Art by @citric.shark ••• I dreamt that I was in a crisis, people were being hunted do
Art by @citric.shark ••• I dreamt that I was in a crisis, people were being hunted down in a large institution. Those who were being followed were mostly women, although only a few were aware of the danger. After flying down flights of stairs seeking escape, I came upon a room. This sterile, white room was filled with machinery. It seemed like the right place to be, I could turn some lights on & off or hide if I wanted to. Another woman I knew ran into the room flustered & seeking safety, just as I came upon a series of machines containing living female bodies. They were laying down, with tubes & monitors attached to them, clearly being tested on or fed from. For what, I didn’t know, but I knew it was bad. I started dismantling the technology, releasing them from their likely unwilling artificial cocoons. I heard voices, then the dream ended. It’s reflective of the cultural lack of empowerment women experience today - & how in the holy hell do we “unplug” from that? It seems all-encompassing at times, even if we’ve taken steps to surround ourselves with otherwise. We still have siblings, lovers, & friends who don’t know how to break out of their cages yet. I’d say we start by setting an example for what that empowerment looks like, then speaking about it. The voice is our tool to communicate vision. I think this is a big part of why I’m an artist, why I do ritual body ornamentation, why I practice reiki, why I work for myself. It doesn’t make sense to me to live in the program & I often feel like I’m showing others how to hack themselves out of it. Sometimes it’s scary that folks still allow their own power to be suffocated. But I’ve been there too, so I get it. I want to help. Some recruit me for direct help & healing, others watch from a distance, others don’t want it at all. That’s just how it is. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t force it to drink. Regardless, I’m going to keep doing what I’m doing. Just because I’m into spirituality & healing doesn’t mean I won’t speak harsh truth. My highest hope is that others see the disease & desire better, want to opt out of it. Seek their potential. That’s all that’s on my mind. (at South West Philadelphia) -- source link