When I heard the news that Heath Ledger was found dead, I shrieked. One of the few men in Hollywood that seemed to have a solid foundation in being a MAN, is gone. This is devastating for many people who idolized Heath as one of the greatest budding actors of all time. But with every tragedy, there is a lesson, something we can learn.
The gift of this event can be to look at what is acting and why we idolize actors. We idolize actors because they take us to places in our hearts and minds we are not practiced to go. Invoking fear, lust, passion, vitriol…actors pull us into emotions and feelings we would rather forget or only hope to experience. or so we THINK.

I want to share with you a tool called Sacred Theatre “that provides a framework for exploring the possibilities of enjoying life as a work of performance art. It is a way of looking at the world and yourself that invites you to dedicate your own life to a sacred audience, and play it fully with passion and power.”

I think we as a planet of human beings, would be much better off, healthier, more balanced if we spent our time learning about the different kinds of stages we create for ourselves, realizing that anything that has ever happened to us is with us now and take the time to heal that, instead of watching someone else play out the hurts and joys of our own hearts.

So, Heath is gone. Many will mourn. Men and women alike will feel the loss, for he was a gorgeous man who appealed to the tenderness in women as well as the virility in men. Rare, so rare in this day and age. And yet, maybe it is a calling for us to wake up to where we are acting in our lives, locate our own unique gifts, express our hidden faces and masks that we think are too awful to express.

And maybe then, something so confusing, sad and devastating can give birth to greater awareness and deeper love.

Namaste.