The Magician

May you conjour up Magic to delight and surprise

Trust Myself

I didn't have time to paint on Wednesday, so I offered to bring a painting from "stock".  My teacher wrote back, "Bring what you have.. One big one would be great. The Hierophant... The one who walks the mystical path with practical feet."

I looked at paintings from years back, and selected two that struck me as hierophants.  When I parked the car at dance, I hesitated bringing both paintings in, as I was supposed to bring only one, but I figured since I them I'll take both in.  As always, it was uncanny, Kathleen had created a beautiful Altar set up ideally for two paintings!

The one on the left is,

"Dial a new attitude"

The one on the right is

 "The one who walks the mystical path with practical feet, 

always tethered to the center of the earth for grounding and sustenance" 

Listening

               To myself, and

To my surroundings,

To the song that rises from this moment

   in which I am contained -

These dances rise up inside of me

    and spin out beneath me,

And it's as if I stand back, inside myself

               and observe....

Available to constant flow and change,

I can balance

                   at the edge of the unknown,

               and experience fearlessness.

Eva Karczag (dancer, choreographer, teacher)

What IS

Sometimes things are hard, they just don't flow easily, as was the case with this painting.  But now, a week later, I can see that this painting has a lot of depth. Life is like that. Difficult things can be a gift.

The Fool

The theme for dance last week was the archetype of "The Fool." In some esoteric Tarot decks, the Fool is shown as a young man, walking unknowingly toward the brink of a precipice, which is what I had intended.  The image presented itself on the edge, grazed by the fire, but with the help of many arms, is securely balanced, using the energy from above and the tether below.

Sweetness

May you find serenity even when everything seems to be falling apart