I am imaging Murugan's vel transformed into a red-hot hot piece of metal, each strike piercing the armor of ignorance we carry around.

In this picture I am getting the fifth strike of a brand from my fellow students at Fakir's Branding Class last week-end. A picture of the finished piece is posted in my photos.

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I finally stole some time to play with some video. As a result, I have added some new needleplay clips on youtube.
( www.youtube.com/HerGrinningCrow ) Stop on by and check them out if you care to. And feel free to post links or embed any of them; you know the saying: spread the joy.

I also uploaded a re-cut version of the Valentine's Day performance piece cutting I did on Crow. The original version was taken down by youtube for unknown reasons after five months, but at least, ... read more

It is where ever I am, but here is best.

The last thing I said was: " I'm terrified to have my feet leave the ground." At that point, Fakir gave a long, slow pull on the cord and Sam and Yossi shared their energy. I went up.
It wasn't fear of pain. It was fear of losing connection, fear of breaking that illusory grounding with the earth.
I went up. I surrendered... and I shifted - like a video signal being thrown slightly out of phase. I came down and found that the reality I had been experiencing before my suspension was not ac... read more