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The Nature Child Drum – a Commission

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There’s always a sense of curiosity and wonder as I open to the creative flow in the studio.

There’s an additional layer of delight when it comes to co-creating a commission.

First, there’s the opening up for another: “May I be a channel for whatever is in the Highest Good for my client”.

Then, there’s the deep connection with another human being and their Team of Divine Helpers without being present face to face.

Creating a commission gives me a window into who they truly are – sometimes in ways they may not even be conscious of. 

So it’s wonderful to hear my clients’ stories and feedback once they receive their commissioned piece. This was no exception.

Lisa’s Nature Child Drum

Having already purchased 2 of my small paintings at a spiritual retreat, Lisa expressed complete trust in my co-creative process with Spirit.

She gave me no instructions or preferences. This is the most fun for me – a totally blank canvas …. or drum in this case.

My visions for it started a few days before I had time to start.

These are like mini-movies, so what I paint is the essence of what I experience through all my senses during those visions.

What I saw / felt / heard was a woman at one with the Elements. Although standing still, she was also dancing with the sun and rain – open to the constant changes.

She was at Home in all weather – part of the Elemental Flow in both her inner and outer environment.

One of the messages of the Nature Child Drum is a call to honour or re-awaken that curiosity and wonder that give children that sense of adventure as they embark on their days.

This is the spark that ignites passion for life itself – a great message for us all.

In Lisa’s Words

Here’s what Lisa wrote after seeing her Nature Child Drum for the first time:

I still haven’t been able to string together the words to describe the energy your imagery invokes in me! It’s amazing!

Thank you for agreeing to channel this beautifully decorated drum for me. It’s perfect in many ways – colour, elements, sparkle, duality, a stance of accomplishment. This is a stance I’ve often visualized myself in over the past 5 years – standing on a high place facing northwest or sometimes southeast, arms held to the sky, grateful to have opportunities and open to new opportunities.

To me, the image portrays a balance of energy, an alignment of self with external surroundings based on on a synthesis of past experiences (water-light interaction) – allowing an opportunity for conscious and unconscious growth by balancing and channeling the energies of both our wild and natural child.

Our eyes can synthesize rain storms into beautiful rainbows with the help of a bright light….

This creative process has provided me with many insights and revelations. I appreciate your ever present guidance. You have opened many doors for me along this path.

Drum Commissions

I currently have 2 drums left in my online shop. These are $999 + tax.

1- The Mother Drum – see it here

2- The Ocean Labyrinth drum – see it here

Drum Commissions are $1,111 for a 16″ Remo vegan buffalo drum.

I am currently taking orders (click here) for after Christmas as I’ll need to order your blank drums beforehand and will be off-island mid-December to mid-January.

“The Remo Standard Buffalo Drum is inspired by the indigenous cultures of the Americas. Equipped with a rope handle and a single mallet. The Remo Standard Buffalo Drum is manufactured with Remo’s Fiberskyn® drumheads and patented Acousticon® drum shells for enhanced durability in any environment. Producing the same tonal characteristics found on traditional wood shell drums, the standard Buffalo Drums feature excellent projection and enhanced low-pitched fundamentals.”

According to Dr. Christiane Northrup, drumming does a lot more than provide a way to access a Higher Power. 9 other health benefits she mentions are:

  • Makes you happy
  • Induces deep relaxation.
  • Helps control chronic pain.
  • Boosts your immune system.
  • Creates a sense of connectedness.
  • Aligns your body and mind with the natural world.
  • Releases negative feelings.
  • Puts you in the present moment.
  • Allows for personal transformation.

Reach out if you’re ready to commission me to co-create a drum specifically designed for you. 

 

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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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The Ocean Labyrinth Drum

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The Ocean Labyrinth Drum was inspired by the same labyrinth as the painting “Into the Sea of Infinity” that I introduced you to in an earlier blog post.

The dedication ceremony for the Ocean Health labyrinth at the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador is happening during the Sunday service at 11am on September 29th. All are welcome!

The labyrinth at both the Cathedral and at the centre of this drum is a 7-circuit version of the 11-circuit Chartres labyrinth.

The Ocean Labyrinth Drum

The Ocean Labyrinth Drum is a hand-painted 16” vegan Remo Buffalo drum, perfect for humid climes like on this island.

“The Remo Standard Buffalo Drum is inspired by the indigenous cultures of the Americas. Equipped with a rope handle and a single mallet. The Remo Standard Buffalo Drum is manufactured with Remo’s Fiberskyn® drumheads and patented Acousticon® drum shells for enhanced durability in any environment. Producing the same tonal characteristics found on traditional wood shell drums, the standard Buffalo Drums feature excellent projection and enhanced low-pitched fundamentals.”

I was surprised when intuitively guided to paint a crab as the featured creature for this drum. I knew little about crabs except that they walk sideways.

It’s not surprising, however, that what I found when Googling its symbolism is perfectly matched to the Ocean-Health theme for the labyrinth at the St John’s Anglican Cathedral:


“The crab stands as a symbol of resilience, adaptability, and protection. At the core of the crab’s essence is the spirit of persistent determination. With its tenacious grip and the armor-like exoskeleton, the crab embodies the art of self-preservation and the capacity to thrive in shifting environments.”


My hope is that every beat of this drum, just as every dot painted, enhance worldwide prayers and actions for a happy healthy ocean.


May this drum be a blessing for all the creatures who live in the ocean deeps as well as all earthly beings who benefit from it in so many ways.

As the United Nations explains, Ocean Health is something we should all care about because:
  1. The ocean regulates our climate and provides the air we breathe.
  2. The ocean feeds us.
  3. It provides jobs and livelihoods.
  4. The ocean is a tool for economic development.
  5. We need a healthy ocean to survive.

And I’m sure you can come up with your own reasons. For me, living by the ocean, I am nourished by its beauty. With each wave, I see Mother Earth breathing. I feel her heart beating…

Is This Your Drum?

You’ll know when watching this video if this drum was meant for you.

Hand-painted drums are $999 Canadian. You can buy this one from my online shop here.

The Mother Drum and Labyrinth Drum are also still available.

If you’re interested in a drum commission, they’re $1,111. Contact me here to discuss.

 

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Into the Sea of Infinity – Labyrinth Painting

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Hold on to and nurture your dreams. It may take years for them to come to fruition, or just a few weeks. Trust in Divine Timing. The key is not to doubt them. Dive into your bliss and keep moving forward, one inspired action at a time.

May your dreams come true.

The Labyrinth in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

Years ago, I was approached by Dean Roger Whalen, newly appointed rector of the Anglican Cathedral of St John the Baptist here in St. John’s Newfoundland, to chat about labyrinths. He and Sue Cummings, lay minister, formed a committee to explore the possibilities of creating a permanent indoor labyrinth inside the church.

At that point, I’d walked several labyrinths and painted quite a few more – on canvas that is. These had mostly been inspired by the various feelings / experiences of walking the labyrinth in the chapel of the Waterford Hospital during their public-hour on Wednesdays. Sue Cummings led these walks and sharing circles.

Last Spring, while I was doing karma yoga (volunteering) in California, I was thrilled to hear from Sue that the cathedral’s labyrinth had finally come into being. She was contacting me to explore how I might be involved in the dedication ceremony in late September.

Upon my return to the island, I found out that the labyrinth was connected to the theme of Ocean Health. It’s now # 9 in an international network of labyrinths called the Legacy Labyrinth Project (LLP)

The project’s aim is to “integrate the impact of the labyrinth experience with global peace and healing, bringing together labyrinth builders, supporters, and communities around the globe.”

The dedication of the labyrinth will be held on the weekend of September 28th 2024. People are coming from across the world for a set program of workshops (see itinerary here).  There will also be public elements to the program, including the Sunday ceremony. Keep your eye on the cathedral website here for more details.

The Creation of “Into the Sea of Infinity”

After my chats with Sue, I was inspired to create the painting “Into the Sea of Infinity”.

It had been 5 months since I’d played with paint in the studio. Between my travels, exhibitions, videography projects, workshops and retreats, I simply hadn’t created any new paintings.

To start, I used sacred waters from Glastonbury & Lourdes and a Palo Santo smudge to bless the canvas and to get the flow going.

Then came a few layers of liquid acrylic washes in various ocean colours for the base.

After that, for the first time, I decided to use a collection of over 80 small stencils of sea creatures for layers and layers of play & prayers for ocean health.

I usually create my own stencils, as I did for the large whale. I used that one with both paint and a layer of tiny glass beads that cover the whale and reflects light in fantastic ways from some angles.

At first, using the small commercial stencils, albeit legal in terms of copyright for professional art purposes, felt a little like cheating. It’s interesting what limiting beliefs we hold that come up asking to be examined and released. This is all part of the process of going inwards to find peace and bringing that peace back out in the world – the very process of walking the labyrinth.

In the end, returning to this childlike play with an art tool that isn’t customary in my practice was part of what unblocked the creative flow after so many months outside of the studio.

It also unleashed the vision of what it was that wanted to be born on the canvas.

From days of layering sea creatures on the canvas emerged the vision of the large whale whose tail curved around the 7-circuit Chartres-styled labyrinth from the local Anglican Cathedral. That one was painted by Lisa Gidlow Moriarty.

Note: If you haven’t seen my video of the original 11-circuit labyrinth from the 1200s in the Chartres Cathedral in France, I recommend you watch it here.

Once I’d created the whale and labyrinth, the idea of the infinity symbol and the title of the painting came to me. I immediately saw it as a recreation of the motion of my hands in the initial application of holy water. But as I painted it, layers of meaning emerged as it related to our soul’s journey, the labyrinth walk, and ocean health.

I found out a week later, when Sue came to see the finished piece, that her online group had just been discussing the concept of infinity in relation to the labyrinth.

There truly are no coincidences in the intuitive painting or living process!

Last but not least came the circular waves filled with yet another few layers of sea creatures and days of what I love to call dot therapy. So meditative!

By the time it felt complete, I was completely enamoured with what Spirit had created through me – so grateful this painting had come into being.

I was also thrilled I’d followed inspiration to help bring it into being as a print twice the size of the original will soon be gracing the wooden wall at the far end of the labyrinth in the cathedral, enhancing visitors’ labyrinth experience. What an honour!

What does the infinity symbol in this painting mean to you?

How about the whale, one of our ancient wisdom keepers?

I invite you to contemplate and reflect on the symbology and energy of this painting as it relates to a question in your life. Then, if you can, walk a labyrinth or trace the journey with your fingers. That’s equally effective!

Keep reading below for information on the original and prints.

The Original & Prints for Sale

You can order a print of “Into the Sea of Infinity” on paper or stretched canvas in your choice of size. These can be delivered to you anywhere in the world.  Order yours here today.

Here’s the information on the original painting with its many iridescent highlights and glass bead reflections:

Title: Into the Sea of Infinity
Year: © 2024
Size: 24″ x 48″ (61cm x 122cm)
Artist: Dominique Hurley
Materials: Professional acrylics, glass beads & energy work on gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges. No framing required. 
Genre: intuitive painting, visionary art, energism art, spiritual art, inspirational art
Price: CAD$3,700 Canadian – Buy it here

 

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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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Love Oracle 36: Clearing the Communication Lines

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Guidance is always there for you. Unfortunately, if the communication lines are blocked, messages simply aren’t coming through.

Think of intuition as your communication channel between you and your Team of Divine Helpers – including your Higher Self.

So what blocks your ability to tune into your intuition? Stress, anxiety, fear, depression, perfectionism, and mind-altering substance are all like static on the line.

Your questions and requests may have made it through to your Team, but their replies through the various intuitive channels aren’t being picked up.

If your usual clairsentience channel (clear feeling) is numbed because of substance abuse or medication, your Team will try again through other channels, including the 6 Clairs (clear seeing, hearing, knowing, tasting, smelling and feeling) as well as synchronicity.

But if that doesn’t work, you’ll miss out on important Guidance.

Your Team of Divine Helpers are here to help guide you and protect you. Their messages can be life-enhancing or life-saving. Whatever the case, wouldn’t you want to access those messages?

So what can you do to clear the communication lines? That’s what this week’s Love Oracle Messages are here to help you with.

Ask your Team of Divine Helpers “How can I better access my intuition?”. Then pick the painting that speaks to you the most. Scroll down to read its message.

Love Oracle Message 1: Meditation Magic

Custom Guided Meditations

Dear Beloved,

Meditation is the most important way to open and keep those communication lines clear. This is how you open your third eye to its present potential.

You may have heard the expression monkey-mind? If your mind is racing and screaming all over the place, how will you hear the whispers of your soul?

Slowing down your mind and your thoughts, allows you to pick up on those intuitive messages. 

It also increases your ability to recognize signs sent on the outside, not just on the inside.

If you walk through life as a walking meditation, you’ll be more aware of everything and everyone your Team places on your Path as an answer to your prayers.

What helps with meditation? Good sleep, fresh food, scheduling a regular practice, and coaching all help. Can you get behind that?

The more or the better you meditate, the more glimpses you’ll get of what your Team of Divine Helpers, your Higher Self and Source are trying to tell you.

What can you do today to focus more effectively on a life-affirming mediation practice?

Painting: One in Love (SOLD).   Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 2: Champion Your Chakras

Dear Beloved,

Working  on opening and balancing your chakras is a great way for clearing the communication lines.

You have many chakras, but let’s focus on the 7 main ones. These are the energy centres along your spine, starting at the root located at your tailbone.

Each chakra is associated with a purpose, aspects of your health, etc.

When it comes to energy, you want it to be able to flow freely through your root (#1) up to and through the crown (#7).

Imagine it flowing from Mother Earth into your feet and through your subtle energy body up to the Heavens and back through you down to the core of the planet.

If there’s a block, your body won’t be able to act as the antenna it’s meant to be. Your intuitive channels won’t be optimized. 

For example, if your throat chakra (#5) is blocked, there is no communication between your heart chakra (#4) and your third eye (#6). If that happens, you’re walking around like a head without a body. Many do.

There’s much more to say than I can fit in this Oracle Message. But if this resonates with you, do more research on how to balance your chakras. Yoga and energy healing modalities are great! Also consider my Chakra Balance Meditation Bundle.

What’s really wonderful to remember is that the more you do to open and balance the lower 6 chakras, the more your crown chakra will naturally open.

A fully opened crown chakra means enlightenment. Then you become one with Source and fully intuitive. This can take lifetimes, but why not start now?

Enjoy the many benefits of clearing your communication lines by championing your chakras.

Painting: Sedona (SOLD).  Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 3: Create Space

Dear Beloved,

Your Team of Divine Helper is like a Guiding Light showing you the way that’s aligned with your Highest Good.

But if your space is so cluttered, inside and out, you will have a hard time spotting the light that’s right outside the door or deep within your core.

So if you picked this painting, you’re being asked to make space

  •  in your environment for the energy to flow,
  • in your body to become more sensitive to the messages
  • in your mind to better discern between fear and love
  • in your schedule to develop a regular intuition-development practice.
  • in your heart to trust your intuition – start with baby steps and one day you’ll take those leaps of faith

Clearing your communication lines requires focus and practice. 

You might:

  • do breath work to increase the flow of Life Force, that bridge between you and Spirit
  • walk in nature to get fresh air, reduce the stimulus and busyness of the city and try an intuitive walkabout
  • journal to process your thoughts and help your mind calm down
  • declutter your house and work with the Elements (Feng Shui) to ensure better energy flow
  • avoid overindulging in food, alcohol or drugs to keep your senses sharp
  • eat fresh and prioritize rest
  • meditate to open your third eye
  • join a meditation class or yoga class

There’s so much you can do to clear the communication lines. Your Team is there with you. With all the noise and distractions, however, it’s just hard to notice.

Please don’t get overwhelmed by this list. Pick 1 that appeals to you and follow your bliss. For when you’re relaxed and joyful, you’re vibrating at a higher frequency and better able to receive those oh so important messages.

Painting: Lighting the Way (Artist Collection). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

 

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Love Oracle 35: Loving Your Labyrinth

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Every year on the first Saturday in May thousands of people around the world participate in World Labyrinth Day. This year, that’s on May 4th.

World Labyrinth Day is more than a celebration of the labyrinth experience. It’s a massive moving meditation for world peace. Can you imagine the impact of that?

According to the Labyrinth Society,

“Labyrinths are tools for personal, psychological and spiritual transformation, also thought to enhance right-brain activity. Labyrinths evoke metaphor, sacred geometry, spiritual pilgrimage, religious practice, mindfulness, environmental art, and community building.”

There are many types of labyrinths. Although I’ve painted the Classical 7-circuit, I’m a big fan of the Medieval Chartres style labyrinth as depicted in the 3 paintings above and on my Labyrinth Drum. That’s also the style of labyrinth I often walk in Bowring Park, down the street from where I live.

If you haven’t already, or feel like revisiting them, I invite you watch 2 of my labyrinth videos from my time in Europe last spring/summer. The first was filmed in the Chartres Cathedral.  The second features a community labyrinth experience at the Academy of Art, Creativity and Consciousness, where I studied for 2 months. 

If you haven’t walked one before, there’s a big difference between a labyrinth and a maze. In a labyrinth, there’s only one way in to get to the centre. Then you take the same way back out.

There’s no stress of getting lost or taking the wrong turn.

Your focus is on taking one step forward at a time and on whatever intention you set at the start. Everything you encounter on the way is purposeful – on the inside & out. After pausing at the centre, you walk back toward your daily life, carrying with you the gifts of the labyrinth.

Every experience is different. This week’s Love Oracle paintings and Messages reflect that.

So ask your Team of Divine Helpers “How can I best contribute to peace on earth this week”? Then look at and pick the painting that speaks to you the most. Its message is below.

And if you have a chance, find or create a labyrinth nearby to join with those thousands doing the same on World Labyrinth Day.

Love Oracle Message 1: Tune Into Your Intuition

Oasis labyrinth with 2 angelsDear Beloved,

As you walk the labyrinth, down your city street or park trail, ask your Team of Divine Helpers how you can best contribute to peace on earth this week. 

Walk mindfully. Pay attention to what’s happening inside you. Also pay attention to your environment.

Intuitive messages may be experienced through many channels – sight, hearing, sensations, knowing / memories, smells and tastes.

Just like in an intuitive walkabout, be hyper vigilant to the symbolism of what meets you on your path.

Is is something someone is saying, a literal sign on the window, a snail crossing your path, the sound of sirens in the distance (no kidding, I just heard one after I wrote that, a rare occurrence where I live).

What you’re looking for are clues or downright messages about what inspired action you can take to help increase peace in your life and the lives of those around you. 

You may suddenly remember an aunt or a favour you promised to fulfill. Call your aunt. Do the favour and apologize for the delay.

You may feel the urge to shift something in your schedule to create more space for peace. Or is it your perceptions and judgments that need to shift?

Pay attention to everything as you walk towards your set destination.

Then, pause in gratitude and pray for support before feeling the joy, the peace, the freedom of intuitive living. One inspired step at a time.

Painting: Oasis of Inspiration (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 2: Walk in Peace

Peace Flow labyrinth painting

“Peace Flow”

Dear Beloved,

The best thing you can do for peace in the world is focus on finding the peace within yourself first. 

If you’re feeling the divine peace that is always at your core, all those around you will feel the effects. So let it begin with you.

You are the peace dove. How you journey through life is the example. It sets the pace and the tone.

You can be super busy and still be at peace. You can also be super busy and be totally stressed. Often, it’s a matter of choice.

If you picked this painting, you’re asked to increase your self-awareness, your mindfulness as you go through your day.

If you find yourself getting stressed or anxious, pause. Then consciously continue doing what you were doing while choosing to do so peacefully.

For example, are you cooking dinner afraid you’ll be late and thinking of the laundry and errands that need doing? Or are you fully present in the moment, cooking while relishing in the smells, grateful for fresh ingredients, loving the act of feeding yourself and your loved ones?

It takes exactly the same time.

So how can you walk through your life choosing peace, cultivating peace, nourishing peace, spreading peace?

It starts here and now. And here and now. And here and now.

Peace be with you!

Painting: Peace Flow (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 3: Aligning in Peace

Dear Beloved,

Are you feeling your life is out of alignment? Are you feeling off-balance?

If you picked this painting, you’re being invited to open and balance your 7 main chakras to live a life that’s more aligned with your Higher Self.

There are many ways to do so.

Find yourself a chakra-balancing yoga class, do the 9 meditations in my Chakra Balance Meditation Bundle, book a Reiki or acupuncture treatment, paint in the 7 chakra colours while praying for support on what each activates.

When you’re feeling more aligned with your True Self, you’ll naturally feel the peace and the joy of true balance.

Working on the 6 lower chakras naturally helps to open the 7th, your crown chakra, the lotus of enlightenment. 

So as you walk the labyrinth of your life, notice what is feeling out of whack and seek support to have it enhance your experience of the journey, not debilitate it.

Enjoy the journey on your way to The True Destination.

Painting: Chakra Journey (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

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Love Oracle 34: You’re Not Alone

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Life is challenging. People struggle on all levels. Suffering is everywhere.

I doubt there’s one person whose circle isn’t touched by conflict, illness, addiction, grief, loneliness, sadness, and the list goes on.

Yes, challenges happen for us, not to us. That’s all well and good to say. It’s also easy to believe when those difficult times are far behind us.  It’s then simpler to see why they happened and the opportunities they brought into our lives.

My strong alignment with my True Self started at 10 years old after being bullied for refusing to bend to peer pressure.

My spiritual growth had a massive boost during the year a loved one suffered from an allergic reaction to medication that kept him in a suicidal state.

Today, I’m grateful for what those struggles opened on my Path. Back then, I would have wanted them gone!

I couldn’t have gotten through them if it hadn’t been for my Faith that I wasn’t alone. Along with my relatives, my Team of Divine Helpers pulled me through them.

It’s easy to forget to call on your angels and guides when all is going well. It doesn’t alway have to be for Guidance. Gratitude and continued communication about your dreams and intentions goes a long way.

Unfortunately, it’s also easy to forget to call on them when stuck in the mire, wallowing in the details and drama of life.

Today’s Love Oracle Messages are all reminders that you’re not alone. Pick the painting that speaks most to you and scroll down to read your message.

Love Oracle Message 1: Rebuild What Matters Most

Dear Beloved,

When was the last time you were cradled like a child in your parent’s arms?

Do you remember that feeling of being comforted? The gentle stroking of your hair? A soft hum or lullaby?

Perhaps you have a partner, parent or friend that still provides that for you in times of need.

But maybe you think that adults should be over that. Grown ups always need to be strong, show courage, be the comforter.

Think about it. Is that true?

If you have fellow humans in your circle that can provide such comfort and safety in their arms, count your blessings.

If you don’t, or even if you do, know that there’s a whole celestial Team of Divine Helpers ready to be there in that way for you too.

Close your eyes, ask for comfort, and use your imagination to connect, to feel, to let in that immense flow of unconditional love that is always there for you.

If an angel hug is what you’d like, visualize and feel it. Allow their touch to be felt through your own arms or that of a trusted other.

If words of comfort are what you’d like, open to them through automatic writing.

If a simple knowing that you’re being supported is what you crave, ask for a sign. It may come as the number 11:11 on a clock, a feather on your path, a dime, or anything else that has meaning to you.

Dear One, you are held. You are loved. You are never ever alone. Believe it and feel the comfort of it.

Ask for what you truly need and you shall receive. 

Painting: Held (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 2: Devoted to You

Guardian Angel intuitive paintingDear Beloved,

Do you ever wish you were truly seen, heard, accepted and loved?

Good news! You are!

Your whole Team of Divine Helpers are your biggest fans.

They know you to your core and applaud your magnificence. They see through the foibles and know that every step on or off the path is part of your Path.

Imagine your Guardian Angel like a waiter at the very finest of restaurants. 

For the sake simplicity, let’s use “he” for this story.

Your Guardian Angel has been assigned exclusively to your table. He’s aware of your needs even before you are.

He received your soul’s wish list before you were born. He’s coordinating a whole staff behind the scenes to provide you with what will nourish you in body, mind and spirit.

He invites special guests to your table and keeps the paparazzi away – except for those your soul has an agreement with so that you may grow in ways you’d previously requested.

You may not notice the attention that was given to the linen or silverware. You may take it for granted that your water glass is always full.

Did you see him pick up your fallen napkin and place a new one beside you?

Did you ask which dish on the menu would be better for your health and your palette? Of course, you always have the choice to ignore his recommendations. But if you trust him, you won’t regret the delectable experience.

Did you thank him when he pointed the way to the washroom and ensured that all the toileteries you needed would be there ahead of time?

Your Guardian Angel is your celestial wait staff – at your soul’s complete service. It’s not just his job. It’s his vocation. He cares for you. He loves you. He wants your soul to have the very best experience possible here on Earth.

But it’s more than that. He’s also got one of those tiny earpieces with a direct communication line to God. He’s here to do God’s will, protect your soul, and guide you back Home.

So imagine the very finest of waiters and the ultimate Secret Service bodyguard mixed into one …. not quite, but you get the picture.

So why not recognize when he catches your glass of tomato juice before it splashes all over you.

Ask him for help when your clumsiness causes it to spill on the tablecloth the 2nd time around.

Order the best desert from him. Listen when he suggests that ordering another may cause indigestion. Recognize that when you ignored him and ordered one anyway, you felt sick. Feel his compassion as he comforts you. He feels your pain as if it were his own. Ask him to remind you again next time to avoid repeating the same mistake.

Thank him when he holds the door open for you. And don’t be surprised to find him ready to drive you home and watch over you as you sleep.

So if you think you’re not seen, heard, accepted and loved – think again.

Your Guardian Angel chose you because he shares an affinity with your soul.

You’re never alone. He is devoted to you. He welcomes appreciation and communication, but fully understands your being human when you forget.

Painting: Guardian Angel (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 3:

Dear Beloved,

There’s always so much to be done in a day. It starts with having to get out of bed, wash yourself, dress yourself, and feed yourself.

For some, on some days, that’s tough enough.

Then for some, there’s taking care of others, work, volunteering, social coordinating, and so much more.

Being human takes effort! Some are lucky enough to have an assistant or even a full staff!

If you picked this painting, you’re being asked to remember that no matter how big or small your projects, duties and basic daily tasks are, your Team of Divine Helpers has your back. 

Yup! That’s right. Think about it. You can cook dinner alone or ask a cooking Guide to join you. It’s a lot more fun and you’ll be surprised at the inspirations you’ll get to add to the recipe.

You can feel crushed under the pressure of a goal or project or ask your Team for help. The task may be as challenging, but you’ll feel differently doing it. Surprising resources may show up. You’ll be inspired to take healthy breaks and go to places and talk to people in ways that will attract human help.

You can suffer through your grief alone or ask your angels to help you through it. It won’t magically disappear – it’s not meant to. But you will process through it differently and in divine timing.

If you’ve got a creative project, call upon celestial mentors with that kind of experience to work through you.

Nothing is too big or too small.

So whatever you need support with, ask! Asking is the key. Because of free will, you need to ask. 

If you think you have to do it all alone, you’re wrong. There are thousands of guides, angels, ancestors, ascended masters, totem animals, saints, and sages of all traditions at your service.

You are loved. You are supported. They’ve got your back!

Painting: I’ve Got Your Back (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

 

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Love Oracle 33: Celebrating Earth Day

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With Earth Day on April 22nd, let’s honour Mother Earth, Her rhythms, and Her Elements.

Born of Her, we humans are an integral part of nature.

We are not separate or superior. Any belief that we are is at the root of suffering – both on Her part and ours.

So let’s think of Earth Day like a Coming Home Day.

Isn’t our home worth appreciating, celebrating, protecting, maintaining?

This week’s Love Oracle Messages are all about fostering our relationship with our planet and therefore with ourselves. 

So ask your Team of Divine Helpers “How can I best live my week leading up to Earth Day?” Then, pick the painting that speaks most to you, and read its Love Oracle Message below.

Love Oracle Message 1: The Sacred Rhythms of Life

Same painting with splashes of purples and bluesDear Beloved,

How aware of you of the rhythms of Mother Nature?

What’s your relationship with Her World?

  • Are you in touch with the seasons and their influence on you? Do you fight or embrace them?
  • Are you aware of the cycle of the Moon and its influence on the ocean tides and on your life?
  • Can you spot the signs and teachings offered to you by the trees?
  • Do your plans and actions respect the presence of other creatures on this planet?
  • Do you truly know how dependent you are on the nature around you and around the world?
  • Have you noticed fluctuations in yearly berry bounties?
  • Do you garden and how do you garden?
  • Do you spend more time viewing Netflix or social media than you do the changes in weather and the beauty of the natural world?

I confess, I’m writing this message from my basement studio, where there’s only a small window to see if it’s sunny or snowing.

There’s been a lot less time in nature while in the flow of this channeled writing. I’m preparing blog posts in advance of my 2 months of karma yoga in the Sierra Foothills of California.

Yes, I’ll be very much in touch with nature on the 900 acres of Ananda Village. But for now, it takes conscious effort to get way from behind my computer screen. I’m living in my head more than in my body or in nature.

Are you also neglecting your relationship with Mother Earth? Can you feel the difference it’s making in the quality of your life too?

How can you nurture your relationship with the sacredness of nature this Earth Day and beyond – no matter the season, the weather, or your busy-ness?

If you picked this painting, you’re being asked to dance with nature, whatever that means for you. 

Don’t just grab Her by the arm and drag Her to the dance floor. Invite Nature into your life. Respect Her. Enjoy Her company. Learn from all She gives.

Your health will benefit from this relationship, even if you just nurture it a few hours every week. But the more, the better!

A date in a city park is fine, but you’ll both benefit more from time in a wild setting getting to know each other better.

Remember that what you do to the land, the water and the air, you’re ultimately doing to yourself and your loved ones. 

Be a conscious dance partner in the sacred dance of Life this Earth Day. Observe the rhythms of the seasonal songs and how they move you. And try not to step on any toes.

Painting: Silver Thaw (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 2: Inspired Back to Nature

Dear Beloved,

Which of these quotes speaks most to your soul right now? Which ones inspire you to nurture your relationship with nature this Earth Day?

“I firmly believe nature brings solace in all troubles.” —Anne Frank

“We don’t own the planet Earth; we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife.” —Steve Irwin

“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods. There is a rapture on the lonely shore. There is society, where none intrudes by the deep sea, and music in its roar. I love not man the less, but nature more.” —Lord Byron

“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together … all things connect.” —Chief Seattle

“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.” —David Attenborough

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” —Rachel Carson

“And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.” —Kahlil Gibran

Choose 1 or 2 and write them down on a piece of paper that you’ll post on your mirrors for the week. 

Every day, come up with a plan to live that quote. It can be a day-long event or 10 minutes on your way to work.

Consciously take inspired action to physically be in nature, not only think about it.

Feel yourself in Mother Earth’s womb, Her embrace, Her community. 

Make your way to Nature and bring back the essence of that relationship into the rest of your week.

Have fun with this process! You might enjoy it so much that it will continue long past Earth Day.

Painting: Mother Earth (SOLD). Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 3: Rebuild What Matters Most

Dear Beloved,

There may be many reasons and many times when you simply can’t get out of populated areas to benefit from being in the Great Outdoors. But that doesn’t mean you have to feel separate from it.

There are ways to connect to nature by inviting the 5 Elements into your home and office space.

So, as you gear up for Earth Day, how can you add more of that element in your life through diet, activities, Feng Shui, etc.

It may mean adding something inside your home or simply stepping out into the back yard.

For example, if you need more:

  • Earth: ground by walking bare foot on the earth or hug a tree, wear or place rocks & crystals in your environment, garden, play with your pets, wear brown/green, etc.
  • Air: use breathing techniques, stand in the wind visualizing it blowing all your troubles away, open a window, become conscious of the air on your skin (temperature, movement), wear white, add wind chimes or air purifying plants to your home, etc.
  • Water: drink more water, take a cold shower, add a fountain in your yard, take a warm bath, wear blue, add mirrors to your home, etc.
  • Fire: light a candle, have a campfire, sit by the fireplace, ignite more passion in your relationship or your life; eat spicy food, wear red/orange, etc.
  • Aether: meditate, focus on your spiritual life, wear purple, use smudge, raise your vibration, pray, etc.

Ask your Team of Divine Helpers to support your intention and stay open to Guidance.

Whatever your need or inspiration, may something here today help you in re-aligning to your True Self in your relationship with Mother Earth and the Elements.

For you are one of Her precious creatures that contributes to raising the consciousness of the planet. And that’s what Earth Day is all about.

Painting: Equilibrium (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

 

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Love Oracle 32: Make Me an Instrument of Thy …

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Do you believe that you’re connected to something more than your individual self? If you follow my work, I imagine you do.

I like to visualize an interconnected web of Oneness lined in points of light in which everything and everyone works together for the Highest Good of All. 

Yummy, right?!

So how are you a channel for the Divine?

How does The Creator work through you? How does God direct you to the right place at the right time to express His/Her Love to those on your Path? How open are you to receiving it through others brought into your life for that very same purpose?

Intuition is that communication channel between the Divine and His/Her individualized expression – i.e. you!

If you receive the message through one of your intuitive channels and you act on it! Wonderful!

If there’s static on the line because of anxiety or depression or simple lack of attention, your Team of Divine Helpers will try to deliver it another way.

And if you’re just not able to let it through, the message will be sent to someone else so that everything still works in the Highest Good of All.

I’ll never forget my shock when I spotted Flora Bowley’s book “Brave Intuitive Painting” at the art supplies shop. The content and even some of the chapter titles were the same as I’d received. Of course her art is very different, but done similarly with similar supplies and for similar reasons.

I didn’t pick up on the divine request to create that book, and so it went to someone else who was willing and able to follow through.

I’m so glad she did! She’s done an amazing job helping people through intuitive painting. I admire and support what she’s doing. I’ve even attended some of her online retreats and a live workshop in Bali.

Do I have regrets of not publishing my version of that book? No. I couldn’t have done the project justice at the time. And I’ve been used as a channel in different and fulfilling ways since.

My Team of Divine Helpers wasn’t angry, I’m sure. There’s still Free Will in this lifetime. It’s more of an “OK, Next person, next project!” type of situation.  All good.

This week’s Love Oracle is to help you explore how open you are to being a channel for the Divine. 

If you’re ready, give Mother Father God permission by praying: “Make me an instrument of thy peace, of thy Love”.

Then see which of the 3 paintings above speaks to you the most. Its Oracle Message is below.

Love Oracle Message 1: The Power of Prayer

Dear Beloved,

Do you have a true appreciation of the power of your prayers? Where attention goes, energy flows. 

When thousands meditate or pray for peace on earth, it makes a difference. You make a difference.

When you ask God to support your loved ones as they suffer and struggle on their Path, it directs waves of energy their way.

What kind of energy are you sending though? Are your prayers coming from the divine spark within you that trusts and is connected to divine light & love? Or are prayers tainted with your pain, fear, and desperation?

Whether you’re praying for others or for yourself, the right frame of mind is important.

According to Paramhansa Yogananda, the guru whose teachings are at the foundation of Ananda (where I’m doing karma yoga right now),

“we must overcome any consciousness of “lack” or that “I am tiny and separate from God.” We don’t beg God to solve our problems for us; we pray for the consciousness that empowers us to attract what we need. A “begging” prayer actually limits the power of the soul to draw what it needs.”

If you picked this painting, you’re being asked to acknowledge the power of your prayer and to take consciousness of how you pray.

Are you begging in desperation or uniting with Source to communicate your support for the manifestation of the Highest Good?

Are you ready to accept that sometimes, you don’t know what that is?

So go ahead, take a few minutes to pray for yourself, your loved ones, and all of humanity.

Know that when you do, you’re an instrument of Divine Peace & Love. You’re helping the flow of light shine brighter on the web of All That Is.

Then trust that your prayer was heard. Trust that everything is indeed happening for the Highest Good of all, even when that just doesn’t seem true.

Painting: My Prayer for You (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 2: Tune Your Instrument

yoga tree pose painting "Rise 'N Shine"Dear Beloved,

For an orchestra to sound good, all the instruments have to be in tune. If a violin is missing a string or the piano is off-key, the conductor won’t be able to deliver the concert as intended.

The same goes in the divine orchestra of spirits in human form.

For you to be an effective instrument of Divine Love & Peace, you have to keep your instrument in tune.

What does that mean to you?

For some, your instrument might be your mind. For others, your body. For others yet, your creativity or skills.

Just as there are many different kinds of musical instruments in an orchestra, there are many kinds of human instruments through which God can work through.

You are one of them for sure.

How are you serving this planet? How is Source able to use your individualized expression of itself to make a difference in the world?

If you imagine your Team of Divine Helpers saying, “We need to get a message to our person that their instrument is out of tune.”, what immediately comes to mind?

The first thing is likely the right one.

What inspired action can you take to tune your instrument?

Is it to focus on your physical strength or flexibility, eat healthier, calm the mind, devote time to learn new skills, follow your bliss, volunteer your services – or something else?

Just as a an orchestra conductor won’t expect the violin section to sound like the brass, you’ll never be asked to be or do something that isn’t you – the true you.

So go ahead, ask your Team of Divine Helpers to support your efforts to be in tune, so that you can add to the harmonious song of the Universe.

God’s orchestra needs you!

Painting: Rise N’ Shine (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 3: Healing Hands

Dear Beloved,

You have healing hands.

Your touch is like a healing balm for the soul.

Have you ever been inspired to explore Reiki, Healing Touch, somatic touch therapy, Therapeutic Touch or any other modality that requires you to use your hands?

Practitioners of many of these therapeutic energy modalities are aware that they are channels for Divine Energy. They act as a conduit in order to help their patients.

There are many other ways that your hands can act as instruments of God’s love.

  • Preparing a meal with love,
  • baking bread,
  • playing music
  • creating art
  • stroking your child’s hair
  • holding your lover’s hand
  • writing a love note or an inspiring post
  • waiving joyously at a friend

The list is endless.

If you picked this painting, you’re being asked to become aware of the difference your hands make in a day.

Try this now.

Rub your hands together inviting Divine Energy to enter you.

Then place your arms up, palms facing forward to send that healing energy to the world. Now envision a loved one in your mind’s eye. Do it again. To strengthen the cosmic resonance, chant OM at the same time.

On behalf of the world, thank you.

Painting: Co-Creative Bliss (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

 

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