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Monday, November 24, 2014

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 23, 2014



Mary John's Haiku PASS THROUGH THE GATE
Pass through The Gate
Honoring The Shehkinah
I am Embodied
~~~
from Cat's Catalyst:
I gather into the circles of communities...
I listen...
I drum the world we desire into creation...

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 22, 2014



Mary John's Haiku LET IT GO, LET GO.
Let It Go, Let Go.
In the alchemical flame
Sacred Crucible
~~~
What goes in here?
~~~
Cat's Catalyst had me coloring pages 
to prepare decorated pages for me to write on.
[My husband says this art journal page
background reminds him of a Basket Starfish
who is a critter that walks on long, spindly legs
and draws up to look like a basket
when threatened by its enemies.]

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 21, 2014



Mary John's Haiku BREATH
With Breath We Begin
With Breathing We Also End
Coming Full Circle
~~~
In response to Havi's Sovereignty:
Oh Havi! Once again you have done it.
Am I in good standing
with my destiny?
with my life?
within my sovereignty?
you ask.
Let me live in the fluid realm.
Let me serve the sacred/Kedusha.
Let Shekinah shine forth from me.
I tend hearts with my tender loving care.
I sashay out from the center.
I entered into this Medicine Wheel from the West 
with my heart seed burning RED hot.
I honored Our Lady of the Living Water 
with her Healing & Intuition.
We trekked North
where I honored Our Lady of the Flowering Earth
with her Faith & Creation.
Traipsing into the East with y'all 
I honored Our Lady of the Open Sky 
with her Connection & Soaring.
Turning South I honored Our Lady of the Flaming Heart
with her Devotion & Passion.
Drenched in the elements 
water
earth
air
& fire
I entered the center.
I honored Jeshua, the Way Show~er
& other masculine forms of the Divine.
The spirit child I create
from my lonely ego man
& my woman who must needs be 
return to my center home 
for sustenance for my soul
climbs up and down the Tree of My Life
gathering the qualities of my sovereignty from
Kether~ crown
Chokmah~ wisdom
Binah~ understanding
Chesed~ mercy
Geburah~ strength
Tiphareth~ beauty
Netzach~ victory
Hod~ splendor
Yesod~ foundation
Malkuth~ KINdom
My creator created me to live in joyous delight!
I chant in gratitude and grace.
Who could ask for more?
[This was written to my Red Madonna sisters
in Shiloh Sophia McCloud Lewis'
Red Madonna Matrix 2014.]



TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 20, 2014



Mary John's Haiku AS I STRIP AWAY
As I Strip Away
The garments of My Past Self
From Within I glow!
~~~
Cat's Catalyst:
"Waste" into
Compost...
Who are my helpers? 
Guides
Guardians
Totem  animals
Fairies
Tricksters
Teachers
Musicians
Poets
Storytellers
Strangers
Friends
Sages
What's the heat that will do the alchemizing?
Passion
Love
Tender Loving Care
The movement of energy through me
and out into the world
Light
Circles
Creativity
How will I make sure
my life isn't just filled with
a pile of rotting WASTE?
Read poetry 
Recycle
Reuse
Repurpose
Be curious
Explore
Go on Grand Adventures
Move the One Force Source 
out into the world
as love.


TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 19, 2014



Mary John's Haiku HEARTS
The Red Madonna
Palpable Force of Presence
Beating in Our Hearts
~~~
from Cat's Catalyst
THE POWERS THAT BE
can help me
make myself
something sweet
with which I can nourish the world.
HONEY OF GRIT AND GRACE

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 18, 2014



Mary John's Haiku I BECOME MY SONG
Blessed with Love and Light
Cradled in the Deep Matrix
I Become My Song
~~~
from Cat's Catalyst
Dong, Not Doing
Human BE~ing
In the Bowl of my Being
My Grandmother's bowl
Passed down to me
by my Mama's hands
I place local beach
sugar white sands
and taliswoman symbols
for the ways I take my stands

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 17, 2014



Mary John's MY INNER BUDDHA
My Inner Buddha
Balancing My Male/Female
My Matrix Wholeness
~~~
from Cat's Catalyst
IS WHAT I SEE REALLY THERE?
If what I image 
feeds my soul
I make it real
I am a Tree of Life
connecting the Divine
with Earth
connecting all forms of creation...

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 16, 2014


Mary John's Haiku OF
Fractals of Stardust
Descending into our Cells
Embodied Matrix
~~~
from Cat's Catalyst
DD Day (DEPTH DIMENSION DAY)
Was this Sunday nurturing for me? Did I take a day of "rest"?
Steve and I went with Al and Sarah~Star, Jeff and Amy
to the Renaissance Fair where an eclectic gathering
of people dressed in costumes time traveled together.
Music, acting and a joust entertained us.
Treasures from days gone by and handcrafts were offered
in the marketplaces there.
I ate broccoli and cheese from a bread bowl
and corn from the cob.
Sparkling crystals and jewels and shimmering fabrics
in rainbow colors dazzled my eyes.
Exotic smells excited me.
A drum was brought that little hands can hold
and I was reminded of a much smaller Renaissance Fair
where Steve and I went on our first date
holding hands with four year old Josh
and the girls Valeria and Sarah~Star both 8.

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 15, 2014



Mary John's Haiku SLOW MY PACE AND BE
Slow My Pace and Be
Contemplating the Stillness
Breathing with Oneness
~~~
From Cat's Catalyst
A FUTURE TIMELINE
I'd like to see 
more Loving Kindness
wide open explorations
drumming 
dancing
music
songs
poems
new spaces
stories
signs
taliswomans
beauty
truths
fun
Revelations
joy
jewels
passion

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 14, 2014



Mary John's TREE OF LIFE BLOSSOMS
Tree of Life Blossoms 
centered in the Mandorla
Rooted in the All
~~~
from Cat's Catalyst
MAKING MY TIMELINE CONNECTIONS
(which remains blank because I am still gathering things
to place on my timeline)

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 13, 2014



Mary John's Haiku TEMPLE OF INNER KNOWING
Temple of Inner Knowing
Infused with Love and with Light
Cradled in Stillness
~~~
from Cat's Catalyst
my second attempt at a timeline
with wider spaces
(This is something that is ongoing for me
as I dig up dates and decide things to 
place on my timeline.)
THE TIMES OF MY LIFE

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 12, 2014


Mary John's Haiku
Unified Presence
Love and Light Woven Into
Matrix of Oneness
~~~
from Cat's Catalyst
my first attempt at a timeline with too little space for the 3 threads
THE TIMES OF MY LIFE

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 11, 2014


Mary John's Haiku THE WORLD IS NOURISHED
The World is Nourished
By Us Drinking from the Well
Of Living Waters
~~~
from Cat's Catalyst
a circle of friends
THERE IS A RIVER by Edgar Cayce
Vision Quest
RM Hearth Tender
Gypsy Wagon
(bottom lefthand corner: my headache tonite)

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 10, 2014


Mary John's Haiku SURRENDER
Breathing in Breath out
Surrender in Lovingness
To Christ Consciousness
[sacred geometry symbol for Christ Consciousness: Vesica Piscis
I call this watercolor paintingThe Eye of God]
~~~
from Cat's catalyst to reflect on our first 10 days of art journaling:
Art Journaling brings color and shapes/forms into my life.
It putd the spotlight/focus on things I wouldn't usually give my attention to.
It lets me look at things from different perspectives.
It's a place I like to muck about in.
It's a space where I can take risks, experiment and try new things and make mistakes
and keep trying new things.
In my art journal I can do something over and over again
or just do something once and walk away from doing it
ever again
or just for a while.
I have had some pages I like more better than others.
All of the Soul Talk and ponderings help me open windows and doors
and expand my horizons
and deepen my understandings.

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 9, 2014


Mary John's Haiku ALONENESS
Guided Aloneness
In Contemplation We Thrive
Weaving the Red Thread
~~~
from Cat's catalyst:
Randy has left his body
And we are left to wonder...
Randy's 7 year old great granddaughter
told me she and her friend
used to take him ice cream from Gene's Beans
every Wednesday/Thursday
but her mama said they couldn't do that anymore.
I told her, "Ah, but he's in a place
where he can get any flavor of ice cream
any time he wants it."
she was all smiles and happy

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 8, 2014


Mary John's Haiku IN
In Identity
the Threshold of the Doorway
Opens to Receive
~~~
From Cat's catalyst:
To do lists and days when alarm clocks wake me up can squeeze out the fun and pretty places.
Waking up naturally with kid~like adventure spirit can expand fun and joyous delight
out into ever~expanding circles into my day...

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 7, 2014


Mary John's Haiku Well
Quantum Yeshua
Living Waters of the Now
Meet me at the Well
~~~
From Cat's Catalyst:
Wakan Tanka
Divine Spark
Great Spirit
Great Mystery
Father Sky
Elan Vital
Revelations
Mother Earth
Mother Nature
Pachamama

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 6, 2014


Mary John's Haiku Sacred Temple
My Sacred Temple
Nourished by Living Water'Washed in Peace and Love
~~~
Create a crossword of sacred/spiritual words:
LUNA
PACHAMAMA
PAPA
GRANDMOTHER
GREAT . SPIRIT
ONE . EARTH . PAPA
GODDESS
POWERS . THAT . BE
SHEKINAH
MAMA
BROTHER . SUN
RHIANNON
DRUMMING
SAGE
YEMANJA
YOGA
KWAN . YIN
SISTER . MOON
FATHER . SKY
LORD
MOTHER . EARTH
GRANDFATHER
LADY
ONE . FORCE . SOURCE
TRICKSTER
ALTAR
CANDLE
INANNA
LAKSHMI
SACRED . SPACE
MEDITATION
INCENSE
PRAYER . BEADS

Thursday, November 6, 2014

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 5, 2014


Mary John's Haiku

HEART
Loving Forgiveness
The Medicine of the Heart
Brings peace to the Earth
~~~
From Cat's Catalyst:
What does my soul look like?

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 4, 2014


Mary John's Haiku
(upon her Uncle, her mamma's brother, passing)

Spirit Wings Away
Journey Through The Milky Way
In Oneness Once More
~~~
From Cat's Catalyst:
The river in my backyard is my sanctuary.
Beaver says, "Be in kinship and community with others. Build dreams."
Swan says, "See beauty in all things."
Flamingo says, ""Be vibrant and social. Have fun with others."
Otter says, "Be curious and surrender to the moment."
Unicorn says, "Be romantic. Surrender to the Mysteries."
Mother Nature, Animal Totems and Nature Spirits
Brother Sun and Sister Moon
Father Sky Mother Earth
Spirit Guides and Angels
lead me on my Path With Heart.
They are my Guardians and my Guides.

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 3, 2014


Mary John's Haiku
Stillness Calls to Me
Breathing Divine Love and Light
Nourishing My Soul
~~~
My response:
Breathing
Breathing
~~~
From Cat's Catalyst:
Who are some of the muddy angels who cause me to think about soul?
Who was/is outrageous , but makes me happier to be a human being?
Who would never be canonized as a saint but still is someone who inspires me to let my soul shine?
2 people come immediately into my mind as muddy angels for me, Cat.
One is a National Geographic magazine picture of an old man in a tattered, dirty white robe, bent over, clutching a cane, walking on a dusty road, that I cut out and framed years ago, in the Vietnam era.
The other is my adopted baby brother, who is gay, and has used more drugs than most people see in a lifetime.
His life partner died a coupla years back~ a slow painful death of cirrhosis of the liver.
My baby brother and I swam out into the gulf to release his ashes.
We've been together for 40+ years.
There is no one in the world who knows my soul better~ not my husband/ my girlfriends~
he can make my soul shine like no other!
Thank you Cat for bringing muddy angels into my art journal.
Thank you for this precious gift you're giving to me.
Your blogs help me find my painting and writing voice.
I deeply appreciate your
time
care and concern
and kind thoughtfulness.



Tuesday, November 4, 2014

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 2, 2014

Mary John's Haiku
Standing in Presence
Yeshua The Tree of Lofe
Seed within my heart
~~~
My response to Cat's blog prompts for art journaling:
Most of my days are Depth Dimension Days~ filled with taking in colors, textures, feelings, smells and tastes (the way I did today eating corn fritters and reading ORPHAN TRAIN and ending the meal I ate alone in a restaurant with a Brownie Sundae topped with whipping cream and nuts. The contrast of cold vanilla ice cream and warm specialty chocolates dancing on my tongue.) If I need a special day I'll get myself down to the river in my backyard or to the beach nearby or read WHERE WOMEN CREATE magazines or connect with other creatrixes to see what's blowing their skirt up or making their heart sing in tune with the stars. Drum. Dance. Flute. Paint. Play. Pray. Sashay. Wonder...

Sunday, November 2, 2014

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE November 1, 2014


Spark! Day 31

Day 31
1~ My experience making art yesterday was inspired by Maya Telford.
You can see her wonderful work sand play at www.mayatelford.com
2~ My Commit Art a Focus is noticing how the changing seasons make me see the world differently.
3~ My art today was sparked by Maya Telford's magnificent art again.
It is a celebration of the Taliswoman's Oracle Bags we created in my Coastal Creatives Circle.
My bag has crystals, trinkets, milagros, charms, gemstones, a ribbon to represent the bottom line/the ways things are connected, animal totems, etc. and can be used to take a closer look at one's life...

Spark! Day 30




Day 30
1~ My Commit Art Focus is finding ways to express my life's stories visually.
2~ The Grand Finale challenge I'm choosing TODAY is to continue art journaling with prompts from Cat Charissage and Haiku inspiration from Mary John. I'll start November 1st with them and a new empty art journal of freedom to fill up for November. Then in December I'll grab ahold of a new freedom blank journal to art in for the month of December. I'm aiming at hopefully being able to conjure up art journal pages all on my own come the new year 2024. Cat sparked the fire gifting me with the desire to art journal. Spark! fed me the fuel and I feel like of o keep it up with a little help from my friends and practice daily for the next 2 months I will be able to take my first little baby steps come January 1.

Spark! Day 29

Day 29
Sundays
~Traditional Church
~Contemporary Church
~Children's Church
~ Edgar Cayce's Search for God @ Fish River
~Coastal Creatives
Mondays
~Mindful Movement Yoga
~Ruff Wilson Youth Center Reading
~Love & Light Ladies
Tuesdays
 ~Yin Yoga
~Meditation
~Page & Palette Bookclub
Wednesdays
~Pulpwood Queen Bookclub
~Prayer Beads & Books
Thursdays
~Creative Spark Writing Circle
Fridays
~Knitting
~Andree's
Saturdays
~Drumming
~Labyrinth Keepers
Daily
~Morning Meditation
~Spark! October 2014
~Art journaling
~Red Madonna Matrix 2014
1~ The beginning of my Love Rant starts like this... I am blessed to be in so many circles of love, spirituality and creativity. I feel like I have been surrounded by a bunch of explorers who have curiosity tattooed into the very cells of their being. I live in awe! and wonder! of so many things because people fling open doors and windows & say "Lookee her!"
I grow in appreciation if The Great Mystery when they open their hearts & say "Look inside here..."
2~ My Commit Art Focus is looking for art in all the little and BIG things about living life.
3~ My report back on yesterday is painting about the meditation I had where I flew on a white butterfly's back & could see the patchwork fields of farmers below  & the green growing beside a meandering river. In the sky I saw a tree floating upside down in the air with its crown closest to the earth & it's roots pointing skyward. & a castle in the clouds.



Spark! Day 28

Day 28
1~ Connected by invisible/visible strings, another piece of my big dreams that feels illuminated today is my dedication to continue art journaling forever and ever and my wish that there will always be hearts to tend to and others to sit in circle with and tell stories around the campfire.
2~ My Commit Art Focus is to always be looking for visions to make into art.
3~ My report back on yesterday is I had fun creating a fairy in a light filled hole in a tree trunk that many others see as a cave. It matters not there is a fairy and she is bringing light and magic into our world  .