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The Unexpected Wisdom in Images
CONSCIOUS DREAMING AND THE TAROT
Tarot imagery can stir thoughts and emotions that have been locked in your very soul, helping release old patterns of behavior that no longer serve you!
The images of my favorite deck, the Osho Zen, evoke the wisdom of the archetypes, the universal patterns of human thought and being common to all mankind.
By associating to certain images, you stir your soul and tap into your inner knowledge. The knowledge simmering just below the surface of your conscious mind to inspire creativity, clarity, wisdom,
motivation, and intuitive skills, bringing greater joy and fullness into your daily life.
The images of my favorite deck, the Osho Zen, evoke the wisdom of the archetypes, the universal patterns of human thought and being common to all mankind.
By associating to certain images, you stir your soul and tap into your inner knowledge. The knowledge simmering just below the surface of your conscious mind to inspire creativity, clarity, wisdom,
motivation, and intuitive skills, bringing greater joy and fullness into your daily life.
RELEASE YOUR OWN CREATIVITY!
One of the most effective ways to get your unconscious mind to "speak" is to allow it to express itself creatively in some way.
So, you are not an artist?" I have one word for you...
Yes, doodle! :-D
It is not about creating a piece of art, it is about giving your emotions a tangible means of expression.
All you need is paper and a soft lead artist's pencil. Artist's pencils are available at any arts and crafts store such as "Michael's."
Draw a large circle and let your pencil "flow" inside the circle.
Don't try to draw anything, just let the pencil flow as you think of a dream, an experience you have recently had or a situation you are dealing with in your life right now.
Smudge edges and/or fill in some areas if you like ... or not.
When you feel you are finished, look at your doodles, note how you are feeling. Ask yourself why you are feeling that way.
Think of 10 words that pop into your mind and write them at random across the top of the paper outside of the circle.
Create a sentence with the words around the circle.
Note the thoughts and emotions you have when you read your sentence.
Is there a situation that you are dealing with that these thoughts and emotions relate to?
Is there a clue in your responses that can help you resolve the situation?
Write your insights at the bottom of the paper.
Think of your doodles and your sentence at bedtime, chances are you will "incubate" a dream that will prompt even more insights!
Go to the "Doodles" page to get a look at some old fashioned doodling.
Note there is no particular "art" at play here, just the meanderings of this doodler.
So, you are not an artist?" I have one word for you...
DOODLE
Yes, doodle! :-D
It is not about creating a piece of art, it is about giving your emotions a tangible means of expression.
All you need is paper and a soft lead artist's pencil. Artist's pencils are available at any arts and crafts store such as "Michael's."
Draw a large circle and let your pencil "flow" inside the circle.
Don't try to draw anything, just let the pencil flow as you think of a dream, an experience you have recently had or a situation you are dealing with in your life right now.
Smudge edges and/or fill in some areas if you like ... or not.
When you feel you are finished, look at your doodles, note how you are feeling. Ask yourself why you are feeling that way.
Think of 10 words that pop into your mind and write them at random across the top of the paper outside of the circle.
Create a sentence with the words around the circle.
Note the thoughts and emotions you have when you read your sentence.
Is there a situation that you are dealing with that these thoughts and emotions relate to?
Is there a clue in your responses that can help you resolve the situation?
Write your insights at the bottom of the paper.
Think of your doodles and your sentence at bedtime, chances are you will "incubate" a dream that will prompt even more insights!
Go to the "Doodles" page to get a look at some old fashioned doodling.
Note there is no particular "art" at play here, just the meanderings of this doodler.
ART AS A CONSCIOUS DREAM
What was it about that "abiding image" that took you from thinking "wow, what incredible artistry," to your soul being stirred with emotions you could not explain?
Precious moments like that are conscious dreams; they are physical and emotional responses that reveal much of the complex being you are, and why.
Those moments, those conscious dreams, offer opportunities to explore your soul in the same way sleeping dreams do; after all, they come from the same place within you!
Images have the potential to produce a powerful and spontaneous emotional charge, evoking new perceptions on both emotional and cognitive levels. By looking at particular images when we are awake in the same way we look at a dream, the same possibilities for insight and enlightenment occur.
Those involuntary responses to images are your unconscious mind's way of triggering memories of how you became the person you are and how you can become the person you want to be!
Your soul is very clever, it wants you to live your life to its fullest capacity in love, joy and fulfillment; it will do what it has to do to get your attention so you can do just that, and do it consciously.
Certain works of art have always touched my soul. They have inspired me to try to re-create the emotions I felt when I viewed them by creating a work of my own. I seldom succeeded. What was missing? I had never given that question much thought, thinking it was my own lack of artistic ability. I wondered why I related to some works and not to others. I wondered why some works moved me deeply and other pieces left me thinking "incredible artistry" but nothing more.
For me, one such piece of art was "Little Girl in a Blue Armchair" by the impressionist Mary Cassatt.
For me, one such piece of art was "Little Girl in a Blue Armchair" by the impressionist Mary Cassatt.
As I learned more about dreams and archetypes I realized these responses were clues to the events, both wonderful and traumatic, that shape us into the people we become.
With serious soul searching I followed those clues to unresolved issues that were forming my thought patterns and influencing my behavior! I was able to take an honest look at myself, warts and all, and begin making the changes I needed to make to grow as the human and spiritual being I am, that we all are.
The evolution of the human spirit is an ongoing process. By understanding and accepting the reality of who we are we can comprehend the magnitude of who we can be, what we can achieve as an individual and as a species.
The evolution of the human spirit is an ongoing process. By understanding and accepting the reality of who we are we can comprehend the magnitude of who we can be, what we can achieve as an individual and as a species.
Think back to a moment in time when your heart was deeply moved by an image of some kind, whether it was a painting, a statue or some incredible scene in nature. Do you remember that feeling? Do you remember the feeling of awe that brought tears to your eyes?
What was it about that "abiding image" that took you from thinking "wow, what incredible artistry," to your soul being stirred with emotions you could not explain?
Precious moments like that are conscious dreams; they are physical and emotional responses that reveal much of the complex being you are, and why.
Those moments, those conscious dreams, offer opportunities to explore your soul in the same way sleeping dreams do; after all, they come from the same place within you!
Images have the potential to produce a powerful and spontaneous emotional charge, evoking new perceptions on both emotional and cognitive levels. By looking at particular images when we are awake in the same way we look at a dream, the same possibilities for insight and enlightenment occur.
Those involuntary responses to images are your unconscious mind's way of triggering memories of how you became the person you are and how you can become the person you want to be!
Your soul is very clever, it wants you to live your life to its fullest capacity in love, joy and fulfillment; it will do what it has to do to get your attention so you can do just that, and do it consciously.
