Monthly Archives: May 2013
Simran Singh ~ Conversations with the Universe
I have had the honor of connecting with Simran Singh early last year when she published “A Wisdom Feature” about my book, Spiritual Skin – Sacred Tattoos: More than Skin Deep in her 11:11 Magazine’s March/April 2012 issue: Into The Ashes.
And since, I’ve enjoyed hearing about her courageous journey and everything that has been evolving in her life. Simran is an ever-giving soul that blesses the lives of everyone she touches. I’m grateful to know her.
Now, I have the great honor to share with you her beautiful book, Conversations with the Universe…How the World Speaks to Us.
Simran is a creative visionary, transformational catalyst, award winning 11:11 Magazine publisher and #1 rated, syndicated 11:11 Talk Radio Host – all gifted freely to humanity.
“Simran brings to the forefront a unique interpretation, blending co-creative power with metaphysics and personal responsibility. In August 2013, she embarks on a new journey as a rebel traveling the continent of North America on a year long Rebel Road Tour to empower and inspire individuals to release all excuses, limits and binding beliefs to live their dreams, by jumping into a broad array of brand new experiences, up close and in the most personal way.”
And now, Simran has put out another expression of her work, which is always beautifully creative, wisdom filled, and devoted to the journey of the soul.
This book will assist you in becoming aware of your conversation and provide an expanded experience of you. It isn’t a novel or self-help book, but a true story revealing conversations that led into interconnected living, knowing, and being.
You can check it out here: Conversations with the Universe
“Living is not a tedious exercise of getting through one thing after another, but a gentle awakening to a deep and profound connection of the Universe continually speaking to us through this earth school. We are not just receiving a sign or synchronicity from time to time; they are ever-present in everything and speaking volumes to each one of us.” ~Simran Singh
Happy Divine Mother’s Day ~ Awakening Open Hearts Within & Without
Image Source: “The Visionary Artwork of Krystleyez” ~ http://krystleyez.com/
There are many ways to be a mother and there are many meanings for what a mother is to each of us. Regardless of how that looks and comes to be for each, the one we feel to call “mother” in our lives is one who provides us creative life energy, teaching, nurturing, unconditional love, as well as tough love, encapsulated in a timeless beauty seen by the heart.
This Divine Mother Energy can cross all imaginary boundaries of cultures, religions, races, species, life forms and beyond.
The Divine Mother Energy is also what we know as the Divine Feminine Energy – that all-encompassing, unconditional love that is expressed towards others, ourselves, and to all of life. She understands “tough love” and unconditionally challenges her children, as she helps to foster their empowerment. All that the Divine Mother wants is for us to have love present in our hearts and to extend that reach within to our inner child, as well as to all children (our brothers and sisters of the Earth and Universe at large).
When love is present – the spiritual energy force that goes beyond the boundaries of relativity and materialism – we are connected to this Divine Energy.
And a perfect way to practice the Divine Feminine Energy is to reconnect to our hearts and let go of the past, release ourselves from old resentments, anger, and hurts. When we do so, we allow the light of this energy to move freely and deeply in our hearts and we are able to give more from this fullness. When we engage and think about others and all beings, this energy enables us to see to the heart of every living being as the brothers and sisters they are regardless of the form they embody – this is the true Divine Mother energy in all of her glory.
Temple of the Sacred Heart by Tania Marie ~ http://taniamarie.com/gallery1.htm
Tender Divinity shared between mother and child, endangered Asian Elephants representing strength, honor, stability, patience, good luck, ancient wisdom, confidence, removal of obstacles.
We can connect to our hearts through the stillness of silence, relaxing, releasing, and receiving even in the midst of our very active life. This is the Divine Feminine in action and brings us to the conscious awareness of who we truly are – our unique selves as an expression of Divinity itself.
And from this heart center we are able to foster, cultivate, and nurture love through expressions of everything we do and we come to reawaken the intimate oneness connection that we were birthed into, and always were.
We then, ourselves, come to embody the Divine Mother Energy and recognize and honor it in all others, the Earth herself, and as the Universal source of creation and love that it is. And when we merge this Divine Feminine energy in integrative partnership with the Divine Male, we create the impetus for a New Earth experience.
“In each age there is a fundamental shift in the way the divine reveals itself. This shift has already taken place… What is being born within the soul of the world is a quality of consciousness that comes from a union of masculine and feminine. We need to reclaim the feminine so that it can unite with the masculine in a new way, through which a new consciousness can be born, a new way of relating to life, enabling us to have a fuller understanding of our true nature and purpose. Then the deeper meaning of the feminine can become visible, the hidden purpose of the masculine enacted.” ~Signs of God
As Lisa Erickson of Mommy Mystic shared in her lovely post Friday that explores the spiritual journey of motherhood, through goddesses, symbols, and her own thoughts:
“Two things are asked of us as we move through the journey that is motherhood – that we open our hearts ever wider, and that we let go, let go, let go. Motherhood is a journey of loving and letting go. The same can be said of the journey of awakening, of enlightenment…
Whether you are a mother yourself or not, I hope that this speaks to you, as we all – mother or not, man or woman – have these energies within us, and we all have this opportunity to move from our personal loves to universal love to knowing ourselves as love…
It is our guardian mother energy – whether we mother physical children or not – that urges us to work on behalf of Earth and others…
Then we begin to experience the opening of our heart as connection to pure Source – or rather, ourselves as an expression of its Light.”
You can read Lisa’s entire post here: The Spiritual Journey of Motherhood
Gaia’s Gift by Tania Marie
The bottom line is that honoring mothers, be they flesh and blood, adopted, symbolic, embodied as the Earth Mother herself, or the Divine Feminine Energy consciousness within and without, it is a Universal theme that everyone can relate to and is vital to life and enlightenment.
Much love and gratitude to all “mothers,” especially Mother Earth who provides us abundantly in every way imaginable. And much respect and honor to the Divine Feminine within us all that nurtures the very sacredness of spiritual potential and life substance.
Happy Divine Mother’s Day
“One of the major sources of our spiritual consciousness is found in our earliest life – the benevolent oneness of existence in our mother’s womb. Then, as an infant, we experience the freshness of seeing, feeling and touching the world for the first time, the immediate physical presence of our senses and our own needs. Reawakening that intimacy, recapturing a spontaneous unbroken trust in what we know and feel, is essential to finding our spiritual ground in later practice.” ~Jack Kornfield
“We’re sitting on our blessed Mother Earth from which we get our strength and determination, love and humility – all the beautiful attributes that we’ve been given. So turn to one another; love one another; respect one another; respect Mother Earth; respect the waters – because that’s life itself!” ~Phil Lane, Sr.
“The Goddess can be seen as the symbol, the normative image of immanence. She represents the divine embodied in nature, in human beings, in the flesh. The Goddess is not one image but many – a constellation of forms and associations – earth, air, fire, water, moon and star, sun, flower and seed, willow and apple, black, red, white, Maiden, Mother, and Crone. She includes the male in her aspects: He becomes child and Consort, stag and bull, grain and reaper, light and dark. Yet the femaleness of the Goddess is primary not to denigrate the male, but because it represents bringing life into the world, valuing the world. The Goddess, the Mother, as symbol of that value, tells us that the world itself is the content of the world, its true value, its heart, and its soul…..” ~Starhawk, Dreaming the Dark
“This is why the wisdom of the feminine is so important, because the feminine understands the dynamics of relationship, how to listen and be receptive. Feminine consciousness is more attuned to the life of the body, and so knows the rhythms that belong to the cycles of life, rather than the systems imposed by will that are presently strangling our world. The feminine is more instinctively and naturally attuned to life, its patterns and powers. And feminine consciousness is less dominated by reason, more open to the mystery of the symbolic inner world. The feminine is vital in this work of awakening.” ~Alchemy of Light: Working with the Primal Energies of Life
“Certain kinds of work now specifically require the light of women. There is, for example, a work of bringing into this plane of existence a particular quality or vibration of spiritual energy that is needed for the transformation of life. This is a spiritual energy that belongs to the sacredness of matter, and because women have an instinctual understanding of the sacred nature of matter, this work of transmission can only be done by women. Women carry the sacred substance of life in their spiritual centers and understand how to give this quality of light to life; in their ability to give birth, women have the natural capacity to bring the light of a soul into the physical world of matter and thus awaken the spiritual potential of matter. Women also understand the connections between people and the connections within life; at this time women are needed to bring a seed of pure light into life where it can create new forms and new patterns of interrelationship that are essential to the healing and transformation of life.” ~Alchemy of Light: Working with the Primal energies of Life
Valeria by Tania Marie
“We need to reclaim the wisdom of the feminine but we cannot return to the time of the priestess. The masculine and feminine have to work together; our actions in the outer world must be guided by our receptivity to the inner. And there is no hierarchy to this work. Part of the blueprint of the future is the ability of each individual to participate directly with the work of the whole.” ~Spiritual Power
Nurture Your Personal Balance and Optimize Your Life
Today is one of those days I feel extra aligned with the natural rhythms and flow, as I nurture balance in my life by listening to what I need. I spent an inspiring morning with my new crystals, outdoors for a bit in the rising sun, a little writing, followed by a hike in nature in thoughtful communication, then a refreshing shower, hydrating coconut water with chia seeds, centering in stillness with today’s mantra meditation, and now I sit channeling sacred tattoo creations for a bit before I head out for dinner and the ballet, so I may rest my head on my pillow feeling enriched by the day.
How do you nurture balance and wholeness in your life? It really does make a difference when you cultivate and nourish all aspects of your beingness. It may be that today your balance asks you to be still and inward. It may be that your balance calls for extending yourself outward more and engaging in meaningful activity. Maybe it is rest, perhaps some sunshine and physical exercise. And maybe it is nurturing your creativity, trying something new, exposing yourself to culture, spending time with loved ones and friends, playing, or eating something enlivening for your body and soul.
It could be that like me, a little bit of everything sometimes is what your soul craves.
Whatever it is, find that balance that brings an experience of optimal thriving to your life. You will see through different eyes, feel the reality of ever-new moments, create aliveness, and draw in abundance in every way.
“If you nurture your mind, body, and spirit, your time will expand. You will gain a new perspective that will allow you to accomplish much more.” ~Brian Koslow
Upcoming Crystal Illuminations to Feature Crystal Discoveries Reflecting Collective Shifts
I remember when I first discovered Moldavite several years ago around 2006, and the amazing impact it had in my life. Finding a stone that was of extraterrestrial origin that integrated high-vibrational Earth consciousness, felt so aligned for me. Not to mention, I was excited about its powerful energy that helps the opening of your Cosmic Heart and supports making major shifts.
You see featured here in this post one of the most amazing and highest guality Moldavite in my collection – a super fine specimen that is out of this world both in energy and rarity. You can see the way that Moldavite goes from a very dark green when just held and not in the light, to a very luminescent and translucent light green when held up to the light. Amazing!
In my post a couple of years ago on Moldavite I spoke about how it “is a definite and powerful Chakra opener and activator, particularly resonating with the Heart, 3rd Eye, and Crown Chakras. Although its energy tends to first move to wherever it is most needed in the physical and etheric bodies, it will settle and center in the heart. Moldavite is a great stone to work with on a personal and collective level in your healing work, practices, and meditations. Its transformative qualities, begins a process of energetic resonance throughout one’s entire being, thus raising the vibration. There are many benefits of this stone, and exposure to it, including, activating the dream state when worn while sleeping, helping one to acclimate to the Earth plane environment if feeling not part of this world (especially in the case of Star Children), helps foster a deeper level of compassion and understanding for the human realities of the physical plane, aids in expansion of consciousness and rapid transformation in one’s life – aiding the release of those things that do not serve one’s highest path, visionary experiences, increased clarity, vibrational raising of both yourself and the Earth, energy cleansing, strengthens, aids in self discovery and enlightenment, cosmic and crystal consciousness, expansion, and even contact with interdimensional energies, and the list goes on…”
You can read the entire post here: Moldavite ~ Sacred Gem of the Galactic Heart
And as the years roll on, more and more new powerful and magical crystal and stone friend discoveries continue and their discovery is always divinely aligned with personal and collective needs that support the vibrational shifts currently being integrated, and some times coming in ahead of time to start being prepared energetically to be there when others are ready.
For a while I had not been acquiring any new crystals, as I had acquired quite the collection over the years enough to have my own mega-store. Lol! And over time most have found their homes I had helped prepare them for. I take my work as a crystal keeper very seriously and I honor the crystals and stones with utmost respect and love.
More recently I have been being led to channel through more friends, as an increase in conscious awareness and readiness steps up. And this has currently brought me to the creation of Crystal Illuminations, as well as bringing through powerful pieces that are ready for their roles.
Yesterday I was able to take a small break at the Gem Faire here, which is two minutes from my home, conveniently ;), and visited one of my favorite crystal suppliers solely. I have become very attuned, over time, to letting myself be guided only to where the vibrations resonate, especially where crystals are concerned.
Back in the day, when I first was exploring the crystal realm, I remember being overloaded and my energy being pulled every which way and being energetically through the roof because of all the crystal energy around at places like gem shows and crystal stores. It also took me time to learn to differentiate between crystals really “needing” to come home with me and those that were just vibing with me, and of course my own mind was making decisions rather than my heart.
I no longer experience this, as I have learned to become balanced and centered in my energy, finding grounding, and can tune in only to the vibrations of highest resonance that are calling while weeding out the rest through a funneled boundary. I also come equipped with my trusty pendulum and ask the important questions when I am feeling each crystal out energetically.
I was so focused in my mission at the faire to bring home the crystals ready for service through me, which made things easy and quick, that I had forgotten the feelings I used to experience. So it was interesting when I started hearing conversations from people feeling pulled all over and talking about how their pocket books were going through the ringer because of it. I also had opportunity to talk with one man who was fascinated with what I was doing and using my pendulum, and our conversation helped him to find what he was there for – he was new to the crystal world, at least in this life go around.
Then two women at the same area that I was at, who do different forms of energy work as their professions, were talking about all of the energy and feeling blown out and needing to ground. They were giving each other clearing with two giant Selenite wands from the man whose crystals we were browsing, running them along both sides of their body up and down.
We engaged briefly in conversation and then the woman asked if I wanted her to clear me of all of the energy and before I said anything, the crystal keeper of the shop, who I believe is also a Reiki Master, said, “Her energy looks clear to me.” But I did welcome her to briefly run the Selenite wands down me, as I had taken notice of these wands before, and what I experienced was a raise in my body temperature like an internal heat thermostat rising rapidly and overheating, which for me translated into a feeling of an increase rather than grounding for me, which was opposite to the effects they were experiencing. 🙂 I think it also had to do with the fact that I had been holding a tray of all of the crystals I intuitively had chosen so far and combined with the Selenite wands, created that effect. I felt immediately back to my regulated balance, which to me spoke to my grounding abilities I’ve learned to center in. But interestingly, just previous to her doing this I had noted a stone that I was super drawn to and once she was done I picked it up, coming to find it was a very grounding and Earthy crystal and so this was perfect synchronicity.
It’s fun to observe the evolution of things over time. Needless to say, I found some amazing new crystals and stones that I’m very excited to be working with and bringing into their glory as Crystal Illuminations. Some of the pieces are well known friends of mine, but many are new and carry energy I believe will resonate immensely with many of you going through current shifts I know you are experiencing. I know I wanted some of all of them myself, but I was very poignant in only taking home what was for the highest good collectively.
Here are the crystal friends I brought home that you can look forward to (which include some new discoveries):
Ocean Jasper, Kambaba Stone, Rainbow Moonstone, Staurolite, Tiffany Stone, Blue Tiger’s Eye, Emerald, Lepidolite, Chiastolite, Amazonite, Charoite, Sunstone, Covellite, Prehnite, Preseli Stone, Natural Blue Topaz, Pyrrhotite, Que Sera, Green Garnet, Stibnite, Merlinite, Green Kyanite, Mystic Merlinite, Golden Healer Lemurian, Shaman Heart Lemurian, and Nuummite!
Wow is all I can say!
And, as mentioned in a previous post, here are others that are also soon to be available, which I had acquired before:
Malachite, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Moldavite, Herkimer Diamond, various Fluorite, Lingam, Apache Tears, Selenite, Lepidolite, Sugilite, Libyan Desert Glass Tektite, Calcite, Fire Agate, Singing Quartz Wands, Tangerine Lemurian Seed Quartz, Pink Lemurian Seed Quartz, Faery Quartz, Angelite, Agate, Carnelian, Amethyst, Kyanite, as well as carved sacred Animal Guides, magical Andaras, and a special “Sea Treasures” sacred piece.
If any of these crystal and stone energies call to you, you can commission them by contacting me. A few may be available as stand-alone sacred healing crystals, but most will be infused into new sacred paintings as a source of light in your life, from the inside out.
I will be creating and offering them in the order of intuitive guidance. So if there is one in particular you specifically are drawn to, let me know and it can be created first. As you can see there are a ton here that will keep me very busy in creative channeling mode.
I’m so looking forward to it and sharing these new friends with you.
Until then, you can browse current Crystal Illuminations offerings at my Etsy Shop here: crystal illumination
“V” for Vegan – Pure & Simple Sacred Tattoo Design
Vegan logos have gone through an evolution, but the message and symbolism remains the same:
“Veganism is pure and beautiful, a growth towards the perfection of compassion in action, victorious, alive and the part of the ultimate peace movement. An idealistic peace not just amongst human beings but peace with other species and our environment.” ~ http://vegansociety.jp/
I was asked to create a personalized “V” for a vegan animal activist who wanted simply to wear his statement of life path choice and compassionate mission in life as a signifying mark on his “Spiritual Skin.”
Nothing fancy. Just a new “V” that felt more aligned with him than “V’s” he’d seen out there and yet still felt to be part of the collective veganism movement. Something stand-alone potent and symbolic in its own unique way.
Use of the “V” symbol has become a signifying symbol for things certified vegan or certifying an organization fostering veganism. It also has come to designate that something involves “no animal testing or ingredients.” And of course, has been adopted by people who choose the veganism lifestyle, philosophy, and beliefs.
Pictured here you can see some examples of the “V” symbols out there found at http://vegansociety.jp/.
The “V campaign” has spread far and wide including at one time being found all over Facebook with vegans adopting the “V” in a circle by their name to signify their life choice, until Facebook took that option away. You now only see a few stragglers who managed to find a way to keep it.
It’s also been a way for consumers to more easily and quickly identify completely vegan, animal-free products – meaning they contain no animal products, were not tested on animals, and they did not involve the use of animal products in their manufacture.
As the use of the “V” spreads, it will also be a way to easily identify companies that share people’s support of veganism. And, the logo definitely also propels veganism into the mainstream of public consciousness more, raising interest in, and awareness of, the vegan lifestyle that people have chosen, as well as makes it easier and more accessible to take part in.
We’ve seen a tremendous increase in the number of people who are making conscious choices based on their own individual reasons, in reflection to shifts in their life, and this has led to more and more people adopting a vegan lifestyle. For many, it is a life commitment choice that people choose and desire to share as a reflection of who they are.
Today’s sacred tattoo design is representative of one person’s unique voice who has chosen to speak for the voiceless.
If you’d like to see an example of another vegan tattoo conveying a message of compassion, you can find it here: Vegan Sacred Tattoo Design. This design is available if it calls to your heart.
If you would like to partner in co-creating your own sacred tattoo design to embody the empowerment you desire, you can contact me at tania@spiritualskin.com.
For more information about the process and pricing please visit: What is a Tattoo Design Consultation
Some people have preferred to read my book, Spiritual Skin ~ Sacred Tattoos: More than Skin Deep, especially if they are new to sacred tattoo designs, before embarking on this journey.
If you are drawn to learn more about sacred tattoos you can order a copy of the book here: Spiritual Skin
It is also available in Kindle and PDF formats here: Spiritual Skin
Jasmine in the Air – Symbolism and Sanctuary
One of the things I love about this cute house we live in is the harmonious, zen energy inside and out. It really lends to supporting a balanced and peaceful state of mind and a great platform from which to birth all the things that come through and for all the things that are to come.
And the yard has finally taken off as well, creating a beautiful nature sanctuary that not only attracts faeries like me, but brings many small birds, hummingbirds and insects that help cultivate a circle of life.
The sanctuary is watched over by my Buddha statue with his guardian hummingbird lanterns that glow by candlelight, and receives an infusion of energy from the seashells and stones from special and exotic places that are housed on the iron shelf on the patio.
Alongside the 6 fruit trees – peach, persimmon, kumquat, tangerine, apple, and lemon, (and oranges that grow over our wall from our neighbor too 🙂 ), my next favorite things are the beautiful Buganvilia and these four Star Jasmine that have quickly sprouted up the four-post trellis patio and are now blossoming abundantly for their first season.
Things are really taking shape and I’m enjoying watching the growth evolve in reflection to things on the inner plane of my experience.
The white Jasmine blossoming are simple star-shaped, five-petaled blossoms – ethereal and magical. White Jasmine is both known as poet’s Jasmine and the “Queen of flowers.” They have an intoxicating fragrance that draws in hummingbirds, butterflies, and humans alike.
Common white Jasmine most heavily bloom in summer and linger into early fall, but can start in spring and then go into slumber around October until March.
Different varieties of Jasmine have varying blooming times and characteristics, but these Star Jasmine of ours are a vining habit, have evergreen leaves, and produce a strong sweet scent. These will usually begin flowering in May, as they are now, and continue through June. A mature plant may have hundreds or even thousands of small, white flowers.
While the season of blossoms may be short, it will definitely be sweet. The arrival of their blossoms and sweetness is something that I’m cherishing at this time and heralds a sweetness of experiences birthing in my own life.
Interestingly, and synchronously, the original Jasmine flowers are thought to have originated in the foothills of the Himalayas – a sacred area I am currently researching for my personal retreat this year, having been guided to this destination for the next part of my soul journey.
Over the centuries, appreciation for these flowers and their fragrance has spread from India to the rest of the world where they are now cultivated in abundance for their beauty and symbolism. There are more than 200 different species around the world!
Not all got their start in the Himalayas, though most originated in tropical Asia and parts of China, as well as Persia, then were brought to Europe in the 17th century through Spanish endeavors.
Jasmine flowers symbolize many things to many different cultures. Some of these include love, romance, modesty, sensuality, amiability, nobility, grace, and elegance. However, the Jasmine also holds strong spiritual and religious significance, as it has been a constant symbol of divinity and hope.
There are many ways you can work with, imbue the energy of, or embody the essence of Jasmine symbolism. Here are some of the ways they have been, and are, used by cultures spanning time and the globe.
In India the Jasmine flowers are particularly spiritually significant and often used in religious ceremonies where blossoms are used in votive burnings as religious offerings. In Hindi they are symbols of divine hope and one of the double variety of Jasmine is said to be held sacred by Vishnu, the Supreme God in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism.
In Thailand the Jasmine flower symbolizes motherhood and the selfless virtue of life-giving that a mother provides to her children. This makes Jasmine a popular gift on Mother’s Day, which is just three days away, falling on Sunday, May 12th.
In China the Jasmine flowers are a symbol of feminine sweetness, kindness, beauty, deep affection, and happiness. A traditional Asian belief is that Jasmine penetrates the soul and opens up emotions.
The Balinese people plant Jasmine in their public and private temples. The Siwaratrikalpa, an ancient Javanese text, states that Jasmine should be used as an offering to Ciwa, the native Javanese name for God. A common girl’s name, it comes from ancient Persian and means “gift from God.”
One variety of Jasmine, Sampaguita, comes from the Pilipino words “sumpa kita,” which in English translates as “I promise you.” This began a tradition, long ago, of exchanging sampaguita necklaces much like couples exchange wedding rings today.
In Victorian Britain, Jasmine symbolized cheerfulness, grace, elegance, amiability, and used it as a complement to shyness and modesty. It was highly valued because of the hardships of growing it in a cold climate and when used in a flower arrangement, provoked the joy found in sunshiny days.
In Ancient Egypt, Cleopatra was very fond of Jasmine and used its oil to seduce Anthony. It remains a favorite ingredient in perfumes all of the world and is produced as an essential oil by countries such as India, Egypt, China and Morocco.
I had opportunity twice while in Egypt to visit the essential oil producing facilities and to purchase the pure oils directly, a couple of which I still have and are as potent as the day I purchased them. I’ve never been one to like perfumes (which you can also purchase there), but the natural pure oils of particular scents are truly magical and I remember how enchanting 
the pure Jasmine oil was – like bathing in a sacred bath of Jasmine blossoms that caress you body and soul.
The divine scent of Jasmine from these starry blossoms evokes a sweet remembrance. They release their fragrance at night (the time when they are collected for their best oil-producing scent) after the summer sun has set and the moon is waxing towards its fullness, leaving you floating on wings of petals and dreams of hope and love, if you are so lucky to catch their breath in the wind.
Perhaps releasing their joyous fragrance in the twilight hours also lends to the enchanting faery evenings that are celebrated as we dream. 😉
Jasmine remind you that all is in Divine order with the Divinity of your existence.
Wishing you an enchanted day!
A Message of Compassion ~ Vegan Sacred Tattoo Design Available
Every sacred tattoo design I create is an honor and deeply moves me. Having soul resonance not just with each person I co-create with and support, but also with the vast eclectic, collective symbolisms and stories that channel through, really completes me.
I find this to be some of the most fulfilling work that I do because it encompasses so much of who I am, beyond who you see in the flesh before you, as well as has such empowering effects for others and the collective.
I’m excited about the pieces I’m currently involved with working on right now and today’s sharing has a special place in my heart on many levels.
Today’s sacred tattoo design is of great honor to share, as it is an integrative healing message that channeled through from a collective pool of energy. It is actually one I created for the sake of creativity and expressing a powerful vision that was guided to come through (much like my paintings).
It is available, if it calls to your heart.
I had been commissioned a couple of weeks ago to help create a sacred tattoo design for a special soul who is vegan and wanted something sacred that conveyed his individual life path choice of veganism and what it meant for him worn proudly on his skin.
I get inquiries and requests a lot about vegan/compassion- themed designs from people that are choosing to live more compassionately from the choices on their plate, to the ways they support the environment, and how they are consciously choosing to also embody more of this into their daily experiences with self, others, and all of life.
For some reason a lot of this has come in, not even just in terms of tattoo discussions and incorporating part of that in their design, but also in terms of people making life shifts they are transitioning through that have collective impact for all living beings, the Earth and Cosmos at large.
Perhaps this is why, I kept receiving a message to create a specifically symbolic design to mirror this energy that is abound and when actually sitting down to work on a piece for this person that was completely vegan-themed, it was a catalyst for this to evolve after. The other piece, along with a few more I’ve been working on, will be shared another day, but this design that channeled through, felt to be important to share now.
Once I completed the sacred tattoo design for my client, I felt compelled to create this manifestation of the essence that had been streaming in from another channel. It originated as an abstract essence that included multi-layers of integrative healing symbolism and unconditional compassion with a collective message, as well as created a powerful individual statement of life path choice.
The “V” vine and leaves that frame the Buddha’s Third Eye both expands the energy/message/unconditional compassion out through the crown as the “V” widens, as well as draws and focuses the energy into the body with the “V” pointing down. (The “V” has become a symbol chosen for many vegans to convey their life choice path.)
Interestingly, when I saw it completed, I remembered this vision had been one that has come in and out at different intervals over the last couple of years, but hadn’t fully formed until now. Timing is everything 🙂
As I’ve mentioned before, these individual sacred tattoo stories also have a connective thread to supporting more than the person it has been created for, as we are all connected. And when one person realizes their true being, all human beings have the same potential. But this is the first time that rather than creating an imprint from tuning in to ONE particular soul within the tapestry, I was downloading and receiving from the COLLECTIVE tapestry and I feel that there is someone’s voice this piece was funneling.
This happens often, especially when I’m in creative mode and tapping into that unlimited energy, that I start receiving and things percolate at the same time. This is how I am constantly being engaged in processes, so that when I actually go to do the work, the work is already done and I merely have to allow it to come through.
Needless to say, this is the first design that is actually not created for a particular person in mind, although, as I shared, I sense that I was drawing in an essence mirroring of someone. And so, this sacred tattoo design will be the first of perhaps others to come that I am offering for purchase, already completed.
If this piece speaks to you as a reflection of your authentic soul essence story or feels to convey the collective message you embody, you can contact me to purchase this sacred tattoo design to wear as your “Spiritual Skin.”
For this piece, rather than go into layers of detailed descriptions on symbolism, I would rather the voices of these visionaries convey the heart-full message:
A human being is part of a whole, called by us the ‘Universe’ – a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. ~ Albert Einstein
Lots of people talk to animals…. Not very many listen, though…. That’s the problem. ~ Benjamin Hoff
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened. ~ Anatole France
Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes! ~ Theophile Gautier
An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language. ~ Martin Buber
Animals can communicate quite well. And they do. And generally speaking, they are ignored. ~ Alice Walker
Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it is, for that reason, to be of no account? ~ Jean Paul Richter
I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being. ~ Abraham Lincoln
All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do? ~ Buddha
The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man. ~ Charles Darwin
What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected. ~ Chief Seattle
I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness or abilities that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again. ~ William Penn
Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. ~ Albert Schweitzer
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Enhance Your Life with Creative Infusion
What are the hindrances to your creativity? Both internal and external barriers can affect your creativity output
The powerful theme of cultivating imagination and creativity continues, as there’s a lot of that energy to go around…endless amounts in fact….and a lot of it not being utilized in the ways and amounts it could be.
I’m in the middle of a lot of creative energy flowing and percolating and I love it! It is so nurturing and balancing for me to be able to allow inspiration and imagination to run free. And I am so grateful that my work allows me the opportunity to express myself in these ways, as I’m currently enjoying a bunch of new and very potent sacred tattoo designs I’m channeling, and many new Crystal Illuminations and other paintings are emerging now that I have my new canvases ready to go!
It’s all inspiring the visionary in me to go to the next creative evolutionary phase.
But even if I’m not in creative mode, specifically as my work/service, I am constantly in creative mode in my life – thoughts, feelings, actions, inner and outer world – as it is one of the foundations that is vital to the optimization of living and manifesting abundantly.
My new favorite quote, that goes along with my life motto of “Creating life as a work of art,” is one I came up with yesterday:
“You don’t have to be a visionary artist by way of your life’s work, to make your life work as a vision of your artistry.” ~Tania Marie
I wrote an inspired post this morning on one of my Facebook pages, that I’ll share below, as I really feel that creative energy is so important and powerful and if not being used, really in effect is what will start the aging and depletion mode of your life, rather than keeping you at optimal enlivened freshness.
Life is about cycles and renewal and from completion of a cycle you are rebirthed. This is the nature of all things and the natural rhythm of life.
These cycles take place in every moment! You have the opportunity to recreate yourself in any given moment from the top of your head to the tip of your toes…from the depths of your heart and DNA to the reach of your soul. Your body’s cells are constantly also renewing themselves and you can aid that process with invigorating innovativeness and visionary imagination.
When creative impulses come to you, what do you do with them? Do you push them aside, ignore them, tell them to wait until another day, month, year, when you have time for it?
What if you knew that your creative impulses were reflections of your very children or inner child and that each time you pushed them away, you were crippling their growth, stunting their inspiration, teaching them to devalue things that enrich life, putting out the flame of their passion and ability to embrace balance and well being? In essence, cutting off their life force?
Would you still tell your inner child/children/creative impulse to go away?
Creative energy is one of the most powerful forces in the universe. If you cultivate it, it will support your manifestation desires, as imagination and creativity lead to abundance. It will also bring you harmony, balance, inspiration, joy, and well being.
The good thing is, if you happen to push it down for the moment because you’re engaged in something else, just remember that that energy is still there needing a release and you can still go channel it when you’re home from work or finished with the task at hand. It will thank you and in doing so, it doesn’t stay energetically stuck and run a muck in your body. You can also find ways to channel it through your work in the moment, creatively. 🙂
Yes, the mind is a wonderful thing and yet we hardly use it at all in the ways that could benefit. Cultivating your ability to think for yourself, expand your perspectives, and exercise your right brain more, will bring balance to your life.
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Creativity isn’t just about painting, drawing, music, poetry, writing, sculpting, etc…it can be creative visualization, nurturing your imagination, having curiosity and pushing the boundaries of your thoughts and ideas, trying or doing something innovative, adding a different element to your work to change things up a bit, experimenting with a new recipe you just create in the moment, creating a creative environment that nurtures your soul, dressing in something new and expressive of your inner you..etc.
Just have fun in what ever way you can when the impulse comes and don’t be afraid to explore your thoughts and back up a feeling you have to step out even a tiny bit from your comfort zone.
The benefits of this will be invaluable.
So how important is creativity to you? Maybe the way you answer this question will change when you realize how vital it is to the quality of your life and you start to see the results when you implement supporting your creative impulses to express yourself and explore new horizons.
It helps relieve stress, anxiety, frustration, anger…it can uncork those blocks you feel, provide greater clarity and dissipate the confusion..nurtures and cultivates your self-trust and helps you overcome fears…and it can also supply you with more energy, vitality, joy, and wonder for life – all of these directly affecting the state of health of your body, mind, and soul.
Start out by trying to do one thing a week, then maybe one thing a day that supports your creative expression. Even if that means more time spent playing with your children in their imaginary world. The more we, as adults, can step back into the world of our inner child, the more magic begins to manifest in our lives.
Artists make time for creative expression regularly, as it is essential to their creative output and a way that they grow through their work through that vulnerable practice of allowing. The more creative expression is engaged and supported, the deeper our hearts expand as well, as they are then also being supported and nurtured to grow.
Creativity and heart are not separate. It takes a heart to dream and it takes creativity to love unconditionally.
And if you are an artist that has another job to help support your love, it’s helpful to continue making sure you are channeling your creativity as much as you can and not forget about your passion, so your spirit remains vibrant and you can bring that vibrancy and joy into the other work you do too. It’s also important to feel gratitude, as well as to see the gift of that work in supporting your passion and helping you to learn different skills that can keep you balanced and bring depth to your life and creations in well-rounded ways because of your experiences it provides.
And perhaps you may even find employment that in some way compliments your unique expressive needs and supports your creative passions in different ways the more you think outside-of-the-box. Sometimes that means being creative about the job possibilities and not limiting yourself to what is possible in terms of opportunities out there. Perhaps it means redefining your position, or seeing it in a different light and bringing something new to it that may make it more fun.
Infusing your life and your work with creative expression is life-enhancing and transformational.
What can you do today to bring some creative spark into your experience?
Pure Imagination – Living There You’ll Be Free…If You Truly Wish To Be
It is always interesting to consciously experience synchronicity at work, as this morning I had been inspired to write a little bit about how each day welcomes an opportunity to live from the alchemy of creation and integration and how all experiences can be rich when living from a place of empowered choice and awareness. This stemmed from the last few days of things, I had purposefully noted, supporting an increase to the breadth of my experience – something that is always happening in our lives, but the more we are conscious about it, it takes on a whole different meaning.
Every day I find myself in a multi-faceted experience of a self-created work of art. And it is consistently blossoming through the evolution of exercising my creative and free will. At least that is how I see life…as a work of art and you are the Michelangelo of your own life.
We are each involved in this every day, whether we are aware of it or not, and if you start to see life this way then you start to create different works of art than you used to.
It’s almost like I am the paint brush that jumps into the color choices and then rolls around, lays, jumps, walks, runs, flaps my wings, swims through and spreads those colors around on my life-canvas, creating an energetic imprint of what satisfies the things I am feeling and seeing on all levels and even, the result of what I come to learn in the process.
The last few days I found to represent an example of how particularly fulfilling the eclectic mix of alchemical elements I am choosing to experience can be like an artist’s palette of my imagination manifested. Everything can be body and soul satisfying on so many different levels, especially when they are coming from my own conscious choice creations. They provide me the opportunity to continually recreate a fulfilling reality from everything I have within me and demonstrate how utilizing my heart’s imagination and truth can be freeing.
Much like the subject of the reblog I just posted this morning, about creating our own realities like an artist painting their life and experiences through the canvas of their heart, intentions, and imagination, I noted how things I choose to do are reflective of brush strokes from each level of my beingness – mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual – bringing forth their colors to the canvas of my experience.
I’m still loving the quote from Jon Rappoport, “Abundance is imagination realized.”
Interesting that last evening I had a very powerful a-ha moment, too challenging to explain in words, when I was tapping into this truth in a very “clicking-in” way that took my mentalization of this quote (even before I had seen it this morning) to a whole other level of actually feeling it penetrate as an embodiment on EVERY level. And that understanding lingered with me this morning of how this idea of creative manifestation can and will be consistently natural to my experience with the continuation of exercising and “being” what I had discovered. Then when I read Laura’s post with this quote in it, it was directly in reiteration to the integration that I had tapped in to.
The chocolate case at Anandamide where you will find “products of inspired diligence” and “discover objects of immense aesthetic value, imbued with a sense of terroir, seasonality, and craft.”
Needless to say I enjoyed fulfilling all parts of myself over the last few days and valued my ability to appreciate understanding the breadth of reach these experiences have. Each experience was multi-layered, despite perhaps being viewed in more simplicity by others. I am constantly seeing the increase of integrative layers consciously surfacing through each seemingly one-dimensional thing and how they incorporate the foundations that are most important to me. It’s not that life has to be complex or that I’m dissecting it like a scientist in each moment. It has become a natural process of simultaneously seeing the multiplicity that is embodied within every experience, at the same time enjoying the presence of its singularity in the moment.
- Conscious conversation with a friend while hiking in nature (taking note of its beauty) under the powerful sun (its heat having me exercising my abilities to regulate my body through breath and understand its processes and needs)
- Multiple facets of work I rotate through and interacting with different people through it that constantly exercise different parts of me and challenge me to grow each day
- Nourishing food that I ponder how each part of the whole meal is feeding aspects of myself
- Watching, for the first time, Billy Bob Thornton’s amazing performance in his self-written and directed movie “Sling Blade” that had me deeply reflecting on the moving layers and life choices in both the bigger and little picture sense, causing me to more fully integrate themes that books like No Boundary by Ken Wilber have helped me expound upon and opening my heart and levels of appreciation for others even more
- Kayaking through Naples, Long Beach on a beautiful and windy day with friends and contemplating how we choose to journey the waterways of our life and realizing how many hidden gems await us around each corner we have yet to explore
- Being introduced by friends to Long Beach’s Anandamide: Psychedelicatessen – an organic, vegan and raw superfood chocolatier and confectioner that is creating true alchemy in the form of pure and potent nourishment that feeds body and soul while you listen to Willy Wonka’s “Pure Imagination” in the background – awakening the joyous wisdom of the inner child
- Enjoying an extremely funny evening at a comedy club night for tearful laughs of joy that enliven and heal the body from the inside out and revealed a crowd of life-experiences that each have their own relative journeys those laughs are nurturing
- A spiritually enriching day of empowerment supporting 4 new Reiki Master Teachers more fully into their paths and engaging in continually deeper and meaningful conversations to explore the core of beliefs and fears – allowing me opportunity to grow and challenge myself to remember all that is already within me so that I can trust in the unity of my soul experience being there for me always, just as it is for each and every one of us
The dessert case of “balances and explosions” at Anandamide where “you will discover constructions of the future and recreations of old childhood memories, merged into a complex network of multi-textural sweet decadence.” Includes their out-of-this-world home brewed kombucha.
All of these were some of the things that were part of the last few days and are examples of how I consciously choose to weave the tapestry of my life with experiences mirroring my inner landscape desires, and then am simultaneously valuing the layers each provides, while actively taking part in the way I utilize and continue to create more experiences that are meaningful, enjoyable, and have impact in collective ways as well.
The reality I am creating to live in, every day is increasingly being less and less affected by anything around me. Why? Because there truly is this place that exists in between all others that holds all possibilities. That’s where I choose to focus my creative power and in doing so, help to create a new reality into being along with all the other “dreamers.”
We can utilize our imagination to create each experience of each day to be exactly as we desire and we can imagine our current perspectives of what we are experiencing to shift and become as we would prefer them to be as well.
Imagination is your inner vision that you can intentionally decide to visualize, which will change your life in accordance with your will.
Everyone has imagination. Some just exercise it more than others. And one reason for this is that as we go through life, that innate sense of living naturally from imagination as children, is taught out of us. Well, good news is, you never lose anything. It’s always there, but you have to actively engage it, nurture it, and put it to action.
You can use your inner vision to see how you want your life to be and if you practice envisioning this daily with faith, concentration and love (alongside all the mindful practice of the things you’ve come to learn over time, and actively doing healing integration on deep levels), one day your life will look exactly as you imagine. Acknowledge and have gratitude for every small reflection of this, for that will increase your experiencing more through appreciation.
There is always evidence of your creative power at work. You just may be too busy to see it, your “conditioned” mind just might be tricking you not to believe it, or your old pains may be scaring you out of trusting it.
Every day is an experience “I” am creating by my choices in each moment and my decisions to utilize part or all of what I have available. And every moment I create from this space, I free myself a little more.
You don’t have to be a visionary artist by way of your life’s work, to make your life work as a vision of your artistry. ~Tania Marie
Willy Wonka knew what he was talking about. Truth and empowerment live in his words:
Hold your breath
Make a wish
Count to three
Come with me
And you’ll be
In a world of
Pure imagination
Take a look
And you’ll see
Into your imagination
We’ll begin
With a spin
Traveling in
The world of my creation
What we’ll see
Will defy
Explanation
If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Wanta change the world?
There’s nothing
To it
There is no
Life I know
To compare with
Pure imagination
Living there
You’ll be free
If you truly wish to be
If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Wanta change the world?
There’s nothing
To it
There is no
Life I know
To compare with
Pure imagination
Living there
You’ll be free
If you truly
Wish to be
Jon Rappoport ~ More on Exit From the Matrix
This is a great share that I felt inspired to repost from Miss Laura Bruno again, as it resonates with the way I live my life and my personal motto of “creating life as a work of art.” Like Jon Rappoport, whom this piece, Laura shares, is written by, I am an “untrained” artist that has tapped into my heart’s expression of what naturally wants to come through. And just like Jon shares, it is a way of life for me…something not only directly focused on the art I create and the new realities I am helping to form and support through the encoded creations, but is the way I also paint the reality of my life, through my own imagination and heart, tapping into the unlimited possibilities. I love this quote Jon writes, “Abundance is imagination realized.” When you embody the truth of this statement you will come to experience the life you desire.