My purpose is to explore and express my love of beauty and the beauty of love. Here’s some of what I’ve come up with.

Pre-Order your bilingual Visionary Word Cards

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Here they are!

If you’ve been following me on Facebook, you’ll have seen that I had a test deck of these bilingual Visionary Word Cards printed to use in my upcoming Transformative Art workshops in French immersion schools.

I’m now taking pre-orders until November 1st so that I can get your order printed before Christmas. (contact me if you’d like to be on a waiting list for the next printing in 2025)

They’re $177 Canadian for 111 large art cards.

Each package includes 111 large Visionary Word Cards  (5″x7″). These are much larger than usual oracle decks. They’re also the perfect size to place in stand-up frames.

Each card features:

  • 1 non-cropped Dominique Hurley intuitive visionary painting
  • 1 matched word (in French & English)

How Can They Be Used?

They can be used:

  • to stretch your imagination,
  • to improve your French / English,
  • to tune into your intuition
  • as your word for the day
  • as oracle cards (make a sentence with 3-5 intuitively picked cards)
  • as journal prompts
  • as an ice-breaker with circles of friends or family
  • the possibilities are endless!

Your pack of 111 cards comes with a handout that offers several suggestions for use.

Free Shipping included in introductory price of

$177 Canadian.

 

Pre-order your pack of Visionary Word Cards by November 1st – I will have those printed and shipped to you by Christmas.

 

 

 

 

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Happy Thanksgiving

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Happy Thanksgiving Week!

As I recover from my first ever bout of COVID, I’m grateful it wasn’t worse than it was and that it’ll soon be over.

There’s been so much to be grateful for this past year!  I’m spending a few moments every day in the days leading up to Canadian Thanksgiving reflecting on the many aspects of my life:

  • the people
  • the places
  • the events
  • my generally good health
  • the inspired projects
  • my collectors & supporters
  • the opportunities to stretch my comfort zones
  • the potential for even greater alignment with my True Self
  • my Team of Divine Helpers
  • my passion & purpose
  • all of it.

I invite you to join me – eyes open or closed – to just breathe in life around whatever you are thankful for.

May that gratitude then flower and spread through  your eyes, your smile, your words, your actions, and your energy in the world.

May this and every day be a prayer of thanksgiving.

Blessings and thanks,

Dominique

 

 

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Connecting the Dots – Contemplative Labyrinth Activism with the Ocean Health Labyrinth

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From Me to We – Connecting the Dots

Have you ever gotten involved in something only later to find out that it was part of something much bigger in the world?

You may have been attracted by the surface level of something – a hobby, sport, conversation, etc.  Then, with time, your growing passion had you diving much deeper into a grander global design – a movement from “me” to “we”. 

The labyrinth is turning out to be such an experience for me.

Decades ago, I walked labyrinths for the quiet contemplation – this form of moving meditation helped me connect to inner peace, joy, intuition, focused intention and prayer.

If I could be there alone, all the better!

I continued this practice alone in the studio, painting dotted labyrinths as another form of meditation and prayer, connecting me to this ancient aesthetic design that appealed to my soul.

I was connecting the dots on the surface of the canvas, ignorant of the fact that others were connecting dots physically and energetically through a global movement called Contemplative Labyrinth Activism, which I’ll explain further down.

The Legacy Labyrinth Project

This past Sunday was the dedication ceremony for the Ocean Health Labyrinth at the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in the city of St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, where I live.

It is now #9 in a global network of labyrinths in the Legacy Labyrinth Project.

The LLP’s  vision:

We believe that the labyrinth experience creates connection, compassion and coherence for individuals, communities and the planet.”

The LLP mission:

We build, connect and use labyrinths to effect change throughout the world.  We conduct research and collaborate with labyrinth walkers in practice of contemplative labyrinth activism.

Each of the 9 labyrinths in this growing network on 3 continents so far is dedicated to a different focal theme.

In addition to our theme of Ocean Health here in St. John’s, the other 8 are:

  1. La Falda, Argentina
    Reconciliation for families and neighbors of the people forced to flee their homes in Europe during the Holocaust
  2. Ohio Wesleyan University – Delaware, OH – USA
    Inter-faith Peace
  3. Hoffman Institute (formerly Institute of Noetic Sciences) – Petaluma, CA – USA
    Universal Interconnectedness
  4. The Crossing – Grasslands National Park: Val Marie, SK – Canada
    Divine Feminine & Healing
  5. Hotellerie St. Yves – Chartres – France
    Wisdom
  6. Rollins College – Winter Park, FL-USA
    Becoming Responsible Global Citizens
  7. ASA Adirondack – Bakers Mills, NY-USA
    Interconnectedness of All Beings
  8. Center for Spiritual Living of Colorado Springs – Colorado Springs, CO – USA
    Great Love

Is your community the next?

During Sunday’s ceremony, all those who participated were given a small vial containing sand, grass, minerals, etc. from one of the other 8 locations. We added these to the sea water for our Ocean Health Labyrinth and the whole was later sprinkled around the cathedral – joining this location to this growing global network.

Since the 9 labyrinths have been dedicated and linked both physically and energetically, people walking one labyrinth can easily add their intentions and energy to any of the other communities and themes.

Contemplative Labyrinth Activism

I’m so glad I arrived at the cathedral half an hour early for my Artist Talk on Saturday to workshop participants from both the United States and Canada.

The presentation before mine was my first introduction to the concept of Contemplative Labyrinth Activism.

As described on the Labyrinth Activist Network site:

Labyrinth activism is walking in heart coherence, with a shared focused intention for change or healing. It is most effective when done in groups. It is often experienced as a sacred experience cultivating a sense of connectedness and insight.

This collective of labyrinth walkers are peacefully contributing to global change in a variety of ways, including monthly zoom meetings, gathering in response to international emergencies, and training activists to achieve their goals in more peaceful ways.

Connecting the Dots

Meeting several from the workshop group felt like meeting soul family – this wasn’t the first lifetime we’d crossed paths.

I’m not sure what my involvement will be in the future, but I’m grateful to have had my “me” labyrinth experience expanded and connected to a much greater “we” movement.

I’m also honoured to have contributed in the ways I was moved to before even having a clue of the bigger picture of what this would turn out to be.

  • the co-creation with Spirit of the painting “Into the Sea of Infinity” (an 8-foot print on display in permanence in the cathedral)
  • an exhibition and Artist Talk during the dedication weekend
  • sharing here with you in case you’re inspired to pursue some of the links included

Other tidbits that delighted me this weekend were:

  • hearing that when the Legacy Labyrinth Project organizers connected the dots of their locations on a map, it formed an infinity symbol, which I’d been intuitively guided to include in my painting
  • The earliest known Christian labyrinth was laid in the floor of the basilica at Al-Asnam in Algeria in 324 AD, way before Chartres in the 1200s
  • I had no idea I was walking #5 in the Legacy Labyrinth Network when I was in Chartres- it was in the backyard of my hotel during my Mary Magdalene Pilgrimage. You can see it at the very end of my video called Co-Creating Sacred Space here on Youtube.
  • although I’d felt the power of both creating and walking a labyrinth as a group while in the Transformative Arts Program in Italy (see my video here), I now understand the importance of it on a much deeper level. My me to we dots are being connected! Yay!

Thank you to all who contributed to creating this sacred labyrinth space in St. John’s, to this weekend of ceremonies and workshops, and to all who are walking in peace and for peace in this world.

 

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Co-Creating From a United Light Meditation

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Your Divine Helpers Are With You Always

Where does your mind go upon waking? Your need to pee? Anxiety about the day? Problems from the day before? Excitement at the plans ahead? Gratitude?

One of my teachers,  Abraham Hicks, says that whatever thought you can sustain for 17 seconds has the power to attract more thoughts like it and manifest your reality.

So what you think about first thing in the morning is key to setting the tone for the day. And what you think about throughout the day, for more than 17 seconds, just keeps on creating.

I know that my day unfolds with much greater ease & grace when I remember to call in my Team of Divine Helpers first thing upon waking and ask them to guide and support me for my Highest Good.

Spending focused time with my Team in a guided visioning meditation spreads that intention to every cell of my body and connects me to the intuition I need to take inspired steps in my day.

You’re never alone.

You’ve got a whole Team of Divine Helpers waiting to be invited support you on your journey.

You may know who they are or just sense a loving presence during a meditation. You don’t need to see them or know their names. Simply trust that if you call in those who work for your Highest Good, all those needed on that particular day will show up for you.

One way to do that is through the style of guided visioning meditation I offer.

So go ahead and pee and then come back to enjoy this inner journey to set the tone for the rest of your day.

Co-Creating from a United Light Meditation

Welcome to this week’s gift – a guided visioning meditation inspired by the sacred geometry of the Vesica Pisces that is often featured in my paintings.

It will help you to co-create from the space at the centre where the earthly and celestial realms meet.

You’ll be bathed in 3 lights as you travel from one realm to the other and then to the space in between where they unite.

This meditation was recorded live at Burry Heights Camp during the Body Mind Spirit retreat in June 2024.

The background music is “The Ecstasy of Being” by Christopher Lloyd Clarke.

Click on the video at the top of the page, get comfortable, close your eyes, and enjoy this guided journey into your inner landscapes.

P.S., the Vesica Pisces painting you see in the video was created for an upcoming fundraising auction for a local network of artists. Make sure to stay tuned if you want your chance to win this 11″ x 14″ painting covered in tiny glass beads.

Want More?

If you enjoy this style of guided visioning meditation that helps you connect to and strengthen your intuition, please consider gifting yourself with 1 or more of my 3 meditation collections available for $44 Canadian in my online shop:

  1. Chakra Balance: 9 meditations
  2. Universal Law Collection: 12 meditations
  3. Guided Visioning Journeys for a Happier Healthier Life: 11 meditations

You can also commission me to co-create a guided visioning meditation specific to your needs. Learn more here.

 

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Intuition into Action Takes Courage

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An Invitation to Grow

Intuition is often an invitation to grow.

Your heart, your Team of Divine Helpers, Source – whatever your beliefs – are pulling you forward, showing you the next best step on your soul’s journey.

It’s an answer to a spoken or unspoken need – an answer to your prayers.

Your ego is trying to protect you – wanting to keep you in the status quo, wanting to keep you small.

But staying in that place, ignoring your intuition, leads to dis-ease of many sorts. It’s stifling.

Emerging more fully into your True Self means growth. And growth often comes with a stretch of your comfort zones.

Change is scary. Stretching your comfort zones can be daunting. But it can be exciting too.

That mix of fear and excitement is often a sign that you’re about to grow. Go for it!

Going from intuition into action takes courage, and it’s worth it!

Every time I say “yes” to an invitation to grow (often following a “not again!”), it has led to some amazing experiences – and a life without regrets.

From Baby Steps to Leaps of Faith

I’d say I’m more of a chicken than most – no stranger to anxiety.

But I also have a very strong faith – a trust in my Team of Divine Helpers, in my intuition.

It’s evolved over the years the more I’ve said ‘yes!’ and experienced the amazing results.

From baby steps to leaps of faith, I’ve lived, worked and studied on 3 continents and 5 provinces.

That doesn’t mean I don’t experience the fear. I just do it anyway.

As you’ll see in the story below about how this video came into being, living intuitively can be fun, inspiring, creative, fulfilling, and yes, still a stretch of my comfort zones.

So take those baby steps. When you get an intuitive hit to call someone, go somewhere, do something – and can discern that it was intuition and not ego-driven, then go ahead!

Sometimes, the reason becomes obvious and immediate. Sometimes, it remains a mystery.

I’ve occasionally  found out years later that something I wrote, said or did led to major changes in someone’s life. That’s when I thank Spirit for the Guidance, knowing that my role was to say ‘yes!’ and now to give the credit to Source.

The more baby steps you take, the more you’ll learn to trust your intuition.

The more fulfilling results you experience from your baby steps, the easier it’ll become to take those leaps of faith that can totally transform your life. 

The Making of “The Lotus Lake Cowboy”

Just going to Ananda Village to live in community and volunteer for 2 months was a stretch of my comfort zones.

I’ve written in previous posts how the thoughts of having a roommate, physical labour, and long scheduled hours caused me a bit of trepidation before heading across the continent to be a karma yogi in the foothills of the Sierra Mountains of California.

But when I’m Guided, nothing stops me.

It turns out I loved it so much that I can see myself repeating the experience on a regular basis.

The fact that the scenery was so soul-nourishing helped. I shot quite a bit of video footage.

Walking around Lotus Lake, just 2 minutes from my room, was one of my usual nature breaks in between volunteer shifts and yoga classes.

Weeks into my stay there, I saw horseshoe prints in the dried up mud. I immediately thought: “Oh, I’d love video footage of a horse here”.

Within hours, the first photo on my Facebook feed (the only one I see when I turn on fb to post) was of a horse and person. Inner bells rang!

I looked at who posted it – it was Mai Lee, a local who had just become a FB Friend after messaging me to ask if she could share my photos of the Crystal Hermitage Garden.

I’ll admit, there was a moment of hesitation before reaching out as I can be quite shy. The camera has given me courage over the years. Part of me knew that seeing that post was a gift from my Team of Divine Helpers.  

So I turned intuition into action and messaged Mai, asking if the horseshoe prints at Lotus Lake might have been from that horse in the picture.

She said yes and gave me Andrew Heinemann’s contact information. I only found out later that it was her husband!

Soon, we had a sunrise date and he even brought a change of wardrobe. This guy was ready to play! Yay!

Andrew later told me he doesn’t usually go to Lotus Lake but had felt called to on that muddy day. This was divinely coordinated for our joy (and hopefully yours too through the video above).

Ruby (the horse) and Red (the dog) were just as photogenic and cooperative!

I was thrilled that Andrew had taken his intuition into action and that I’d followed through on mine too.

Was it a stretch of my comfort zones? Sure. A happy baby step!

This is the last video from my Ananda Wishlist with all the footage I captured during my 2 months.

The storyline evolved as I was playing with my 105 clips from our session and the song “The Spirit of the West” from Epidemic Sound (a source of royalty free music I pay a yearly membership to access).

I won’t tell you too much about what I was thinking, but see if you can tune into the themes of:

  • going around in circles
  • circling opportunities
  • transformation
  • darkness to light
  • walking on the Right Path
  • wise Guides

And if you’ve enjoyed this post and are moved to support my creative endeavours, I invite you to donate through PayPal here. Thank you!

To learn more about taking intuition into action, sign-up for my free 75-minute tutorial here.

 

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The People On Your Path

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Soul Agreements

Something shifted for me decades ago when presented with the idea that our souls had made agreements with many other souls to meet in this lifetime so we could experience something that would help us on our path to enlightenment.

How does it feel to contemplate that you chose your family – your parents, siblings, children?

What about those who have graced your life with encouragement, acceptance, love? How did you grow from that?

Now what about the petty tyrants whose presence you likely would have preferred not to encounter?

Why do you think your souls pre-arranged such conflicts, mis-treatment, challenges?

What have been the gifts hidden under the layers of pain & suffering?

It was only decades after being bullied in elementary school that I recognized that those challenging years offered me a crucial choice between peer pressure and following my already strong sense of Self, my intuition.

I chose the latter and am who I am today because of that defining yet painful chapter of my life.

It took years to heal the wounds, but I now focus on the gifts of that time and am grateful for them.

Would I want to go through that again? No way! But I don’t feel I need to.

It’s time for other teachers, other experiences along the continuing Path.

How is Your Presence on the Path of Others?

While volunteering at Ananda Village for 2 months last spring, I was blessed with many welcoming, heart-warming encounters.

You would expect people living in a spiritual community to have a higher vibration.

But people are people. Everyone is on a Path and has both good and bad days.

In that environment, I was even more aware of both love in action and calls for love.

I sometimes felt triggered and I triggered others. Luckily, our common goals made it easier to discuss such things.

For example, it was much easier for me to shine my Light and radiate love & joy when surrounded by the beauty of the Crystal Hermitage Garden, following creative inspiration with my camera, or at the morning breakfast shift – being a morning person.

Late at night, however, past my usual bedtime, it took a lot more work to be people vs. task-oriented.

I apologized more than once for my irritation and task-master tendencies when all I wanted to do was get the kitchen duties done so I could go to bed, knowing I had to get up early again the next day.

Overall, despite being an introvert, I was pleased with what I brought to my roommates, karma yogi team and community at large.

By the time I left, I could imagine signing-up as a karma yogi for a few months every year. Not bad since the whole experience was a stretch of my comfort zones that had me squirm in fear when intuitively guided to go.

How about you? What kind of impact are you having on the lives of those around you?

How can your self-awareness help you be more of the light & love that you were always meant to be on others’ Paths?

Role Models: Ram & Denise

One of the greatest blessings of this karma yogi experience was being around so many loving people, when I’m used to a more hermit lifestyle back in Newfoundland.

Meeting Ram and Denise (featured in the video above) is a great example of that.

I didn’t get to know them well. We may have crossed paths only 4-5 times in 2 months.

But their impact was heart-felt. Their light shone bright, providing a beautiful model for how I’d like to be more of in the world.

During my first Sunday service at the Temple of Light, Ram was to the left of me in the same pew. His singing went straight to my soul, enhancing the spiritual experience.

He introduced me to his wife Denise and their welcoming smiles always felt so genuine.

Then, one day, Denise invited me to drop by their home inside the Vana Deva Sanctuary. I’ll admit, I felt awkward just knocking on their door – perhaps because this kind of “unannounced interruption” isn’t something I’d enjoy.

Inballah, one of my fellow karma yogis, gave me a ride after one of our shifts. We soon felt right at home and delighted to be there.

Ram & Denise gave us a private concert and tour of their garden. When I asked if I could film it, they didn’t hesitate to say yes.

The results are not only in the video above but in my heart.

And this is only one of the many examples of the beautiful encounters I had during my 2 months.

Some people and circumstances bring out the best in us. I was obviously ready for this kind of experience since my soul guided me there.

I’m aware that my own joy, openness and giving attitude contributed to what I was experiencing at Ananda Village. We get what we give.

I wouldn’t consider myself someone with the greatest people skills, but I can only hope that all the examples of love and authenticity I experience are helping me be more of that myself.

How about you? Who inspires you to be more of your True Self without the layers of fear and conditioning that may keep you small?

Remember. You are the gift.

Thank you for being you – in your good days and more challenging ones.

Now go back to the top of the page  if you haven’t watched the video yet and enjoy your visit to Ram & Denise’s home too.

 

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Intuition is the Way of the Future

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The ways things work are changing.

The recent epidemic had many people question the structures and systems that govern both public infrastructure and their personal lives. It seems that many are realizing that the way of the future won’t be the way of the past. It simply can’t be.

According to the authors of the latest book I’m reading, “The Yugas: Keys to Understanding Our Hidden Past, Emerging Energy Age, and Enlightened Future”, our age is very slowly ascending towards an era called Tetra Yuga:

“This is when many people realize how connected we all really are — and work towards enhancing those connections. Many discover a higher purpose in life, which includes developing their life force. Many have acquired a sound intuition and know where to take their ideas.”
~ Joseph Selbie and David Steinmetz

Although this era will begin far in the future for the population at large, some are leading the way.

Intuition is crucial in order to tune into new ideas and new ways of doing things.

It’s no longer about following social norms and living a life based on others’ expectations.

It’s time to forge your unique path that is aligned with your Highest Good and the Highest Good of All. 

To do that, you need to tune in to your inner wisdom, making decisions that may go against what’s typical in your area but are designed for you to emerge more fully as your Self.

Intuition is like having a direct line to Spirit, through your inner & outer senses, to know what is right for you.

Paramhansa Yogananda, the Indian yogi who brought yoga to the States back in the 20s and the guru to those at Ananda Village, where I recently spent 2 months volunteering, said:

All of God’s children are endowed with the highest intelligence: intuition, the all-knowing wisdom of the soul.

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To progress and to avoid the misery of mistakes, you have to find what is the truth in everything. This is possible only if you develop your intuition. That is the practical truth of the matter. That is why I am asking you to cultivate and use intuitive power in everything. In your relationships with others, in your business, in your married life, in every part of your life, intuition is essential.

But intuition in our culture isn’t often encouraged in the young. So that gift has lost its power and needs to be re-awakened and strengthened.

To do that, some tools can be helpful. That’s why I developed my Divine Storytelling Time intuitive reading packages 10 years ago.

Divine Storytelling Time as an Intuitive Hearing Aid

So, how do you develop your intuition?

Meditation is highly recommended.

For those who prefer to have a more playful and active approach, a Divine Storytelling Time package is a wonderful intuitive hearing aid.

This is a customized self-study guide for your transformational journey – a tool in your self-discovery and decision-making process.

It holds layer upon layer of intuitive data that can help guide you for months or even years to come.

What it offers is imagery and dream-like stories that are yours to interpret. I channel the visions. You figure out what they mean to you – and that meaning can change depending on the questions in your heart at the time you listen / look / play.

That’s why these Divine Storytelling Time Packages require repeated listening and contemplation – as well as inspired action.

With this unique style of intuitive reading, you’re provided with 4 resources that help you develop your intuitive muscles.
  • Spirit Calling Card reading: a 5-card spread that you can pull your own meaning from – either from the words / images or combination.
  • Your Divine Storytelling Time: a 1-hour audio recording of the channeled visions I receive from your Higher Self & Team of Divine Helpers. It’s a lot more than entertainment!
  • A Visual Gift: This is a high resolution energy-infused digital art creation with and without affirmation (that you can have printed as big as desired) with 5-8 layers of my photos from around the world. You’ll also get to see the original photos in case they  hold intuitive clues for your interpretation.
    – the Visual Gift at the top of this blog is from my most recent reading & included 8 layers from 5 countries
  • Instructions & Worksheets.

If you like to play detective and like to be empowered by tuning inwards to find your own answers – this is for you.

These packages take me 4-5 hours to co-create with Spirit, connecting through the aether without your need to be present or online. I send you a link to your package by email.

Some clients return every year or two, reporting that it’s becoming much easier and taking less time with every reading to make intuitive decisions that have transformed their lives. Their intuition has become stronger with practice.

“Because you’re a lightworker, you focus on the positive steps to live your best life. I wasn’t depending on you to make the meaning out of the story. That’s my job. That was the fun and really empowering part for me. … I felt more involved. Sure, it was more of a challenge, but so much more powerful, personal. I feel you reach people at a deeper level of their soul – letting them figure out where their potential can take them.  …I’m so much more self-aware and intuitive now because I was willing to do the work… And I believe in myself more because of it.”  ~ Cynthia Ferrie (read full testimonial here.)

8 Spots for September

It’s time to live your best life and take empowered decisions that are right for you.

Is this the right time for you to experience one of my Divine Storytelling Time packages? Ask your heart and take action if the very first answer you receive is a sense of expansion.

I now have 8 spots open for September.

Your investment is $247 Canadian (~$183 U.S.).

Interested? Order yours here.

Want to try a 6-minute sample first to get a better idea of how it works? You can do so here.

It would be my honour to serve you in this way.

Dominique

 

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Blue Lotus Feet Music Video

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I’m elated to finally share this “Blue Lotus Feet” music video with you! I say “finally” because if you know me, I like to go from inspiration to realization in as short and intensive a burst of creative energy as possible.

This music video took over a year in 3 countries to create!

First, was the joy of manifesting my vision of the dancer Paramjyoti C. Stieber in front of the blue roof of the Temple of Light at Ananda Assisi in the summer of 2023.  This was at the tail end of my 2 months in Italy getting my Transformative Art Certification.

I fell in love with the iconic blue roofs of Ananda – they remind me of both a lotus flower and some sort of bloom arched over to protect its precious people.

Once I had Paramjyoti on video, I had a vision of what I wanted to paint on my own personal drum (featured in the video above). I’d painted & sold 26 drums, but didn’t have one of my own yet.

When it came time to write my blog post introducing the Temple Dancer Drum, I decided to make a video, licensing the chant “Blue Lotus Feet” composed by Paramhansa Yogananda sung on the Divine Mother Chants album available from Crystal Clarity Publishers.

But then, I was guided to spend 2 months volunteering at Ananda Village in the foothills of the Sierra Mountains in Northern California. So I decided to bring my drum – not only to chant at the weekly kirtan sessions, but also to finish shooting the music video.

I was looking forward to drumming in front of the Temple of Light (seen at the end of the video).  I also discovered I could do so in front of the blue roof of the Moksha Mandir (Swami Kriyananda’s final resting place) in the Crystal Hermitage Garden (seen at the beginning of the video).

I received plenty of inspiration at the Crystal Hermitage Garden during my many visits throughout March & April 2024. Shooting through the sprinklers at sunrise was pure awe-inspiring joy! My eyes and heart could hardly contain the beauty of the sun rays piercing through the water streams.

Then, one day, fellow karma yogi Kelsey Britton showed up to our volunteer shift with blue toe nails and well, that clinched it. I had her personify Divine Mother’s blue lotus feet by standing on a carpet of pink Chinese camellia petals I found by the gate, stepping out of the century-old Burmese standing Buddha statue at the upper pond, and gently enjoying the water of the lower pool. I also included the blue feet of a Shiva statue in one of the village’s residential neighbourhoods and the lap of a Babaji statue in the Crystal Hermitage Garden laden with floral offerings.

There are layers of footage and symbolism in this video. Enjoy discovering what they all mean for you. Chant along and feel your vibration rise!

And if you’re interested in donating towards my creative efforts, I welcome your contributions through PayPal here.

Who is the Divine Mother?

The Divine Mother is the feminine aspect of the Divine. For you, that may be the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary, Mother Earth, Kali, Lakshmi, Dhurga or so many others. She is both personal and impersonal.

Paramhansa Yogananda says:

The Divine Mother is so beautiful! But remember, in Her higher manifestation even that beauty is formless. She is in everything. Her divine, compassionate love is expressed in the raindrops. Her beauty is reflected in the colors of the rainbow. She offers fresh hope to mankind with the rose-tinted clouds at dawn. Above all, be ever conscious of Her presence in your heart.

If you’d like to read more about the Divine Mother, I recommend these 2 articles:

  1. “Who is Divine Mother?” by Swami Kriyananda
  2. “The Many Faces of Divine Mother” by Tyagi Jayadev

Want a Drum?

I currently have 2 other one-of-a-kind drums available for sale for $999 Canadian.

The Labyrinth Drum – see it here

The Mother Drum – see it here

Drum commissions are $1111.  Contact me to discuss your vision or allow my Team of Divine Helpers to channel it with the help of your own.

 

 

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2 Guided Video Experiences of the 12 Universal Laws

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This 21-minute journey into the 12 Universal Laws was recorded live during my recent Enter the Mandala exhibition open house & artist talk.

Actually, the video above is more of a 2 in 1 experience. Feel your way to which activity you want to do first.

1- Guided Journey into the 12 Universal Laws

Close your eyes, listen and open to both your own intuitive experience and / or a deeper understanding of each of the 12 Universal Laws. 

Why?

Because they hold the keys to a happier healthier life. 

The Laws exist. We either use them to our advantage or disadvantage.

The more we understand them, the more powerful co-creators we become of the life we were always meant to live.

May this short exercise nourish your transformational journey from the inside out.

2- Ask Your Question & Contemplate

This time, turn the sound off. 

Ask your Higher Self & Team of Divine Helpers, whomever that is for you, a simple open question on how to improve an area of your life.

For example,

  • How can I be more loving in my relationship with…?
  • How can I live more in alignment with my Highest Good?
  • What can I do to improve my work / life balance?
  • What is the next step on my life Path?
  • etc.

Then, contemplate each of the 12 mandalas in the video – absorbing their life-enhancing Universal Energy Flow and contemplating the symbolism, interpreting it in your own way.

Keep asking your heart, what something that catches your attention might mean.

Pay attention to all your intuitive channels: listen, feel, see, taste, smell, know inside & out.

Your answers are within – in the silence and calm of contemplation. The mandalas are but portals into that Universal Energy Flow, unlocking your own inner wisdom.

As you Enter the Mandalas, may you access your inner treasure chest of answers and Guidance.

Dive Deeper into the 12 Universal Laws

If you’d like to dive deeper, you can also find these resources on my website:

  1. Summary mandala and text of all 12 Universal Laws – click here
  2. Index / Guide to the 12 Universal Law Mandalas – click here
      • Here, you’ll find my introduction to this year-long project and links to all 12 webpages for each of the mandalas. You can listen to the original intuitive reading (Divine Storytelling Time channeling) from which I pulled the symbolism, witness the painting process, and dive deeper into the symbolism interpretation.
  3. Buy the Universal Laws Guided Visioning Meditation album (12 x ~30-minute meditation mp3s for $44 Canadian) – click here to download
  4. Order prints on canvas or paper in your choice of size – click here

 

Co-Creating this collection with Spirit changed my life.

Almost 10 years later, I still use what I’ve learned to get back on, stay on, and strengthen my steps on my journey through life.

May your work with these mandalas help you do the same.

Please Donate

If you benefited from this and my other offering, I invite you to donate to my intuitive visionary art practice, allowing me to continue co-creating and sharing what I do. 

Every dollar helps.

In Canada, you can send e-transfers to [email protected] or use this PayPal donation link here for PayPal or credit/debit card contributions.

Thank you. Your support means a lot.

Dominique

 

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Not Forcing It This Summer

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When I left for a week in a cabin in the woods at the Tree of Life Retreat Centre, I had no expectations but to relax.

It took 2 days to decompress and another 3 days to finish reading an inspiring 650-page biography. I took a few photos on my nature walks, but was happy just being. Yoga, meditation, reading, eating & sleeping. A time of quiet and stillness. That was about it.

On Day 4, when my good buddy Leslie joined me, I took a few videos, thinking I’d post a few Story clips on Facebook. But by the time we left on Day 8, I had spent several hours shooting and editing this video. It just naturally emerged from the joy I was feeling.

Creativity isn’t something that can be forced. But it can be inspired or sparked. 

Sometimes just sitting at the studio table with paint and a blank canvas, or walking in a beautiful setting can get the creative juices flowing. It’s not forcing it. It’s giving it space to come to life.

There may be lulls in life. Or crazy busy times. This summer, I encourage you to create the inner and outer space (in your schedule, for example) to allow creativity to naturally emerge. 

Follow your bliss. Play with your camera, with paint, clay, music, movement, found treasures on the beach, etc.

Remember when summer was a time for play? Bring some of that back into your life. Welcome the childlike curiosity and wonder that leads to magical moments and uplifted spirits.

May it be so.

P.S. I may not be blogging every week this summer. I don’t want to force that either. If I come up with something inspiring to share, I will. Just giving myself permission to do that feels necessary right now. Thanks for your understanding.

 

 

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