By Prokofy Neva, Virtualtor
Artifacture by MidJourney
As I reflected on this over time, this Box of Treasures came to embody the realization that the negative change of things depending on each other and not getting done can (at least sometimes) turn into the positive chain of solutions and getting things done.
I wonder how long the box was there. I think a year, maybe more — not months, related to the more recent desk clean-up. Yet these were once in/around the desk and were put in a separate box precisely because they are treasures and I didn't want them to break. Then somehow they got covered over by another box…
The treasures consisted of a leaded stain-glass candle holder I had gotten from an old friend as a wedding present ages ago which had held up very well over the years, and which had someone gotten carried away by my daughter to her house, then brought back again. Then the lavender spray that I looked all over for, because that's effective in keeping cats away from places plus it helps you sleep. There were those little painted green Russian chess pieces that were (like others around the house) endlessly separated from their fellows in a wooden box which needed to be rounded up.
There was some kind of stone that was supposed to align your chakras or who the hell knows. Not drawn here was a piece of black plastic which looked like a part or a cover to something, but I couldn't figure out what.
There are a fair number of things like that around the house, and I throw them out and then tend to regret it. All of a sudden I realized this was the cover to the paper tray on the printer (which is an exasperating beast). I wanted that cover to keep the cat from pawing the tray, which sticks out temptingly on the file cabinets where he frequently climbs up. And so it gets dusty and furry and stuck. So this was perfect. I closed up the paper tray — now that all was right with that world, the top of the filing cabinet did need cleaning up. It becomes the repository of things moved or brought into the house. It has a bunch of paintings and photos, some needed frames, some with broken frames that need at least to be propped up…
The funny thing is, a few weeks ago I wanted to make an imbolc scene, or some kind of spring ritual scene, and funnily enough, the treasures collection looks quite similar. But I have no idea how you stage such a ritual and it's more that I like the idea of the props than the ritual.
I guess it's because of the lavender…or the cornflowers…and the candles.
And there were masks…
Some kind of druid effect…
But I digress. Also within the treasures box was a long strip of cardboard made by my Postalist friend of 50+ years (Postalism is the practice of still mailing letters, particularly with collages or art work of interesting stamps). It said "A Few Twists and Turns on the Road These Years But Here's Hoping 2023 is Boffo!" I guess it was a New Year's cad. Yeah. Bing Image Create does better with words, but seldom perfectly.
So the treasurse were all put away on the desk hutch shelves — there was room — where they should have been put ages ago — the top of the filing cabinet was now cleared once the plastic cover set the tone; the bed was sprayed nicely; there was now a place to put the candle I sometimes brought out to have a pine scent and fretted about because the only candle holder I have is a heavy flat glass one that is very shallow; and I was inspired to put my friend's Postalist letters all in one of his Postalist artons sent to try to consoldiate the papers…
I can't begin on the chess yet which awaits in other tangled boxes in the other room, but the rock is sending out whatever rays it needs to send out and we're getting there. It's a positive chain. Plus there's now yet more room in the hallway and a chance to face boxes in the back closet now….
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