Laura

The Void

This is a submission for Kevinā€™s No Theme Thursday.

Image by Kevin from The Beginning at Last

The void – 

Darkly traversing the nighttime skies
Entering states of nothingnessĀ 
To escape from the liesĀ 
No pain, no pleasureĀ 
Nothing in-between
To silence the howlsĀ 
and screams unseenĀ 

A break, a respite –
For a moment in timeĀ 
To escape the strifeĀ 
of this beautiful lifeĀ 

Nightmares and dreams
Nothing as it seemsĀ 
Unconscious, consciousnessĀ 
Always awakeĀ 
But never asleepĀ 
As I venture ever furtherĀ 
Into the ether so deep

Ā©ļø Laura Bennett

Sometimes venturing into the deep nothingness is all we need to heal, to reset, and to feel free. No pain, no fear, nothing.

What does the void state mean for you?

P.S. – The blood moon lunar eclipse full moon is coming to heighten the energy on March 14th, this Friday. Enjoy? Already feeling the effects. šŸŒ•

***post is scheduled – hopefully I’m entering my own void state right about now… šŸ˜“

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  2. The void certainly is the most uncertain place
    And while it may feel like night to a lot of people…
    It’s like that moment before dawn..
    Darkest and stillest…
    Where anything can happen..
    But within the void you hold peace still

    The Void is the point where you continue to be alive while holding your breath

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    • The way you described it – so poetic and beautiful. šŸ™ I loved that, especially, ā€œThe Void is the point where you continue to be alive while holding your breath,ā€ stillness, darkness, and solitude often brings us so much more, itā€™s odd because of its nothingness. Thank you for your wonderful comment! šŸ˜Š

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    • Very true Thomas. I find the void in ways, very peaceful because there is no pain, a sense of nothing and stillness and darkness can bring about so much. I suppose it is a sort of death, in a way. Thanks as always for your very thoughtful comment! šŸ˜Š

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    • Thank you Sara! ā¤ļø Much appreciated!! šŸ™ I did a quick search to see if I could find a more succinct way of describing it and this is pretty accurate:

      The void state, in various spiritual and meditative practices, is often described as a state of emptiness, nothingness, or absence, a space beyond the material and mental constructs of everyday life.

      Entering the void state can be used to enhance creativity and access the subconscious mind. The void state can also be seen as a way to achieve spiritual growth, self-reflection, and potentially even shift to new realities or experience.

      Reaching this state can involve allowing thoughts to pass through without judgment, focusing on the present moment, and detaching from the ego and external reality.

      So basically, just a lot of spiritual and meditative stuff lolol. Thanks for asking and sorry for the novel. šŸ’• šŸ¤—

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  5. This was really cool. It felt like a very different flow than a lot of your other styles. Looking forward to the blood moon šŸ™‚

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    • Thank you, Sarah! šŸ˜Š I kinda just wrote it as it came to me, not paying super close attention to rhymes or a form per se. Sometimes I feel thatā€™s the best way just to get out whatever comes, as long as itā€™s not too sloppy, lol. Appreciated much! šŸ™

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    • Thank you, Maggie! ā¤ļø I rested a bit too much today, I was up all night. Brain on overthink. lol. Iā€™m blaming the moon for this one, šŸŒ• but Iā€™ve been writing like crazy! Hope you are feeling well šŸ¤— thank you as always for your kind words, many hugs and love your way! šŸ„°šŸ˜

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      • Always my pleasure Laura ā¤ļøResting you can never overdo šŸ˜‰I have been writing like crazy as well as crying .
        Damn full mokn šŸ™„lol.
        Hugs and much love back to you my friend!
        Enjoy the weekend if you are not working šŸ™šŸ¤—šŸ„°

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  8. Powerfully moon fully expressed! It is NOT the 14th alreadyā€¦. Oh no it is! With that Iā€™m going back to bed! This time change has me back up in the middle of the night and now I should be getting up! šŸ‘€

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    • I know I canā€™t believe how fast time is flying by! The moon šŸŒ• is definitely coming through with a lot of prolific writing. And I hear ya, I was up all night and I slept pretty much all day! The time change definitely takes a minute to get used to šŸ˜† thank you Cindy, and I hope all is well your way! šŸ’• šŸ’—

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  9. A fantastic piece, m’lady. Very, very powerful and so accurate. Sometimes we need to step outside of everything and for a moment, just be.

    Excellent šŸ’“šŸ’“šŸ’“

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  10. A hauntingly beautiful dive into nothingnessā€”both escape and clarity.
    The void, to me, is like pressing the world’s mute buttonā€”no noise, no weight, just a moment of nothingness to breathe. It’s not emptiness; it’s a pause, a reset, a space where even thoughts take a nap.

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    • Thank you! The way you describe it in such a wonderful way, even for us over thinkers, itā€™s indeed an escape! Iā€™m about to take a nap in the void ASAP lol šŸ˜“ but thank you, seriously šŸ™ I hope your week is treating you well. šŸ˜Š

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      • The void might just be the ultimate VIP lounge for overthinkersā€”no reservations needed, just blissful, weightless nothingness. šŸ˜‚ Enjoy your void-nap, but donā€™t get lost in the “Wait, did I leave the oven on?” zone! šŸ˜†. Have a wonderful weekend, my friend.

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    • Thank you, Mike! Especially for the always positive feelings and energy you bring, I am always grateful šŸ™ I hope your week is going well and how you would like it to. šŸ˜Š

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  12. Awwā€¦ thank you for spending your time explaining the void state.
    I would love to experience it. The best thing I have ever experienced is hypnosisā€¦it was wonderful!
    I know this may sound odd, but I also like being under general anaesthetic šŸ¤”šŸ˜Š.
    I hope youā€™re having a good rest and also having some fun time šŸ’ƒšŸŒ•šŸ„°

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    • No worries at all! Thank you for your interest šŸ˜Š it is always deeply appreciated. Hypnosis is a great experience in order to get in that state and incredibly similar. Anesthetics are often described ā€œas close to death as possibleā€ with the twilight sleep, so may sound freaky to some, but even mimics that. Iā€™m sure youā€™ve achieved a flow in which you create your beautiful art pieces šŸ™ Iā€™m positive if you want to go deeper, you could for sure šŸ˜Š
      Rest is good. I always seem to need a lot of it when off. Working nights šŸ˜©šŸ„“ lolā€¦hopefully off of those sooner than later. Hope you are also enjoying yourself ā¤ļø šŸ¤—

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  13. Liking that your poem makes me consider what if the void could also be that moment when one realizes and accepts that death might not necessarily be as disagreeable or unfavorable as it might seem since one who’s alive was nothing, nonexistent, like dead, and/or maybe dead for a very very long time before being born.

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    • Interesting! Never thought of that way. Thereā€™s an often mentioned ā€œego deathā€ which comes along with that, which allows us to be the highest version of ourselves. Hard to obtain with all the worldly things around us sometimes. I enjoy your view and itā€™s certainly something to ponder. Thank you for that šŸ™ šŸ˜Š

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    • Thank you, Mary! ā¤ļø Iā€™m so glad you liked it. I just let this one flow, the full moon always has me writing lots it seems, even if it doesnā€™t always make sense at the time. I appreciate you always! šŸ˜Š

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    • Thank you, Michele! šŸ’• It seems I always need lots of sleep after getting off working nights, and the full moon has me writing and dreaming a ton! I hope you have wonderful dreams and thank you for your kind words about my poem šŸ™ it always means a lot āœØ Happiest Full Moon Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse (thatā€™s a mouthful!) šŸ˜† to you! šŸŒ•

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    • Thank you, Kymber! šŸ’— It was decent and then I got a chance to see the full moon! šŸŒ• so thatā€™s always nice! I hope your weekend is going well! Happy Caturday šŸˆ šŸˆā€ā¬› šŸ’•

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      • Happy Caturday! šŸ©·šŸŒŗšŸˆā€ā¬›šŸˆšŸˆā€ā¬› I’m glad you got to see the full moon. Did you get pictures? I’ll be to your site soon. šŸ˜€

        I hope your weekend is going well, too. šŸ©·

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      • Kevin and I did a collab! šŸŒ• He got some great images. Mine are phone images so justā€¦ok hahah šŸ˜† thank you! Lemme know what you think šŸ’— and weekend is going just fine, getting back from the gym here lolol šŸˆ šŸˆā€ā¬›

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      • Oh no šŸ˜„ I feel like youā€™ve been battling sick for a little bit, I really hope you feel better soon! šŸ’— I hate when that happens and it drags on šŸ˜© Iā€™m sure being a nurse I donā€™t need to tell you to load up on the vitamin ds and zinc and c and all that good stuff so Iā€™ll zip it šŸ¤ lolol and send lots of healing hugs your way! āœØ

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  21. I was feeling the effects of the blood moon lunar eclipse approaching all week, it’s so crazy how our body senses these things. And I so relate to your poem, I think those voids are very much needed in life. Sometimes you need the nothingness to balance out all the chaos.

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    • Itā€™s so true! It either puts me to sleep and deeply dreaming or just a heightened awareness and always writing haha. šŸ˜† Definitely makes the energy more emotional. Itā€™s so true, that we sense things of the earth. The void is definitely needed to balance out chaos – to just shut everything and everyone out and go within. One of my favorite things to do lol šŸ˜†

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      • Sameee I’ve also had the craziest dreams recently and I was like oh right lol šŸ˜‚ Yup, void is very much needed when we’re overwhelmed or even just need some space!

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  25. Working my way backward reading today. This is a strong meditation and you probably know my answer, which is HUGE FAN OF THE VOID! Love your poem, Laura! Perfect for these images too.

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      • Absolutely. I feel like ‘dreamy void’ is a language we both speak and have bonded over. šŸ™‚ In a way, I was responding to you in my writing, having just praised the void here. lol

        Also, thank you. ā¤

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  27. This is pretty strong poem and very good thought provoking too. You ask, ”What does the void state mean for you?” It means to me, I kind of zero myself (not resetting me) I empty my head from all of useless and unpleasant things. I always do it before I fall in sleep, I can do hypnosis and in my case I use auto-hypnosis. It is a beautiful moment and I can see in my innermost self how these useless things fly away from me. Kind of cleaning the hard-drive, you knowšŸ˜ŠVery interesting postšŸ‘

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    • Thanks for sharing! I appreciate your very nice and well thought out comments, itā€™s taken me a while to get back to some of them šŸ™ I hope all is well with you and your week has started off good šŸ˜Š hypnosis is definitely a great way to relax and get lost in that moment, as you go deeper and deeper

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  28. Ooohhh so good, Laura ā¤ … Like the feeling of floating and submerging at the same time in and out of trying to capture what is being seen while being lulled into realms they call a void. Beautiful ~ šŸ™‚

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