Friday was our first official Pacha Mamas performance/sharing in our newest incarnation: myself, Marquetta and Anahata. When I came home from my travels I was at peace with letting go of Pacha Mamas completely, but what I came to realize relatively quickly is that I was just being called to let go of the previous incarnation not the energy of what Pacha Mamas is and has always been for me- a creative outlet- a place to share my soul in some of the ways that feed my soul the most. What I have let go of is what I think Pacha Mamas is suppose to look like- any attachment to Pacha Mama outcomes. But I had to be willing to get past my past baggage around it and I had to have the courage to open up to it again - the courage to continue to move with the energy in whatever way it presents itself- reinventing myself- expanding myself, surrendering to it. Believe me, before Friday night I really had a sense of dread that came from whatever baggage I had left over. . .but Friday night was simply beautiful and it freed something in me and now I feel I'm in the creative flow again in a way I haven't been in awhile. Ironically JUST before leaving for our performance my mala broke- I yelled out in despair, Anahata upon hearing me and finding out what was wrong said, "OH, according to the Buddhists that's good luck! It means a barrier is broken, an obstacle is removed". So true!!!! It's amazing how the universe works isn't it???
Saturday was simply joyous- going to the Decatur Arts Festival - connecting with so many beautiful people I know and some who are new to me. .then going to the Pine Lake Memorial Day cookout and beach opening. ..same thing!!! It was just a glorious day. Today despite some resistance because I knew I was being inspired to go- I went to the Center for Spiritual Living of Atlanta's 11:30 am service. And there was a guest speaker- an expert on Aramaic, Hebrew, Coptic- and the original texts of Bible etc. It's so amazing how much Jesus and his message are distorted through language!!!! And from taking things out of context- especially the context of the culture . ..and from things literally being taken out and added. My favorite part of the service was him speaking the Lords Prayer in Aramaic. It released something in me and I cried- it was so incredibly beautiful. The timing of this sermon is the most miraculous thing to me though. I really have been in the process of embracing the fact that Christianity is my religious heritage and that just because I don't agree with many things about Christianity doesn't mean that I need to distance myself from Jesus. When I got back from India and Nepal, I had a renewed sense of wanting to strengthen my relationship with Jesus and the parts of Christianity I do resonate with- with the New Thought movement- the Gnostics the Christian mystics so to speak. So it was really amazing that the first "church" service I went to addressed seeing Jesus Christ in a new and more pure light- in seeing the Bible for what it is - separate from the experience of and the relationship with Jesus Christ. It was a great affirmation for me. And I am feeling very inspired to learn the song of the Lords Prayer in Aramaic and sharing it as a Pacha Mama.
This Pacha Mama is BACK!!!!! Hallalujah! And the Pacha Mama adventure continues in all it's forms
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