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air,ether,fire."Devi rose, saluted space, and lay down on the ground. Iimitated her, hands out in front of me, flat on the ground."The first tattva is earth. With all my body, I touch theearth. My hands touch the earth. My face touches the earth.My breasts touch the earth. My heart touches the earth. Mybelly and my genitals touch the earth. My thighs, my knees,and my toes touch the earth. I breathe deeply and my breathis united <strong>with</strong> the earth. The whole earth breathes. Breath iseverything. I delight in the earth, its presence, its energy.The earth is real! Only your superficial contact <strong>with</strong> the earthis not real."After a few minutes, Devi got up again and went downthe narrow path that led to the river. Walking behind her, Iadmired the way both her feet made contact <strong>with</strong> theground. In every movement of her body there was a graceand a presence that gave the impression of space openingto let her penetrate it.We arrived at the basin. Devi let her clothes fall and enteredthe water nude. She approached me. The water coveredher shoulders. She faced me."The second tattva is water. I touch the water <strong>with</strong> mywhole body. The water is real. Only your superficial contact<strong>with</strong> water is not real."She immersed herself completely I did the same, holdingmy breath as long as possible. When I came up, I wasastonished to see that Devi was still under water. I saw herbody distorted by the water. I took another deep breathand plunged under again. I was conscious of the water going62

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