The last photo I took before leaving Santa Catarina Juquila catches the essence of the miraculous Virgin, a dance of light and love. The Virgin of Juquila, Mother Earth, Kundalini Shakti; kinetic, creativity, creation. Simply put, she makes things happen.
When I started my road trip in Maine by gathering my first gem of longing, to have time to truly write, I wondered what would come of it. Tuning into that still, small voice within, following that light, I lived a story and told the story. And by writing, I became a writer.
In Yoga philosophy there are four world cycles of time, called yugas, that range from Satya (golden), Treta (silver), Dvapara (copper), to Kali (iron). Each age embodies a shift in consciousness. In the Golden Age it is understood that all is connected, there is no separation -from each other, the earth and sky, the Divine. In the Dark Ages we pray to something outside ourselves, and only in hard times. Yogis believe we are living in the Kali yuga, the dark ages, now. But what I love is that they also believe we can as individuals embody the Satya yuga. We can be our own golden age while living in the dark ages, even though everything in the external world may be telling us otherwise.
Thich Nhat Hanh says "The next Buddha, the Buddha of the West, will come as the sangha (community)." Many believe the next coming of Christ is not of an individual, but is a shift into Christ consciousness for all. By embodying the golden age, while living in the dark ages, we can each become like a human accupressure point, a being of light.
The Virgin of Juquila, like a tiny candle that burns brightly, sets the hearts of soul after soul aflame. Flame after flame, link, link, link, we can find ourselves in a whole new way of understanding.
With our free will, we choose what we do with that holy, gnawing, burning fire within, and it is that pivotal ongoing choice that makes our life sacred or profane or unremarkable. -Joan Shivarpita Harrigan
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