
The
role and function of the prophet is to trust in oneself and to speak the truth
in love. The offering of such a message requires risk-taking. Facing the
need "to be right" so you can be fully free is the work and
play of the prophet.
This is the first and last major archetype in the Flesh & Spirit series
which frames both the beginning and the end of the ecstatic path as an
archetypal progression. The prophet is a messenger or herald who brings
completion to the cycle. The Prophet/Prophetess is our messenger or herald
to usher in the highest good.
The
rabbinical meanings of the Hebrew word for prophet sounds very Queer.
The word “nabi" means "to speak enthusiastically, to
utter cries and to more or less make wild gestures" like the mantic
pagans. In the Torah the word means "interpreter or mouthpiece"
often describing the function of the word as "prophetic knowledge
and vision." One could entertain many spiritual or philosophical
ideas about Queer identity and origins. I assert is that being Queer is
a gift and a sacred part of the whole. Biologist Thomas Huxley said, “No
negative trait (one that does not reproduce) ever continues to appear
in a given species millennia after millennia after millennia unless it in some
way serves the survival of the species.”
In
line with that assertion, consider the possibility that our consciousness
chose to come to the earth as Queer. No matter whether this is true or
not, the very nature of the Queer person is prophetic.
In
this workshop we will explore the magic of being a prophet. Using an ancient
and revived alchemical ritual of opening the eighth to the twelfth chakra
will be demonstrated as a way to anchor the light, utter sound and create
magic. (This work has been learned from Shankari the Alchemist). This
methodology is not to be shared with others until it is mastered. Agreements
in the workshop around this will be made to preserve the sacredness of
the teaching.
Using
the body in ecstatic ways open the pathway for the words for the prophet
to speak. We will mindfully and playfully try a variety of ecstatic techniques
using our bodies as the instrument of sound to be practiced in this workshop.
"What
if" can be a statement that supports the creation of death or life.
Let's have fun choosing life!

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