Wandering around Main Street I did catch the scent of sage and incense. Behind the hotdog stand sits the “Sturgis Serenity Building” and The Giving Goat Crystal Shop. Sturgis’s version of a wellness center complete with weekly AA meetings, Taoism, Buddhism, crystals and incense.
The Giving Goat Crystal Shop has everything for your spiritual journey while attending the rally. I’m not trying to mock anyone’s practice or path in life, but I need to ease into this anima stuff. The shop keeper begins to “sage” me after I let her know about my quest for Third Eye knowledge. That’s a lot of what the Third Eye Chakra has to do with. Wisdom, spirituality, and intuition are all part of having a balanced 6th Chakra. While bikes and bikers exhale poisonous vapors outside, we discuss awareness, concentration and agility. I’m even cool with a little Drishti and some Soadalite crystal for the trip.
What would you wish for, reprieve from the heat or the nasal stinging miasma? Riding today feels like leaning into a hair dryer. The stench is making my eyes tear, all three of them. Long smears of cow shit spilling from cattle trucks hide the road stripes. The mystery moisture hitting my arms and mouth is no longer a mystery. These cows smelled better on the grills around Sturgis. There are a multitude of Sturgis smells I would consider pleasant right now. Funnel cakes and exhaust would be a welcome relief.
I wish I bought some incense, I’d be chewing it right now. While tuning my Third Eye, eyes one and two are seeing traffic back on the road. Playing “Eye Spy” alone on a motorcycle wasn’t working but I spy some runaway bovines. A group of calves have decided to make a break for it and hit the road. I was spending the morning trying to identify roadkill and saw a couple yoga poses on the shoulder. I haven’t seen cobra or dolphin yet, but I don’t need to be responsible for cow pose.
Bold little calves, making me slow down to a stop while they stroll down the hot road. One calf decides to lock third eyes with me (and a stomach or two) as we transcend to a higher frequency. Just as the “little boss” and I share some playful wisdom, Trigger discharges a blast from her pipes. Loud pipes save lives and sometimes make you laugh. The sluggish calves just walk to the side. Little Boss, leaps into the air kicking like Bodacious. The calf’s tantrum sends him to the ground while the others look on almost smiling and laughing. Little Boss picks his head up with what might have been a smile. Calves these days.
Id like to imagine those little calves got away but there’s cowboys here to encourage the herd mentality. I do hope those little fugitives got a big old cow chuckle today and they can look back at it as life devolves. A world of terror awaits on the way to the Sturgis grills. Maybe today they got to eat grass and laugh about Little Boss and his playful scare. Maybe with some of that Third Eye wisdom they decide to cut and run when night falls.
Moving up the Chakra wheels and trying to comprehend a oneness with the Universe might change ones diet. I’ve certainly had to rethink what I’m having for lunch today but I’m not getting rid of this leather jacket.
Safety Third