ANTE
Naked Heart is a Burning Man Camp where new ways of being, relating and connecting are prototyped and broadcast.
A large piece of our work happens internally within each of us. We have lived our lives accepting the stories that we have been told. We have entrenched them bodily as “TRUTH”. It takes a radical, intentional and physical act to shift that story. Naked Heart makes that opportunity clear and present and available to each of you as you elect to enter into this journey.
Before we go much further down this Rabbit Hole, take some moments to view this piece of consciousness from a woman who has lived it:
Amanda Palmer TED Talk— insight into the connection available in gifting
When you Ante into Naked Heart, you are making a statement to the Universe. You are opening yourself to receive what you most need even when you do not yet know what that thing might be. Your Ante is NOT a transaction. It is our transactional model which is keeping many of us stuck in a limited Universe of scarcity.
This is the primary reason that our Ante has a sliding scale. There is no upper limit to the amount which you may Ante, but there is a suggested range based upon when you Ante up. We have found that some people Ante at a higher amount because they are Grateful for what they have received in the past. Often those who Ante the most are those who have never camped with us. They are simultaneously grateful for the opportunity to join us and very expectant about what they might receive. It has been my personal observation that those who do choose to Ante more are often wildly rewarded by the Universe in what they receive.
There are probably many mutually conflicting theories as to what is at work with this system. I just know it works and I am offering it to all of you as both an opportunity and an edge. Use it for your own growth or resist it for your own growth. Your choice.
When I was working actively as a Transformational Massage Therapist, I would often encounter clients who had a scarcity of Love in their lives. I think that this may be more prevalent in our communities than we care to recognize. It is a common human response that in the lack of something, we go out to “get” some of that. That may work for food, but it doesn’t work so well for Love. That is because Love is not a thing, it is a flow.
Paradoxically, I would counsel my massage clients to give what they did not have. When there is no Love in your life, Give Love. When you give what you do not have it opens the valve, the flow begins. The wider you open the valve the more love can flow in BOTH directions. The reason you felt bereft, unseen, unloved is because you were viewing FLOW with a transactional lens.
We see this occurring when we give workshops. Each year there are those who think that leading a workshop should count as a work shift. That is transactional thinking. The opposite is true. When you give a workshop as an act of genuine giving, you benefit far more than any of those in attendance. The opportunity to lead a workshop is a Gift from Naked Heart to you. The doors that open for you in your life off playa by virtue of having led that workshop are without measure and beyond pricing. There is something else at work here and my invitation to you is to step as fully into it as your edge will allow.
Naked Heart is a Burning Man Camp where new ways of being, relating and connecting are prototyped and broadcast.
Scarcity or Abundance— It is your choice.... and your future depends upon it.