DangerBird Diviner (2021 Event Recap)

This desert was once at the bottom of an abyss, a deep ocean of mysteries. But the sea dried up long ago, leaving behind abundant elements of wisdom and truth and questions, hidden, waiting for those who seek it: Fossils, mosaics of rocks, colorful tapestries hung on canyon walls, grains of sand too numerous to quantify or fathom.

This route is comprised of two loops: North & South, counter-clockwise & clockwise.

Seen from above, an infinity symbol. Seen from within, a vast, arid, and abundant abyss.

As above, so within.

This is The Liminal Space.

Before you enter, I give you this advice:

Settle into the process. Let each rotation of your wheels soothe that thing in you that won’t let you rest until you’ve accomplished your goal, completed this task. There is no destination.

Only this journey. You have arrived.

Ask questions here, but keep in mind that this is not where you will find answers, only portals and passageways to new dimensions. Speak them aloud to yourself, your companions, the ocotillos, the yuccas. The wind will give them life. Let them go. They will leave and lead. Now follow.

Fill up your vessels whenever you come upon water. The weight won’t burden you, only give you more depth and nourishment. Drink often. Feel it, really feel it running down your throat. Is it hot like passion? Warm like love? Cool like bliss? Cold like fear?

When possible, move under the moon. It will softly light the dark and wild places, the parts you are afraid of. Gaze into the reflection, follow your curiosity, and step through. This is where you will find your wildness, your paradox, your duality, your totality, your wholeness.

Let the thorns tear at your flesh and the sun wear down your exterior. You are a snake. Shed your dead skin. It will mix with the soil, transmute into sacred fertilizer, and create a bed for new life. Surrender your serpentine body to the desert’s grasp and in its hands become an enchanted sceptre, a magical wand.

Lastly, remember that there are others here. Their individual paths will connect, parallel, transect, and align with yours. Move in a group. Or alone. Or both. Either way you will not be alone. Here the myths of separation and isolation cannot be believed. This intersection of space and time is the embodiment of connection and community. Live fully in its truth.

It is with softness that I have let the desert flow through me, and it is with love that I offer you the gifts that it has left in my hands. But please remember I am only human and therefore a cloudy mirror, an imperfect oracle, a medium only able to project and reflect. Take what serves you. Leave the rest.