You said it was forever
But you changed your mind
Now I’m all alone in time
Floating through space
In a circle with no end
You said you were my friend
Sun so small at this distance
Darkness seems the path of least resistance
Cast out your heart when you threw me away
But I’ll live to see another day
Dancing bodies have your eye
But I will move you
By and by
I left my trace in the depths of you
A subtle shade a deeper hue
Oooh, an angel crossed my path today
She wiped the tears from my face, my face
She cast a spell of protection
Then she gave me a new name, a new name
Pluto
Pluto
Pluto
I carry all the colors
Emotions named and unnamed
Through the outer limits
Like a sacred flame
Pluto
Pluto
Pluto
You said it was forever
But you changed your mind
Now I’m all alone in time
Floating in space
In a circle with no end
You said you were my friend
“I think there’s been a danger, of not just my generation but of people in general, right now of adopting trauma and trauma theory, like polyvagal theory or attachment theory, as a cosmology for their life.”
—Langston Kahn, in this edition of Constellation Conversations
LANGSTON KAHN is part of a generation who are committed to illuminating pathways toward–as the title of his masterful book says–Deep Liberation. Langston is a Black, Queer teacher and shamanic practitioner who specializes in radical human transformation, ancestral healing, and restoring an authentic relationship with our emotions. Learn more about Langston by visiting his website: langstonkahn.com
The symbol for Pluto suggests spiritual receptiveness to the superconscious placed above the physical world.
The glyph combines Circle(Spirit), over Cresent(receptivity), and Cross(Matter)
ALTAREDSTATES is made possible with generous support from the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Theater Project, with lead funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and additional support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Additional support provided by the Sundance Institute Theatre Lab.
Produced by CalArts Center for New Performance.
ALTAR NO. 1 is commissioned by The Public Theater, and created with support from CalArts Center for New Performance and New York Live Arts’ Live Feed Residency, with funding from Rockefeller Brothers Fund, National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and the Partners for New Performance.