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Ndicela iyeza
Iyeza lokuhlamba
Ndisuse iinkathazo
O nantsi inkathazo.
Gogo ndicela iyeza yeza lokughabha
Ndikhuphe iinkathazo
Ngoba nantsi inkathazo
Ifika ebusuku
Iza nase mini
Oh oh oh inkathazo
Thongo lam vuma
Vuma lam thongo lam
Vuma ohh! ye
Oh Ndicela iyeza
Yeza lokuhlamba
Ndisuse iinkathazo
O nantsi nkathazo
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We come to earth with wisdom and a set of gifts that we are here to share. Imagine that we arrive pre-programmed for a certain life with certain people, and we take turns occupying bodies (matter form) in order to fulfil that which we are born to share. However, life, as we experience it, is meant to be a recollection of our purpose. The people we meet and interact with along the way are intended to be reminders of our chosen path. This includes the people who make us happy, sad, motivated, and even angry. Their 'soul' purpose is to reignite our passion, to lead our lives in truth.
Some of these soul mates still occupy living bodies, and others may have passed on. The living bodies are not limited to human beings, either. For when you listen deep enough, you will hear the whispers in the wind, the music in the water, the screams of the trees and the roar of the fire. Every living thing speaks and is linked. You must train yourself to tune in at an energy level. Why am I sharing this, you may ask? Well, it is simple. The process of initiation is the exact part that teaches you the discipline to quieten the mind and to listen to all your messengers, living or dead.
Another key thing to note is that you never stop learning about yourself or acquiring a new skill and methods to share, that which is your gift. This is the reason we are crossing the border into Mozambique at the moment: to connect with our water spirits/ messengers. The process is known as ukuParula. Any water ritual is the scariest to any person, occupied by their societally shaped thoughts and limiting beliefs. Yet once you shed the earthly identity, the body can do whatever the soul requires to connect to the Source of all.
I experience Maputo as the royal kingdom of huge ass mosquitoes with a chance of catching malaria. The rural area we get to occupy for the weekend is no exception. During the day, you find yourself dripping in sweat, struggling to breathe because of the heat. Aware or not, the body is the perfect example of the scientific notion that heat expands and cold contracts. Think about it, when it is hot, your feet expand, and your shoes feel tight, and when it is cold, or abo Khaya jump into a cold pool, then their nuts shrink.
Anyway, I digress. It is hell-a-hot in Mozambique, and some parts must have expanded because it is hard to breathe, and the water levels in my body should be low from all the sweating I am going through. We left on a Friday evening and arrived on Saturday mid-morning, which is too late to do any significant water rituals. There is a lot of preparation necessary to get to the point where you can walk into the water with no inhibitions, including dry fasting and only taking the plant medicine that helps adjust the body to vibrate at a higher frequency. It may sound cruel, but when you starve the body of luxuries, it starts paying attention to what it needs to survive.
The hardest part about being in survival mode at this point is that you cannot eat food, yet if assigned to cooking duty, you must produce a meal made with love. You cannot drink any water because we are only heading to town the following morning, so we do not have bottled water. We have plenty of bottles of Gin and Tonic, but we can only use them to rub on our bodies and keep the mosquitoes away. Now imagine you smell like Gin but can only think of it as if you are using Methylated Spirit.
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