Your Book of Life and
2020 – the Year in Review
The following vision came down a couple days ago, straight from the mystical library. It brought two questions to consider as we punctuate the shift from one year to another. Below that, a list of twelve visionary reports from 2020, one from each month.
We are launching prayer bombs and sending song rockets out to everyone, near and far.
Happy New Year!
Hillary and Brad
Your Book of Life Begins with an Appreciation
Brad dreamed he crossed over to the mystical library on the other side:
I was handed two books. One was gigantic—it was the historical record of the Sacred Ecstatics Guild, what it accomplished in the past and in the future we are yet to experience. The other book, however, was unexpected and caught my attention. It was a spiral notebook, entitled, My Book of Life.
When I opened it, I was surprised to see that it was handwritten by my sister who passed on years ago during the Christmas holiday. On the first page was an appreciation. She wrote, “In appreciation of my brother…” This line was followed by a list that included, “my pillar of strength,” “my inspiration . . .” I was too overwhelmed to read the rest of her list, so I closed the book and wept.
I woke up realizing that we each leave behind our own unique version of a textual record entitled, My Book of Life. It is held in the mystical library for all eternity. The book begins with an appreciation expressing what you are most grateful for and want to celebrate in the life you lived, now held in the archives on the other side.
Why don’t you consider these two questions while you are still on this side of creation:
First, what will you write on your appreciation page when it is time to compose your book of life?
Second, what do you hope will be appreciated about you by others you care about?
Answer these questions inside your big altar room and let your “little me” have the final word.
12 Months of Visionary Reports (and a couple ecstatic tracks)
January: Honoring the Ancestors, Honoring the Lineage Rope
February: The Samurai Sword is Received
March: A Medicine Person is a Janitor with a Broom Who Lives in a Big Room
April: Back to Africa: Finding the Missing Piece (honoring Credo Mutwa)
June: Window to the Kalahari
July: Sushi and Tempura: Two Sides of a Full Spiritual Life and In the Kitchen with Johnny Hodges (the sax player – music included)
August: That’s a lot of reading. Let’s take a break with this Gamelan Orchestra Jam.
September: This past September we were super busy prepping for the 2020-2021 Guild season so we published something from the previous September. Let us recurse once more, shall we? Come to Gather, Come Together, and a Kalahari Homecoming
October: The Lion People: Shapeshifting and Surrendering to the Wild.
November: Making it Rain (includes a musical track!)
December: Receiving Seiki at the Mississippi Crossroads (includes a musical track!)
-The Keeneys, December 31, 2020