Rebirth

 

I visited Arizona and checked off a few bucket list items.  This was one of them: the Upper Antelope Canyon.  I've seen the pictures of these beautiful orange wavy walls, and they have been calling my name.  So I answered the call, and I was not disappointed.  I knew that I'd be proud of myself for committing to this activity as it is difficult to get to and very rewarding.  This trip in general was a gift to myself for enduring a really horrible year.  What I didn't anticipate is the symbolism and sacred metaphor  I would feel as I walked through and completed the tour.

I can't help but notice that this natural wonder looks like a vagina.  Well, it does!  And as I entered, I felt like I was coming home to Mother Earth.  Like she was enveloping me and taking me in- to nurture and soothe me, fill me with original wonder and awe, and plug me back to my purpose.  The walls oozed with mystery, beauty and wisdom.  The Divine Feminine crystalized her support with symbolic shapes and faces.  The temperature was refreshing and cool compared to the stark heat of the desert outside.   It was a moment of retreat, folded inside of the hidden canyon.  It was a refuge.  A sanctuary.  A safe resort.

                                                 

As I emerged out of the other side, nothing else seemed to matter.  I did it.  The experience...changed me. No, the experience reminded me of my connection...that I am supported by Mother Earth.  I am reminded that nothing can ever take away my essence.  My purpose.  My heart.  My wisdom.  My strength.  My gifts for this world. I am here to do my part.  Like it or not.

                                                                

So the whole experience was a rebirth of sorts.  I crawled through the womb of Mother Earth, deep in the middle of nowhere!  And I came out recharged and reconnected to myself and my spirit.  Some would be mortified to hear this reflection.  But I really don't care.  God loves me too, and my voice and experience is worth sharing.   

May you find the courage to do the same.