What’s All the Brouhaha?

Have you ever committed to making a change in your life, be it a particular situation, a way of thinking or simply how you are showing up in the world? And then it happens: all hell breaks loose. No surprise really. Anytime we disrupt the status quo that’s bound to occur. Paradoxically, there is comfort in the discomfort of our habited patterns and situations. Perhaps because the “devil we know” is familiar.

It’s no wonder so many of us seek to maintain our status quo. But if we’re unwilling to look at what we’ve deemed to be our dark scary places, how can we ever expect to find the hidden gems that are there waiting for us to discover? It’s counter-intuitive, I know.

Several years ago when I journeyed to Egypt, we visited the temple known as Kom Ombo, which is reflective of this conflict. It is there that Sobek, known as the crocodile god (representing darkness) and Horus, the hawk (representing light) were said to reside.

As the story goes, those desiring to become Initiates were required to jump into a dark and muddy pool of water. There they would have to swim underwater towards one of two openings and make a split-second decision which one to swim through as their air supply dwindled. One was shrouded in darkness and the other had light streaming through it. They knew the wrong choice could lead to them being the main course for the crocs lurking below, and the other would lead to safety. Passing the test involved the student’s ability to intuitively discern between truth and falsehood (even under pressure), courage to face the unknown, and their desire above all else for spiritual advancement.

Today we don’t have to jump in any muddy pools. And the only crocodiles we have to face are our false ideas of who we think we are. Dangerous? Not really. Scary? Hell yeah. Although things are a lot less scary when you jump into the proverbial pool with a group of like-minded folks.

That’s where my friend and colleague, Denise Dee, comes in. A true innovator, Denise has created an opportunity for you to take a dive into your own dark and scary places. It’s called “Brouhaha” and it’s an online Festival like no other. With 13 online workshops, a variety of performances, interviews, opening and closing ceremonies and more, all designed to spur you into action it might be difficult to choose what to participate in. Denise has that covered too. In addition to having the option of registering for individual workshops, you can choose to snap up an All-Access pass like I did.

The Festival runs from October 22nd to November 4th. You get to attend from your own home and, if you have a schedule conflict, no worries as all of the workshops are being recorded. I will be interviewed as part of this event on October 30th at 11:00 a.m. Pacific and hope you’ll consider joining me in conjuring up some of the deep change that our souls long for. You can see the schedule and get all of the details here.

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