Parikrama of Presence: The Alchemy of Circling Through Narratives, Time, and Beingness

This autoethnographic essay explores presence and beingness through Parikrama, a contemplative circling practice serving as both a method and metaphor. Drawing on Anzaldúa’s concept of reimagining realities, I present interconnected narratives that collapse boundaries between past, present, and future into a crystallized “now” where memories and dreams merge. Through absurdity as refusal and reimagination—from a horse’s wisdom to defiant linguistic translation—these narratives reveal how witnessing beingness transforms the present moment. The practice of Parikrama reframes resistance as creation, shaping a freedom-infused futurity rooted in presence. This contemplative inquiry reimagines autoethnographic writing as embodied dreaming, where the present becomes a sacred site for reshaping knowledge and possibility.