My Name is Captain Sweep and I started this tribe because there were two people, Roger and Rudy who I thought had work that needed more exposure. I love the communication medium and a slow way to exchange ideas around topics of interest. Light and enlightenment are topics that are crucial to understand in one's spiritual journey.

There are so many funny things that have occured that it is almost impossible to choose the funniest one. They usually involve me 'trying' to be spiritual but awareness into my igornance is usually what is the result.

I was in a workshop with a Guri from India on Pranayam (sp?) and he was this little dude that glowed as powerfully as anyone I have seen. He could do about 30 sun salutations in under a minute. It was a two day workshop. On the opening friday night he had talked about the virtues of fasting and I thought that was a great idea so I decided in the moment to start.

So we were doing breathing exercises during Saturday. By the time Sunday came along it was getting pretty intense. I hadn't eaten anything or drank any water. In the middle of one of the exercises I completely passed out. The next 15 minutes of the workshop was disrupted removing Capatin Sweep from the floor.

The friend I came with thought it was pretty funny. The Yogi said that next time I should drink water...

The first funny thing I can think of (I'm sure I'll remember more) is catching my hair on fire during an initiation ritual. Luckily it was a very hot night and my hair was wet with sweat (we worked sky-clad), so only the top layer singed.

Here goes! In the summer of 1990 I went to the ashram at Gurudev Siddha Peeth (Siddha Yoga) in Ganespuri, India about 2 hours (on a good day) north of Bombay and spent 23 days in the company of the Guru, Gurumayi Chidvalasanda. Truly uplifting!

While there, I attended the "Blue Pearl Course", which was basically a meditation intensive. The Swami in charge of the course informed us that when we went for lunch we were to say 10 "Om Nama Shivia" chants prior to taking each bite of our meal. So there I was in the dining hall eating away, doing my 10 Om nama shivia's before each bite.

A little background: I had been receiving crystal and channelling sessions from a medium in my home town during the period before I left. One of the benefits of these sessions was that my third eye had been opened and my awareness of spirit was significantly enhanced.

Continuing on then: Some time during my meal, the Swami, having finished her meal, walked out of the hall passing my table. She did not say anything or even give me a glance, yet I quite distinctly heard her say (third eye, regarding my chant before each bite), "If you missed one, I didn't notice."

love and light,