Shamanic Pathways 02 - About emugirl.

[moonvoice]

I was describing the story of the emugirls, as I had learnt them, to a fellow artist and user on DeviantArt, and it occurred to me that it wouldn't hurt to share them here too.

I first met a solo emugirl by a stand of sheoaks or casuarina trees. She was hiding in one of the lower branches, and materialised wild and shaggy. Her eyes were bright, large and lucid. Her mane of hair continued down her back and flared out at her hips, like that of the actual emu. And like the emu, her feathers were doubled onto one shaft.

She didn't say anything, but smiled with her impossibly wide mouth. The smile widened and I saw she had no teeth. I smiled back, and she nodded, and I nodded, and we went out separate ways. I felt warmed. I had never read about emugirls anywhere and to this day I don't know if they exist, and I don't claim that they are real to anyone but me. I often wonder what would happen if someone else tried to contact them in the otherworlds.

Recently, in the semi-rural suburb I find myself living in now, I travelled in a journey-state across the lands and came to a plain of kanya, balga, lechenaultia and grey sands. There, I saw 9/10 emugirls, slight and frail, but shaggy and wild all the same, come together in a circle under the stars, and begin singing to the stars. It was the strangest song I had ever heard, filled with the bass 'OOM' sounds that emus make, but also high-pitched girl's voices in unison and harmony. They didn't sing any song I knew, but the melody was simple and soaring. I wanted to know what they were doing, but out of respect I left them alone and cherished that I had witnessed this event.

I don't know if there are emuboys, I don't know if there are emuwomen and men. I don't know much at all. I only know that when I communed with the land-wights of Koondoola and they suggested I honour them through my gift of artwork, emugirl was the second spirit who immediately came to mind.

I hope to meet her, and others, again some day.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_graywolf_/]

A very striking portrait of such an interesting figure!

I don't know.. her portrait reminds me of something you'd see in the movie 'MirrorMask'.. which is such eye-candy

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen Mirrormask, but heh, I want to look into it now!

[secrets-n-lies.livejournal.com]

definitely see it, it's a visually amazing movie!

[singingnettle.livejournal.com]

Reminds me a little of Charles de Lint's crowgirls.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

I only just started reading Charles de Lint a little while ago, and I feel that - despite what he says in interviews - he's very in touch with otherworldly beings. Even if he only views them as archetypes...

[crowebasalt.livejournal.com]

emugirls are so fascinating to me. thank you for introducing them to us.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reading! I got the impression from emugirl as I drew her (or at least this particular one), that she likes people to think she is pretty. So I think she likes being introduced to people as well.

[lady-jem.livejournal.com]

Awesomeness.