PELE

Pele is the soul of Kilauea, the sacred volcano at the heart of the Hawaiian islands. In preparing a performance, Karina McAbee, who lived in Hawaii, dreamed of Pele. Karina envisioned one of the great elemental builders of our planet, the fiery Creatrix birthing new lands from the Earth's hot, molten core.

There are stories of mystical encounters with Pele and Her mountain. Karina told us about a pebble she took from Kilauea. Not long afterward, she said, she felt agitated, it was harsh to her touch. Climbing back up the mountain, Karina returned what was Pele's to Pele. Leaving, she felt peaceful again.

PELE
by Karina McAbee

I am Pele Honua Mea
I come from the fiery heart of the Earth

I erupted in the ocean many years ago.
In ecstasy, I spewed my lava into the sea
in clouds of red, and black.

Slowly I built the tallest mountains in the world....
the islands you call Hawaii.

I give you the beauty of my lands.
Honor me and my sacred mountain, Kilauea.
Take not one small rock from my body!
Do not violate me! Or feel my wrath!

You call me capricious, violent.
My fires are the fires of Creation!
Shaping new islands, new land
My eruptions deep in the sea
stir the great waters, stir the air

I, Pele Honua Mea stir the cauldron of life!
Rising from the core of the Earth,
Rise from the core of your being

Use your anger now
dissolve old patterns and fears
barriers to your true expression.
begin again in new and fertile ground!

Ignite! Be transformed
at this time of the great change!
Arise and dance with me!

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