Welcome to our planetary Rite of Passage!
I’ve been writing, making films, and giving talks about the archetype of initiation, of Rites of Passage, for 20 years. I’ve also been studying, and to some extent, preparing for so-called “Collapse” for about 15 years. But I never expected this!
The entire planet is now going through a Rite of Passage (ROP). We have already crossed over from the first of three phases – Separation – and are well into the 2nd phase, known as Ordeal or Threshold. Separation is when we let go of all our attachments to traditional ways of being. In indigenous cultures that often meant initiates were violently separated from their everyday life. For boys, it sometimes meant the elders came for them in the middle of the night and, if necessary, ripped them from the arms of their mothers. Mothers would know this was coming. They knew that without initiation a boy would forever remain a boy and would never become a man, so they would play along by weeping and making a big show of separation. The boys would be taken away to the forest, the jungle, the outback, the desert, escorted to the secret and sacred sites of initiation. Read on…
Despite many festivals shutting down, and others postponing their screenings, we continue to win awards and recognition. With four of the five films in ourVeterans Journey Home series nearly complete, we’re ready to bust out in a BIG WAY! Check out the new website including new clips and updates on the film subjects. Stay tuned for Fall screenings online and elsewhere.
“Unconditional”
by Jennifer Welwood
Willing to experience aloneness,
I discover connection everywhere;
Turning to face my fear,
I meet the warrior who lives within;
Opening to my loss,
I gain the embrace of the universe;
Surrendering into emptiness,
I find fullness without end.
Each condition I flee from pursues me,
Each condition I welcome transforms me
And becomes itself transformed
Into its radiant jewel-like essence.
I bow to the one who has made it so,
Who has crafted this Master Game;
To play it is purest delight;
To honor its form – true devotion.