Sky Woman Myth

What if myths were real? What if I was part of a myth, and a myth was part of me? That feels so big to be part of a myth, and even bigger to allow mythology to move through me and transform me. When I first moved to Mountain View, CA over a decade ago, I took up residency on Promethean Way. When I initially moved into the home, there was a natural draw to the street, the name, the lineage, and the origin; but at the time I did not know why. According to some mythological stories, Prometheus was the titan who was cursed by Zeus for gifting man with fire. This tool would allow man to cook, to increase warmth, to see, to explore; it not only gave man the ability to survive, but also the possibility to advance, to grow, and to evolve. In turn,
I think of the downward descent from the upper worlds down into the lower worlds akin to the movement from higher levels of conscious awareness toward the lower states of being. Falling into the earth, Sky Woman must slow down her vibrations to match those of the physical earth vibrational state. As Sky Woman falls through the earth, she is rebirthed into a new world, new environment, and new creatures. She is forced to surrender into the fall with literally nothing to grasp
As mentioned before with the creation myths, at one point the god or creature would disappear and dissolve in order for he child or creation to lean on his / her own. The separation stage is for individuation, for the individual to develop autonomy and one’s own personal identity. The transformation of my dive into the deep mythical waters is still in process. I find myself currently in the liminal state, in the state of in between. I am the Sky Woman in mid-descent. I am Toan who has not yet returned to the village of his tribe. I am Prometheus in the liminal space between death and rebirth. As awkward as a child attempts to navigate his or her surroundings, the grace is found in the liminal space and finding comfort in the uncomfortable. Working with the mythic tales and themes has offered comforting normalization at times, as well as challenges for me to push up against. There is not right answer, and I know that I do not know the answers but to follow the story and see where it