Τετάρτη 28 Ιανουαρίου 2026

Το νερό πάνω!

 



 
Ο Bernard είναι ένας Γάλλος ζωγράφος. Τα τελευταία πέντε χρόνια ζει σε ένα ελληνικό νησί.

Οι πίνακες που ζωγραφίζει, αντί για ουρανό και ατμοσφαιρικό φόντο, κατακλύζονται από νερό. Ζωγραφίζει ακατάπαυστα και πουλά τα έργα του στους τουρίστες που περιφέρονται στο νησί. Οι παράξενοι πίνακές του ασκούν μια ανεξήγητη γοητεία στους ανθρώπους.

Ο Bernard,  είναι ένας από τους ερημίτες, στο βιβλίο Επτά Ερημίτες.


"Ο Bernard άφησε πάνω στον βράχο το πινέλο του και κοίταξε στο βάθος του ορίζοντα. Το βλέμμα του πλανήθηκε πάνω στο νερό της θάλασσας και το φως του ήλιου, που ταξίδευε κι αυτό στα μικρά αλλεπάλληλα κύματα. Μετά χανόταν στο βάθος του ουρανού και της θάλασσας, εκεί που το φως αναδυόταν άλλοτε χλωμό κι άλλοτε ζωηρό, ανάλογα με την ώρα της ημέρας.

Έριξε το πινέλο του μαζί με τα υπόλοιπα στο βάζο με το νερό, αφού το ξέπλυνε πρώτα καλά, και μετά κοίταξε τον πίνακα που είχε αρχίσει να παίρνει μορφή. Τα χρώματα αναδύονταν ζωηρά και φωτεινά, αφήνοντας τη φαντασία να ξεχωρίσει το νερό που ταξίδευε στο ποτάμι, τα υδρόβια δέντρα και τις φιγούρες των ανθρώπων, που ψάρευαν στις όχθες του ποταμού και έσπρωχναν με τα μακριά κοντάρια τους τις αυτοσχέδιες βάρκες τους, από τον βαρύ ουρανό που έσταζε από τα μαβιά του σύννεφα και τους έδινε την αίσθηση του νερού όταν κινείται ή της υγρασίας που έχει διαποτίσει όλο τον ουράνιο θόλο. Κάθισε για καμιά ώρα ακόμα, μέχρι τα χρώματα του δειλινού να ξεδιπλωθούν στη θάλασσα, και μετά μάζεψε τα εργαλεία, το τελάρο και το καβαλέτο του και άρχισε να ανηφορίζει το ανώμαλο πέτρινο δρομάκι, καμιά πενηνταριά μέτρα μέχρι το σπίτι του."

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Σάββατο 24 Ιανουαρίου 2026

The Memories of the Body

 


As we are ONE with all our bodies—whether we are aware of it or not—life experiences and their imprints leave their marks upon our entire being.

The more conscious we become, the more we are able to understand the ways in which events affect our body, our emotions, and our thoughts.
If our body has suffered an injury, if our emotions have been wounded, or if our thoughts are unpleasant, the influence from one part of us to the other is inevitable.

Thus, if we wish to intervene and transform one of our fields—for example, the physical body—we may first work on the emotional and mental ones.
We have witnessed this happening successfully through meditation, emotional care and acceptance—both from the environment and from the individual toward themselves—through various forms of energy healing (such as flower remedies, sound therapy, and others), and even through placebo healing.

By reaching into our subconscious, we see healing taking place on both physical and psychological levels, through hypnosis and deep relaxation.

Our physical body is also influenced by the memories carried by the soul from its previous incarnations, bearing marks and characteristics in its current embodiment, through the canvas of the fifth etheric body.
(Comparable cases are documented in the book Reincarnation and Biology by Ian Stevenson)

As we all seek the great gift of health—one that allows us to live creatively—it is essential to come to know and understand ourselves.
It is very important to listen to ourselves and give ourselves the attention we deserve.
It is equally important not to leave ourselves at the mercy of others’ opinions.
For each one of us is unique.

But “as above, so below.”
Through this Hermetic principle, we may meditate upon the unity of our physical existence with that of the planet that hosts us, of the Solar System, of our Galaxy, and so on.

Reflecting on the functioning of our own being, we realize that just as our inner parts influence one another, a similar process takes place within the components of the Earth.

Imagine that you are the Earth.
A part of you is burning—your hand or your leg.
Your blood is being contaminated.
Your hair is being violently torn away.
How deeply is the emotional and mental field of the Earth affected?
Or does it have none?
Is it merely inert rock and water?

Yet we know that water is an Entity that responds to our thoughts and emotions.
As for the value of stones, we are already aware of their remarkable properties.
After all, we ourselves are largely made of water—just like the planet that hosts us.

And of course, we are not alone on Earth.
Millions of other life forms live here as well.

We are connected to the entire planet.
The memories of the planet’s body are part of our own history—
the history that was written, the one being written now, and the one yet to come.

Whether our individual existence is enough to seriously affect the planet may be open to many interpretations.
But whether the planet can affect the lives of the beings it hosts—and human life in particular—requires little contemplation.

With this image—of a very small human being, or billions of tiny humans, walking upon a vast body that carries its own memories, including those caused by us humans—I leave your imagination to wander.

We are all connected.
Therefore, we all influence one another, positively or negatively, just as we do within our own inner parts.

We are also connected to our past and our future.
Thus, we carry choice and responsibility within the time frame that we perceive as human beings.

What we do not know is how the Earth will regulate its own healing—on its physical, emotional, and mental levels.
And I cannot imagine it, for we are speaking of forces and dimensions incomparably greater than our own existence—and there is no need to go further.

Please envision a harmonious and favorable future for ourselves and for our descendants—and act accordingly.

Truly, how would we wish to live upon Gaia?
To live with Gaia—or detached from her?
And is that even possible?

Everything is inscribed. —
our experiences and our actions.


Inscriptions

Everything is inscribed.

Scattered marks, superficial,
Deep wrinkles,
Ravines and chasms.

Small landscapes,
so that you may glimpse the infinite.

—Swollen veins—
Rivers that never reached their mouths.

—Fiery eyes—
Lava of life, condensed.

Everything is inscribed.

They become marks upon bodies,
Ethereal patterns.

They resemble trees, stars, and shells.
They change, they transform—
but everything is inscribed.

 

From the poetry collection Cosmos (Greek edition). 

Τρίτη 20 Ιανουαρίου 2026

P’isqusha ! Ένα μικρό πουλί!

 

P’isqusha, στη γλώσσα των Κέτσουα, σημαίνει μικρό πουλί. 

Ο Μάριος είναι ταξιδευτής.  

Τριγυρίζει όλον τον κόσμο, και όταν επιστρέφει, διηγείται στους φίλους του ιστορίες.  Κατά βάθος όμως, είναι ένας ερημίτης. Ένας άνθρωπος που δραπετεύει από τη δική του ζωή, παρατηρώντας προσεκτικά τις ζωές των άλλων. 

Στο διήγημα "Ένα μικρό πουλί", ο Μάριος σχεδόν εκμυστηρεύεται στον φίλο του ένα μικρό συμβάν που έζησε στην πόλη Σούκρε της Βολιβίας. 

Μικρά, καθημερινά, σχεδόν αδιόρατα γεγονότα,  συμβαίνουν στη ζωή μας.  

Είναι συχνά οι αθόρυβοι μοχλοί της κατανόησης και της αλλαγής.

Το ερώτημα είναι αν θα μπορέσουμε να τα αντιληφθούμε — και αν θα σταθούμε για λίγο μαζί τους. 

Ο Μάριος είναι ένας από τους ερημίτες του βιβλίου Επτά Ερημίτες.

  

Πέμπτη 15 Ιανουαρίου 2026

“Meditation” or Mental Cultivation (Bhāvanā)

 

The Buddha said:

“O bhikkhus, there are two kinds of illness. What are these two? Physical illness and mental illness. There are people who enjoy good physical health for one or two years… even for a hundred years or more. But, O bhikkhus, rare in this world are those who remain free from mental illness even for a single moment, except for those who are free from mental defilements.”

The teaching of the Buddha, and especially his method of “meditation,” aims at the creation of a state of perfect mental health, balance, and equanimity. It is unfortunate that almost no other aspect of the Buddha’s teaching has been so deeply misunderstood as “meditation,” both by Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike.

As soon as the word “meditation” is mentioned, one immediately imagines an escape from the activities of daily life: adopting a particular posture, like a statue in some cave, or in a monastic cell, or in some place cut off from society, daydreaming, or sinking into some kind of mystical or mysterious contemplation or ecstasy. True Buddhist “meditation” does not mean any such form of escape.

The Buddha’s teaching on this subject has been so poorly understood or so wrongly interpreted that in recent times the method of “meditation” has been degraded and reduced to a kind of formalism or ritual, almost mechanical in its routine.

The word “meditation” is a very poor substitute for the original term bhāvanā, which means “cultivation” or “development,” that is, mental cultivation or mental development. Literally speaking, Buddhist bhāvanā is mental cultivation in the fullest sense of the term.

It aims at cleansing the mind of defilements and disturbances such as passion, hatred, ill will, sloth, worries, restlessness, and doubt, and at cultivating qualities such as concentration, awareness, intelligence, will, energy, analytical ability, confidence, joy, and equanimity. These qualities ultimately lead to the attainment of the highest wisdom, which sees the nature of things as they truly are and realizes the Ultimate Truth, Nirvana.

This, essentially, is Buddhist “meditation” (vipassanā), Buddhist mental cultivation. It is an analytical method based on reflection, awareness, vigilance, and observation.

 Excerpt from “What the Buddha Taught” by Walpola Sri Rahula.

Κυριακή 11 Ιανουαρίου 2026

I Asked My Soul


 I enter into listening with my Soul.

I converse with her, I ask her about what concerns me, and I listen to her answers.
The answers come immediately, as long as I am fully present and focused on her.

Today, she asked me to love her—and not to judge her.

“You judge me,” she said, “by looking back at the past.
You often think—and sometimes speak—about what you would do now, how back then you did not act correctly, did not evaluate properly, did not choose the right path.
In this way, you keep me bound to the past. You force me to suffocate, you anchor me to experiences I have already lived through, while I need to move forward.”

“If you love, you do not judge.
And if you do not love me—your own Soul—you cannot truly love anyone else.

We did not come into this world to be perfect.
Perfect we already are.
We came to experience, to travel through the dimensions of matter, to feel the vastness of our existence within times and places that appear limited—and to learn how to expand them through our own power.

That is why I tell you: do not judge me, because in doing so you limit me.
And when I am limited, you cannot go anywhere.”

I share this confession today with you as well—and I share it with love and acceptance.

I do so because I believe that our greatest healer is our Soul, our divine essence, which flows from the Spirit.

Thank you.

Τετάρτη 7 Ιανουαρίου 2026

A Book Dedicated to Trees and Women

 


Urania, the Talking Tree


The idea that gave birth to this book was, at first, a tree.
A tree with magical powers—one of those we encounter in the folk traditions and beliefs of peoples all around the world.

Although I began with the intention of writing another fairy tale, the book gradually evolved into a literary story that narrates the life of a young woman after the inheritance left to her by her beloved grandfather.

We follow her life as it unfolds over the course of one year. Each chapter sheds light on a different point of her journey—her personality, her inner world, and her life itself.

The book speaks of friendship, the pain of separation, solitude, the choice of motherhood, and the relationship with nature and the self.

Through the inner dialogue that runs throughout its pages, the book’s central heroine—named Elpida (Hope)—reveals her relationship with the world around her.

From the very beginning until the final chapter, where the story rises into a magical ritual, Elpida speaks with the tree that stands at the heart of the land she inherited.

This paradoxical relationship guides her along unfamiliar and transcendent paths—paths that ultimately ground her life in joy and in the strength that comes from recognizing one’s own worth.

I wrote this book addressing young women, wishing in my own way to offer support—but also women in general, whose nature is deeply and multifacetedly connected to our planet Earth, which truly supports us as a mother.

Above all, I wrote it with great love for trees, which within me hold the place of the true children of the Earth.

I do not exclude, finally, those special men—like Elpida’s grandfather—who, through their own wisdom and support, enable women to make their offering to the world.

This book was written from my heart, and I sincerely hope you will enjoy it.

Dimitra Bitsiani


Urania, the Talking Tree is available in print on Amazon and as an e-book on multiple platforms.

 

Ένα βιβλίο, αφιερωμένο στα δέντρα και τις γυναίκες

 



Ουρανία

το δέντρο που μιλούσε


Η ιδέα που ξεκίνησε την συγγραφή αυτού του βιβλίου ήταν, αρχικά, ένα δέντρο. Ένα δέντρο με μαγικές δυνάμεις, από αυτά που συναντάμε σε όλες τις λαϊκές παραδόσεις και δοξασίες των λαών του κόσμου. 

Και ενώ ξεκίνησα με την σκέψη να γράψω ένα ακόμα παραμύθι, το βιβλίο εξελίχθηκε σε μια λογοτεχνική ιστορία, που μας αφηγείται τη ζωή μιας νέας κοπέλας, μετά την κληρονομιά που της αφήνει ο αγαπημένος παππούς της, κατόπιν θανάτου του. 

Παρακολουθούμε τη ζωή της, καθώς εξελίσσεται στο διάστημα ενός χρόνου. Κάθε κεφάλαιο του βιβλίου, φωτίζει ένα διαφορετικό σημείο της διαδρομής της, της προσωπικότητας και της ζωής της. 

Το βιβλίο μιλά για την φιλία, τον πόνο του χωρισμού, την μοναχικότητα, την επιλογή της μητρότητας, τη σχέση με τη φύση και τον εαυτό. 

Μέσα από τον εσωτερικό διάλογο που διατρέχει τις σελίδες του, η κεντρική ηρωίδα , που φέρει το όνομα Ελπίδα,  μας αποκαλύπτει τη σχέση της με τον κόσμο που την περιβάλλει.

Από την αρχή, μέχρι και τα τελευταία κεφάλαια του βιβλίου, όπου η ιστορία απογειώνεται σε μία μαγική τελετουργία, η Ελπίδα μιλά με το δέντρο που δεσπόζει στο κτήμα που κληρονόμησε. Αυτή η παράδοξη σχέση, την καθοδηγεί σε δρόμους πρωτόγνωρους και υπερβατικούς, που όμως θα γειώσουν τη ζωή της στη χαρά και τη δύναμη που αντλεί κάποιος από την αναγνώριση της αξίας του. 

Το βιβλίο το έγραψα απευθυνόμενη στις νέες γυναίκες, θέλοντας να προσφέρω με τον τρόπο μου υποστήριξη, αλλά και γενικότερα στις γυναίκες, που η φύση τους συνδέεται πολύμορφα με τον πλανήτη μας τη Γη, που μας υποστηρίζει αληθινά ως μητέρα. 

Κυρίως, το έγραψα με πολύ αγάπη για τα δέντρα, τα οποία κατέχουν μέσα μου την θέση των αληθινών παιδιών της Γης. 

Δεν αποκλείω τέλος και αυτούς τους ιδιαίτερους άνδρες, όπως ο παππούς της Ελπίδας, που με τη δική τους σοφία και υποστήριξη, οι γυναίκες κάνουμε την προσφορά μας. 

Γράφτηκε από την καρδιά μου και ελπίζω να σας αρέσει.

Το  βιβλίο είναι διαθέσιμο και μπορείτε να το αναζητήσετε σε όλα τα βιβλιοπωλεία της χώρας, κατόπιν παραγγελίας. 


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