Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio Instagram – @dechintacentre solidarity gathering days 3-4.
We put our pain in the hide and watch her soften over the dancing smoke. We stay and listen. Soften a bit too. Any crackle of fire is instruction. Here— there is no remainder. No part discarded or unrecognized. We honor the whole with our bodies. Our hands builds the worlds we dream under the tender eyes of elders who may not be ours but remind us of home anyway. From their generous wisdom we learn to make abundance with fishbone and scales. With raw hide and moss. With ideas and commitments. We float on the water. Calm at the surface, but churning its grief within (like us). Round and round we go through its lessons in patience and humility. We hold tight to each other so no one drifts away.
And through this. We bring solidarity down. To the dirt. To the mud of the lake. We Ground it. Sweat it. Smoke it. Invite it home. We brings the seeds of transformation back to the bush. Press them with prayers. Until they take root among the spruce. Watch her dance against the wind. Wait for her turn to return to the fire. | Posted on 28/Jun/2024 19:11:47
