Sake

I have only a minute, but I'm posting for the sake of posting.

I am leaving for Los Lunas, for a Temazcal ceremony involving the spring equinox. I don't know the extent of the involvement. Afterward, I will be joining a party in Albuquerque, hosted by one of Penelope's friends, which should be pretty fun. This friend is very proud of her tastes, so the quality of the refreshments should be pretty high. I will also be meeting Penelope's son, albeit briefly.

The plan is that I will crash on a couch at the friend's house. By 7:45 tomorrow morning, I will be on my way back to Santa Fe for a 4-hour zazenkai at Mountain Cloud. Should be an interesting juxtaposition; a little crazy, but it will work, I believe.

I guess all of this kind of activity fits in with my current theme of homesteading the way that church fit in with the medieval farmer, the way ceremony fits in with shamanic cultures. A Shabbat. Except my religion is not based on belief, but on practice. Ceremony exists for the sake of ceremony, not to placate or subscribe or validate.

Have a good one, all.