A Beginning: Goa

After

30 some-odd hours of traveling, 

dodging numerous questionable airline meals,

& many hours of journeying between

sleeping/waking states..

This is

our First sunrise in India,

 this photo was taken on our

way northward to Anjuna, Goa.

A magical land

 of intentional community, beautiful beaches & incredible opportunity for embodiment activations.

Goa, the origins of what is known as 'Goa Trance', 

a galloping & relentless form of electronic trance music which has inspired

a generation of techno, psychedelic trance & dubstep.

This land harbors some of the best dancefloors I have seen in india thus far.

With consistent full moon parties, yoga retreats, contact dance & performance arts festivals

this place is a melting pot of inspiration.

International Jedis, fire spinners, yogis, performance artists & empowered individuals 

from all walks of life gather here.

Above, a mural in 'Curlies', one of the clubs located right on the beach

that plays host to gatherings here in Anjuna, Goa.

Portraying

modern electronic dance culture, Shiva, Ganesha

& various other symbols in a rapturous presentation

which provokes an otherworldly sense about this place.

A video of the Upright Elephant Eared Taro plant,
`ape (pronounced ah-pay)

aka : Alocasia macrorrhizos,

which depicts the unfurling of these beautifully large leaves.

Extending upwards and expanding out to a width of

2 feet and a length of 4 feet

& sometimes larger.

This plant has been used as a food source for thousands of years,

the underground stem & root need to be cooked thoroughly
before consumption,

so as to break down the Calcium Oxalate crystals

which are liable to irritate human digestive tissue.

Indigenously;
 the bitter sap has been used topically to relieve irritated skin conditions &

the leaves have been used to wrap a feverish patient to
'frighten away the negative spirits causing'

the symptoms.