A Poem && Short Philosophical Essay
- Elektra Flora
- 7 days ago
- 5 min read
Updated: 5 days ago
On Friday, Venus Day December 12, 2025 I performed at an open mic night to speak my written words.
I was terrified as this was only my second time. My first time I spoke was just last month where I performed 5 poems of mine I had written within the past two years. I actually published those works into what I call "A Petite Poetry Compilation" PDF titled "Expression Through Tension" and am selling on my ko-fi page. It's for the price of an angel number && a coffee... something I need to stay warm && focused on writing this holiday season. :)
Always much gratitude regardless.
I don't know where the poetry came from honestly. All I know is I want to write. I want to be an author && a song-writer. The thing is I don't have any formal training in writing. Remember I went to civil engineering school. The most I got to write was in my engineering ethics course.... one of my favorite classes. I loved both of my professors as the course was 50% an engineering professor and 50% a philosophy professor. It was a break from heavy mathematics and engineering problems. I finally got to sit in a class where we had discussions and required to write essays (something my peers struggled with and yet something I could always pull out of my back pocket). I can write several pages in one evening. I never understood that was unique to me. I genuinely thought people wrote as much as I did and that it was easy because we were all taught how to "write" in school. Yes, I truly was naive.
Photos from late Fall 2024 I've never shared before. These are outfits I styled for my EDSea cruise trip to Bimini.
In my creative journey I want to express to others how important it is to just begin the process. Someone doesn't magically become Leonardo DaVinci over night. No. He sketched. He scribbled. He experimented constantly. Nothing seemed off limits. His creativity seemed to come from a deep well with infinite supply to the most magical groundwater (tee-hee I had to throw in an environmental-engineering imagery).
That's what I'm doing. I'm sketching. I'm scribbling. I'm experimenting. It can be frustrating because just like a scientist, not everything works. The positive thing is I'm making progress. I'm refining my art, AKA my writing.
If you notice the writings published below have changed a tad bit from what I recited at open mic. See if you can spot the differences.
With that being said I present my poem. Venus' Secret.
Venus is my muse. I don't want you to think she is greedy or gold digger or unauthentic. If anything she is the most authentic. She ponders what security and stability mean. She too seeks marriage, but only if values are aligned. Marriage should be mutual and in exchange she will offer all the love, beauty, and art that is found in every day life. She is loyal and harmonious.
It's interesting because my natal Neptune in Capricorn is in my 2nd house where Venus lives. I feel like subconsciously I also intertwined this curiosity for what it's like to be that wealthy. There is so much inequality in this world. I've seen some billionaires build schools and help bring clean water or medical supplies to underdeveloped countries. I'd like to think that's the 'kind of billionaire I'd be.'
You see this concept has more depth than meets the eye. Venus was born from the ocean, Neptune being the God of the Sea, and Capricorn being the SEA-goat (people tend to forget that part, the goat has a fish tail).... All of them drawing from that same ocean of intuition. It's almost is as if the ocean was representative of the sky here on earth.
My next piece is my first philosophical essay piece. I have formulated my own ideas && thoughts on why I think individuality is important. I believe individuality is spiritual. This concept of the game of life I write about is in reference to other free thinkers who have said that life is a game. Florence Scovel Shinn's "The Game of Life" and Alan Watt's "God Likes to Play Hide-and-Seek". I have not read Alan Watt's book yet, but I do know he is considered a pantheist. Please note that I do not agree with absolutely every single thing either author has published. Their opinions are their own and mine are my own.
I should state that I genuinely don't believe there is a "winner" or "loser" in this game. However, there is objective. There are rules. We are here for a reason. That reason in my opinion is for our souls to evolve. That's why I study evolutionary astrology.
With that being said, I believe we should proudly be our unique selves. That's so that God can experience the beauty of a new life. Whether you believe God is inside you or not, would it not be exciting for to God to revel in a new life? From within or outside? That's why comparison is not good for the soul. We are all on our unique journeys.
I believe this essay stems from my North Node in Aries and Pluto in 11th House, I have personal challenges in my lifetime dealing with "independence" and "uniqueness." I see a lot of clothing brands these days coming out with styles where it looks like everyone is dressing the same. Colors are monotone. Some of the bass shows I've seen everyone is doing the same exact "break your neck" dance move. A majority of the population is shopping on Amazon because of convenience...
I'm not saying to completely avoid being influenced because it can help in community involvement and trends are trends because they are cool at the time, but there's a concern when these decisions actually become autonomous. These social media algorithms seem to be really good at figuring out what it takes to get us addicted. Promoting the same unhealthy foods. The same low-quality clothing. This is what discernment is about what's best for the individual needs to be held in high regard.
Winter is here. I can hear the wind blowing fiercely outside. We've had snow flurries several times this week. I struggle to get out of bed.
I'm still here though. I'm creating. This was my [not perfect] poem && essay. I hope you are creating too. Whether that's a delicious meal or letting loose dancing to your favorite song, creativity can be found in the "mundane." That's what makes life magickal.
Take care && stay warm. <3333
In Light && Love,
Elektra Flora
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