Navel of the Earth

Navel of the Earth

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Protecting The Innocent

Protecting The Innocent

Remembering and restoring purity, the commodification of the imaginative spirit, protecting the sacred, and inner child healing

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Ashley River
May 27, 2024
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Many years ago, in a journey, I saw myself, anciently old, lavender-haired, with iridescent eyes and luminous skin, walking through a desolate earth. There was no life…just dusty, mineral-depleted Earth that stretched as far as you could see. 

I walked and walked, and every now and then, I would come upon a crater in the Earth. Down in these craters were…

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