Journey of the Heart

We Have all had times in our lives were we feel deep inner transformation occurring as we are going through hard times... This poem tracks the plunge into pain and despair, the tuning to God, the expelling of inner demons, and ultimately the phoenix rising from the flames. The video was made for the poem, mapping the journey from dark to light, from the prison of the mind, to the embrace of dear friends. Emergence by Janavi Held 1 I punctured the universe for a place to grow my heart. The blood of my endeavors soaks into a history of crying artists. I sit with that race gazing at a catastrophe of visions unmet exploding into odd, disorienting shapes which can't breath anymore, can't give birth. I have penetrated the unseen universe with a chant. 2 It has lips and eyes this universe. Its stomach and lungs are vacuums, yet I am unseen, seeking   a   deep ocean, a restless bit of oxygen, my mind st...

I wanted to remind myself to be brave in the face of uncertainty and difficulties… I wanted to remember that there are good and bad days, but most of all, that as part of the divine, everything will be fine. Finally, as part of the divine, we all have the power inside to create a better world. Flying into Nothingness by  Alice Maldonado Gallardo When you shine your light you also show your position to the enemy in the battlefield. Shine anyway. Blind them with your light. There is reason to this madness. Devour the strength within you, feed and nourish your Self. Then expand your wings and keep flying straight. Let your wings strike each corner of reality. Let the air breeze in, elevating you even higher. Shatter mercilessly the imaginary boundaries. Lacerate all bondage. There is power in this madness. Let the strong beat of your heart face the approaching war drums. Let yourself be born ...