Resilient Hearts: #11- Resilient Fire

Blessings on Independence Day!

Family and Friends gather together
this day and eve, to celebrate a day
of personal and national Freedom.
Where there is Light, there is
Darkness and individual and
collective Shadows arise.

The World is entranced by
Corporate media,to focus
on Consumerism and Greed.
Looking Hawk-like, at a bigger
picture, I contemplate what
is necessary, to awaken us.

Mankind's Desire for Freedom
and Mobility, come at a high
price, accosting Mother Earth.
Resources squandered by the
hour, result in the depleting
of her life blood, her vitality.
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"The World is a Vampire."
(Smashing Pumpkins song / Whale Wars)
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I recently read an article, based
on Stephanie Meyer’s Novel, about
cultures' obsessions with Vampires.

My generations Vamps were
Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, who
romanticized the dark creatures.
Seeking integration, they are
Metaphors for the obsessive,
lusting, addictive shadow
side within human nature.
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Fascinated with cross cultural
Mythic Archetypes in Grad School,
I created a short film for my class.
Editing famous film clips from scenes
in movies, like, Conan and Red Sonja,
I depicted the Hero's/Heroine's Journey.

At key moments in any Soul Quest,
the initiate, is faced with a series
of choices, to help them evolve.
They must to tap into wisdom
and courage to face their FEAR,
and understand consequences.

Healthy choice-making, involves
intentional acts of loving kindness,
compassion and service to others.
Each day, we stand at the nexus
of the Symbolic Cross, of Jesus,
centered in Past, Present, Future.

The more conscious our choice-
making from Spiritual Mythos, we
create our own Heaven or Hell.
At these holy crossroads, we reap
the fruits of our labor; negative or
positive, karma always returns.

While we occupy a Physical Body,
we cannot out-run or escape our
personal and collective Shadow.
We can however, transform and
channel the passion of our desire
into Resilient, Creative Expression.

One of my favorite movies
dealing with this subject matter
is "The Tango Lesson", a story
of dancers who must learn to
sublimate and channel sensual
passion into creative expression.
(See Link Below)

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Intense Passion when channeled
into disciplined Creative Expression,
shines the Light of Gifts and Talents,
regardless of opinions of others.
Struggling with the Inner-Beast,
challenges the Self to dance with
addictions, obsessions, compulsions.

Dancing in the flames of Desire,
I embody the Spark, of Creation
without fear of getting burned.
My inner-Snake Woman bites into
her sacred tail / tale of wisdom
for Healing, with this Medicine.

Emerging from Healing Crisis,
I feel cleansed, purged of all
distorted views of myself, my
relationships and World."

m/s.sage

Monday, 7-4-10

( Excerpt from Soul Questar Workbook )

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