The Thoughts and Writings of Martin Klabunde: The Practice of Becoming

The Thoughts and Writings of Martin Klabunde: The Practice of Becoming

The Practice of Becoming

Appeared in the May 2010 issue of Earth Odyssey magazine.

The Practice of Becoming
Martin Klabunde

We are born in a specific place and time, with roles, rules and regulations we are asked to follow. The time is the 21st century and the place is the USA. This criterion sets the stage for our training to be productive and contributing members of society. We will develop focused ways of thinking, being and behaving within the society and we will begin a journey of becoming who we are trained to become.

The process of becoming has always been heavily influenced by the culture of the society that surrounds us. If we look around the globe at different cultures we will see that each one has created a unique, but often a similar perception of what is means to be human and what the process of becoming offers us.

Many ancient cultures hold a perception that humans conspire with the gods to co-create their world in a way that supports a connection with unseen worlds. Many of these cultures believe that the most efficient method of creating change and transformation in the physical world is to access the invisible, the realm of creation, destruction, constant change, and the spirit worlds. For them, we arrived here on Earth from these worlds and we must not forget and maintain a strong connection to our origins as cosmic walkers.

For us who reside here in the 21st century among the modern comforts that modernity provides us, it is easy to forget whom we are, where we have come from, where we are going and how we are going to get there. As physical technology evolved, humanity began to slowly forget that we could fly with the gods, and that we can conspire with them to create a life on Earth that supports the Universal life energy that we are all created from. Granted, modernity has provided us with technology that can save lives and offers a kind of connectedness via the web and other communication systems and has many pleasantries and comforts that many of us enjoy. Technology allows us to enjoy the physical sensation of comfort, but this has come at a price, the loss of our cosmic memory.

Today, many are beginning to awaken and remember who we are, where we come from, and where we are going. We are beginning a new kind of training that enable us to expand our awareness, transform our perceptions and open to the magic of Life, as a human being that is connected to the invisible, the unseen, the many worlds of spirit. The cosmic memory of our journey comes when we are ready to let go of the training we have received here in this place and at this time. When we are ready to turn our thoughts upside down an stop asking “why” and begin asking “when” and “how”. When we are ready to lose the desire to understand before we take action. When we are ready to redefine words like “trust”, “compassion”, and “love”. When we are ready to learn to see, hear and feel in a new way; one that does not utilizes the five senses we have been taught to use, but uses our senses that reside inside our being. Our cosmic memories have been dormant for many ages, waiting for us to remember and engage.

Now is the time. The drum is the medicine, we are the doctors and the world is the patient. The drum has been used as a connection to our cosmic memory and a powerful tool to connect with the spirit worlds. When we play the drum we create, strengthen and maintain this connection. We remember who we are and we offer ourselves the opportunity to conspire with the Great Spirit to be a servant to humanity, the Earth and spirits. The drum provides us a path of becoming. Yes, you can use the drum as a tool for your own awakening. It is a simple path, but never under estimate the power of simplicity, how such a simple instrument made from nature can be a very powerful instrument of transformation in the lives of humans and how playing the drum in a sacred context can empower you to rediscover the Master Within.

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