Inexhaustible Hieroglyphs & Other Stories

Welcome to the first week of spring, fellow Venusian. Might a promising shadow reflect the fiery spores of our inner-most monologues? Fuchsia shaped syllables, Peruvian lilies, and a little Goethe calms those fertile floodplains. 

What about modern-day hieroglyphs, though? Which elements of our day-to-day evoke sacred etchings in stone, that perhaps project a glimpse into our past. Teaching us about who we were many moons ago...a reflection of our ancestors, or as the Egyptians referred to as "the god's words". We also include updates to our most recent botanical explorations in the greenhouse, and recommend a few local plant shops.

Tunes by Dorothy Ashby, Stereolab, and Labri Siffre.

Transcript

SPEAKER_07 0:48

I still know you more than ever. Love you to you forever.

SPEAKER_08 1:11

Welcome to the first week. First week of spring. This is episode number 124, Inexhaustible Hieroglyphs and Other Stories. What is a hieroglyph other than a syllable? A drawing, a poem, even, a sacred etching into stone that projects an enchanting history onto our senses, teaching us about who we were many moons ago. A reflection of our ancestors, or as the Egyptians referred to as the gods' words. Now, many of these ancient inscriptions are said to be utterly indecipherable. Obscured by time, pictorial, scripts, and allegorical phonetic symbols. Many deciphered way back in the 1600s by German scholars or Swedish diplomats, or even the French, like Jean-Francois Champagne, who by the age of sixteen had already become proficient in six languages, aside from Latin and Greek. Life in ancient Egypt, the fertile floodplains of the Nile, limestone hills where the river flows, rapids by a bed of granite. But what about modern day? Modern day. Modern day hieroglyphs. What about modern day hieroglyphs? Did you ever think about that? It's kind of fascinating, I feel like. It could be, I mean, it could be anything. You know, get get get get creative. It could be, oh I don't know, uh, love letters, you know, uh, from your one and only, uh, your collection of grandmother's old antiques, or a series of poems scrawled onto the pages of your mind, transcribed onto the cliff of a mountain, or carved into a tree that sits in the backyard of your childhood home. A tattoo even on your body which tells the story of your life. I like that. And which will, you know, disappear once you pass on, or or perhaps a hieroglyph, modern-day hieroglyph, could be a photo album or a new language that you discover or create. There's so many ways we can play with these ideas of of storytelling. Hieroglyphs. Do you have a uh favorite hieroglyphs? I used to have, oh my god, where is it? I used to have this uh little pamphlet that I picked up from years back of these hieroglyphs. It could be in a box. In a box. Well uh while sorting through, you know, all of your uh recent emails and letters, I oh geez. I mean I feel like all these stories, you know, I I feel like shedding tears, you know. Tears of joy. And I think to myself, my God, what have I done to deserve such warmth? It's true, it's true. I I I am uh I am a bit of a sap. I hold so many things uh so dear to me. Um that's what this program, you know, is all about. And we're approaching just about well, our six-year anniversary on the air. Six years. Six is a very magical number, I feel like. I guess you can place importance on on any on any sort of number. But uh yeah, six years. Thanks for sticking around. As you know, there's there's just so much going on out there in the world, and it feels it does feel almost sort of hopeless. But but but what some of my friends and I and my boyfriend and I have been really focusing on uh lately is to really hone in on how we can make positive changes, not only, you know, uh to our own relationships, you know, nurturing that sanctuary in the home, but also within our communities. You know, I talk about this a lot, uh to help foster the love that we all require, especially during these very strange times. And uh, you know, we've been talking a lot about things like courage, patience, parenthood, social pressure, and the rights of desire. But, you know, how can we become better teachers uh for our children and for one another? How can we address the need for uh a healthy escape from the heaviness of life and growing older and just you know, so I went through some of my notebooks uh with my boyfriend and and and we arrived at this really uh great point in this conversation, and I found the little quote that I read to him. This is from uh a few days back. Uh yeah, I mean uh this is a little quote uh from one of my favorite films, the literary pieces. Uh there's no pleasure in chasing pleasure. Once bespoke, the infamous Goethe. Chasing pleasure is a futile endeavor as true fulfillment comes from action, creation, and inner growth rather than a restless desire. I mean desire is essential to figuring, you know, who we are and why, what we want, what we truly crave. Um, but you know, it got us thinking uh a lot about where we wanted to be as a couple, thinking about how to better reciprocate one another's dreams, but to also come to a place of reality. Because a dream, huh? Dream is a dream is a dream. It's so special. But a goal obtained is where true electricity and bravery lies. No depth, you know, no flesh. Of course, Ephra mentioned we do need a healthy escape from the world out there and our troubles, and you know, to start, got to start, start in the home. Start with the self. Healthy relationships, you know, will feel challenging. Any sort of relationship is a challenge, a relationship with the self, even. But that's life and the work that one does to establish that calming and constructive communication will allow for your relationship truly to blossom and will regulate your nervous system. So stay present. Meet yourself halfway and meet one another halfway. Forgive. Forgive one another when misunderstandings take place, because no no relationship is perfect, you know? It's that you can move through all the misunderstandings and start over fresh. But it takes two to tango. So get those heart strings in balance and dance yourself. Dance yourself into the real thing.

SPEAKER_00 13:07

Naš sreczko czuł tam ostoje sam. I mnoho słusza mnogo śmiech to je bije. On bieżę radosna, a poswie żalost. Rejocz i sreczka, pieszy, vrla dobra diet. I za to. To biesze nieczą slabą mało, żywo. Zariośwa mi jasno to, da ustreć po nasz.

SPEAKER_08 13:58

Might a promising shadow reflect the fiery spores of our inner monologues. Fuchsia-shaped syllables, the physicality of those emotional connections we create with the ones we love. Partnership is where true growth lies. Being seen. Being seen, being provided for. You know, I do get nervous. But she she taught me, yeah, how to turn that nervousness into excitement. And to let go of those cognitive distortions that that plague your mind. There's only the now, and of course the past is, you know, uh where we can reflect on our current state and the future, which is today. The future is now. In this very moment, this very minute, right now. And uh yeah, if you're living your life and it appears that there are those who seem envious of your strengths as well as your ability to be vulnerable and real. Let the world be envious, you know? And uh, yeah, well let's see. Okay, so um I guess how about uh how about a little botanical interlude uh to close off this episode and then we'll move on to some tracks. What did you think? I think that's a great idea. All right, oh okay. So did you know, did you know that Peruvian lilies come from Brazil? Baron Klaus Astromer, born in 1736, died in 1794. The naturalist who first discovered the Peruvian lily back in Europe in the 18th century. And, you know, despite uh their paper thin petals, Peruvian lilies are are quite resilient. Each flower hosts six petals and grows up to two inches long. The fruit itself is a curious capsule containing three valves. Don't forget the six stamens and leaves which are alternatively arranged, smooth in shape at the edges. They come in many different colors: purple, yellow, red, green, you know, and futile stems reaching about five feet in height. The Peruvian lily is classified as an inferior monocot, a diminutive annual from the mighty deserts of Chile. The majority of cultivars blossom in the early summer, so you're in Southern California and you're taking advantage of this uh blazing hot weather. Oh my god, you're in luck. Because it's hot as shit out there. What happened to all the rain? Oh we have those amazing, almost monsoon-like storms quite a few weeks back. And now for our commercial break. I am getting ready to sell off more than half of them, but there's still a few left in stock. So do shoot us an email if you'd like to reserve yourself a few ashogandha plants. And let me see. I started propagating staccus palata in the greenhouse. Actually, which I picked up from one of our new friends over at Artemisia Nursery. They're downtown. They have a remarkable selection. So check them out for all of your native botanical needs. They're really, really sweet. Um plant people over there. And if you're in the valley, there are two spots. Well, uh, nonprofits, uh, which have really impressed us over here at the station. Uh they're called Shift Our Ways Collective, and there are two locations. One is in Resida and the other is in Arlita. Woman-owned, and just the warmest bunch of plant people. And it's their sixth-year anniversary. Uh, you know, uh, so check them out. We're gonna be preparing for our special sixth-year anniversary episode over the next few weeks. So if you'd like to be involved with this sacred and once-in-a-lifetime occasion, don't hesitate to reach out. Yeah, six years ago. I just I really it it doesn't feel like it went by fast, kind of slow, honestly. And uh the thing is six years ago is crazy. 2026. What is this what is this year all about for you? Well, I I I do that at the end of every day. I sit down and I kind of just reflect on my day, and then I think about the year. The year before, and the year before that. I like to draw all these sort of you know uh connections, weaving in time, how things take shape, and it's really just so beautiful. So, what's this year been about for you? Maybe you've made some changes to your life, or perhaps you've been feeling restless. I get there, you know. Or maybe you're feeling excitable, eager to settle down with a cup of coffee, watching the sun go down. Simple things. Listening to the birds. And then bye. Perhaps you started a new job or taken on a promotion at work, got the kids enrolled in a super cool arts program, or uh hired them a new tutor, you know, maybe you got a new life coach, maybe you're working on some music, or you've got a manuscript you're just dying to publish, or just share with someone close to you who really gets you. It's a nice feeling, isn't it? Yeah, to have that trust. Life is all about that thing, those moments. That trust, that mutual trust, really embracing the opportunities that are available. So let go of those past wounds, and instead, you know, use those lessons in in a positive way to surrender to what is truly, you know. What is really what's what's on your path? I know that sounds kind of cheesy, but you know, it's a path, you know, could be the yellow brick road. You know. It's a nice feeling to trust that path. Lead with honesty, laughter, and vulnerability, and anyways. Yeah. I fucking love hieroglyphs. Well, until next time. That's about all I've got for today. Uh thanks for stopping by. If uh if you have an idea for uh a project, a collaboration, or you want to share some thoughts on some unusual words, uh a bewitching plant specimen, or you just want to shoot the shit. That's what we're here for. Uh yeah, so shoot us an email at heyvenusradio at gmail.com if you wanna collaborate. All right, well, thank you for joining me. This is Gina Jelinski, your host, and you're listening to Hey Venus Radio.

SPEAKER_01 27:42

And we belong together. Yes, we belong together. And we be laughing. Yes, we be laugh together.

SPEAKER_04 29:43

I can give you shelter. You can sing under my belly. You discovered you're gonna be a good thing.

SPEAKER_02 37:17

Hey, where did we go? Days when the rains came, down in the hollow, playing a new game, lappin' and a running, hey, skipping and a jumpin' In the misty morning fog with Oh, a heart's the fellow bell in you a brown eye girl And you my brown eye girl And whatever happened But Tuesday I'm so slow Goin' down the old man with a transit radio stunner line a rainbow twall slide All along the water will fall with you A bright girl You my bright girl Do you remember when? Are we up to say that? So hard to find my way Now that I'm all on my own I saw you just the other day Ma you have grown Cast my memory back for a lot sometimes overcome thinking about making love at the green grass Up beyond the thing beyond my view My brown eye girl brown eyes girl Do you remember one? Are we used to say that?

SPEAKER_05 39:53

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