The wolf had been working overtime for a long time, years. Lying down symbolizes rest, quiet power and controlled readiness. It represents peace earned through strength, watchful awareness and a deep trust in one’s instincts.
The Wolf lies Down
Tag: bhendi
we are not Alone
speaking about the painting process and encountering spirit forms
There are three lions in this piece. I have come to view lions as a type of dragon called a bhendi. They come of their own accord to lend support. It appears in this piece, I am getting freer from the four year court battle with my sisters, the elephant as the remover of obstacles, the pig as my lawyers rooting out the details of the case. All in all, I say “release” to the sisters.
The images came on their own I consider them nature spirits with their own real kind of energies. I do not own them, nor would I copyright them. Instead, I use the images as material to redraw and paint on my pots, my pottery practice.
In today’s thirty minute Open the Heart meditation with Cory Muscara, we focus on the phrase “may I be free.” I was surprised to see I can release the idea of making prints to sell or getting a new printer and even working on the acrylic canvases. So, relief then in being able to work on the pieces for material without having to get them print ready. It is enough to see them, the images.
Also, new to my scene is possibility of painting on my teacher, Jenny Graf’s greenware. Phoebe, my Boston Terrier and I are planning to drive the three miles down to Purple Sage Pottery to pick up one of her vases. She had told me yesterday it had been asking for something for its exterior.
I got them, they are the two taller vases: please turn your head, the image will not rotate –
The Lion & The Goose
The golden lion bhendi guardian is here. I become it to stand firmly on the Earth as also guardian and elemental command.
The Goose. the presence of Spirit.
Plasma Lotus
Mustering all that I have to be the strongest I can.
The way the paintings are read is from the center, then down, then to the left and around clockwise.
Lotus – strength, resilience, rebirth
Winged Lion – known as a guardian race of beings.
Caribou – endurance, regeneration, vision and noble qualities.
Ring-tailed Lemur – standing one’s ground, making boundaries known.
Elephant – remover of obstacles. memory.
Wombat – having the appropriate solution and sometimes seemingly righteous aggression. The importance of how to address any misunderstanding.
Mule – power and determination
Lamb – the possibility of purity in humans.