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| Newroz: 2018 Spring Fling |
statement of disinterest: I am totally disinterested in proof-reading this... Beware if you are a non-believer... (what does that even mean? lol)
Listening to that sound; a few actually. Hyperaware, my ears tune into the drowning background rhythmic real noise we call rain. Rain is most fascinating. Living on the north shore of Maui, I was lulled to sleep with rain. No need this white noise shit to tune out of this mass vibration of a world where nothing quite shuts down- ever... Yea, that's the kinda moody mood I'm in this morning here in (Iraqi) Kurdistan.
Boom: Tosca Suzuki in Dub is my go-to foreground thunder. The joint-harmony of today's moving picture show greatly amuses my soul. Soul food literally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSg0mZjWLDU
Speaking of soul food... I've been indulging it since about 3 pm yesterday. Yes, the return of the one-woman show ensued; a development in accompaniment to the official onset of Spring Equinox holidaze.
This annual renewal of spring, this Newroz, is my initiation into KRD life, I think...
Yesterday afternoon I blurted out that it was like a big, spiritual dump. She laughed a laugh that came from deep within. A welling up on feeling that upon release was satisfying- unexpectedly. Perhaps it was my out-of-nowhere exhalation of words that caught them off-guard. Whatever, it was a grand moment of cultural exchange.
Spring renewal: Newroz. With my spring renewal comes the first sips this morning of a new coffee cup! As today was initiation/activation, a wide smile creeps across my face, enjoying the slow traverse across the roadmap of my lips as if the setting sun was thoroughly enjoying the journey across the western sky so much that it was trying to hold off time, just a little bit longer...
Now, I'm a fan of ritual, and making room in life for ritual. It's the little things- truly. Take face-timing family & friends. This world is crazy tech, but often times I'm in awe of it. To express the heart-felt warmth of seeing people that are in your life so very far away and being able to share minutes exchanging with them from all corners of the world- precious indeed.
Newroz. New country. New coffee cup. New (old) tunes playing, messing with my mind- the good way. The way you thirst for in times of drought where you're so caught up with that 'other' (work) life, that you push aside what is innate inside yourself. Yes, body rebels after such a while. Always a good shake-up and recombining of the cells. Yea, I dig it.
I dig it so much that the one-woman party made an appearance last night. Now I know I'm 'home'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dpy-MOkZ1o
No. No no. This. THIS is the one...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e27qEo4y2_s
This is how you purge. This is my initiation into spring rite of passage. Science! How to alter the chemical combination into a frequency that grooves through life. Yea. Spring Equinox Skooling I call it: music, food, yoga, running, mind enhancing- you know, da kine. all.of.it.
Some interesting stuff I'm finding along the way:
http://www.kurdishacademy.org/?q=node/37
So, waking up to rain this morning; my heart sings. What a perfect omen, IMHO, that the goddesses/gods treat us with rain. Renewal and massive vibrational energy to clear away the vibrations of winter and make way for new experiences. The ultimate spiritual dump!!!
Yea, water is the gift of life.
In other purging news, I want to thank Miss MeGra for turning me onto yet another use for Oil of Oregano. Yes, mixed with white vinegar and water it makes a fantastic counter-top cleaner. Magic. I'm adding that to today's spring cleaning purge.
Here's an interesting interpretation of (Kawa and the story of)vNewroz from the Nederlands:
http://www.kurdishinstitute.be/kawa-and-the-story-of-newroz/
So yea, this morning can be described as a Nowruz//trip-hop//Chinese medicine//yoga//spiritual dump-kinda round.
Unfortunately, I fear it's too late to get fabric and get to a tailor for a jili kurdi... alas. Shame on me! How could I let this slip? Well, I have been crazy-busy for the past 2 months (lame excuse). Next time! Perhaps I'll check out the fabric section of the bazaar though and find some hidden gems.
I must say, there is NOTHING quite like walking by a fabric store around these parts! Bahrain was exceptionally amazing for textile discoveries. Oh I've got so many ideas for designs. This is the week to get cracking on my projects (spring renewal). Projects up on deck:
knitting pencil skirt
reading
fabric
window shading needed soon- and fan, and lamp (2), and beach chair (comfy) (preferably 2), and the low shisha mats for seating on lanais (decks)
Kurdish lessons
hikes into the mountains
Here's an interesting website for a viewpoint on Kurdish (language) origins.
http://www.kurdishacademy.org/?q=node/37
NOTE: I would whole-heartedly welcome any other interesting links that y'all have about the region here. I am a sponge ready to soak it all up and try to comprehend the nuances.
I've fallen down a few rabbit holes this morning! Here are some results:
https://thekurdishproject.org/history-and-culture/kurdish-culture/kurdish-folklore/
Newroz: special flowers to focus on, special foods, special clothes, pottery to smash, mountains to climb, fires to alight, nature to 'worship', phamily to visit- I'm in!
...and a little something-something on the 13-days of Newroz:
https://thekurdishproject.org/history-and-culture/kurdish-culture/kurdish-newroz/
pussy willows, pussy hat b/c rain!
And...
http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Tajikistan-to-Zimbabwe/Kurds.html#ixzz59t9OCgUL
This morning's blogposting vibes brought to you by:
tosca (my musical accompanyment)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBPAjwQymm4
the spirit of da kine
Today: A perfect day to hit up the bazaar; moody and fiercely gentle the rain falls. Gotta find some pottery to smash next week!
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