names and being

[Guest guest]

>> Don't forget me. (how could you...) I almost lost my identity this

weekend. <<

I have watched this dance of names with interest, Sea, and I don't

think I truly understood how serious and intense this was for you. So

if I responded too much in a spirit of play, I hope you will forgive

me. Is there any way for you to share your experience of this with

us? You talked a bit about a new self being born, and I am aware from

my own experience that, before birth there is death. I have even been

through some (in the shamanic context...symbolic) death and rebirth

experiences. I have discovered recently that my recounting of these

is sometimes disturbing to others, which was a big surprise, since,

to me, I understand the context and ultimately welcome them. (This

takes nothing away from the fact that, in the moment, they can feel

terrifying.) Sometimes when I am attempting to relate to what someone

here has said, I feel like a Myna bird going "ack, ack, ack" or

perhaps that I am speaking gibberish and making no sense. These

topics and experiences are so LARGE and multiFACETED and layered with

both personal and universal MEANING. Blessings to you...and, I believe

that to be associated with the Sea is an enourmous gift. Shanti ~

Linda