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Re: what is it about Burning Man...Yesterday, 11:57 PM
From my experience, the most amazing manifestation of 'magic' is a series of events and situations stacked one right after the other like dominos. Their meanings co-mingle and mix when the fickle finger of fate tips the dominos so that all of those situations, moments, events, and experiences come together in ones life in such a way that one is moved beyond words. Connections are made, the mind is overloaded with joy and wonder, and the spirit lifts. Some call it "The divine coinsidence". It can be an intensely personal event shared by ones being and the event happening, or between a group of two or more immersed within what is happening. The 'relative' and the 'absolute' become two arrows meeting in mid-air-- witnessed by you; being you.
An example of the above paragraph happened when I was at the 2004 BRC temple complex. I had visited Japan and was well versed in Heian period art and achitecture. To walk up to the structures painted red in such a stark place tweeked my "coinsidence/mind factor". I had always fantasized about encountering such a place...and here it was. My buddy Dave and I had made collage mandalas of our lives and had prepared to leave them at the temple. We found our selves placing them on the main alter as if there was a space 'reserved just for us'. Dave had a relative who was in bad health so we made offerings on the alter for their healing. As we laid the offerings, a wind came up soft and quick upon our backs. We turned and couldn't speak. Meanings upon meanings flashed before our minds. Our hearts openned wide; tears fell in rivulets on our dusty cheeks. We both knew his relative would be well. But there was something more.. words could not capture it, nor any phrase describe it. We felt raw and exposed; vulnerable and clear. So many past situations had sort of prodded us to this place- to do this thing- at this time.....now it was over. We hugged, swigged a drought of water, and went back to our bikes to cycle home for a good long nap.
I know that Burning man affects people in countless ways, both subtle and gross, but we all seem to come away changed by it. I hope that everyone gets the privelage to find themselves within a ''Divine coinsidence'', and enjoys the rich sumptuous feeling that comes with being ''at the center of it all''. Best Wishes--Randy
Re: what is it about Burning Man...Yesterday, 11:57 PM
From my experience, the most amazing manifestation of 'magic' is a series of events and situations stacked one right after the other like dominos. Their meanings co-mingle and mix when the fickle finger of fate tips the dominos so that all of those situations, moments, events, and experiences come together in ones life in such a way that one is moved beyond words. Connections are made, the mind is overloaded with joy and wonder, and the spirit lifts. Some call it "The divine coinsidence". It can be an intensely personal event shared by ones being and the event happening, or between a group of two or more immersed within what is happening. The 'relative' and the 'absolute' become two arrows meeting in mid-air-- witnessed by you; being you.
An example of the above paragraph happened when I was at the 2004 BRC temple complex. I had visited Japan and was well versed in Heian period art and achitecture. To walk up to the structures painted red in such a stark place tweeked my "coinsidence/mind factor". I had always fantasized about encountering such a place...and here it was. My buddy Dave and I had made collage mandalas of our lives and had prepared to leave them at the temple. We found our selves placing them on the main alter as if there was a space 'reserved just for us'. Dave had a relative who was in bad health so we made offerings on the alter for their healing. As we laid the offerings, a wind came up soft and quick upon our backs. We turned and couldn't speak. Meanings upon meanings flashed before our minds. Our hearts openned wide; tears fell in rivulets on our dusty cheeks. We both knew his relative would be well. But there was something more.. words could not capture it, nor any phrase describe it. We felt raw and exposed; vulnerable and clear. So many past situations had sort of prodded us to this place- to do this thing- at this time.....now it was over. We hugged, swigged a drought of water, and went back to our bikes to cycle home for a good long nap.
I know that Burning man affects people in countless ways, both subtle and gross, but we all seem to come away changed by it. I hope that everyone gets the privelage to find themselves within a ''Divine coinsidence'', and enjoys the rich sumptuous feeling that comes with being ''at the center of it all''. Best Wishes--Randy
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