tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874859417429853661.post3966114297253492496..comments2024-01-18T11:06:45.301-05:00Comments on Baba Who? Babalú!: More Reflections of Echú AfráMichael Atwood Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07676854950587305554noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874859417429853661.post-58854445303576775662010-06-28T09:58:02.687-04:002010-06-28T09:58:02.687-04:00Aché! Aché!Aché!Aché! Aché!Aché!Michael Atwood Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676854950587305554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874859417429853661.post-71001428400568435832010-06-28T08:05:20.397-04:002010-06-28T08:05:20.397-04:00This has been such a blessed journey, I have reall...This has been such a blessed journey, I have really been moved to an inward conversation that has left me feeling less externally verbal. I want to thank you for putting energy and insight into this follow-up post. I learn from you in so many ways; this post is one of many gifts you have shared with me (and all of us).<br /><br />There are a number of concepts I take with me from this post on Eshu Afra:<br /><br />* Even exposed, we have our secrets; even wounded, we contain profound ashe. That Afra is represented by the skeleton of the coral, that when fed, he noticeably takes in and contains the ashe (visible in the "raw sores" left in the coral), these seem to be keys to understanding and living with Babalu-Aye (and with ourselves).<br /><br />* There is guidance on even the loneliest and most onerous journeys. <br /><br />* The burdens we carry build our bones and leave a lasting legacy, not unlike the everlasting coral stone. We can, depending on how we face our inner work, leave beautiful bones that can support those that come after us or a fearsome skeleton to come lurching out of our ancestral closet.<br /><br />* There is no healing without scars.<br /><br />* There is redemption and renewal awaiting us, if we remain active and willing to learn in our engagement of our paths.Shorteznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874859417429853661.post-45269827183181231112010-06-27T21:04:36.020-04:002010-06-27T21:04:36.020-04:00Abure, your kind words mean much to me as I know o...Abure, your kind words mean much to me as I know of your own difficult journey and because they come from someone consecrated to Asojano. I give thanks for true companions on this long road.Michael Atwood Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676854950587305554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874859417429853661.post-27632522984524263232010-06-25T23:36:16.903-04:002010-06-25T23:36:16.903-04:00michael, my brother,
to this day i've yet to p...michael, my brother,<br />to this day i've yet to post a comment because there is simply so much that is so precious in this blog that it always seemed to me that it would be unfair to pick one single statement or piece of information or conclusion or insight or whatever to comment on.... there is just so much that you offer - and i'm so grateful for it all! but your (description? rendition? explanation?) words on echu afrá are - to me - sheer poetry. congratulations for it all, and thanks again.leo leobonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874859417429853661.post-75215984292276464922010-06-24T21:21:45.639-04:002010-06-24T21:21:45.639-04:00The Jungian perspective suggests that we all carry...The Jungian perspective suggests that we all carry certain conflicts within us that are never resolved. Instead, tenaciously living our lives and holding the tension of the opposites, we outgrow them.Michael Atwood Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676854950587305554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2874859417429853661.post-37034974443066071002010-06-23T16:42:11.371-04:002010-06-23T16:42:11.371-04:00Alafia Baba,
Thank you for this post. I'm real...Alafia Baba,<br />Thank you for this post. I'm really moved by your insight of how we all carry this insurmountable rawness and how the sore may never completely go away. I"m reminded of how some depth psychologists and healers speak of trauma/wounds that never really go away but one can learn to live with this mark so to speak, knowing it's always there but perservering anyway. Marferefun Babalu!Phoenix Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889600138149765355noreply@blogger.com