Kali Myth

At the beginning of a jam, I started with the following speech.

What did you learn over this weekend, and throughout the day? What did it teach you?

Responses included safety and communication.

We expanded on those ideas.

I spoke about the inward gaze: reflecting the experience of partnership inward, a reflection of personal ownership and responsibility. What can I learn about myself through this experience?

We welcome Kali onto the scene. How she swallows raksa bija, the great demon whose blood drops transform into another demon. She assimilates it, and it transforms to reveal an aspect of her own self. It is representative of our shadow side.

In partnership, there are moments of charge fueled by an emotional response, and that response eventually stills into a lucid moment of reflection. Through partnership, one can accelerate the process of self-understanding by turning the gaze inward in such moments, and observing the shadows of ourselves.

I encouraged our students to retain the gems from the weekend by putting them into practice. I spoke about patterns and cultivating the power to change with clear vision. I spoke about taking personal responsibility for changing your own reputation. Align with a vision, and discover the power to change your reputation.