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Alison Teal est une aventurière de l’extrême, et réalise des films sur ses exploits. Sa dernière lubie en date: elle voulait sentir ce que cela faisait de nager au plus près d’un volcan en éruption. En tant qu’Hawaïenne, elle explique avoir toujours ressenti une connexion avec la Terre, elle qui jouait sur les rochers de lave lorsqu'elle était petite. "Mon rêve est devenu réalité. Avec les indications, le soutien et les prières des aînés, en suivant le protocole culturel, je me suis avancée dans 300 mètres de rivières de lave chaude qui se déversent dans l’océan".
"La preuve que nous vivons sur une planète qui est bien vivante"
La jeune femme, expérimentée puisqu'elle parcourt le monde avec son surf rose pour sensibiliser aux questions environnementales, ne recommande pas de faire la même chose (le bon vieux, "n’essayez pas ceci chez vous"). Elle décrit l’expérience comme une réelle leçon d’humilité: "La brutalité, la chaleur, le crépitement et les sifflements, sont la preuve que nous vivons sur une planète qui est bien vivante".
Wow! Now that I've had a moment to process perhaps the most powerful experience of my life I wanted to share this with you all. When I was a baby & building our handmade home, we would sleep under the stars on the lava & during the day I would learn to swim in the tide pools & lie on the sun-warmed lava rocks for hours asking everyone, be it local fisherman, wise Kahuna, or my parents to tell me a story about Pele, the goddess of the volcano & how she formed my "playground." As the years passed the ancient lava field in front of my house became the only Hawaii "playground" I knew. With a life of constant travel for my papa’s adventure photography, coming back to Hawaii & seeing lava made me feel at home - it was literally & figuratively the rock in my life. Thus when the I received the invite from photographer @perrinjames1 to combine my love for the ocean with my love for lava & be truly in the elements watching the earth give birth, I was honored. We met with appropriate Hawaiian elders, leaders, & kahunas, to make sure to follow every aspect of cultural protocol. Pele, the goddess of the Volcano, is a highly respected & often feared force in Hawaii & very specific traditions must be followed to avoid certain death - if she does not want you there, you will know! After the adventure, they pointed out the face of Pele in the lava with two glowing eyes & hot molten hair, & said she was excited to meet us. Do you see it? I plan to share the power I felt with children across the globe to stand as a fiery source of confidence against injustice, bullying, terrorism, gender inequality, religious warfare, & planetary pollution. I hope to inspire everyone to travel & experience the inspiration found in nature - even if it's your own back yard! Challenge yourself & go fearlessly forward toward your dreams. It was humbling watching earth being formed & it made me feel more connected to nature & the ocean then ever before & instilled me a greater responsibility for helping to take care of our planet for future generations to enjoy. Lava you all ?? **I don't recommend for anyone to do. The water is boiling, fumes are lethal, & ocean is treacherous!
