Moonly Review 🌑 Abundance All Around

Where Michał explores Brazil and is showered with its abundance.

Hi there, from a train heading towards the Traditional Dream Factory. After a month in Antarctica/Chile and a month in Brazil it's time for some European adventures and it feels both strange and not-strange-at-all to be on the Old Continent again.

As I've been flying over the Atlantic my subconscious was trying to process all that has happened on the Other Side. But flights are just way too fast. While my body is definitely here, my spirit still has quite some way to catch up with it. Perhaps this electronic letter will help to reunite the two?

Soo... Brazil. I was really curious what it has to offer, and the wildcard below sums it up pretty well:

My plan was to avoid big cities and explore nature. The journey started with visiting my friends Chris & Raissa in TIWA - a new-born project stewarding a 300ha (soon to be 700ha) of Atlantic Rainforest, apparently the most biodiverse forest in the world.

Darya and I were the guinea pigs prototyping what it means to be a guest/volunteer in TIWA. As a Catalyst Wizard (at your service, 🎩!) I've supported the core team of four with a series of wildcard sessions aimed at gathering context of the current state of the project, clarifying the vision, identifying challenges, and suggesting next steps to move towards the big vision effectively.

The result was a 4-page Wizard Report (my business coach would be proud) planting the seeds for a long term collaboration. Long story short - I'm planning to go back to TIWA in October to develop an art residency & stewardship program working towards building a permanent immersive art installation focused on forest education. It feels amazing to bring my mix of skills into this beautiful project, and bring more energy into the art pathway of my life.

During my stay in TIWA I had the first opportunity to spend time with the indigenous people from the Guarani tribe. The meeting touched me deeply. While I found it quite difficult to relate to their mode of being (it feels completely different from what I know) I could feel a lot - including the deep sadness, which seemed derived from the result of what our "wonderful" culture did to theirs - the classic mix of rape and plunder ⚔️. I can't even imagine what the indigenous went through to survive until today. Instead of focusing on living in harmony with nature and cultivating mega-abundant forests they are forced to play the games of ownership and get brainwashed through the so-called "education". While I sit with this pain I also feel the light and abundance of nature, shining through their songs. And there were sooo many songs. In fact, visiting Tiwa somehow liberated my voice, which felt absolutely wonderful.

Here's a beautiful moment around a gigantic Kopaiba tree, with my favourite Guarani song which can be roughly translated as the forest singing that it is always there waiting for you.

I also had the opportunity to join a non-classical Daime ceremony with Ayahuasca served as a honey - a rare and amazing experience. After my Bufo ceremonies three years ago I felt that Aya is my next master plant teacher and it was clear that I want to do it in Brasil. I'm so glad that I waited. In two ceremonies, I went through my limiting beliefs, lack of self-worth, scarcity mindset, and other shadows and purged it with delight and support of a wonderful group of people. The native songs kept on flowing, and I found myself tuned into the familiar field with my voice fully open. Such a beautiful moment and it will stay with me for a long time. I get shivers now just writing about it.

The next step - an expedition on a Holopuni Canoe - a traditional 4-people vessel from Hawaii designed to row, sail and surf (yes, surf the waves like a surfboard). So we went to Bahia, hopped into the canoe and went South for 2 days learning how to play with this amazing vessel.

The mix of rowing, sailing and surfing is just perfect. Rowing sent me into a meditative embodied state, sailing is just sooo nice and fast, and surfing is pure excitement. And after all the time on tall ships it felt so good to be very close to the water.

Next stop - Piracanga - an intentional community in a paradise setting, right next to a river and a beach, that transformed into a community village. It's a fantastic place to chill. I also had my community builder hat on and gathered context of the place - learning about the different stages of its evolution and the current state of dynamic equilibrium. To me, the current iteration of Piracanga feels more like a village neighbourhood with a very strong community culture and infrastructure and it felt like a perfect model for me. I definitely took some notes for my upcoming book writing project (more on that later).

Next stop - Itacaré - a cute surfer town eaten alive by tourists. We stopped there for one night (which already reached my capacity for the place) as my shaman Brian played his new album on a beach party and then evacuated ourselves South to Serra Grande - a beautiful tiny town and a hub for the local "alternative" community.

It's kinda funny - the "alternative" community is very much my day-to-day reality. Connecting to "my people" in Brasil only reinforced the insight that the mainstream just doesn't make any sense, and I am very happy not to be living within it. Projects like TIWA, Piracanga, TDF, and others definitely have their shadows, and yet the quality of life they offer and the positive impact they create are worth all the challenges. And I'm very excited to be playing my part in creating a world full of amazing projects.

On the last day in Brasil I planted a seed on a dream beach, bringing all the energy from this incredible voyage and placing it back into the world. I feel so full of light and love and gratitude. It's a great feeling. The next step is of course to embody the upgrades as I journey through Europe. I feel ready!

The path seems to be unfolding wonderfully for this next months. A quick visit to TDF to reconnect with one of my homes, and then I head to Switzerland to write a book about building thriving neighbourhoods. If you feel like a last-minute hop-in, then send me a message - our mastermind still has some spots left 😎.

Then it's time for Berlin and another Enspiral Gathering, Barcelona and creating a deck of cards for Microsolidarity, Amsterdam and building an artcar for Nowhere, and then finally heading to Azores to spend some quality time with my favourite islands in June.

And then the Burn season starts again. I just got my ticket for Nowhere (building another ship in the dessert with my lovely barrio Sheepy Ship and then another sailing burn - Muddy Tales 2, the return of the mud (here's the video from the first Muddy Tales). Wanna join any of this adventures? You know where to find me.

Finally, I got 2 out of 3 rolls of my analogue photos from Antarctica developed and there are some real goodies in there. I'm so happy I took the step to get an analogue camera for this trip. It gives me sooo much pleasure!

The next step is to make a short video trailer... There's just sooo much footage to go through. But hey, it's gonna be worth it! And I see already that the crew for the next Antarctic trip is slowly forming… Let me know if you want to be a part of it 🧊⛵️.

Infinite Love and Light,
Michał