Magic… that’s what the creative process often feels like to me! This painting has taken me on such a journey into the mystic, which was a favorite song to dance to with my mom. Serendipity finds me again as this painting has been singing to and through me near Mother’s Day of all times! I’ve been exploring with this one for the past 4 weeks and am glad to be able to share the magic and messages with any that would like to gracefully receive. I am grateful for the experience and the medicine that it has had for me. May it feel like a hug from Mother Mystery to you, too. ♡ Dedicated to my angel momma and all of the wonderful women that have come into my life since her death and shared your wisdom and love with me as sisters and elders and to all the men that share our lives with respect and strength and see the beauty within. Thank you!
Update May 2019: You can receive a free pdf printable of the poetic message that I ‘heard’ or found (shared in video above) from the painting to use with affirmations, mindfulness, ritual, prayer, or meditation as one of the free gifts for email VIPs from JulesOstara.com/MagicMail. The painting has changed since I first wrote this post and been printed on the Mother Mystery card in the Soul Songs inspirational card deck, which is now available in the shop.
I keep discovering more and more images/presences/energies within as I sit with it by the fire place in our living room, including Christ, tribal ancestors, a trickster, a pregnant woman, a neanderthal… it’s like the clouds with so many images shifting through it… or maybe a mirror reflecting my own stories and concepts. I wonder what you might see?! I don’t know if it’s finished yet or if some images may get more visually defined at some point. I’m resting with it here in this state where it feels so full of life and mystery and wonder for now!
Here is a behind the scenes video slideshow of the many layers as this painting evolved over the 4 weeks. This is what flowed through me while participating in the Gold Dust Woman online course/circle hosted by Flora Aube and Ree Altavilla and shared with an amazing group of other women.
This one even has it’s own playlist of songs that it seemed to sing to me (since my head is full of random song lyrics)… while painting, a line or 2 from a song often popped into my head… sometimes rearranged or altered slightly. These are the songs that I recall coming to mind:
May we all be able to see the magic and beauty within the divine mother mystery of life.
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