Every morning I wake up with David Bowie’s ‘Starman‘ playing in my head. I’ve been singing it to myself in the shower, as i get dressed, as I eat breakfast. For months this song has been in constant rotation. I own the c.d. but I haven’t played it in a while and I rarely listen to the radio. The song is just always there in my head. So one day, this day, I finally decided to listen.

“There’s a starman waiting in the sky… He would like to come and meet us.. But he thinks he’d blow our minds.”

Oh, okay. I get it. I am the starman. We are all the starman. If we could see what truly is our unlimited potential, we wouldn’t believe it. We’ve been taught that we can only do so much, mentally, physically and spiritually. This is false information. Our only restrictions are the ones we make up for ourselves. Our true potential, the starman, is right there waiting for us. But he can’t come to us because we won’t accept him. He will occasionally slip us a few subtle invitations and It’s up to us to find him.

“Let the children lose it..

Let the children use it.”

It’s easier to convince a child that they have limitless potential. Let the children drop all that negative baggage that we force them to carry from generation to generation. Let them be free to use this untapped immeasurable energy. “Let all the children boogie”

Now I’m listening. It’s no longer just a song, it’s a message being played over and over in my head until I hear it. -Maybe I’m not being all I can be. -I should be manifesting the life I want to live. -I shouldn’t squander my opportunities. “He’s told us not to blow it, Cause he knows it’s all worthwhile”

So I finally get the message and the meaning and for a minute I think it’s specific information that was sent only to me. Amazing! I need to share this with the world! But, how can I tell anyone about this? It will sound crazy. “Don’t tell your poppa or he’ll get us locked up in fright” And then I remember that this is a popular song that has been around since the early 70’s. It’s been around for 40 years. It’s been dissected and analyzed a thousand times over. I just happened to stop and listen at the right moment.

“Some cat was layin’ down some rock n roll,

Then the loud sound … did seem to fade, Came back.. like a slow voice.. on a wave of phase, That werent no d.j… that was hazy cosmic jive.”

From time to time I’ll be walking along and a dark bottomless canyon appears before me. My first reaction is to get pissed and curse out the canyon for ruining my life. It’s not fair! How can I go any further if there is this giant hole in front of me? When the anger passes, I’ll sit quietly at the edge of the canyon. And when I’m at peace with where I am., that’s when I see the bridge.

“Look out your window I can see his light

If we can sparkle he may land tonight.”

This is my story,a little clue, a glimmer, a little piece that I chose to share.

“I had to phone someone so I picked on you,

Hey, that’s far out so you heard him too! “

P.S.

A couple of days later, I woke up with the song playing in my head again. Here it is, that motivational message that’s pushing me to do more. Am I going to listen? I got dressed, went downstairs, ate breakfast and checked my horoscope.

“Someone you’ve known for a long time may disappear from your life. This could leave you feeling disoriented and unfocused. On the positive side, you’re in the process of transcending your limitations. Follow your heart.”

I’m in the process of transcending my limitations! That definitely fits into my Starman theory. Thanks for that added assurance. But what about this person I’ve known for a long time disappearing? At first I think that someone in my life is going to die. Then I read it again. Could that person disappearing be me?

Oh, and there is this…

It is a fact that Bowie’s Starman was influenced by the song Over the Rainbow. And if you listen to the chorus, you can definitely hear it. The lyrics to Over the Rainbow are simple and they fall in line with the message I’m getting through Starman.

“Somewhere over the rainbow / Skies are blue

And the dreams that you dare to dream

Really do come true.”

Crossing over this rainbow (or arch shaped structure like a bridge) will get you to the place where anything is possible. If you dare to dream it (see it. manifest it.) then it will be. The starman is on the other side of that bridge. Then you cross the bridge, and you are the starman.

In the Wizard of Oz, Over the Rainbow is sung by the lead character Dorothy. The name Dorothy literally means “Gift of God”

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*Starman is the 5th track on The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars (The Significance of the number 5: http://minkadesign.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/how-5-led-me-to-world-peace/ )

*Jeff Bridges was the star of the movie STARMAN