Divinity Rising: Greatest Show in the World

The Descent after Ascent

Last week, I spoke of settling back into me after floating around the last couple years. Remember, as you encounter new things and seek to process them: it's all part of the journey: all part of the show.

A spiritual journey through life is like being in a theater. You sit in the audience watching the players on the stage. You enjoy the show, watching it time and time again. Every time you watch it, something new speaks to you or stands out. You start to hear things that call to you. However, eventually you become bored with the same old show. You start to dream of being one of the players on the stage and what it would be like. You get bored with dreaming and become restless. Some things in the show start to give you the idea that there might be more. Your eyes begin to wander around the room, and you see a curtain you never noticed before. You walk over and pull it to the side, revealing a staircase. You look around the theater, which is all you've ever known. You look at the players on the stage going on with their show. You take a deep breath and leave, following the staircase upward.

You arrive on another level of the theater. On this enclosed balcony, the show looks quite different. You find new people who are having lots of drinks and discussion. The show goes on below, but the people in the box seats are having their own conversations, talking about the show, forming their own opinions, telling stories, giving their impersonations of characters in the show. You find this intriguing! You no longer sit quietly in an audience. You get to discuss your ideas about the show, and all the thoughts you've had as you've watched the show so many times come pouring out. You find that you are not alone! Others have thought or felt the same things!

You get to explore things about the show you may not have considered. While you're busy with all your exploration, the show plays on below. At some point, you realize you've explored ideas quite enough and begin to wonder just how it all works. You've talked about theories long enough, you want to know. You notice a door. After passing through it, you find yourself backstage. You can see the players waiting to go on, the stage hands moving props about, people changing costumes and a staircase leading upward towards the lights. You poke around backstage, get to know the players, get insight directly from the sources, and even head up to the catwalk to explore how the lights and other mechanics work. You take stairs down to see hydraulics and machinery at work below the stage - the grunt labor behind the show. You learn all about the gears behind the show. Once you've done this, you return to the audience to watch the show again. Instead of boredom, you find a newfound awe as you think of all of the things that are working together to present the show. And since you know so much about it now, you can take a part in the show...any part you want....or even run it.

Dream well, dream deep and may all paths lead you back to the heart.

Love, Light and Blessings to send you through your dream,

Divinity Hanael Rose

Spirits in the Inkwell:

(Snippets from journals )

Love is the greatest high. Every addict, nympho, user, etc out there is trying to obtain that state of love and feeling loved - being in love with one's self.

The easiest way to become less needy is to give..but don't let giving become a need.

We have created so many ways to measure, track, record, document what we experience....to hold on to...SOMETHING.

I'm sorry if my reality is a little detached from yours...but see....well...I don't like your reality very much.

And baby, you got so many demons riding on your back, It feels like it takes all my power just to reach through them to touch you where it counts....But then I weep as I honestly look at what your sacred mirror has to show me. And my flaws stand out in the reflection as if they've been filled with a phospherous glow that's waited ages just for me to see it.....

If all that exists is now, then in every moment there is a cration, an exodus, a judgment, an armageddon, a resurrection, and so on and so forth....and we all take turns in which one we are observing.

So, we are each our own world of stored information - each our own sphere - each our own time line with past and future us's. How we arrange the information we've taken in, how we arrange it shapes and molds what we are.

The Playbill:

(current news with Divinity)

Hilarious Radio Interview with Divinity Rose - Check out this awesome and fun interview I did with "All that Matters" hosted by Phil Harris, with guest host Marv Wilson! We were cracking up! http://www.blogtalkradio.com/PHARRIS

MAGIC!!!!!!!!! Awesome Local Illusionist Draven is performing November 22 and 29^th. We are working on a special collaboration. Stay tuned.

Monthly Hoopla at the Speak Easy!! Doomsday Lover, Ron Whitehead, Downtown Lights,

The Louisville Speak Easy Returns with a new home! We took a couple months off as I searched for a new location, but we return with great news! Every Thursday at 8 pm will be an open mic/arts and entertainment networking event at Carly Rae's on the corner of First and Oak st! It's a beautiful spot, with the perfect environment for a Speak Easy. Once a month, we will host a showcase with local art, a featured poet, and a featured music act followed by open stage. The awesome news is that the featured artist, poet AND musician will be paid! HURRAH! One giant leap for the open mic community! The featured artists, etc will be chosen from those that attend the open mic throughout the month.

Backstage:

Compassion in Action! Thank you to Brendans/Flanagan's owner!!!: Recently, a friend of mine was hit by a car while walking home from work and is in pretty rough shape. That's at least the deduction. No one is really sure what happened. He was an employee of Brendan's in St. Matthews. His employers have decided to continue to pay his wages and his insurance through the end of the year! Take a moment to send them a note of appreciation and commend them for such a compassionate act of responsibility!

Johnny Sands - third degree burns - Everyone send some love to my partner for Louisville Speak Easy who received third degree burns in a work related accident and then got an infection. He is healing up, but could use the love!

Troubadours of Divine Bliss this friday! -The Troubadours of Divine Bliss are playing this Friday at the Monkey Wrench in Louisville, Ky.

Guest Appearance:

Website: Jazz Music and a beautiful writer, Louisville's own yardhog: Danny O Day ! Www.yardhog.net

Video: Enrapture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IErS7UnjX0c

Featured Musician: We're sending photographs from days to come - Olivia Tremor Control http://www.myspace.com/oliviatremorcontrolband