Find Your Right Playmates – Temple of Isis Video

Once upon a time, my ex wisely said “Dominique, I can’t be your everything!”. I must have been disappointed that he wouldn’t attend an event with me or share my passion in some interest.

He was absolutely right!

Relying on one person to satisfy all our needs is a recipe for disaster.

Often, what you think you need from another is something it would be healthy to give to yourself. For example, if you’re looking for love, how can you love yourself more in this moment?

But that’s not really what I wanted to discuss here.

Today, I wanted to share how thrilled I was to have found the ideal playmate for a vision I received while at Ananda Assisi this summer.

The ease & grace with which this co-creation came about was the fulfillment of a dream I’d have for a few years to create a music video.

My efforts in the past had been thwarted by weather, logistics, etc. – group projects that lingered in my “mental wish list” for months until they just dissipated.

So WOW! how grateful I was for this creative bliss with the perfect playmate, Rose Saegusa, a classmate in my Transformative Arts Certification Program at the Academy of Art, Creativity & Consciousness.

From start to finish, this project took 5 days, in my spare time.

Here’s how it happened.

• We attended the Ananda Joy Choir concert in the temple one evening. I’d asked the director, Peter Treichler, if I could record some songs for possible use in a video. Only about half the choir was there that night, but he generously said yes.
• Both Rose and I resonated with the song “In the Temple of Isis”.
• I woke up the next day with a vision of her dancing outside the temple.
• Before morning meditation, Sanjaya shared a prayer to the Divine Mother that paired wonderfully with the song. It turns out he wrote it and gave me permission to use it.
• I knew from what Rose was processing in class that week, that she’d be up to dancing in a video.
• I asked.
• She answered “When & where!”.
• I replied: “5 am Saturday, before the yoga classes in the temple and our class trip to Assisi.”
• She agreed!
• I had most of my shots figured out before she arrived. She came up with some brilliant additions.
• We shot it all within a couple of hours as the sun got higher in the sky.
• Then I spent about 20 hours playing with the footage and new special effects I’d gotten access to by upgrading to the Pro version of CapCut on my phone.
• Rose gave some excellent editing notes, a skill I also called upon for future projects.

Et voilà! Enjoy the fruits of our co-creative play in this 5-minute Temple of Isis music video.

I’m used to co-creating with Spirit without delay after receiving an inspiration – when it just involves me .

It’s harder with fellow human beings because of a multitude of practical and other reasons.

This experience was absolutely and completely (yes, they mean the same thing) fulfilling!

What fun! what creativity!

Is it perfect? Of course not!

But when that week was followed by a week of hazy white skies, a different flow pattern in the fountain,  and bare rose bushes, I was so relieved we’d acted on our inspiration while it was fresh and our enthusiasm high.

Thank you Rose for being the perfect playmate for this project.

Do you rely on your romantic partner, family member, or best friend to be your everything?  To satisfy all your emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical needs?

Or do you try to do it all on your own, refusing to ask for help or invite others to play with you?

We need a team and the courage to develop one.

Making friends can be a challenge when our efforts seem one sided or people decline our invitations for a play date.

Don’t give up. It’s all about finding the right playmates for the kinds of play you’d like do.

Some may love to go kayaking with you but would hate to visit a museum. Some may love going out for coffee while others would rather walk & talk on a nature trail. And others may simply need a lot more alone time than you.

Finding the right playmates is a key to health and happiness. 

So what do you need?

How can you invite that into your life?

I wish you the best in both finding and nurturing the friendships and collaborations that will add the quality you seek in your life.