Ever have an epiphany?

 A thought or an idea suddenly bursts through,and into the light of day you step forth . A feeling of joy washes over you. If you are open to it at the moment, grab a hold of it. Grasp it to your chest. It is your unconscious speaking in full clarity. Epiphanies are rare and magical at best. They come at the least expected moment, in a dawning of a second. A vagabond spitting as he passes you on the street. Your soul shudders with a sudden knowing. You know exactly what must be done, and there is no deterring you. Epiphanies are a gift from the gods, shooting arrows landing at your feet, as if to guide you.

Australian Aboriginals believed that if you needed an answer to a question . A problem or a dilemma in need of fixing, all one has to do is find an open space, large enough to spread your arms straight out from your sides. Then commence spinning counter clockwise whilst concentrating on the question or problem at hand. Upon awakening the next morning the solution will unfold in your mind, like a letter being pulled out of an envelope. A secret long contained finally carried from a whisper to a resounding blast.

Beware the act of rebuttal. The mind performing a mystery does not ask to be cut to the bone. Some spend hours crossed in a lotus figuring IT out. Epiphanies are honest, possibly the only time we truely are connected to ourself.

Do you know yourself ?

    MK                                             photo:Aboriginal dancers telling Dreamtime stories at the Sydney Olympics opening ceremony. Image source unknown.       

painting:Colleen Wallace Nungari