Spring is the renewal time in the sea, the land, and especially within ourselves. We welcome Astronomical Spring as the ancients did, with the Sun hovering at the equator. Now that the The Equinox pause has ushered in Spring, tides surge, waves flow, and we feel new stirrings to reconnect, rebirth, and renew ourselves. I…… Continue Reading
Intention gives meaning to all you do. Consciously making intentional positive choices gives value, direction, and meaning to life and art. You become the Navigator of your life, the Maker of your Map, the Guide for your Manual. Navigator Moon symbolizes all of that since you are the Captain of your journey. Your experience is…… Continue Reading
Mid-Winter Celebration is one of fire, change, cycles, and transformation. It’s a time to light the candle, flame up the firepit, and burn the incense. Feb 1st is the halfway point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. Honored by many cultures, celebrations take different forms. But they are all Feasts of Light! For example, this…… Continue Reading
New Moon, New Beginnings can be eased into gently with 3 Basic Steps. First, make room for the new. Physically throw out all that no longer serves you. Whether it’s old shoes, troublesome printers that never really worked right, or copies and plans for a future that is no longer you. I did all of…… Continue Reading
The New Year of Light is about living a meaningful life. Here good memories are born. Light is clarity, direction, and new insights about our innermost soul. Begin with the intention to create more meaning into your life. Like the painting above, new ideas begin pale and soft, but gradually grow brighter and stronger day…… Continue Reading
Embracing the dark, as the winds grow sharper and the days shorter, is a time to open ourselves to nourishing our bodies and souls. Let’s switch our thinking from being cold and isolated, to consciously creating a ‘cozy cave’, a retreat away from the world, filled with all the things we love. Winter can be…… Continue Reading
Changing our Story, our past memories, can change our present. What are our stories but supercharged memories, filled with milestones, emotions, and triggers. If it’s really all in our heads, possibly we can shift them to bring us more peace today. This time of the year, especially with holidays coming, can bring up so many…… Continue Reading
The Moon Dances to her own rhythm. As the crescent in the days before becoming ‘New’, when she is invisible to us, the dark of the Moon, she rises just before dawn. How unusual to see her rising above the trees just a short time before the Sun. Her entire movement of phases, one of…… Continue Reading
The Best Way to an Amazing Life is to stay curious, and explore something new every day. People who read, write, and investigate their world as a daily habit, have more happiness and success in all they do. They are interested in life and therefore become more interesting people overall. A number of my paintings…… Continue Reading
A Shift in the Air came overnight. As the days get shorter, the owls come out sooner. Other creatures, like deer, ravens, and hawks float silently through the changing forest like ghosts, reappearing and just as quickly, disappearing! No wonder this feels like such a magical time. Plus, the sky turns pink for awhile, then…… Continue Reading