HOW MY HEALING ART EXPLORATION BEGAN
I used to have a secret negative voice in my head telling me that I was kidding myself about visual art having a healing effect on viewers. But I, also, felt my energy field strengthen as I set about exploring the possibility that it did. That was enough to tell me that I was on … Continue reading
SPRING EQUINOX 2014
At 12:57 PM today, we will be able to stand raw eggs on end, preferably directly on the Earth. With this little ritual you will be participating in the rare balance of forces available only on the Equinox days. Too Sacred There is a private chamber in the soul that knows the great secret of … Continue reading
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
Occasionally, I am asked how long it takes me to do a painting and, usually, there is a long pause as I grapple with how to answer. When exactly does the process start? When paint touches paper? This photo essay will reveal just how integrated the life/art process can be. The genesis for my mandala … Continue reading
Eckhart Tolle on Surrender
“Not until you surrender does the spiritual dimension become a living reality in your life. When you do, the energy that you emanate and that then runs your life is of a much higher vibrational frequency than the mind energy that still runs our world. Through surrender, spiritual energy comes into this world. It creates … Continue reading
REIKI INSPIRED ART by Elynne Rosenfeld Allenson
This article is made available with the kind permission of author/artist Elynne Rosenfeld Allenson and Reiki Master/publisher William Rand. It appears with luscious samples of artwork in the Fall 2013 issue of Reiki News Magazine. My sincere apologies for the technical problems that prevent me from including those artworks. I am grateful to be included … Continue reading
WINTER SOLSTICE 2012: PERSEPHONE’S JEWELS
As 2012 draws to a close, I believe most of us will agree that it has been a very intense year, with many opportunities for change, even transformation. The feeling of a pressurized atmosphere is now in crescendo, with the climax scheduled for the Winter Solstice: 21st December at 6:11A.M., EST. The Mayan elders tell … Continue reading
RESOLVING POLARITY
This artwork is a set of three little paintings, in gouache on watercolor paper, that I did for a client who wished to resolve the polarity of sensing her own power versus being in a state of fear, feeling a lack of power. We worked with Anna Halprin’s exercise of dancing each of a pair … Continue reading
HAPPY LAMMAS 2012
A cross-quarter holiday, Lammas marks the halfway point between Summer Solstice and Autumn Equinox and celebrates the harvesting of first fruits. I am celebrating by publishing this thought provoking article by Lisa Miles Jackson, R.N., CYT, CHHC, who presented my “Infinite Surrender” mandala at a recent retreat along with its accompanying guided meditation. A survey … Continue reading
PASSION, POWER & PURPOSE: SUMMER SOLSTICE 2012
At this time of year, nature is at its peak of creativity and abundance. On my walks over the past few days, I have encountered a deer with two fawns, a black bear, wild turkeys, talking crows, a Great Blue Heron and dozens of species of wildflowers in brilliant hues. The trees are more awake … Continue reading
art that supports the healing process 