Capoeira

Several months back I made the decision to begin learning and training in capoeira. For those of you who do not know what capoeira is, check out Capoeira Sol e Lua and this video. I also highly suggest watching Besouro. This Afro-Brazilian art form is much more than a martial art. There are spiritual and philosophical tenets that can only be understood within the roda. There are links to ancient African overstanding and

The Center

I stand before the colors The sounds The sensation of life. I bask in it The glorious saturation Deep within. Reaching forth towards Myself The perception of the mirror. Skittering the darkness Floating the dreams Climbing. The star that is Existing At the center Radiating Lighting the path to Climb through the eye Into the Cosmic Dream.