100th Monkey Oasis

Never-ending Tale of the Pilgrim Monkey:
the Birth of Stone Monkey


          An immortal stone took its appointed place
          since the creation of the world,
          atop the Flower-Fruit Mountain
          in a country named Ao-lai,
          surrounded by a great ocean-beyond-the-ocean,

          Seeded by Heaven and Earth,
          and favoured with the vigour of Sunshine
          and the grace of MoonLight;
          the stone became magically pregnant
          till it split open one day,

          giving birth to a stone egg
          as big as a playing ball.
          Fully exposed to the elements
          and endlessly fructified by the wind,
          the egg transformed in no-time into

          the Stone Monkey wholly endowed
          with every vital organs and nimble limbs.
          Upon the very first breath,
          the Stone Monkey learned to climb and run.
          Mindful in bowing to each of the four quarters,

          the Stone Monkey's steely eyes beamed
          two shafts of golden light
          far-reaching the Palace of the Polestar.
          The light startled the Celestial Jade Emperor,
          and disturbed his fairy ministers, all gathered

          in the Cloud Palace of the Golden Gates,
          at the Treasure Hall of the Holy Mists.
          The Jade emperor then solemnly declared,
          "These creatures in the world below
          are compounded of the essences of Heaven and Earth,
          so nothing that goes on there should ever surprise us."





This never-ending tale about the auspicious birth
of the Immortal Stone Monkey
being from mythic time still perpetually becomes
the Monkey King and the Pilgrim Monkey,
is now.here re-membered and re-told
as a deep homage to the archetypal

Pilgrim, Sun Wu-K'ung
the Descendant-who Realizes-the Void



Water -&- Fire Baptism on the Eve of Spring Equinox, 2000,
last Sun-day in Pisces, 2000, Feast of St. Joseph [the GodFather,]
Full Moon in Virgo & Void of Course! Toronto, 2344 hr.EST.


Footnote: This never-ending tale was re-membered by RendaXela circa 1551 EST on March 19, 2000,
amidst Ghanaian drums and dances at the Hart House, University of Toronto.
Based on a comparative reading at midnight 18th & 19th
of the Stone Monkey's birth records as presented in the following featured books:

  • Monkey by Wu Ch'eng-en (16th century), translated by Arthur Waley
  • The Journey to the West (100 chapters in 4 volumes) translated by Anthony C. Yu
  • Monkey: A Journey to the West - the classic Chinese tale of pilgrimage and adventure as retold by David Kherdian

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