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Initiation
About this Painting:I began this painting while reading Aviva Gold's book, Painting From the Source, many years ago. I had added more paper to fill out the body of water at the bottom of the painting and then abandoned it shortly thereafter. It sat rolled up on my shelf until this summer. I had been doing some writing that revealed I needed to complete this painting along with some others. It made it to my studio where it sat for another few months. The time came to bring it out again after doing one of the creativity hikes up to Heublein Tower. As I took a step descending along the path, I looked down and a snake was crawling between my feet. This snake was small, green and turquoise with a yellow herringbone pattern. It stared up at me hissing its tongue. I found out that their tongue is how they determine, through smell, if they have just come upon some tasty food. Judging by the length of time it kept curling its tongue at me, apparently I was not a tasty treat. The first time the snake appeared on this painting curled around the woman's feet, I noticed two small dots on my ankle that appeared to be a snake bite. Strange but true. I knew I had not been bitten by a snake but it sure did look like it. This would be no surprise to Aviva as she believes things like this happen. Painting can be a powerful spiritual tool. When it came time to revisit this painting, I tore away the added paper simplifying the process. The original painting was done in tempera paint. In an effort to make it permanent, I painted over the entire painting with acrylic paint. This was an exercise in retracing my steps and refreshing the painting. Painting's Message to me today, Dec. 18, 2005:Initiation of the Past into the FutureSnake medicine wraps around your feet, making new your way, slithering the old, sloughing old skin, shedding the Past, leaving all behind you that you no longer need. Look into your future, what do you see? (Helping Hands) Snake Woman, it looks like Snake has given way to Spider at the top of your head, weaving a web helmet. Feathers grow from the web. Has Spider merged with Eagle at this point? I'm getting a sense of shape shifting: Snake to Spider to Eagle. It's as if the animals move up my chakra system. Snake grounds me since it lives and slithers on the ground and is familiar with earth. Spider dwells both on the ground and above head, weaving webs as it climbs. Spider clears my middle chakras. Eagle flies overhead able to see all cleaning out the cobwebs of my third eye and brow chakras. Medicine Cards:Snake: Transmutation"Snake medicine people are very rare. Their initiation involves experiencing and living through multiple snake bites, which allows them to transmute all poisons, be they mental, physical, spiritual, or emotional. The power of snake medicine is the power of creation, for it embodies sexuality, psychic energy, alchemy, reproduction, and ascension (or immortality)." Wow. The rest of the reading is so potent and powerful that I cannot put anymore of it into words. What I get is that this snake has served me a sacred high service, blasting, transmuting, energizing my entire being on many dimensions. This snake is helping me initiate my power as Goddess Creator. Spider: Weaving"Spider is the symbol for the infinite possibilities of creation. Spider is the female energy of creative force that weaves the beautiful designs of life." Eagle: Spirit"Within the belief systems of Native American tribes, Eagle represents a state of grace achieved through hard work, understanding, and a completion of the tests of initiation which result in the taking of one's personal power." "In learning to fiercely attack your personal fear of the unknown, the wings of your soul will be supported by the ever-present breezes which are the breath of the Great Spirit." "In the realm of Mother Earth & Father Sky, the dance that leads to flight involves the conquering of fear and the willingness to join in the adventure that you are co-creating with the Divine." "Eagle asks you to give yourself permission to legalize freedom and to follow the joy your heart desires." Summary:Last month I stayed over at Nikki Peone's house from Farfetched Gallery. She had a snake cage in her bathroom that housed three snakes. The top snake had shed its skin around its water bowl. She explained the process to me and how the snake wriggles and rubs itself against the bowl to shed the skin. I was enthralled with this process. I was also amazed at what the skin looked like. It was clear and white, almost like plastic or vinyl. Maybe when our old life becomes too safe and comfortable, it protects us like plastic so we can no longer breathe. Then, we need to wriggle and free ourselves from the old. This is where I am right now. I have been wriggling and shedding the old. The new is upon me. It feels very timely that I finished this painting today. It feels right. It took many years to complete. And somehow, when I took the last stroke on it today, I felt a locking into place of ME. Snake Woman becomes my personal totem locking in my personal power and legalizing my freedom to move on. Shedding the old, I receive my new skin. More on the Snake from my journal of Dec.5:Animal Tarot: SnakeThe Death card - Shedding the Old and Resurrection Just before a snake sheds its skin, its eyes glaze over. When snake appears, this could indicate that we are opening to new realms which might come to us in dreams. Also, do not trust what you see, trust what you feel. You will feel the changes arising before actually recognizing them. When snake comes into our life, changes and transitions occur quickly and are soon recognized. Release any fears and do not resist the changes because they bring with them new expressions of creativity, wisdom, and strength. They shed their skin when they have outgrown it. I think the timeliness of snake showing up last night and at Nikki's indicates that I have outgrown this life finally. The date of the divorce finally coming to fruition is evidence of this. THE END Please let us know what your thoughts are on this drawing or anything that you read here. Post your comments.
Posted: Dec. 18, 2005 © 2005 Mary A. Gravelle THE END
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