This being human is a guest house. | Rūmī
Since I was a teenager I found myself in the revolving door of the Vecna-esque Upside-Down confines of the mind, “real life,” euphoria, and all the states in between. I’ve since remembered that it’s serious and it’s not serious.
It’s not “the path” if we’re not laughing like a child, entering the underworld when called to our deepest depths, and present in the body within the now and now and now. The essence of being human.
After a decade and a half (lifetimes?) of exploration, dabbling, numbing, and succumbing, I’ve declared my devotion to the unveiling, to the mystery, and to the remembering.
I’m glad you’re here.
Tracy Werner Abel
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You inspire me to write more vulnerably, to share the depths within. I love your juxtaposition of prose with poetry, the flow of it all. I have such respect for your journey, this trailblazing is so potent. — H.J.
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WOW, Tracy. I love this article! I love the reflection on the feminine as death & the underworld. Totally legit, it’s not just about yoni steams & homemaking. We are the watch towers, the original shamans, dying & rebirthing every month. Our power lies within supporting others & men to go through the same process. — M.
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