Never forget

 ~ Erin & her niece Madison ~
Bodega Bay  ~ July 2013

Never forget

Life is a dream
To create as you choose
So choose from your heart
And you never shall lose
The magic of YOU
Manifested in form
Which is
Pure joy,
Delight,
Passion,
Love -
These adorn,
The radiance of your essence
The truth of your soul
As an infinite being
Here to
Play
Dance
and
Grow
Please never forget
You are loved and adored
Spirit cherishes YOU
As its greatest reward!

*****~~~~~*****~~~~~*****

Dedicated to my niece Madison.

And to all of the magical dreamers out there, who are here to love this world into a new paradigm of heaven on earth.  

Namaste.

Erin

My experience of RISING ... will you CELEBRATE with me?

Twenty-six years ago I met a man who would change the course of my life.  

Of course I did not know this then, as a young, sensitive, passionate yet insecure girl of eleven.  

I did not know then what lay ahead of me in the ensuing years during and after his contact with me ... 

-the confusion

-the pain

-the emotional isolation 

-the lack of ownership of my own body and being

-the continual feeling that there was something so very wrong with me because of what had been done to me without my consent

-a deep shame about my body

-feeling powerless and afraid, with no idea how to create the boundaries I needed to protect myself and take care of my own needs

-feeling worthless and shut-down

-feeling unsafe in the world

It was not only this experience of abuse with my dance teacher that created these feelings in me.  

There was a lot of negative imprinting from the professional-track ballet world as well.  Aspiring ballerinas are not valued for who they are and the uniqueness they bring, but rather for how well they ‘fit’ into a very narrowly defined idea of how they should look, dance, and behave.  

And while I wanted nothing more than to become a professional ballerina (with a desire burning so strongly within me, that it saw me through the physical, mental and emotional intensity of this all-consuming discipline), I had a very hard time ‘fitting in‘ to the mold that was required if one was to have the possibility of success.

My quest to be the best dance artist possible subjected me to a long, confusing path of trying to fit into what others decided they wanted, or needed, or preferred.  Feeling I must try as hard as I could to ‘become’ those things for them, if I was to ‘succeed’ in my chosen career path.  

(To simply call it a ‘career path’ feels ridiculous... I HAD to dance - I knew it from the time I was three years old - it chose me and the idea of doing anything else NEVER entered my heart-mind!).  

So many, many years of feeling inherently worthless as who I naturally was, and feeling a desperate need to be who others needed me to be, left their mark on me.  And caused me to be limited by fear, and insecurity, and indecision.  I just had no idea how to TRUST MYSELF.  Or VALUE MYSELF.  Or LOVE MYSELF.  

So for now, let’s fast-track to TODAY, twenty-six years after that fateful meeting.

I have claimed, truly, for the first time in my life, MY BEING - my sacred essence.

I have stood up, spoke up and rose up to take a stand for my WORTHINESS, my VALUE, my POWER, and my LOVE.  

I now see the infinite, beautiful perfection of my divine self.

My value is INHERENT in my being here on this earth.  

No one can take that away from me.

No one can GIVE that to me either.  

It is for ME to CLAIM.  

To honor, and to own.  

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In February of 2013 I participated in an event as part of the worldwide movement One Billion Rising, which was started by Eve Ensler to raise awareness around the abuse of women and girls and rise in solidarity against it.  

This was a seminal event for me.

I danced a solo improvisation.

One Billion Rising Live Interpretive Dance by Erin Parsley

I spoke (in public, for the first time since the court proceedings in 2009).

Erin Parsley shares "Why I am Rising"

I choreographed a group dance, and led a huge crowd of women and men to dance and rise up in solidarity for all victims of abuse.  

Erin Parsley leads "Break the Chain" for One Billion Rising

I encouraged people to find their worthiness, fall in love with themselves, and realize their inherent beauty and worthiness no matter what has happened to them.

I invite you to watch these videos, and to celebrate with me this amazing journey I have been on!              

                     

See the playlist here:  Erin Parsley participates in One Billion Rising

This is a turning point for me.  

This is the culmination of an intense, traumatic, yet transformative chapter in my life.  

And the start of a brand new chapter, one that is fresh with possibilities.

A chapter that I GET to WRITE from an ever-expanding place of freedom and clarity - the freedom and clarity that comes from truly LOVING and truly VALUING YOURSELF.

A NEW CHAPTER  where I am being led to SHARE what I have learned, and ASSIST OTHERS in claiming their own worth and in finding FREEDOM from their experiences, no matter how difficult or demeaning they have been.

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I appreciate each of you for taking the time to read this, for caring about me, for supporting me, and for everything that you are doing to bring more love, truth and beauty to our planet.

I am really excited to be bringing my new works, message and mission into the world!  

I have so much to share, and am working on bringing it all together in a way that will add value to others who are seeking to find and live the fullest expression of themselves in their lives.

There are many treasures I have gathered along the way while moving through this journey of healing and transformation.  I look forward to sharing them with you and others who may benefit.  

Please stay tuned as I unveil my new creations....  (coming soon!)

In the meantime, I would love to stay connected to you and to hear your comments, thoughts and feedback, either on my website, YouTube channel or my Facebook page.  Or email me!

All my love,

~ Erin ~

Erin Parsley

Dancer, Choreographer, Dance Educator, Poet

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Dancing Away Density

Dancing Away Density 

in the eternal moment of Now

So much to spin out of the Self...

stories, histories, experiences, emotions

perceptions, beliefs, identities,

thoughts, wishes, dreams, 

desires, wants, needs, hopes.

Dancing away the density

letting it all go

What will be left 

is the only essential thing:

one's Soul.

Journey Home

I Am the Voyager

Journeying 

Through Illusion

My compass pointed

Past Duality

Into the Quantum

Outside of time and space

Truth exists

Where the All

Is Always Everything

And never ends

As it did not begin

Where I cannot find

What I am looking for

Because it was never lost

It only appeared to be

I Am the Voyager

Journeying

Past Illusion

Into the Great Beyond

(I am taking my heart, and)

I will meet you there, my Love

Lunar eclipse (and the sphere of all possibilities)

Synchronicity

Gnosis

Angels surround you

Dreaming the answers

Finding the way

Head fighting

Heart guiding

Learning to listen

Asking

Receiving

Honoring joy

Honoring play

Trusting & opening

To divine intuition

Answers appearing...

The clues all around

Entering the zero point

Source of creation

Feminine ~ masculine

Dark ~ light

Perfect balance is found

keep your dreams alive...

keep your dreams alive...

for they are in divine escrow

waiting for you to allow them to be

waiting for you to open up to receive

waiting for you to raise your frequencies 

to become that which is in alignment

with all that you see

as your passionate & joyful possibilities!!

The Limitless Now

Within the 

universal field of love

time and space

dissolves

into

all that ever was

and ever will be,

right now.

In Your Eyes of Love I Am

In Your Eyes of Love I Am

The true reflection 

I could never see 

Until my own eyes 

Opened to Your glory 

Manifest in All Creation

Now I see You everywhere

And feel You in All

And especially, in Myself

Life vibrates with the frequency of 

Your Infinite Love 

The originating force of

The Universe

And all beings yearn

For the reflection of their true selves

As unique expressions of the 

One Divine Light

Little Friend

I gently touched 

the velvety soft petals

of a tiny purple flower

and she smiled

back at me

and

whispered a secret

that made my heart glad:

We love you as you love us.

New Dimensions

breathing in 

the breath of

Life

into every cell 

of my body

Invigorating

filling each 

molecule with

Light

the limitations of

this physical realm

Dissolve

Energy

expanding outward

into 

Infinite Being

the True Dimension

shedding all awareness

of Separation

transcending false perceptions

conditioned restrictions evaporate

the small self

a distant memory

in this space,

reveling 

in the

Truth

of who 

I AM

Seven Years....

the River of Life

Saturn Return

Done

Made it through

Not easy

Not easy at all

But worth it

For all the lessons 

learned and mastered

Transformed,

through the fire 

of experience 

into a truly 

New Creation

Ready, so very ready

to close that book,

with all its chapters

of pain, effort, and confusion

Relieved to be

Moving On

to new vistas

Where wide open expanses

of journeys into 

Spirit awaits

With joy and excitement

My soul calls me onward

Trusting ever so much more 

Than before

in the process of Life

Connected at all times 

to All That Is

through my Higher Self

who guides me -

She who Knows

and 

Is One

with 

the 

Infinite and 

Benevolent Universe

Time Now

indigo sky
hot pink moon
fires raging
change coming soon
energies rising
quickening time
consciousness calls us
transcend
constrained mind
awareness expanding
the heart blooming wide
vast love amplifying
the darkness will hide
deep trust
damning fear
the two realms divide
a new world awaits
come along for the ride

choose love
banish hate
there is no time
like now
as this great cycle ends
ascension opens
but how?
be humble
seek truth
live in thanks
every day
be still
know your heart
it will show you the way

small

very small

holding in 

energy still, not wishing to expend

or expand

wanting to be 

just be

not do, not think, not figure it out, not plan

just be

contracting my energetic circle

to include just a few

just those whom 

i trust

who

have been with me

through it all

and will be through it all to come

great spirit willing

so lucky am i 

to have met you

showing me other ways

than those with which i was conditioned

what is the point to life other 

than our spirit's evolution?

than our soul's satisfaction?

is that to be found in cultural ideas of success and meaning?

must we conform to being worthy, 

through ego enriching feats of accomplishment?

there is a vast universe that exists

beyond the fickle constructs of humans

we are trapped in mental fictions, 

a very small and limiting collectively agreed-upon reality

being told it is all there is, we know no better

and diminish our potential to meet those parameters

stepping outside of delineated borders

is a process, continual, 

needing attention

and intention

stepping outside of the prescribed realm 

leaves one exposed

(but free)

and so i draw my own energetic circle 

of being, which protects me 

while also connects me 

to the unlimited infinite of the universe

the true potential 

Gaia Rising

A gift of Grace

Was given to me
My eyes have been opened

So now may I see

A glimpse of the Truth

Of what is

And shall be ....

The old world decays

Rots away as it dies

Taking down with it those

Who clench tight 

To its lies.

The New Earth is rising

It is time for her now   

To cast off those

Who shun her

They will not be allowed

To stand in the way of

Her great destiny

All is moving ahead

Conscious energies expand 

Awake! Awake!

Arise from the dead!

Can you feel it, the change?

Can you hear it, the call?

It is time to go forth

In newness and light

As we walk in awareness

We then cannot fall.

The Great Shift is here

All the Universe awaits

Join with Gaia

Rise Up

As the hour is late

We are invited to align

With her vibrational state

Feel the flow

Open your soul

Evolution-accelerate...

the long view

contemplating stillness

outward in
timelessness existing
before all began
ancient trees standing
sheltering sky
me on the ground
watching birds as they fly
beauty becoming
the focus, the way
sacred path walking
going deeper each day
finding the meaning
in that which transcends
humans and culture
running straight to their end
opening perception
on history and time
taking the long view
reveals true timeline
humans are newborns
in the world of the real
Source animating
the universal life field