6/20/06 - Heading West Until East

Hello lovelies,

I have been writing and writing and writing and living and living (a few more of those, too) since I have been here and it has been beautiful, and blessed, and truly magical. I intended to post my journal entries about my travels but they are pretty lengthy, (six or seven pages apiece) and I can't imagine anyone would want to read things that long, so I will just give an update on what I'm up to.

A few days ago, we caught and killed a chicken and made chicken soup. I hitchhiked to Paia and wandered around the island. I saw Steve-O's land, which is a gorgeous model of sustainable living and one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen (think, waterfall, ocean, and a sea of clover and an entire forest rich and abundant with fruits and vegetables... you could walk and eat.) Kutira (the owner)'s cat almost died and I saved its life with my magical animal care abilities, and now Kutira loves me and has taken me as her apprentice in learning the art of tantra. I am now staying in her beautiful room in the main house, with the best view of the ocean. I will be living here at the Kahua Institute at least until September. Other than learning tantra, my responsibilities include cultivating a small sustainable permaculture garden on the property and painting and building the new temple.

A lot will be accomplished during my time here, as I am learning a lot and manifesting and creating a lot. The meditation practices are phenomenal but I am still grounded, and my heart is still with the mainland. Someday I will come back hopefully with the tools to help make the world a better place (in my own little way). I am learning to surf and pretty much living better than I ever dreamt I could live. This land is magical and blessed and so are its people.

Whenever it is that I leave here (it may not be for a while... Kutira is wonderful and welcoming and there is a lot of work to be done here), I will continue west to the Phillipines to spend time with my family and to familiarize myself with the land. Hopefully I will be able to do some solitary exploration on some of the smaller islands, and continue to work/trade in exchange for room and board. It is a fantastic lifestyle, I enjoy it very much and this is a good time in my life to experience it.

In December, I will go from the Phillipines to Thailand, hopefully by sailboat, to spend time with my dearest friend, Bjorn during her surgery. There I will meet up with what Amanda calls our 'tribe', or the Worlwide Gypsy Network. Everyone, come to Thailand in December. Amazing things are abrew.

From there, as far as my conceivable future permits, I will head back to the mainland to share everything I've experienced. We shall see :)

Who knew I could live life this way. I thought I dreamt it. But as I am reading Emergence by Steven Johnson, and through my understanding of biology, philosophy, and communication, I am realizing that nothing we can conceive of exists outside of the realm of physical possibility. In other words, if you can imagine it, well, then it exists in some state or another.

You make your life beautiful. This life is beautiful.

aloha,

Sephi