You can join the game, fight the wars, play with form all you want, but to find real peace, you have to let the armor fall. Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. Don’t let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through this form. Risk being seen in all of your glory. Jim Carrey
Daily Archives: September 1, 2014
Introducing Pele
I’ve never been particularly drawn to Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of fire and the volcano. I’ve never studied the mythology and I’ve only recently looked her up, after it came to me to paint a version of her. I’ve been working on a series of paintings depicting archetypal women as a form of shamanic soul retrieval. It came to me during meditation that I wanted someone who would sit in the coals of the fire and burn up the dross. As gold is heated to burn away impurities so its essential character can be revealed, just so the intent of my soul retrieval project was to do the same with me. I saw someone sitting in the coals of a fire, with fire all around her, laughing. The image of molten lava came to me and a volcano appeared behind her. The name Pele came to me, so I began adding her to the series and researching to learn about her. I’ve learned that Pele’s fires and lava are what builds and rebuilds the island she sits on. Through volcanic activity, it is always being renewed. Just so, this creat-ive force comes into our lives to cleanse, transform and rebuild. Continue reading
Should Police Wear Body Cameras? Should We All?
Big Brother Is Watching. WHO CARES???
In the news, Reuters reports Police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, have begun wearing body cameras after the shooting death of an unarmed black teen by a white officer and differing accounts of the incident. If you were a police officer, how would you feel about that? Would you feel constricted in not being able to do your job without fear of recrimination or judgment? Or would you be pleased that an accurate record would be made for the record? It would vary according to the individual. An officer who feels confined by their job description would feel differently than an officer who does not. Anyone who feels the need to operate outside the law is a criminal, whether they are wearing a uniform, or sweats and a hoodie. Wear a camera for working with the public? Would you? What if we all acted as though we’ve got a camera on 24/7? What if we all acted as though everything we do is seen by everyone? When there are no secrets, there are no lies. Do we really have to rely on technology in order to act with honesty and integrity, and within the law?
Why I Don’t Watch Horror Movies
I don’t watch paranormal or horror chiller movies. I basically don’t watch anything I don’t want to experience. I know what a good creator I am when I have a thought in my mind. I’d rather none of those thoughts be of me being chased by some maniac with unkind intent.