All Becomes Symbols of Self
My artwork is entrenched with symbols; as a source of rich analogous information, these tap into the depths of the psyche, the soul’s path and processes. As I mentioned previously, I’ve been in a kind of limbo with changing identity at the core; perhaps you too are in such a phase. As we age, our profession(s), status as wife/husband, mother/father changes, sometimes dropping off completely. It can be a time fraught with mixed emotions, as we let go, and drop into a void of unknowing… the proverbial ‘identity crisis’ of “who am I?”. This is also the path of the spiritual aspirant, that knows the outer identity only fuels duality perception, obfuscating the Oneness of all. Only after the stage of complete surrender, can we begin to reimagine and recreate the self, and how we relate to the world again.
My intention in daily life is to Be with all experiences (and whatever emotions they provoke); to Stay as a Witness to them. As I continue to observe, and the dis-identify with former ‘stories’ of who I am, the healing goes deeper. I am more focused now, in who I am Becoming. Life’s beauty and joy is beginning to peak into view after this prolonged limbo. Within my nighttime dreams, similar circumstances unfold, albeit in the guise of symbolic personas/selves, events and environments: archetypal water creatures appear, supporting emotional shifts; I am no longer concerned about losing my ID along whatever trip I’m on. Inner and outer coalesce, affirming a continuum of consciousness awakening.
The congruity of dream and everyday reality is also playing out in the symbolism now arising in the art I’m tentatively creating. I say tentatively because I’m in a shifting field; nothing has stabilized. I’ve set up an altar in my art studio, to remind me to create consciously from/within sacred space. I await the inspiration of imagery that channels into me from dreams, reflection and sudden insights. I desire coherence between my soul self, my personality, and all that I create (including visual art). So, I begin to recognize myself as the lone fish, following an enlightened soul through the watery, narrow, light-filled passage, that lies deep within material existence. I swim in a direction that feels aligned, attuning to the moon/intuitive guidance; it filters through dense layers. Not yet in full color, I am in a state of becoming…a precursor to a new potential. Like the first ‘motion pictures’, that introduced brilliant ways of mirroring our personal experience as both unique and universal, they began in black and white. This powerful artform become even more refined when color was added. The pending title is “Watery Corridor”; I’m not even sure I’m complete with it… does it desire more color? Perhaps my dream world will have a say in it. All continues to be in flux; I continue to practice flow.
In a similar vein is “Airy Corridor”; a lone crane flies through a narrow neutral colored passage towards unknown horizons. Intense textures and colors of land and sky permeate the backdrop; the deep textures are an analog of the potency of physical reality. My desire to inhabit higher frequencies require me to navigate through the conditioned interpretations and confinements of 3 dimensions, (4 if you include time). As we tap into Truth of non-local consciousness as Reality, we are the fish, the bird, the other, the very environment we exist within. Our interconnection is the foundation of 5+ dimensional Reality; it is the foundation of the creation of a new World.
However, in order to stabilize within a higher frequency, all fears for our material well-being (imposed by powerful forces) must be relegated to a fantasy unworthy of our attention. Shifting focus from Outer World, to Inner World, initiates a rewiring of Reality, including the self. This access point allows wounds of old conditioning to drop away, transform and allow for the incoming awareness of the preciousness of all existence –we return to our natural state of wonder, awe, beauty and joy present in all experience.
This 3rd artwork of this evolving Series, (Working Title = ‘Joyful Corridor’) engages a more playful passage, distilling my dream realm of moving in, on and to other shores of various forms /natures of water, unveiling concealed aspects of myself. By restoring intrinsic emotional states, the natural peace, compassion and gratitude for life itself comes alive. Stabilizing within this emotional frequency can be challenging within the external human consensus reality that invokes perpetual fear, anxiety and despair. The good news is that more people are consciously choosing to live within a reality of interconnection. Love as the foundation, is antidote to all lower vibrations. We live within tumultuous times, as the exterior systems degrade and collapse; keep that in mind and heart, that your courageous endeavors to choose to exit from consensus beliefs, is the foundation for your soul to breathe, and to become its potential. Be willing to put yourself amidst the small but growing numbers of humans that aim to live as interconnection.
Are you the fish? The crane? The whale? Something else…. I’ve got a turtle, dolphin, sea lion coming on board…. What/who do you feel inter-connected with? What path is your soul leading you down?