Lately, It seems more and more people are becoming aware of their spiritual energy and discovering how to subside their ego.
I noticed my spiritual awakening accelerate when I was living in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. I left my teaching Job in Alice Springs (Australia) and embarked on a nomadic journey to North America. After arriving in Vancouver uninspired by the city vibe, I booked a Greyhound Bus to Fernie in the Rocky Mountains. I then gained employment as a Hotel night audit in a nearby town called Banff. After a few weeks into my job, weird shit started happening. One night, I was doing my routine check of the building and while down in the kitchen making some coffee... Ring, ring, ring... the kitchen phone rang... This would be normal if someone had transferred a call from the reception, but I was the only one on duty... Simply put, the kitchen phone could not ring unless a call was manually diverted from the front desk. I picked up the phone and heard breathing... calm, slow but regular. I said "Yo"... no response. I put down the phone to resume my routine building check. Alarmed as I was, I tried to remain calm and accept the experience for what it was. Yes, I was nervous to encounter more superstitious activity but I gained confidence in the ideas I was developing for my music.
Most of my time on night shift was spent writing lyrics for some new songs I was working on. The auditing job took about 2 hours and I would then focus on songwriting. I found that being alone and awake while the crowed was asleep gave me an alternative perspective. Night after night and out of the corner of my eye, I would see random glimpses of shapes and light, cautious and careful, not really nocturnal, the depth of night felt somewhat abnormal.
Looking back and reflecting on this, I am convinced that during this time my spiritual awakening very much 'kicked in'. I was becoming more conscience of unfamiliar energy around me and I started getting some extremely good musical ideas. I simply believe that the spirits of the rocky mountains were communicating messages they wanted me to share through my songs. I remember resigning from my job so casually... I simply told the boss "I can't work anymore Daren, I have to have fun and snowboard all winter so I can write the songs I've been mentally crafting. This was a change in me, previously I would have been more rigid and 'responsible' of my financial situation... But I didn't care! I was over the routine of it! It was time to harness the project of self love.
I then loaded my van and headed for a ski resort called Big White. I rented a bunk bed in a share house with a very random bunch of individuals. We each had our own guilty pleasures and each tempted each other with our crave for certain flavors. Most living in our house were not working jobs, we were simply there to enjoy ourselves, each other & snowboarding. This new paradigm of not having to turn up to a job and being able to do what ever I wanted all day was amazing. I would get up early, read my book, eat breakfast and stretch. I would then gear up and go snowboarding all day. Living in the moment finally became the only priority. We all hated the system and the way particular people need to be in control. We were flying high baby! Any yeah of course.. There was Mary, Molly, Charlie and Shrooms all assisting us in our day to day recreation. One night, my friend Jack and I executed a bender and found ourselves still racking lines at sunrise.. we decided to merge the days and head out snowboarding. Full of adrenaline and narcotics, we were killing it! Until I ended a run and came into the lift line to only collide with another snowboarder... Yeah... I broke my leg... Displaced my knee & hip... I went down and stayed there. I didn't feel much pain though, I think the cocaine in my system had taken care of that. I just laid there, broken physically and beginning to break mentally. My snowboarding season was over, My leg was fucked... Ski patrol took me to the Doctor who gave me painkillers, useless advice and a bill of $300 for the visit.
For the next 4 weeks I was immobilized, confined to the couch and my bottom bunk bed. No way was I able to go snowboarding. Within a day my world turned from absolutely amazing to pain, frustration and boredom. I then poured all of my time into songwriting and made some serious progress. I smoked a lot of marijuana and fell deeper into my illusions. With not much personal space, My mind began to break, I was losing care for my well-being and yet again the only positive thing I could hold onto was music. I continued consuming more and more drugs in an attempt to entertain myself and escape the mental isolation I felt brewing within. It was then I met a friend who introduced me to a substance called DMT. He told me it would awaken my spirit and provide answers as to why my situation had become so chaotic. Straight away I was interested. I went home to my cubby house bunk bed, packed a pipe full of DMT and smoked it. Astonishment completely overwhelmed me, I journeyed right back to the source of existence. It felt as though I was back in the most familiar place, the place my soul existed before entering this human experience. I was reminded that my soul had initially come here to inspire others to awaken and contribute towards raising the vibration of the human race. After coming back to what we call reality, I literally could not comprehend what had just happened. All I knew was that my purpose was defined and I began to understand why I am so drawn to music. DMT reassured me that Music and songwriting is the avenue I must take to inspire others and embrace peace, love and happiness.
After a few years of rehabilitation, I feel very much awake. I am eating plant based food, meditating daily and feel very positive about the path ahead. I have a new album of music in the final stages of production called 'The Choice Is Yours' that will serve as an inspiration to those who listen. When the album is ready, I will take it everywhere and anywhere in an attempt to present it to the world. I believe the human race must raise the vibrational frequency of planet Earth if we are to have any hope of creating a sustainable future.
