So I'm inhaling books like pizza and beer. My brain screeching for "more input, more input!" like that robot in that 80's movie (yes, I'm dating myself.) Whatevs!
My most recent devour "Red Hot & Holy..." by Sera Beak, and I have to say - holy shit! Her previous Red Book was really cool, but it left me wondering where to go next. Both my index fingers pointing in opposite directions crossed over my chest. Been a wanderer spiritually all my life and this Red Book gave me even more options, I got so confused. No fault to her or the book. It just was general. Now I think that maybe it was a way for me to get my feet wet before the ice cold, fiery dunk of Red Hot & Holy.
So, here goes...
First off, I just love this book. It being so personal, Sera sharing her story, her journey so far in Red. Personal stories mean so much more to me than general facts, theories, precepts, whatever else you want to describe them as. Her story was all together epic, hard, funny, embarrassing, loving, divine, human and everything else you can think to name. Her transparency allowed me to see into my own life, my own relationship with the Divine Feminine. With Sera, I drew some similarities to myself, her openness made it feel so natural to ask some questions of myself I didn't even think ask or was afraid to. In this book, she held space for herself and I to delve into the interior of us to see and live the wisdom and divinity there. To embody ourselves. And most importantly, to affirm that no one on the outside can direct our way in this, it all comes from going within. I can't point to any specific practices, because there are none save what each of us knows to be true in our heart of hearts. But in Sera telling her story, I can come to some trust of my own. And this is the Universe to me. I am awed, excited, jumping out of my skin scared of what lies ahead as I commit to my own journey, whatever color it turns out to be. But today after reading this book of hope and love, I know that while the road may be rocky and suck like ... it will be worth it to be fully myself in all her glorious glory, spreading my awesome good into this Universe as only I am meant to, loving Her, being Her, living Her, or Him...or both! Cool, huh?
