful of silver across the edge of the world" ― alice hoffman, here on earth
 
"i've never really thought about it before, but it's a miracle how many kinds of light there are in the world, how many skies: the pale brightness of spring, when it feels like the whole world's blushing; the lush, bright boldness of a july noon; purple storm skies and a green queasiness just before lightning strikes and crazy multicolored sunsets that look like someone's acid trip" ― lauren oliver, before i fall
 
"when the sky is shedding purple beams that fascinate me, there is a cluster of meaning, of colors, of words, of caresses, there are light touches, scents, sighs, cadences that arise, shroud me, carry me away, and sweep me beyond the things i see, hear, or think, the "sublime" object dissolves in the raptures of a bottomless memory. it is such a memory, which, from stopping point to stopping point, remembrance to remembrance, love to love, transfers that object to the refulgent point of the dazzlement in which i stray in order to be" ― julia kristeva, powers of horror
 
 "your life is your artwork and you are to paint life as a beautiful struggle. with your brush, paint the colors of joy in vibrant shades of red. throw on some purple splashes for spirituality and bravery. color the sky a baby blue, a color as free as your heart. with rich, earthy tones shade the valleys that run deep into the ground where heaven meets hell. life is as chaotic as the color black, a blend of all colors, and this makes life a beautiful struggle. be grateful for the green that makes up the beautiful canvas, for nature has given you everything that you need to be happy. most of all, don’t ever feel the need to fill the entire canvas with paint, for the places left blank are the most honest expressions of who you are" ― forrest curran, purple buddha project
 
"give yourself freedom to grow through love, as love is the most natural direction for humans to grow, just as every tree grows upward towards the sky. don’t try to control the way that love moves, as any attempt will be futile, for love grows like the branches, wildly growing by the laws of nature, rather than by human rational. let love grow by her own nature" ― forrest curran, purple buddha project
 
"pleasure is wild and sweet. she likes purple flowers. she loves the sun and the wind and the night sky. she carries a silver bowl full of liquid moonlight. she has a cat named midnight with stars on his paws. many people mistrust pleasure, and even more misunderstand her. for a long time, i could barely stand to be in the same room with her" ― j. ruth gendler, the book of qualities
 
"no matter how heavy the challenges we face in our life, embrace optimism, perseverance, tenacity and courage. remain standing after all the storms pass. never lose faith and hope, never lose a generous heart who lives and breathes with a timeless love" ― angelica hopes, rhythm of a heart, music of a soul  
 
"dusk was turning fast to night. though the sky was full of clouds, to the east those clouds were tinted deep purple and heather gray. somewhere beyond the gloom, the sun was setting. and she listened" ― marissa meyer, renegades
 
"the sky's mouth is kind, its song will never hurt you, for i sing those words" ― jalaluddin rumi, the soul of rumi
 
"oh sky, without me, do not change, oh moon, without me, do not shine; oh earth, without me, do not grow, oh time, without me, do not go....oh, you cannot go, without me" ― jalaluddin rumi, hush don't say anything to god 
 
"love flows down. the ground submits to the sky and suffers what comes. is the ground worse for giving in like that?" ― jalaluddin rumi
 
"you are the sky my spirit circles in, the love inside love" ― jalaluddin rumi
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ABOUT THE IMPRESSION
"she is here, she is there, she is everywhere. she's out there somewhere (looking for me too), somewhere in the purple sky of my dreams" ― bodhinku, purple sun 
 
this impression was captured under purple skies on the rolling hills of the palouse farmlands in western washington state about half an hour before the sun was setting at 9:09pm, on june 8th, 2021...this composition is comprised entirely of one long exposure of the homestead surrounded by young wheat with the clouds overhead (f/11@33mm for 11 secs, iso-64)...
 
in my photography, i always use filters to create longer exposure effects, saturate colors naturally, and balance the light in my composition in-camera...i often use as many as four filters at time, and i always use at least one filter in my completed impressions...
 
and to get the effects and balance i was looking for in this composition (f/11@33mm for 11 secs, iso-64), i used two progreyusa filters...
 
first, a 1.8 nd progrey genesis filter to bring the light in the image down 6 stops and permit for the quasi-long 11 second exposure which in turn creates this dreamy effect with motion blur softening of the clouds in the sky as the sun was peakin g through and naturally saturating all the green and purple hues in the image...
 
combined with the second filter, a 1.2 gnd progrey aurora filter to help balance in-camera overall the image the way i envisioned it...in this case, to stop down the much brighter light in the sky, the light of the pre-setting sun, an extra 4 stops and help permit details in the shadows amongst all the wooden planks in the rustic homestead to come out better in the exposure... 
 
i also used the progrey g-120z magnetic holder to hold the filters and secure the filters to my nikon d850 with a nikon nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 lens ... 
 
i wish to openly thank my sponsors who have always supported me through both the good and bad times...for truly this long exposure impression would not be possible without the use of my induro phq3 series 5-way panhead with induro (now benro) stealth carbon fiber tripod, in combination with the progreyusa filters which i use with every photo i take...
 
"if nothing else...if i open my eyes, if i cry, if i think, if i sigh, if i giggle, if i dance, if i love, if i breathe, then i have lived a full days worth of life...nothing is wasted, nothing" ― bodhinku, if nothing else
 
"i do not want you to just be into my photography, instead, i'd much rather you take a journey into my pictures, and feel the impression i have created, feel it with all your senses" ― bodhinku, into my photography
 
"contemplate without thinking. be certain only in your uncertainty. stop the world. slow down everything. let it all be. shut off the noise. relax. seize this moment. reconnect. feel and sense what surrounds you. listen to all the colors of light whisper as they envelope you. see the melody and harmony that float about unnoticed. taste the solitude of all this wonderment. smell the beautiful silence. now discover your peaceful serenity. then, reach out and touch your faith with all your senses. this is my world. awaken!" ― bodhinku, my world
 
"my photography is my way of keeping a diary" ― bodhinku, my diary  
 
i leave you today wishing that bright joy 
and spiritual peace fill your life...
imploring you to make every moment count, 
no matter what, always and forever, 
for that is the only thing that truly matters...    
 
and above all else,
i hope this message and impression find you well.
 
namaste,
bodhi
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