Temptation

Sinté Sapela Win appears in the form of a beautiful young woman in the forest when a man is by himself. She tries to seduce him and lures him deeper into the forest. If the man succumbs and makes love to her, she immediately afterwards transforms into a deer with a black tail and runs even more deeply into the forest. The man is left in shame and disorientation. Sinté Sapela Win takes on her most seductive form to seduce those who cross her path. Only he who is at the centre of his strength and keeps his mind on his goal can resist her. The last of the twenty creative forces is Sinté Sapela Win: temptation. You have passed through all the phases of the creative forces. You started in the House of the Father and learned patience, love, gratitude, care and integrity…and then comes temptation. Will you become careless, lose your presence in the present, become less aware of your breathing? Sinté Sapela Win knows exactly what your weakness is. She is the one who tests the extent of your integrity.

Day 420c55, that tail is a strange thing.

Every time Sinte Sapela Win appears the following Zen koan comes to mind: a buffalo breaks through its enclosure, his horns, his head, his whole body passes through, but not his tail.