A SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE Back in March of 1997, Hale-Bopp visited the world we call the planet Earth. I was up at Diamond Point, most of you have heard Dunyasha talk about this place or have seen the Crystals that come from there, as it was our favorite digs, and we spent a lot of time up there. Her remains will rest with three of them. I spent the night watching this amazing display wander through the night sky. When dawn was breaking I drove down from the peak to go prospect a new area. I was amazed when I drove my pick into the ground and Crystals flew into the air. A mining claim was filed and mining began. Mark Yada showed up, and made himself an owner of the claim or at least that is what he told people when I was not there. You may have guessed by now Yada is not his real name. Mark could talk for an hour and not stop for air. Dunyasha and I were once sitting around camp with him, listening to a story he was spinning and it was my story, about something that was part of my life not his. He has stepped into my shoes many times and the funny thing is he was not the only one that has done this. Dunyasha and I had many chuckles about this. Get your own lives dudes. But I regress. I would spend weekends doing shows and digging during the week. One weekend I went to Sedona to do a show at the Art Mart parking lot which is now New Frontiers. Mark shows up with this group of people, one of them Dunyasha. She was looking at some quartz from Montana that I had left the dirt on; no one had ever given these Crystals a second look, except for her. She picked out the best ones and I was so impressed with this I gave her a sweet deal on them. I did not know it at the time, but she was very impressed with the guy sitting quietly in the corner of his booth. Mark had just moved in with Dunyasha and Ryan (A self appointed ass-ended master), an empty apartment, no pot to piss in and no food to eat. I ended up taking half the money I had in my pocket and buying them some food. When ever I came to town I stopped by to check on them. What a ragtag bunch they were, except for one. One day I was there and Mark was saying how he was going to the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show or as I call it, “The Bordello of Minerals”. I see this trapped person sitting across from me, so sad and so confined in this little space, a soul that longed to be free. I do not why I did this, but I asked her if she wanted to go. Ryan did not seem to care, so she said yes. This was one very happy person. This was our first trip to Tucson. She told me later that she went into the bathroom and pulled down her shirt to show off some cleavage, you know what, I never noticed. I guess I am not your normal guy; I will look into your soul before I see anything else. Dunyasha has the best one I have ever encountered. Soul that is. It may have been troubled, but so is mine. Caring souls are troubled souls. Over the next couple of years many things changed. One was that Dunyasha and Ryan split. Ryan asked what was going on between us; I should have told him that I was here to protect her from the demons that were trying to capture her soul. If anyone truly knew me, they would know that I do not fear demons, they fear me. As I got to know her better I saw what the future had in store for us, I had to struggle with this vision because even with the happy times we would share, it would end in sadness. Yet the decision was made, not by me so much, but the universe. It may be that we were meant to help all the troubled souls that walk this world we live in. There can be no higher calling than this. We would never turn anyone away, if they needed a floor to sleep on, or a warm meal, or a shoulder to cry on, we were there. Over the years we got to meet many people, most of them oddball misfits, nonconformists just like us, each one bringing something special into our lives. Many challenged us, some helped us, but each added a piece to our lives. Even those brief encounters along the way. One was a couple that was visiting Sedona and stopped at one of our sales, they seen the Humming Birds in back and asked if they could come in and sit for awhile, “Sure, go ahead”, a couple hours later they are ready to leave. They said that they have been to Sedona six times and had done all the tourist stuff like jeep tours and even helicopters rides, but sitting with the Humming Birds was the best. I would like to think that what we anchored at the Royal Crest was a place of peace, a place of harmony, a place where people could come and rest their souls. Many may think we had a lot in common; well we were actually opposite in our beliefs and what we enjoyed in life. Dunyasha’s spirituality came from her studies of religion and rituals; mine comes from my connection with the earth and nature. One connected to the heavens and one grounded to the earth. I would say that this was a good combination. She is a night person, I am a morning person. She loves to go out, I love to stay in. She loves the crowds, I love the solitude. And yet with all these differences we were drawn together by some simple quartz crystals. This love of quartz led us on many adventures, to many to tell all the stories about. I can say this, each one was magical. We in our separate lives had many troubles, many doubts, and so many unanswered questions. For our brief time together we were able to find some happiness, some joy and love. It was not all rainbows, but when is life ever full of rainbows. Even as I write this I grieve and am saddened, not just for me, but for her family that she loved so much and the friends that filled her life with so much joy and happiness. Yet I find myself crying out to the heavens, Halleluiah, for the time I had to share with her. Until We Meet On the Other Side May Your Light Shine Down On All of Us Steve
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:51:23 +0000
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