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Did you know that the etymology of the word “passion” comes from the Latin origin “pati”, which means “suffer”? With this new understanding, we can view the word passion in a new light. We can start to graft new shoots onto an ancient wisdom.
The elusive void that artists often call “melancholia” can birth a new brand of intelligence. Once we unearth these very old parables and decipher their true meanings, we can finally transcend the limiting beliefs.
Transcendence never negates what has come before; it always finds a way to integrate its true value while at the same time adding new dimensions and insights to the original form. (It also, by the way, deletes all the stuff that is unnecessary).
This manifests in us a strong desire to express this unknown stirring of emotions.
To unveil this fundamental truth, we have to reach back into our memories, and observe the world through the lenses of childhood.
As children, we overindulge ourselves to fulfill these bottomless cravings to satisfy our hunger – Beginning with nourishment; the suckling of our mother’s milk, the blending of sweetness and warmth that become powerful longings as we grow up.
Do we ever recreate the perfect experience? No. We seek to serve and satisfy this urgency that is burning within our bodies. It tangles up all of our senses and leaves us confused about where it is all rooted. It’s the untamed sacred fire gone wild. It destroys and consumes you until you cultivate the small flame.
As children, we simply go back on that swing. As adults, much of it is synthesized through the food we ingest – this is deeply linked to our survival as a species: The fear of lacking. Once our primal fears are reawakened, they make us hoard any substances to avoid decay, which turns out, precipitate decay.
These seedling fears are deeply embedded into our genes and are always metamorphosing themselves through addictions we carry into adulthood – Addictions that are cloaked under the veil of passion.
Being attentive to the cause – the realization that the madness of many artists is rooted in consumption becomes your only salvation. Some, ridden by sadness, even create their best work under these addictions, which inevitably also contribute to their demise. This is where the story of the insanely passionate human begins; right at the gate of suffering.
As we start to remember these strange words: sacrifice and suffering, we realize how these two words govern the world of passion.
To bring about transformation, you can now graft new shoots on these old roots. You have to embrace your suffering (your passion) in order to use it to serve the good. You have to sacrifice passion to end the suffering. Humans are forever spinning inside that hamster wheel, and there, buried in old deformed religious texts and words, truth is revealed to us.
Natasha "Tash" Jean-Bart is a curator of ethos who alchemically synthesises the world through her senses. Through her writings, she seeks herself, and by design, the words transcend the page to make their imprints on those who also seek themselves. Born in 1971 in Montreal, Canada, Natasha has been dancing professionally for over 30 years. Her love and dedication in learning the street dances taking root from the early beginnings of what created Hip Hop culture led her to connect and learn from the creators and pioneers of the culture internationally. In 2005, she was nominated Head Judge of Hip Hop International (HHI) Street Dance competition, a position she held for six years. That same year she also landed a lead role as Lady Madonna in The Beatles “LOVE” by Cirque Du Soleil at the MGM Mirage in Las Vegas. Natasha is a connector and has created hundreds of opportunities for artists and companies alike. In 2011, she co-founded the Wättssoul company with her husband, Ghislain Malardier. Driven by their desire to help and mentor a new generation of artists, this dynamic duo has inspired and established a social platform promoting free expression of the arts by creating a network and community with a mission to inspire the world to re-imagine life through art. The company now produces the Las Vegas Locking Camp and invests time and resources to sponsor international community events that promote artistic growth and culture awareness. "Tash" mother of four and grandmother of three, still travels internationally in order to pass on the knowledge she accumulated throughout the years to a new generation of dancers. She is still studying and training with the pioneers and forever will be a student of the culture.
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