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Dolphins: Childlike Intelligence

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Elaine

watercolor and ink/2010 Frequently, dolphins come up for people in readings. They symbolize the childlike playfulness that helps us honor our imagination.  We forget that this state of being (playful, imaginative) is the portal to knowledge. We dismiss being childlike … Continue reading →

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Word for the Day: Metamorphosis

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Elaine

This morning my drawing/painting meditation included choosing a word in the dictionary (with my eyes closed). I got metamorphosis. Change. Changing thoughts is a primary way toward happiness (our thoughts doom us sometimes). Being creative is one way I change … Continue reading →

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The Kind of Day This Was

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Elaine

From the Paideia Tree of Life mural/2011 This is the kind of day we had today. The sun was shining, the air felt gloriously fresh and cats could fly.

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Does Your Environment Support Your Dreams?

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Elaine

Drawing of Boy with Toy Plane/2005 “Intuition and creativity are not separate. If intuition is a knowing that comes quicker than rational thought, a momentum of feelings felt but not yet identified by the conscious mind, then the imagination is, … Continue reading →

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Spirit Painting: Spring Light

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Elaine

A recent Spirit Painting/2012 The sun was bright this morning, and rose much earlier than I expected, filling all the rooms with light, making it seem later in the day.  Spring must be here.

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Ghosts of Route 66 (Developing Intuition from an Early Age)

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Elaine

Groom, Texas grain elevators/1996 I’m writing a little about what it was like developing intuitively in the town of my birth, in the Texas Panhandle.  Route 66 went through the town, and yes, people were getting their kicks on the … Continue reading →

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Third Eye Seeing: Don’t Focus

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Elaine

One of my mono-prints/2012 We’re usually so on task in our daily lives that we do not allow ourselves to slip into third-eye seeing and sensing. We’ve been conditioned this way, partly for our own good. I was always a … Continue reading →

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The Moon Summons Us

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Elaine

A little bird/moon collage I made this morning/2012 “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” Buddah I still remember my amazement at discovering, as a young child, riding in the back of the car, … Continue reading →

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The Mystical Dreams of George Washington

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Elaine

My carving of George Washington (enamel on wood)/2008 George Washington’s visions are well worth reading, click here to read.  The visitor, an angel, said to him, “Son of the Republic, look and learn” and he was shown what seemed to … Continue reading →

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When One Dream Crashes, On to the Next!

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Elaine

From a picture book I wrote and illustrated, A BLUE RIBBON FOR SUGAR In this scene from A BLUE RIBBON FOR SUGAR, Bonnie has out grown her plastic horse on springs, and it breaks down underneath her.  Her dreams of … Continue reading →

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