To Be A Butterfly, The Caterpillar Has to Die: Poetic Expressions of TRANSFORMATION from the Cocoon

SHADOW WORK Poetry Anyone??? LOL! Mariposa (Butterfly in Spanish) M´ixchel Maát is a multi-hyphenate quinquagenarian healer and spiritual guide that was pushed into her Cocoon just before the pandemic started. Intuitively guided by spirit and armed with incredible intelligence and wisdom, she sought refuge in the Mayan Jungle for this arduous Dark Night of the Soul. This sacred Shero's journey forced her to put all of her extensive education and training into practice- to not only survive- but to THRIVE! By courageously delving into past wounds and battling with many painful truths, she was able to successfully re-parent herself and finally discover her true magic within!It is only NOW that she has recovered and benefitted from this process, having FINALLY obtained her metaphorical wings (and legal residency in Mexico YAYYY), she is welcoming YOU into the recesses of this extraordinary personal metamorphosis.Within the pages of To Be A Butterfly, The Caterpillar Has to Die, you will encounter 30 passionate poetic expressions that provide authentic and soul-stirring commentary on a number of pressing issues of our time, combined with a very colorful and most unique personal experience. It is sure to trigger. It is sure to entertain. It is sure to provide much intellectual stimulation with the following provocative and taboo topics: GIFT OF THE QUINQUAGENARIAN Meditation on EldershipTHE GR8 AMERIKKKAN CIRCUS Meditation on PoliticsINSIDE DUNGEON WALLS Meditation on EvilOUR EGREGORE Meditation on CommunityENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE HATERS Med. on EnergyTransmutationHIP HOP IS A PSYCHE OP Meditation on PsychologyFIND SOME GOD SPACE Meditation on Spiritual GroundingABORIGINAL ASCENSION Meditation on Ancestral HealingMY ART WAS MY ANTIDOTE Meditation on Art TherapyI STILL BELIEVE IN LOVE Meditation on Divine PartnershipPROTECT ALL LIFE Meditation on Holistic HealthTHE SLIPPERY PATH OF THE EMPATH Meditation on BoundariesMY DREAM GENIE Meditation on ManifestationSINGING AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS Meditation on Self-ExpressionBANISHING THE BS Meditation on Personal SpaceI. AM. FREE. Meditation on SovereigntyMAGIC WOMAN MAKING MOVES Meditation on WombmanhoodDAUGHTER OF THE CROSSROADS Meditation on Papa Esu ElegbaOVER IT Meditation on Critical ThinkingSTOP WEEPING ALREADY Meditation on Ancestral TraumaREBIRTH IN BAHIA Meditation on Living My DreamsPUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Meditation on Self-RespectRETURN TO SENDER Meditation on Protection MagicBEWARE THE FAKE ASS NARCISSIST Meditation on Broken MenTIFFANI HAD EPIPHANIES Meditation on ClairsentienceCACHOEIRAS (Waterfalls in Portuguese) Meditation on Sweet WatersTHE INCURABLE DRAPETOMANIAC Meditation on Guerilla TacticsGENERATIONAL CURSE Meditation on Family SicknessTHINK CRITICALLY MORE Meditation on IntelligenceTHE POISONOUS POLARITIES OF RACISM Meditation on Mental IllnessShadow Work or The process of healing trauma can easily be compared to this transformation that takes place in the butterfly life cycle. The caterpillar enters achrysalis and begins to dissolve into a gooey substance that then rebuilds into a majestic butterfly. 🦋This cocooning phase is essential for the transformation process, but it’s a most challenging one. We’re forced into an intense isolated experience where we are required to face the suppressed emotions and pain that has been held deep within the unconscious. And it is from this place that we find our true POWER! As an African- American woman, Mariposa Maát has alot to get off of her chest so BUCKLE UP for a WILD RIDE! Read more