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Doing a series of paintings as a form of shamanic soul retrieval

I wrote earlier in My spiritual lesson from the Brighthouse repairman that being without internet and phone after the lightning flash led me to contemplate what a lost signal meant on my path to personal growth. I’d been feeling a little off signal and like I was ready for a reboot. Now that I’m back in the art studio after years away, I’m feeling re-motivated and back in the slot.  I know one reason is that art is a form of meditation for me, and more meditation and self reflection is always good for me. In shamanic fashion, I’ve been working on a series of paintings for the purpose of  soul retrieval, showing the spirit version of the various fragmented parts of myself, each bringing back a healed part.

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What’s the difference between work and vacation if I’m on the computer all day? No matter where my body is, my experience is formed in my mind according to my focus.

It’s been a busy few days. This is supposed to be my rest and recupe week after getting the magazine to press, but I’ve mostly worked each day. “What’s the difference,” a friend asked, “between a work day and a vacation day if you’re still at home on the computer all day?” Good question. The answer is: no matter where my body is, no matter what the appearance, my experience is formed in my mind according to my focus. No matter where my eyes are looking, it is my inner eye that sees. It is my mind that takes me on the journey and the mental journey becomes my experience.

I was able to paint only sporadically this week, but I took breaks to watch some tutorial videos.  Although I don’t paint in a photorealistic style, watching tutorials is the same as me attending a class or workshop and I always learn something.    Continue reading

Armand Della Volpe: It’s not love until the love drugs wear off

Armand Della Volpe speaks with experience as a consciously evolving male. He posted on Facebook “Over and over I hear of women whose hearts get broken when they rush into relationships based upon what the men tell them.  WARNING: Whatever a man says to a woman he is sexually attracted to during the “intoxication stage” is being driven by hormones and is not to be trusted. I’m not saying that men are consciously lying, I’m just saying that most men are clueless about what they really feel when they are inebriated on love drugs. I know this may burst the romantic fairy tale bubble but how can it hurt to wait 18-36 months before making any big commitments while you get to know each other and allow the love drugs to wear off. I know this sounds sexist but my experience shows that this unconscious lying happens more from men than women relative to physical attraction.  I don’t think most men consciously lead women on in order to satisfy their needs. I know amazing men who are lightworkers and are committed to conscious living. However, they are so desperate to be in love, they make rash decisions and say unfounded things while inebriated with brain chemistry. This is lying for sure with dramatic consequences and horrible karma but I do believe it’s mostly unconscious.”

If you are jumping into romantic love before truly getting to know your partner, it is most likely an act of desperation and desperate actions usually produce desperate consequences.“…yogi armandananda Continue reading

Painting as a method of altering consciousness

Yesterday I wrote that I’d begun the red background owl chick painting in the midst of the out of body experience paintingWhile waiting on my owl to dry, I began another, shown here to the right.  A friend said my new painting looks just like her sister and wanted me to do one that looked like her (and her cat.) I told her that if it ends up looking like someone, that’s one thing but realistic faces are too hard for me to do —  the least bit of anything out of place makes it look all wonky. And I do wonky just fine as it is.  Continue reading

The owl as a medicine totem animal

If Owl has silently glided into your life, you may need to remove yourself from the noise of life and become the still silent observer. After slowing down and becoming stable you will be amazed by the wealth of information and meaning that surrounds you. It may be bringing you the ability to see what others may miss. Open your eyes and truly examine how things are, you will be surprised that suddenly you can see things that are normally hidden from view – like the motives of those around you. External appearances will give way to the truth and meaning hidden beneath.   Continue reading

Update from the art studio

I’ve been spending my leisure time painting this week and sharing my updates on Facebook. It all began as I was organizing the supply closet and pulled out an acrylic painting I’d begun several years ago.  A car accident whacked my paws and halted the project in 2000 and I never got back to it. I had the idea to pull out my acrylic paints and finish it up.  That led to my former dining room becoming the art studio and the igniting of my renewed interest in painting.  While I had a supply of good acrylic paints, I was missing a selection of portraiture hues, so I bought a set remarkably cheap online.  It was a set of 48 Liquitex Basic acrylics.  I had a few canvasses but Michael’s had a sale, so I bought a dozen more. Ok, maybe I got a little carried away. My mission had been to do whatever was necessary so I could finish the faces in the one acrylic painting. Now I’ve got a dozen canvases to fill and new paints to do it with. And here I’d been wanting to play in watercolors…   Continue reading

Be aware of storefront psychics like Tina on AIA Cocoa Beach

fortune teller 72psychic readerLast week I received three phone calls about the storefront psychic on AIA in Cocoa Beach named Tina who can apparently remove curses from you for $400. Doris in Melbourne on US 1 does the same. Buyer beware. They advertise a $5 palm reading or $20 psychic reading, then they get you concerned about something and up-sell the curse removal. They upset you to up-sell you. You’re already upset or you wouldn’t go see them in the first place. As a seeker with a question, you’re vulnerable whether you think you are or not. A friend wrote, “Yep! she has been at this for years and I had MANY friends get scammed big time and even energetically damaged with things that were recommend for them to do to “Remove the Curse” This used to make me really upset till I learned that most of these people were looking for quick fixes to the issues they had that required lots of self work. I had friends who told me about another one, her name is Doris on US 1 she charges $800 – $1000.”
Andrea: The thing is that — due to vibrational matching — we always attract those we resonate in harmony with at any given time. If our emotions are wildly out of balance, we may temporarily vibe in a place that attracts chaotic others. Taking time to do your research and wait for good word of mouth recommendations will give you time to get in a more cohesive vibe and attract a more satisfying result.

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When you begin fulfilling your soul’s purpose, it will become easy to attract the people who want what you have to offer.

easy buttonWhen you’re doing what you’re supposed to be doing, it’s easy to attract the people who want what you have to offer. You don’t have to pound the pavement or try to push your product or service down someone’s throat. They’ll recognize the value, they’ll see the talent and they’ll want some of it. If you’re doing what you love to do and not earning a living from it, there is simply another talent you’re overlooking.  You’re not seeing the bigger picture.  If you can do what you love to do, whether money is involved or not, the dollars follow.  If you notice the dollars haven’t shown up yet and complain about how ungrateful and unsupportive people are, you are looking for the wrong people to support your vision.  They are not your market.  You are barking up the wrong target audience. You want the ones who want what you have to offer. The ones you want to be selling to and are not: clearly you are not a vibrational match right now.  When it’s right, it’s easy. There’s no struggle.  You can either find your other talent, or you can change your perception to vibrate in resonance with those who ARE grateful and DO support your vision and WANT what you have to offer. Then it’ll begin to flow.  Then it will be easy.

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What I discovered when I did a music fast

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I went from this

I did an experiment the past 12 months.  I limited my time spent listening to popular music because I wanted to come out on the other side with a deeper appreciation for it.   In rearranging furniture a year ago, I stuck the stereo and cd player in the closet, then forgot about it for about a week.  That spurred me on to do the exercise of a short fast from popular music.  I rarely played it in the car, opting for silence instead.  I don’t usually have music on. I did listen to kirtan chants and indian devotional bhajans and ragas.   Continue reading