Eggplantian
(ˈeɡ•ˌplant•ēən)
A self-help guide whose spirituality was awakened by an eggplant at a grocery store. As this character passionately tells her followers:
“My success in becoming an Eggplantian demonstrates the need we all have for positive narratives to get through the ups and downs of our daily lives. In art as much as life, our brains are hardwired to make meaningful connections with the people around us, those we know and those we have yet to know, in our endless pursuit of happiness.”
Eggplantian Ritual Garb
Eggplantian Altar
First eggplant vision: Birth of the Eggplantian
Rituals
In order to receive knowledge from the eggplant, Marilyn designed rituals with the help of her family.
Stress Relief Meditation
A guided meditation made with tools for stress relief inspired by the eggplant.
Spring Meditation
A celebration of the renewal that comes with spring. The guided Spring Meditation was created to perform with an audience, and is always followed with mindful eggplant eating.
Ritual watering hat used at MOCA in 2015
Mindful eggplant eating at MOCA 2015
Leading mindful eggplant eating, MOCA 2015
Spring Meditation activation, MOCA 2015
Swatting negative energy, MOCA 2015
Leading ritual precession, Wetheim Performing Arts Center 2014
Spring Meditation activation, Edge Zones 2014
Ritual planting, MOCA 2015
Eggplantian Spring Meditation Flyer