Mark F Kalita

Dance of the Blue Star Kachina Mark F Kalita

Under the full moon, just before the setting sun on this beach overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, the beat of ancient drums fuel an old soul to dance. Stirring forgotten spirits of forebears long forgotten, ecstasy and energy combine to produce a glowing filament of spirit and prophecy. The onlookers, shocked as the shaman rises above the sands, sit amazed as a blue light emanating from within his soul rises to touch the heavens. As the dance continues for this sole spiritual guide, he raises his hands in the air, the blue light emanating from his body intensifies and a shock wave spreads throughout the drum circle, reverberating through the onlookers. At once, and without being phased by the witnessed events, all of the onlookers who were now participants in this ritual stand, turn and walk away as if on a mission, with blank stares of purpose gazing through their now crystalline blue eyes. The man in the center of the circle slowly floats back to the ground and kneels in thanksgiving, giving praise that his ritual was successful.