We are taught that the Alpha Character (alpha male, most commonly) is the goal.. since the Alpha is always the protector, the best provider.. the active and involved. But, equally important is the Shaman, the teacher, the wierd one(s) who see things.. differently.

 

Last year, I watched as Tez Steinberg rowed a small ocean going boat from Hawaii to Australia the whole “Alpha Male” ideal was definitely visible! And~ I’ll admit~ I felt a bit brought down since I don’t have that spirit in me. If I ever did, it was definitely beaten out of me by abuses as a child and in to adulthood. That’s OK.. I’m not supposed to be the alpha male.

IMHO (In My Humble Opinion), the things Alpha’s do isn’t really long lasting~ Tez’s ocean row is already forgotten about. But what the Shaman wants is CHANGE… long lasting, educated, GROWTH.

And, with/ through Ocean Cyclist.. I want to instill CHANGE in the hearts and minds of people near and far. That’s why, when I realized the slogan of “1 more parked car” and the goal of getting 1 million cars, parked.. I was psyched- that’s my shamanistic platform and with it I can lend information, share ideas.. and generally get people to LEARN to change.. and in changing a teensy little bit, they can start the journey towards larger changes, bigger changes, and deeper learning.

And the SHAMAN…
It’s taken me nearly 60 years to realize that I am a shaman.. partly because I needed to EXPERIENCE life before I could share about it.. but also, partly because I was abused away from my desired path. I am an artist.. I am a teacher.. I want to pull the curtain back to expose the gears, cogs, and flywheels that are running our ruined world.. I’ve always wanted that, and nothing more!

And the shaman has some sort of internalt (infernal?!) fire that motivates this desire to SHARE information.. learning.. growth opportunities and experiences. A fire that has been burning.. raging inside me for these 5+ decades.. a fire I could not explain. A fire that, sometimes, I felt would consume me entirely and immediately were I not to CREATE.. not to share. So, here I go- down my shamanistic journey. I think I need to do some sort of psychotropic.. go on a journey or something (below, the young shaman teaching meditation to the previous generation).

Wanna come with?

 

originally posted @ DEVIANTART.