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Nemophilist

by Esmeralda Raven Aponte
Abraham on Building Momentum Of Good Feelings:
You know when you're faking it; you know when you're smiling Esmeralda Raven
and don't feel happy; you know when you're laughing and don't Aponte is an Australian
feel funny. In other words, you can tell the difference and you born, Sydney based
know when you're light-hearted and when you're not, you know surreal artist. Her
when you're eager and when you're not. So it's just a matter imagery evokes a world
of really caring about how you feel, and believing that you of unfolding whimsi-
can feel the way you want to feel, and just practicing; just cal stories through her
reaching for the best feeling thoughts that you can until they use of symbolism. She
take hold, until momentum gives them to you regularly. It's brings to light roots in
the regularity of it that matters, because almost anybody can Colombian folk and
focus on something the television can broadcast something Latino art.
to you and you can focus on it, and they can hold your atten-
tion long enough to set your vibrational tone for a little while. Esmeralda finds inspira-
So accomplishing a vibration is not a difficult thing it's having tion through her dreams
the desire to feel good. Esther almost chose the word 'disci- composed of fantastical
pline' but it's not the word that we want, because it's not the creatures and other-
discipline to focus, it's the desire to feel good which will bring worldly settings. Her
about that practice. beliefs into the mystical forces greatly influence her paint-
ings and allow her to explore their blending together with
Abraham on Living In The Now: the aspects of life. Her world full of wonderment expresses
"Don't mess up NOW with THEN. What's happening NOW or different states of experience and exposes the strong rela-
two weeks ago isn't about THEN, it's about NOW. Don't do it tionship between plant, animal and human world.
for the future. This is what's tripping so many up, you say: 'I'll
play your silly game, and I'll learn to do this so that I can get Having worked as a fabric designer for many years before
something else later'. And we say, No, that messes it up, do it painting full-time, Esmeralda incorporates her ability to
for the NOW. It's like "you mean I have to pay the price of hap- transcribe rich fabric textures onto the canvas. Tonal nu-
piness NOW?" ances and narrative structure inspired by Renaissance art
is strongly present. Each thread, each lace is intricately
Set a goal to do whatever it takes for you to feel good NOW. mastered through a steady hand and a personal meditation.
If you will leave aside the need to know everything, you'll be
way happier. You will receive on a moment to moment basis Esmeralda translates
more rich experiences. Sometimes you miss the writing on the visions into emotional
wall. You miss the clues, because you're so busy trying to see journeys that have
the big picture, that you miss the details of the little picture, drawn interest from
you miss the details of the NOW picture. international galleries
and private collec-
This is always going to be true: You're not ever going to FEEL in tors from across the
the future, you're only going to FEEL in the NOW. globe. She is prolific
And your determination to know all the details of the future, and each painting is an
which you can't possibly know, makes you FEEL bad in the invitation into the sur-
NOW. real relationship of the
unknown to become
Just get into that general place of 'things are always work- known with dynamic
ing out for me', that's all you need to know, Things are always layers of harmony to
working out for me, not things have worked out for me, or arise.
things will work out for me, but things ARE working out for me.
Do you want to miss any of the ARE part? To see more of Esmeralda Raven Aponte’s art visit her on
Do you ever say, 'wake me when it's over?' EsmeraldaRavenAponte.etsy.com or
You don't want to miss it. You want to FEEL the pleasure of facebook.com/EsmeraldaRavenAponte
that closing of the gap, every step along the way."

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