The Fool is a card of new beginnings, opportunity and potential.
What better time than the 1st of April to do this!
Spring is here, a time for planting new seeds.
Even though you don’t know exactly where you are going, you are being called to commit yourself and follow your heart, no matter how crazy this might seem to you.
Now is a time when you need to trust where the Universe is taking you.
Have an open, curious mind and a sense of excitement.
This is about new experiences, personal growth, development, and adventure.
This is a time of great potential and opportunity for you right now.
Use your creative mind with a dash of spontaneity to make the most of this
magical time and bring forth your new ideas in powerful ways.
The Fool is your invitation to relax, play, and have fun.
Treat life like one big experiment and feel yourself in
the flow of whatever comes your way.
Tap into your fullest potential by stepping into a place of
wonderment, curiosity and intrigue.
Happy April 1st!
Step into your power & embrace your fool
<3
Lately I have been called to create videos… instructional videos, time lapse videos, meditation videos, art making videos.
When I was in middle school my friends and I would use the old school camcorder to create videos…. music videos of our favorite songs, stories with our barbie dolls and toys, and plays we put on for school.
I feel like home videos have really changed since the digital age took over. Youtube has created a culture of vloggers. We are constantly recording every part of our life. Every experience is documented, some not as authentically as others.
Personally I love documenting my existence. I find it adds another layer of perception to my reality. When I capture an experience via photos or videos, I have the idea in mind that one day someone else will see my work and perhaps it will inspire them on their journey.
I think it is important for us all to continue to be makers in this world… makers of creations from our minds, and makers of change from the way we choose to communicate. I know that art is the only thing we all can connect to… no matter where we are on our path.
So I have decided to spend more time creating videos that might inspire others to create, through learning new technique and skills for creating and expressing ourselves!
My first two videos are paper folding videos. How to make a pocket journal and a zine.
These two journals are great ways to start documenting your own experiences in life, even if just for your own sake.
There are a lot of mental and emotional benefits from journaling.
Documenting our rituals, habits, thoughts, ideas, and experiences is a wonderful way to know ourselves better and stay in tune with who we are so we are not so easily shaken in times of trial. Writing is a way for us to express things we might not feel safe enough to sharing with others.
My hope is you create these easy paper folding journals and use them to get you started on your journey to self awareness <3
Recently I’ve wanted to paint more, however all things have not aligned for me to do so, whether its time or energy. I realize things are cycles but the feelings I’ve been getting have been pretty deep…
My heart keeps saying… Paint, Paint, Paint… be creative, but my mind goes through a process of elimination…. “you don’t have enough time, you don’t know what you want to create, you’ll get interrupted, its too much work.” All of these thoughts constantly swirl through my mind… but my heart keeps beating “Paint, Paint, Paint.”
The other day I was sitting around thinking about painting… feeling like perhaps its not what I should be doing with my time and energy. Maybe I’m supposed to do something more productive, using my time in a more valuable way. Maybe painting isn’t a focus of my life path anymore….. and then my phone buzzed, literally as soon as my thought had completed….
It was the universe answering me…
Almost a year ago I hung some of my artwork at my friend Jaime’s wellness center Relaxing Note. It wasn’t until recently that people started purchasing my paintings there. The other day was one of those days… right as I was questioning wanting to put more focus into painting, when I was questioning if it was valuable and apart of my path to keep painting… the universe sent this message to me…
This was such a wake up call, the angels were definitely speaking to me. I often ask for their guidance when it comes to any unalignment I might feel between my head and my heart and on Saturday they showed up to tell me something…. keep painting.
Its like there’s something keeping me from picking up a brush and putting it in some paint and just doing the thing. Its not like I’m painting any specific image, as I figure doing an intuitive painting would be the easiest to start with…. though I’m not sure that’s the case. I was able to draw 4 different pictures out… specific imagery and clean lines. Nothing too intuitive about them… so why does it feel so hard to just put some paint on the canvas!
I start to ask myself why is that I want to paint but feel unable to take action. What can I do or should I do to start painting… to begin a painting. I go into my studio, I clear off the desk, hang a painting and stand there and stare at it… unable to move… so I pulled some cards…
Whoa… talk about affirmation.
Abundance: Accepting the inner world and denying the outer world, or vice versa keeps us half… and no one who is half can be contented. We must be whole, rich in body, rich in science; rich in meditation, rich in consciousness. We must support our masculine and feminine energies within.
Remembering its all about the balance within and without.
New Vision: Seeing life in all its dimensions, from the depths to the heights. They exist together, and when we come to know from experiences that the dark and the difficult are needed as much as the light and easy, then we begin to have a very different perspective on the world. By allowing all of life’s colors to penetrate us, we become more integrated.
This was how my whole thought about painting started… is there a different perspective I should be seeing my creative energies…other than through painting? Is it ok for me to not be painting even though I feel like I should be? And with that thought I started to feel like I wasn’t aligned, like I was missing something… however I’m constantly realizing there is no missing something… everything is as it should be.
When your inner being opens, first it experiences two directions… the height and depth, and then slowly as this becomes your established situation, we start looking around, spreading into all other directions. This is known as Bhagavat in the ten directions.
Once your height and depth meet, you can look around to the very circumference of the universe. Your consciousness starts unfolding in all ten directions, but the road has been one.
Trust: NOW is the moment to jump. Move into the unknown…even if it scares us to death. When we take trust to the level of the quantum leap we don’t make any elaborate plans or preparations. We don’t say “okay, I trust that I know what to do now, and I’ll settle my things and pack my suitcase and take it with me.” The leap is the thing…and the thrill of it as we free-fall through the empty sky. When we trust, only then can we put our mind aside and open up to the immense infinity we are connected to. Nothing can be taken from us… We cannot lose our real treasure.
Trusting that nothing is wrong… that everything is right, even though I FEEL like there is something out of alignment. Trust and take the leap, just do it.
Silence: Now is a very precious time. Rest inside. There is nothing to do, nowhere to go, and the quality of your inner silence permeates everything you do. It might make you uncomfortable, accustomed as you are to all the noise and activity of the world. Never mind; Seek out those who can resonate with your silence and enjoy your aloneness. Now is the time to come home to yourself. The understanding and insights that come to you in these moments will be manifested later on, in a more outgoing phase of your life.
The understanding and insights that come to you in these moments will be manifested later on, in a more outgoing phase of your life. Wow.
Patience: We have forgotten how to wait. There are times when the only thing to do is to wait. The seed has been planted, the child is growing in the womb, the oyster is coating the grain of sand and making it into a pearl. This card reminds us that now is a time when all that is required is to be simply alert, patient, waiting….contented with no trace of anxiety.
So with this reading I see… my anxiety over if I am doing what I should be doing, or if I am spending my time in the best possible way, is really me not seeing that all is always as it should be. This is a time for trusting in the silence and having patience in the manifestation of new vision.
“How breathtaking it is to start out on a journey into the unknown. To start off in new directions takes courage, and faith. Faith that even when there are no external signs to indicate where or how we should proceed, we are not lost.”
These paintings are dreams and visions from within, brought to life through layers of colors, lines, shapes and energy. Each painting was uncovered through a process of intuitive exploration. Five of these paintings reflect a journey to the Divine I AM inspired by a series of tarot cards. Each painting embodies and is attuned with the frequency of a specific tarot card.
Art is a powerful tool, not just for gratification of self-expression, but as a vehicle of transformation.
Art is Prayer, a sacred and vital discovery of one’s own special presence in the world.
Through creation, a person illuminates and illustrates their inner being, while creating something which also stands separate.
Through exploration and experimentation each of us can shine light on our inner world, allowing us to utilize expression as a means of awakening our Divine I Am.
“The root and full practice of the arts lies in the recognition that art is power, an instrument of communion between the self and all that is important, all that is sacred.”
My art is hanging at Reiki by Rickie‘s in Harrisburg until the end of June and last night was the wine and cheese reception! It was an amazing time sharing and communing with friends. I realized after last night that I really enjoy talking about my art process and about the images and meaning behind my paintings.
Its really fantastic to hear other people talk about my paintings. To see my work through new, different eyes. Its amazing to hear that what they feel from my work is exactly what I was thinking and putting into the painting. I am so grateful for those who showed up and everyone’s positive feedback and support. We are all on this journey together… I know when I am at my best and centered my own energy shines light on each of your beautiful souls and the amazing gifts you have to offer the world… and when you shine your light you help me see myself more clearly.
We all struggle with our thoughts, emotions, and feelings at one point or another. Sometimes we experience struggles back to back. Sometimes these struggles only come once in a while, but when they present themselves they are heavy and feel overwhelming.
As a person who is constantly questioning and reflecting on my experiences, so that I may see my relationship to this existence more clearly… I often find I do not allow myself to fully feel my emotions when faced with these struggles.
Often when I start to feel overwhelmed with emotions from stressful situations, I tend to reason them away. I tend to reflect so much on the situation that I don’t allow myself to fully feel and process my emotions. I starting realizing this pattern as I was presented with trying situations the past two weeks.
In the moments of emotional struggle that hardest part for me to reconcile is that I feel like I shouldn’t be feeling bad because I feel like I know better. I know that all of our experiences are here to teach us something about ourselves. I know that the way we perceive our emotions is just a thought that we’ve been programmed with. For example… Crying over spilled milk. Why would we cry over spilling our milk if there wasn’t some expectation attached to it. And what is an expectation but a thought we’ve intended for a specific experience.
I realize that our emotions are REAL. We do really feel them. They really affect us physically. We feel a pain in our chest when our heart hurts, we feel flutters in our stomach when we’re nervous. These are all real experiences. Our emotions effect us in our physical body, but first we react through thought about experiences and that is what determines the emotions we feel.
How do we determine how we react to a situation… through an assumption or expectation of how the situation will turn out.
Honestly, I was struggling the past two weeks. I was feeling dark, selfish and self centered. Feeling bad that I only focus on what I desire, what I wish for, what I want…. on what makes me happy in the immediate moment. Feeling like nothing special, like I am not a great being. I am only me, living this existence each moment based off how I want. I felt selfish, horribly selfish…and the hardest part for me to reconcile is that I feel like I shouldn’t be feeling bad because I am light.
Even if we are aware of the light within us, we are still human. We still have thoughts and experiences that involve a full range of emotions. That’s what we are here to do…. experience.
We are here, meant to experience…. if we can become the best person possible through these experiences then why wouldn’t we want to experience everything we can. So when faced with struggles I say… “why not me?” This changes my perspective from… victim of circumstance to ceeqer of self; a C.E.E.Q.E.R. is one who creates, explores, experiments, questions, expresses and reflects on oneself and ones experiences.
What we need to know: I am Light.
What we need to show: I am Human
What we need to grow: I am Thankful
This reading is perfect… we need to remember and know that we are Light… living a human experience. We need to share with one another and show that we are human. It is important to show our human side, because without it we would not be… and so we shall be thankful.
Knowing we are light, and showing we are human through grace.
<3
“How breathtaking it is to start out on a journey into the unknown. To start off in new directions takes courage, and faith. Faith that even when there are no external signs to indicate where or how we should proceed, we are not lost.”
These paintings are dreams and visions from within, brought to life through layers of colors, lines, shapes and energy. Each painting was uncovered through a process of intuitive exploration.
Five of these paintings reflect a journey to the Divine I AM inspired by a series of tarot cards. Each painting embodies and is attuned with the frequency of a specific tarot card.
Art is a powerful tool, not just for gratification of self-expression, but as a vehicle of personal and collective transformation.
Art is Prayer, a sacred and vital discovery of one’s own special presence in the world. Through creation, a person illuminates and illustrates their inner being, while creating something which also stands separate.
Through exploration and experimentation each of us can shine light on our inner world, allowing us to utilize expression as a means of awakening our Divine I Am.
“The root and full practice of the arts lies in the recognition that art is power, an instrument of communion between the self and all that is important, all that is sacred.”
My art will be on display in Harrisburg at Reiki by Rickie throughout May and June of 2017. Wine and cheese reception to be held on May 22, 2017 at 6:30pm.
Kuan Yin wants you to learn the joy of overcoming through grace.
The advice is not to struggle and triumph over adversity through will.
I want to show you another way.
Through my grace, I am giving you an invisible boost.
You shall leap over this obstacle now with such lightness of heart and foot, that your breath shall catch in your chest in delighted awe and you shall wonder how it is possible. Then you shall believe that anything is indeed possible.
If you have unsolved fears about our own abilities to find our way,
to trust our instincts, intuition and inner connection to higher guidance,
then the prospect of venturing off the known path could be very frightening.
Learning that is okay to feel lost is important on any great journey.
If you have been seeking a way through an issue…
don’t worry about controlling the outcome.
Just accept the way through that will be showing itself soon,
if it had not already come to you.
It is likely to be a method of side stepping or leaping over the situation altogether.
Do not believe you have to suffer here. You do not!
Sometimes choosing not to is he only way for another to realize
that they too have such a choice if they wish to take it.
Keep your heart and mind open and don’t lock yourselves into a decision;
see what unfolds act when you need to act.
Rest when you need to rest.
Wild Kuan Yin Oracle
Princess of Purity Leaps Across -Alana Fairchild
First I had to ask myself….what is Grace…
Latin gratia, from gratus meaning ‘pleasing, thankful’
to be Grateful.
Wow, why did I never put Grace and Grateful together…I was never taught nor did I ever think that they were related. To me grace mean softly, smoothly, without abrupt movements….I always thought of ballerinas. Never did I think grateful. However gratitude is the number one focal point in my reality. Being grateful for all experiences, no matter how tough they seem.
I am feeling that being vulnerable is tough. Its scary, and causes anxiety…. from the not knowing, from the space where we have to remember to trust ourselves.
Oh how difficult it can be to trust ourselves… if we do not know ourselves.
If we do not spend time with ourselves, learning who we are.
Being a Ceeqer helps to know ourselves better… to reflect and express ourselves…to question what is, to figure out what we will to create through exploring and experimenting.
Sometimes that is tough..sometimes we forget… we get caught up in the business of exploring and experimenting that we forget to reflect and express. Sometimes we give all of our power over to creating that we have no energy left for ourselves. It can be tough.
Its always this way… you’re flowing along down the path, feeling peace and joy and all of a sudden your up against big boulders, changing the direction of your flow. Its all about how we deal with the upcoming obstacles that decide the direction of our course.
Are we flowing in the river with our eyes closed, allowing the current to take us where ever and how ever it pleases? If so, we aren’t taking advantage of our full power of free will.
Are we stomping through the water causing waves and disturbance… and then wondering why we are all alone by the river.
Or Are we flowing with the current, eyes wide open, directing and steering our ship. Aware and prepared for any upcoming obstacles, as to not crash upon them.
We can direct our ship in a manner that will make the obstacle more of a learning process about ourselves and how we captain our vessel.
In doing so…the obstacles are no longer debilitating, but rather transforming.
Imagine others on the river around us, who can see the obstacle more clearly from their point of view… what if we allowed ourselves to seek guidance from those around us… First we must be honest with ourselves and each other… in order to let ourselves be vulnerable. Then we must be compassionate and full of grace for all that is shared with us.
Vulnerability is a beautiful experience, however the definition and connotation leads us down a path of fear. Vulnerable means to wound… to be susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm. To wound means to impact.
Are we scared that someone or something will impact our perception of reality, and so we do not allow ourselves to be open with one another? Someone or something will change the way we’ve always known it to be… or will take us out of our comfort zone.
I say Be Vulnerable… be susceptible to impact with intention.
Impact will happen whether we want it to or not, it is inevitable.
Impact means to press closely, fix firmly….to have a strong effect on someone or something.
Why not impact with intention?
Today I will go out and make an impact with compassion and grace.
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