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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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Love Oracle 31: Follow Your Path

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What does “follow your path” mean to you?

Have you ever been on a huge highway during a traffic jam? The kind that has 5 lanes side by side at a standstill? Do you find that any fun?

That’s how I imagine a life in which everyone wanted to be the same, do the same, in the same place and at the same time.

Oh what a waste of time, what pollution, what boredom, what frustration, what stagnancy and likely with a bit of road rage in the mix.

Your soul didn’t come to Earth to live a wearisome life on the imitative highway.

You came here to follow Your Path, whatever that may be for you. 

Emerging more fully as your True Self on that Path is your purpose.

This requires:

  • discerning your way there despite all the pressure to take the onramp to the highway
  • choosing your travel buddies
  • learning the skills you need to navigate & drive it
  • gathering the necessary resources for the journey
  • dealing with unexpected challenges
  • delighting in the scenery
  • discovering the options and finding your way back after occasional side trips
  • researching healthy rest stops
  • and so much more.

This week’s Love Oracle invites you to follow Your Path.

Your Team of Divine Helpers are hooked in to your inner GPS. That’s your intuition. Call upon them and ask “What’s the next best step on my Path”.

Then look at the paintings above. Which one calls most to you right now. Scroll down to read your Directions.

Love Oracle Message 1: Live Your Life by Design

painting of woman with zentangleDear Beloved,

As you look ahead, you won’t see the whole Path. You don’t need to. All you need to see is the next step, one inspired step at a time. 

It’s also likely that your Path requires you to veer off the beaten path to explore your way into unique ways of being and doing that only your soul can guide you to. 

Your answers are within you. Ask your Team of Divine Helpers for Guidance and tune in to your intuition.

Imagine them higher above the scenery and better able to see what’s ahead. It’s their job to show you the way, but only if you ask.

Ask for the love, the strength, the courage, the curiosity, the playfulness, the resources, and all else you need to enjoy the twists and turns.

This is your life.

It’s as unique as you are.

Co-create your life by design. By following your inspiration, your truth, you’ll live a fulfilling life beyond your imagination.

You don’t need to know the details right now. You just need to know what the next best step is. So Ask, Access, Analyze if the messages aren’t clear, Act and Allow the path to unfold.

Those are the 5 Steps to a Happy Healthy Life. That’s the Intuition into Action Treasure Map.

Follow your path and enjoy the journey!

Painting: Life By Design  (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 2: Embrace the Mystery

Dear Beloved,

Life is filled with joys, challenges, and expected & unexpected experiences of all kinds.

It’s OK not to have all the answers, not to know everything. Embrace the unknown, knowing that you won’t always understand the deeper meaning to what your life offers you.

Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard wisely said, “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived.”

Living an intuitive life means being fully present and fully responsive to what unfolds.

It means embracing the mystery with a child-like sense of curiosity and wonder.

If you’ve learned to trust your intuition, first by taking inspired baby-steps, you’ll then have the courage to take those inspired leaps of faith.

The intuitive life isn’t a straightforward path. It reveals itself one inspired step at a time.

You’ll even encounter contradictions along the way – success & failure / joys & sorrow. Don’t be too quick to judge those.

Life can be a paradox. The trick is to see what is, accept what is, and love what is as part of that unfolding mystery.

There’s so much to explore and express in your life, Dear One. If you knew everything that was coming, you’d be bored.

Pray for Guidance, take those inspired actions, and have fun. Remember that you’re a spirit in human form for the fun of it. Some aspects of life may not seem like fun from a human perspective, but are oh so rich from a spirit perspective.

So remember what it was like to be a child exploring new places, new games, new days with completely openness. Follow your Path and life will be a lot more interesting and infinitely more beautiful.

Painting: Walking the Moon Path (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 3: The Path Beyond This Lifetime

Dear Beloved,

Are you only fixated on how to survive day by day until the day you die?

If you picked this painting, likely not.

Your Path started a long time ago, way before you were born in this incarnation. And it continues once you die.

Depending on your beliefs, you might imagine several incarnations walking this Path one after the other or even some side by side in parallel universes.

You might explore the idea of your lifetimes as other than being human here on Earth.

Perhaps visions of the afterlife wander through your thoughts, reunited with loved one from this lifetime and with God.

Take a moment to visualize or even draw what this Path might look like according to your beliefs.

When did it start? When does it end? What’s at the end if there is an end?

When you look at Your Path from this viewpoint, how does your Here and Now appear to you?

Does it put things in perspective?

Does it help you prioritize how you spend your time each day?

May this exercise help you to focus more on what propells you upwards and forward instead of looping back so many times to repeat the same lessons?

If you picked this painting, you’re invited to find inspiration and motivation to live your best life by putting it into perspective.

Now imagine looking not only at your Path but at your Self on your Path from the eye level of your Team of Divine Helpers. What advice would you give yourself?

Then heed that advice. Take inspired action and follow Your Path.

And make sure to enjoy the ride on this section of your much longer avenue back home to Divine Oneness.

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

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Love Oracle 30: Rebirth Your Reality

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Blessed Holy Week & Happy Easter! What does this time of year mean to you?

Do you celebrate the resurrection of Christ? Does it spark your soul to believe that through the clouds of trials, torture and apparent death emerged the Truth of everlasting life? Does Jesus’s connection with pure Christ Consciousness give you the strength to follow His example? Does His showing us the way remind you of how loved you truly are ?

Or is Easter simply a seasonal time of hope, rebirth, awakening? Does witnessing new beginnings in nature revitalize your faith after trudging through the slumber of frozen lands? Does the rejuvenation of life and colour all around you rekindle your faith in the future?

I tried to add a third blurb on the Easter bunny and chocolate, but I’ll stick to Jesus and Mother Nature…

The 3 paintings I chose for this week’s Love Oracle all touch on aspects of the Easter story, no matter your associations with this time of year. May they help you rebirth your reality.

Ask your Team of Divine Helpers a question about your life and then pick the painting that speaks most to you. Then scroll down to read its Oracle Message.

Love Oracle Message 1: What Matters Most?

The final Communing with Community paintingDear Beloved,

It’s time to salvage for salvation! What have you built in this lifetime that matters most to you?

What is so precious that it’s worth holding onto or letting go, nurturing, honouring? Perhaps you’ve taken it for granted. Perhaps it has started crumbling without your notice. Maybe it’s ripe for the flames to destroy, just as they did the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris?

Do you remember that day? Do you remember how the local community mourned? Did you feel the flames affect you from across the world as it did for so many others? I started painting the Rose Window of the Notre Dame Cathedral hours before we heard of the devastating fire. Community rallied around the painting process as their way of processing what was happening. Then, we witnessed over the air waves a rallying – a recognition of how valuable the Cathedral was to people. Funds came in and restoration began.

What stands in your life as a treasure worth saving before fire or neglect destroys it? It could be a way of being, a relationship, a project, your values, your vocation, your legacy.

If you’ve picked this painting, it’s time to add new life to your world by not taking what you value most for granted.

See it with renewed vision. Nourish it with renewed love. Be one with it with renewed faith. Connect to its purpose beyond the earthly realm and ask your Team of Divine Helpers to help infuse it with Cosmic Energy. May it blossom and grow to be what it has always been at its core.

Painting: Communing with Community (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 2: Transform the Toxins

Dear Beloved,

Just as the peacock can transform the poison of snakes and plants into nourishment, it’s time for you to transform your challenges into blessings.

It’s time to review and renew your perspective.

Have you experienced trauma, troubles, challenges, judgment, complaints or criticism lately?

If you picked this painting, you’re being invited to look at the source of these under a new Light. 

How would your perspective change if you truly believed that your soul had agreed to these provocations before being born into this life?

Can you start to feel how this problem can help you learn something for your benefit and that of others?

What if what you’d perceived as a huge negative in your life, a toxin, was truly a treasure? What if within it lay the golden keys to open the door to your next growth spurt for the Highest Good of All?

What if you knew that therein lay the fuel for you to jump one step closer to Enlightenment, to Divine Wisdom?

Think back to when you may have had such a shift in perspective in the past. You’ve no doubt transformed toxins in your life before – it’s part of your Spirit Nature. Can you see how an earlier challenge became a blessing, a gift? Recognizing that it’s possible and true will help you use this super power again.

So call upon your Higher Self, your soul and your Team of Divine Helpers to support you in the transmutation of what you’d previously felt was a toxin into nourishment. 

Ask to be Guided to any inspired action or way of being that can help shift reality as you had seen it. Pray that your eyes may be open to how challenges happen for you, not to you.

Find your super power and watch the tree blossom before you. It is not an obstacle on your path. It’s a gift. Beauty lies beyond the veil of delusion. 

Painting: Reborn of Compassion (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 3: Awaken to the Light

Dear Beloved,

We’re living in a challenging world. But are you focusing on the darkness or on the light?

Now is the time for you to be reborn in the Light. It’s time to live at a higher level of consciousness. 

The Light’s always there – it’s just that at times, you aren’t aware of it. You can’t perceive it. Your eyes are shrouded by thoughts, moods, wrong perceptions.

It’s not that the Light is weak. It’s that your awareness of it waivers. Life does that. That’s the human part of being a human being.

In truth, however, the Light is so strong that darkness cannot exist.

You’re invited to make a choice, Dear One. Will you do the inner work to get rid of the veils of illusion and delusion to connect to the Truth, the Light, the Love that is all around, all the time?

What can you do to remove the blocks to perceiving the Light in the world? What can you do to connect more often and more deeply with your Spirit Self?

If you’ve picked this painting, you’re invited to bring new life to your spiritual practices. What helps you to know that you are One with the Light. 

Tell your Higher Self, your soul, your Team of Divine Helpers that you want to embody more discipline and devotion. Ask them to help you raise your consciousness high about the dark clouds to become one with the Light that has and always will be there.

This is a time of reawakening to who you truly are. You are a part of the Divine Radiance. Shine on!

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

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Love Oracle 29: Be Happy Now

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Oh Blessed Be! Welcome to this New Season!

Happy Spring Equinox to those on my side of the celestial equator and Happy Fall Equinox to those on the other!

But did you know that tomorrow, March 20th, is also International Happiness Day?

The day recognizes that happiness is a fundamental human goal, and calls upon countries to approach public policies in ways that improve the well-being of all peoples. …The initiative to declare a day of happiness came from Bhutan – a country whose citizens are considered to be some of the happiest people in the world. The Himalayan Kingdom has championed an alternative measure of national and societal prosperity, called the Gross National Happiness Index (GNH). The GNH rejects the sole use of economic and material wealth as an indicator of development, and instead adopts a more holistic outlook, where spiritual well-being of citizens and communities is given as much importance as their material well-being.

So may this not only be a new season in our calendar year, but a new era on the planet.  Happiness is indeed a priority! And it starts with you.

Happiness comes from the inside out.

Although it’s important that governments jump on board the happiness wagon, let’s play our part.

Call in your Team of Divine Helpers and ask them “How can I be happier this week?”.  Pick the painting that speaks most to your heart. Then, scroll down to read its Oracle Message.

Each of the messages includes quotes by Paramhansa Yogananda, the author of “Autobiography of a Yogi” and the guru of the Ananda Village in California, where I’m currently doing karma yoga for 2 months.

Love Oracle Message 1: Open to the Divine Within You

Dear Beloved,

Stand tall and open yourself to the Divine within you.

Your Light is so bright, reflecting the Light of All that Is. Take the time to nurture and connect to it. Feel the exaltation of living as a unique expression of the Divine.

It’s true. Your life is not without challenges. How you experience them depends on you. Don’t wallow. Seek the Light. Where attention goes, energy flows.

As Paramhansa Yoganada said:

“The best way to be unendingly happy is to be conscious of the Divine.”

“Whatever comes of itself, let it come.”

“There are no obstacles: There are only opportunities!”

“Forget the past, for it is gone from your domain! Forget the future, for it is beyond your reach! Control the present! Live supremely well now! This is the way of the wise.”

Focus on what you love and let all else to fall into its rightful place. Attract what you want. Align with the Universe, raise your vibration and shine!

Allow your wellspring of unconditional love, gratitude, purpose, and passion to overflow.  You are radiant. You are a lightworker.

If you’ve picked this painting, you’re invited to get up and dance to Bobby McFerrin’s song “Don’t Worry Be Happy“. And if dancing doesn’t do it for you, find what does and be happy now.

Painting: Exaltation (SOLD). Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 2: Deep Roots Grow Rich Fruit

yoga tree post painting "Happy"Dear Beloved,

How are you growing and nourishing deep roots in your life so that you may bear the rich fruit of happiness? 

This is not an outward journey. It’s an inward one.

Are you dedicating enough time and energy to your spiritual practice? How can you invest more? or make what you have more quality time? 

When times get busy or moods get low, it’s easy to let your happiness practice aside. But that’s like depriving your roots of nourishment, only to result in the withering of your Life Force.

If you’ve picked this painting, you’re invited to make wise investments on what has the most returns – in the here and now and every here and now that comes after it.

As Paramhansa Yogananda said:

“Happiness blooms naturally in the hearts of those who are inwardly free. It flows spontaneously, like a mountain spring after April showers, in minds that are contented with simple living.”

“Accept change as life’s only constant. Life is change.”

“Never lose hope. Your soul, being a reflection of the ever joyous spirit, is, in essence, happiness itself.”

“Open the portals of calmness and you will find the bright sun of joy within yourself.”

So go ahead. Make your happiness a priority. It’s your birthright. It’s your magic. It’s the fruit that you will then share with others.

You all deserve your taking the time to find that peace, that calm, that happiness that’s already inside you.

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

Love Oracle Message 3:

Dear Beloved,

The happier you are, the easier it will be for those around you to be happy too.

There’s nothing selfish about doing what you need and being who you truly are in order to connect to that happiness at your core.

So what makes you truly happy? Is it really that new pair of shoes, chocolate sundae, compliments from your partner, achievement, or award?

Or is it the joy that bubbles up from being simply and completely in the present moment, loving what is, recognizing and feeling the Divine within yourself and all around you?

As Paramhansa Yogananda said:

“Even if life gave you at one time everything you wanted – wealth, power, friends — after awhile you would again become dissatisfied and need something more.  But there is one thing that can never become stale to you – joy itself.”

“In all your seeking among different things, directly or indirectly, you are in reality seeking happiness through the fulfillment of your desires. Why not seek joy directly? Why seek it through the intermediary of pleasures and objects?”

“Happiness comes, not by helplessly wishing for it, but by dreaming, thinking and living it in all circumstances.”

“A good rule to live by, and one that will take you sailing through many tests in life, is, under all circumstances, to remain even-minded and cheerful.”

“The self-improving man is the increasingly happy man. The happier you become, the happier will be the people around you.”

The key to happiness is that your soul and your life are in sync. Are you living as your True Self? Do you even remember who that is?

Pause for moment to take an inventory of what you prioritize in life. How can you raise your personal Happiness Index to contribute to the National Happiness Index and the International one too?

Take the time to reconnect – through meditation, Right Living, spiritual practices, loving service, and being content with life as it is.

Be happy now!

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

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Love Oracle 28: Embrace Your Divine Feminine

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Happy International Women’s Week!

As we gear up for International Women’s Day on March 8th, I invite you to embrace your Divine Feminine, no matter your gender. 

Reclaiming my Divine Feminine was a crucial part of my personal journey. Intuitive painting and intuitive living have been amazing support to my embracing my Divine Feminine. That’s why I teach them!

In our western world,  Masculine qualities are taught and reinforced. Success usually means doing, achieving, rational logical thinking, perseverance, resilience, courage, strength, Left Brain, etc.  These are awesome qualities. But there’s too much emphasis on them.

At one point, an intuitive healer told me “Dominique! Your right brain is shrinking. Do anything! Cut paper dolls!” She wanted to encourage a rebirth of my creativity after I’d spent a few years focusing on being a Left-brain support to an artist that had enough Right Brain for a team of 20. I’d completely neglected my own creativity. I was living an unbalanced life, and it was taking a toll on my body, mind & spirit.

So today’s Love Oracle is all about embracing your Divine Feminine Qualities. These are:

  • Creative
  • Intuitive
  • Emotionally intelligent
  • Right-brained
  • Vulnerable
  • Nurturing
  • Cooperative
  • Wanting to be rather than do
  • Acting for the experience of joy rather than outcomes
  • Seeking self-mastery for the greater good
  • Defining success through relationships

So ask your Team of Divine Helpers and Higher Self what you need to focus on to embrace your Divine Feminine. 

Pick the painting that calls you the most. Then scroll down to read its message. 

Love Oracle Message 1: Nurture Your Relationships

Dear Beloved,

Do you need a hug? Does someone in your circle?

If you’ve picked this painting, your Divine Feminine is asking you to reach out with your arms and heart wide open to connect, truly connect, with another human being. 

Perhaps you’ve been so busy with your to-do list that you haven’t had or taken the time to reach out to a friend.

Are you so focused on the physical needs of your family that you’ve missed their emotional needs?

Maybe you’ve been in cocooning mode and it’s become so … comfortable.

Whatever the case, spread those lovely wings of your and spread your love. 

You are pure Divine Love at your core. And so is everyone else around you.

Connect to that loving nurturing part of yourself and let Her be all she was meant to be – for yourself and for others.

Who comes to mind, to heart when you read these questions?

  • “Who needs me right now?”
  • “Who do I need right now?”
  • “Whose company do I enjoy?”
  • “With whom is it easiest for me to feel loving?”

Then take inspired action. Schedule a time to meet. Call them to remind them they are loved. Express your love in whatever way you’re intuitively guided.

Make someone’s day. It’ll make yours too.

Painting: With Arms Wide Open (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 2: Follow Your Inner Light

Dear Beloved,

“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine….” Come on, sing along.

That little light of yours is enough to dissipate the darkness. Let it shine. Let it guide you.

Every time you light a candle, call in your Team of Divine Helpers to be here with you. Let the flame remind you of that God-Essence that already shines brightly at your core.

Then close your eyes. Ask for Guidance for your Highest Good and the Highest Good of All. Then Look. Listen. Sense. Know/remember. Smell. Taste. Use whatever intuitive channel is most open to receive. 

Life is so much more fulfilling when your intuition leads the way.

Embrace your Divine Feminine. Let Her connect to the bigger picture – the one that can only be seen when you join your light with its Source.

Then engage your Divine Masculine to help you take inspired action to manifest your best life. 

What are your Spirit Calls?

What does “Follow your Bliss” mean to. you?

What does your heart crave to be, to feel, to do?

Ask your Team of Divine Helpers to add their light to yours so that the road ahead becomes clearer. 

The answers are all within you. They’re in your Light.

Use whatever intuitive hearing aids that you need to tap into them. Try an intuitive walkabout or an intuitive vision board. Do some automatic writing / journaling. Pull some oracle cards, use a pendulum.

Eventually, you won’t need the tools and will be able to simple shine the inner light of your Divine Feminine more brightly to immediately connect to the best answers for you.

If you haven’t already, listen to my 75-minute Intuition into Action free tutorial here.

May it help you strengthen your relationship with your intuition.

May it help you shine your unique light brighter in the world. You are an individualized expression of the Divine. Embrace that!

Painting: Our Lady of Light (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

Love Oracle Message 3: Honour Your Emotions

Dear Beloved,

You are a beautifully emotional being – that’s part of the gift of being human. If you don’t acknowledge or accept your emotions, there’s a price to pay.

If you picked this painting, you’re being invited to embrace your Divine Feminine by honouring your emotions. That’s how you’ll increase your EQ – your Emotional Intelligence.

Let’s look at a lotus flower. Rooted in the mud, it rises through the water – the realm of emotions. By the time it emerges into the light above the water,  it has completely cleansed itself of that mud. Its petals are designed to do just that.

So are you.

  • Do you ever feel your emotions aren’t appropriate?
  • Are you afraid you’ll be judged if you express them?
  • Are you worried that your emotions aren’t as important as other people’s?
  • Do you need to learn to explore and express your emotions in healthy ways?

The only way to live as your True Self is to get comfortable with your emotions.

If you’re not being real, being authentic, it can have health consequences in body, mind & spirit.

So embrace your Divine Feminine by increasing your mindfulness practice. Become more self-aware of how you feel. First with yourself. Journaling is a great way to do that.

Love yourself through those emotions. Be aware of how you judge yourself for what you feel. Do you even give yourself permission to feel?

Next, if needed, call upon your emotional support system. Let go of your story, the details and the drama. Work on staying focused on seeing, accepting and loving those emotions so you can process them more quickly.

What do you do to honour your emotions in a healthy way? What makes this challenging for you?

The majority have never been trained to comfortably and constructively process emotions.

According to Goleman’s EQ theory, there are five core components to EQ: empathy, effective communication or social skills, self-awareness, self-regulation, and motivation. 

If this peaks your curiosity, follow that intuitive nudge to learn more.

Your ability to manage both your own emotions and understand the emotions of people around you is a skill that can be developed.

Investing time on fostering your EQ is a gift that will keep on giving.

Painting: The Perfect Unfolding (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

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Love Oracle 27: Everyone Counts

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Everyone counts. Seems obvious, doesn’t it?

But do those words float at the conceptual level or do they really live deep into your belief system?

Do you feel you count? And everyone else you encounter in a day? How about in some obscure place around the world?

March 1st is Zero Discrimination Day.

Organizations like the United Nations (UN) actively promote the day with various activities to celebrate everyone’s right to live a full life with dignity regardless of age, gender, sexuality, nationality, ethnicity, skin color, height, weight, profession, education, and beliefs.

Many countries have laws against discrimination but it’s still a problem in all layers of society in every country in the world. Many countries have and still use discrimination as a way of governing.

The symbol for Zero Discrimination Day is the butterfly, widely used by people to share their stories and photos as a way to end discrimination and work towards positive transformation.

So this week, let’s see how we can positively transform our truth to better reflect Truth – that everyone counts!

Ask your Team of Divine Helpers “How can I be more loving?” Then pick the painting that speaks to you the most. Scroll down to read its Oracle Message.

May it help you love yourself and others at a much deeper level. 

Love Oracle Message 1: Discover Different

painting "MindShift"Dear Beloved,

Once upon a time, I went for a walk with a woman who told me something like “I make it a point to meet people who think differently than I do. That’s how I grow.”

She likely had no idea how her words would impact me. Of course I’ve met many kinds of people living and working on 3 continents and 5 provinces. But I definitely gravitate to spending all my free time with like-minded folks.

If you picked this painting, you’re invited to observe and reflect on how your thoughts, your words, your perceptions change when you’re in different environments and with different kinds of people. This includes those you see in the news, or on the Internet.

Make it a point to test yourself by going somewhere different to practice mindfulness, self-awareness.

Do you judge others for being different than you? for believing in a different deity or having a different way of living?  Or are you curious and open to learning and expanding?

Are you a “my way is the right way” kind of person? Do you suffer from black & white thinking? Or do you relish different perspectives to stretch your horizons?

This week, use the affirmation “I am curious about my earthly brothers and sisters. I delight in differences.” to ask questions and discover the multiple facets to our human family.

Love yourself compassionately if you notice you’ve been negatively influenced by cultural or popular prejudices when it comes to appearances, ways of speaking, ways of dressing, socio-economic classes, habits and mannerisms, etc.

See if you can let go of a layer of delusion that you are either inferior or superior. 

Discover the differences and delight in them.

Remember, to someone else, you’re the one who’s different. Wouldn’t you like to be seen, accepted, and loved for who you are? Consciously try it with another.

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

Love Oracle Message 2: Feel the Positive Transformation

Dear Beloved,

What is your vision of a loving, harmonious world with zero discrimination?

Close your eyes and dream this vision into reality, first in your heart & mind. Take at least 5 minutes and explore the various details of that ideal world. If that doesn’t work for you, try journaling instead.

Really feel it as you imagine it – first in your family, then in your immediate circle, community, city, country, continent and all around the planet.

Transformation starts with you. How would you travel in your day and in your world differently if there were zero discrimination?

How would you perceive others’ acceptance of you? How would you imagine your acceptance of others?

How would being truly seen and seeing change the love in your heart and the love in the world?

What would be the ripple effect of everyone living this way? What would happen on a social, economic, political, etc. level in the world?

Stay focused on the positive transformation.

Just like with the butterfly effect, your small seemingly trivial imagination play can ultimately result in something much greater.

The power of your visioning is being added to that of all those who picked this painting on this day and for years to come. 

So as you flap your love-wings here and now, it could ultimately change the world into one of zero discrimination.

So go ahead. Flap away in your imagination and in your life.

Positive transformation starts with you. Thank you.

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

Love Oracle Message 3: Embrace All Spirit Vessels

painting of double heart-shaped woamn inside hands and glowing circleDear Beloved,

If you’ve picked this painting, you’re being asked to burn away whatever negative judgments you may have adopted, cultivated, and perpetuated about physical appearances – yours and that of others.

It’s often subconscious.

First, let’s start with you.

Can you honestly say that you love your body fully and totally for all it is, has ever been and will become?

If yes, bravo! You’ve picked this painting to celebrate this miracle. For it is a miracle in this day and age if you’re able to do that.

Next, can you honestly say that you love everyone else’s bodies no matter the shapes, sizes, colours, unique characteristics, states of health, etc.?

If yes, consider teaching this to others. Our world greatly needs it.

Beauty standards and expectations often vary depending on ethnic backgrounds. This results from tradition, deeply held beliefs, social pressure, and media influences.

In some cultures, being full-figured is a sign of health and prosperity. In others, it’s a sign of ill-health and low body image.

In some cultures, being tanned is a sign of health. In others, the paler the better.

In some cultures, short women are considered feminine yet short men are seen as weak.

How different life would be if we all simply honoured all bodies, no matter how they were born and what has happened to them since.

Every body is a vessel for the spirit.

These spirits have chosen to come into this world in all shapes, sizes & colours for a reason.

If we were all the same, it would be so boring, not to mention complicated in terms of knowing who is who.

Embracing everyone’s spirit vessel is part of burning away the layers of discrimination. 

How would total body acceptance manifest in your life?

Would you love yourself more unconditionally? Would you have more friends? Would you find your right partner? Would you accept your children more unconditionally? Would you be friendlier to all you meet? Would you welcome aging and death?

How would your life positively change if you truly accepted and even celebrated the differences in the costumes souls chose to dress-up in for this lifetime?

Reflect on this as you go through your days. You may better appreciate your own reflection in the mirror the more you appreciate the variety of shapes, sizes & colours of everyone’s unique expression of the Divine.

That would be first step towards becoming more unconditionally loving to who they truly are on the inside too.

Painting: Bridie’s Flame (SOLD). More on it here….  Order prints here.   

 

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Love Oracle 26: Know Thyself

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What do you want in life?

Where do you imagine yourself being in 5 or 10 years?

What are you passionate about? What brings you joy?

What matters most to you?

You’d think these questions would be easy to answer, but for many, they’re not! 

If you’re stumped at these questions, you’re likely not living your life to the fullest. Maybe you’re just going along day by day going through the motions.

Do you feel you’re wasting your precious life? Are you living the life others wanted you to live? Do you envy those who seem to be living in alignment with their True Self?

Whether you’re at a complete loss as to who you truly are or simply want to live more in alignment to your values, your faith, your purpose – it’s a good thing you’re here.

Are you ready to shift life into gear? Your gear?  Know thyself.

Ask your Team of Divine Helpers “How can I know myself better to live in alignment with my Higher Self?” Then see which of the paintings above draws you the most.

Once you’ve picked your painting, scroll down to read its Oracle Message. Then, remember to take inspired action to get to know yourself even better.

Love Oracle Message 1: Nurture your Relationship with Nature

Dear Beloved,

How can you add space in your life to reconnect to your Self?

Is your life so noisy you can’t hear your Self? Perhaps it’s like that by design – so you wouldn’t have to listen. Or is this simply a super busy chapter of your life by nature?

If you’ve picked this painting, it’s time to create space for you to pause, just be, and listen in Nature.

Reconnect to the magic of the natural world, to the Elements. They can help you.

You are a part of Nature. Does that concept feel foreign to contemplate or oh so true!?

By developing your relationship with nature, you reconnect to both the human and spirit nature of your being. 

Spending time in nature is great for grounding to Mother Earth, connecting to the Universe and tuning in to your intuition.

So get your bare feet on the ground or your bare hands in the snow or in the earth. Hug a tree. Make snow angels in the park or hike along the coast. Are there any hot springs nearby? Are you a polar dipper?

You can choose to take 15 minutes in your backyard or a week at an exotic destination, but whatever you choose, don’t fill that time with distractions.  

Pause. Listen. Meditate. Ask and be open to receive answers. Follow your flow. Let the weather, the creatures, the scenery talk to you.

If you have specific questions in your life or are faced with difficult decisions, try an Intuitive Walkabout in a natural setting.

You may feel jittery or bored. It takes a while to decompress or to get used to a slower truer rhythm of life.

Memories may come up of what you used to love doing outside. How can you live the essence of that memory today?

This may be cliche, but success is a journey, not a destination. Remember to take the time to enjoy the journey of life. Your inbox will still be full when it’s time to transition to the next phase of your soul’s life.

So how can you appreciate this life in this body in this time and place on Earth? How can you cultivate a nourishing partnership with nature? 

It’s there for you. You’re also meant to be there for it – in whatever way is meant for you.

Think about that and take inspired action – schedule time in nature and follow through. You not only need it, you deserve it.

Painting: Nature Bound (24″ x 48″). More on it here….  Order prints here.  Buy the Original here. 

Love Oracle Message 2: Be Successful Through Self-Discovery

Dear Beloved,

You are everything that you’ve ever experienced – in this lifetime, and if you believe it, in previous ones too.

Who you are today is part nature and part nurture.

Knowing what has brought you here and now is a great way to understand why you act and think the way you do.

Self-understanding can lead to shifts in lifestyle, career paths, perspectives, behaviours, and so much more. 

Do you know who you are? Do you know what brings out the best in you? The worst?

Do you feel you’re living on purpose?

What self-discovery tools do you find the most fun, the most revealing?

Is it astrology? genealogy? Akashic Records? numerology? spiritual books? journaling? personality tests? mindfulness? exploring interests? discussions with various kinds of people? reflecting on your past? professional therapy?

The list could go on and on.

If you’ve picked this painting, you’re being encouraged to delve deeper into self-awareness play in whatever form speaks most to you.

It’s an invitation to step off the hamster wheel to take a good look at yourself, so that you can more consciously choose the who, what, when, where, why and how of your next best steps in life.

And remember to Lighten Up. You’re a spiritual being in human form for the fun of it.

Happy trails!

Painting: Journey of Self-Discovery (24″ x 48″). More on it here….  Order prints here.   Buy Original Here.

Love Oracle Message 3: Meditate for Miracles

Dear Beloved,

Are you having relationship problems in your life? Meditate.

Are you having financial difficulties? Meditate.

Is your health challenging you? Meditate.

I recently heard something like this in a sermon. It certainly confirmed my decision to spend 2 months at an ashram to learn to meditate at a deeper level.

According to Paramhansa Yogananda’s teachings:

“As you progress in meditation, gradually you experience an ever-increasing inner peace and joy that comes from the soul. In the most exalted states, your soul realizes its complete oneness with God. This is the goal of meditation — ecstatic, superconscious, blissful divine communion, which is called samadhi.”

Doesn’t that sound amazing?

This takes time. Lifetimes. It takes motivation. It takes practice. It takes finding the kind of meditation that resonates most with you.

If you’ve picked this painting, you’re being asked to ponder if what’s described above is a priority for you. 

If you’ve answered yes, take inspired action. Over and over again. 

Seek the teachers that align with your soul callings. Dedicate the time. Invest in your ascension.

With that growing inner peace, all your challenges and problems will seem different. You’ll connect to inspired actions. Miracles and magic will appear on your path.

Reflect on how reading this was received.

How do you feel about meditation? What makes it easier for you to meditate? Can you arrange more of that in your life?

And if you think this painting had a different message for you, great! Meditate on it. 

Peace be with you!

Painting: Time of Ascension (24″ x 48″). More on it here….  Order prints here.   Buy Original Here.

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Love Oracle 25: See, Accept, Love

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As we approach Valentine’s Day, let’s look at unconditional love.

What is unconditional love? A definition I’ve long contemplated is that to love someone unconditionally is to see them for who they truly are, accept them as they currently are, and wish for their happiness without expecting anything in return.

There are a few challenges here.

First, to see someone for who they truly are – at both a soul and human level –  we need to be able to see past the words, behaviours and many masks that so many have become used to wearing – sometimes different masks for different occasions or environments.

Next, to accept someone as they are in the moment – with all their quirks, behaviours, beliefs, drama, judgments, etc. is … tough. Their being-ness often splashes on us or our space. It may even go against everything we believe in, value, or want around us. Fear for ourselves and for their future brings in elements of control, manipulation, and all sorts of getting into their business.

And lastly, the most exacting of all – to not expect anything in return. Now that requires a level of selflessness that’s rare in this world. The closer they are in our inner circle, the harder this one becomes. The more their decisions seemingly affect us, the more we may feel our own happiness is at risk. Therein lies the spiritual practice and a discussion far beyond the scope of 1 blog post.

Rare are those who grew up unconditionally loved. Most children know at a deep level that when they are “good”, they are “loved” and when they are “bad”, they are not. They can see it in the look on people’s faces or hear it in the tone of people’s voices. They can feel it too. They shape their behaviour to please the conditions of parents, teachers, peer groups, society, etc. This is conditional love.

I also believe that everyone is doing the very best they can at any moment  – and that can vary with time. So there’s no one to blame in this world of conditional love. How can someone who has never been unconditionally loved then turn around and unconditionally love another?

The lack of love in the world dates back from the beginning of time on this planet. But the more aware we become of our lack to focus on learning to love ourselves and others, the more we can change the tides of time. The more we can ascend as individuals and as a planet.

That’s this week’s theme.

So take a good look at the 3 paintings above. Choose the one that calls you the most and scroll down to read its Love Oracle message. Does it inspire a shift in how you live your day – in how you see, accept and love those you’re with … you included?

* Note: Original Paintings will continue to be on sale through my online shop while I’m out of the country for a few months. If you’re interested in a payment plan, please contact me before Valentine’s Day. 

Love Oracle Message 1: Love Thyself

Dear Beloved,

Take a moment to look at yourself in the mirror before reading on. Listen to your inner voice – is it the voice of someone from your past, of your ego, or of your Higher Self?

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Now look again. Fake it til you make it if you have to. Talk to yourself as if you were truly seeing yourself through the eyes of your soul, of your Higher Self, of your Guardian angel. Use whatever works for you.

What would pure unconditional love say to you as you look deeply into your eyes?

How did that feel? Did you say it or hear it only at an intellectual level?

Try it again. Now this time, let the words absorb into every cell of your body.

Let them open your throat chakra, the chimney between your heart and third-eye chakra (intuition).

Let them penetrate through the walls of your heart.

Basically, feel the words as you speak them out loud.

Then repeat them in your mind, continuing silently. Allow love to imbue your thoughts.

How does it feel? Familiar? Strange?

With years of unconscious negative self-talk, self-criticism, and judgment, you may have carved grooves in your thought-patterns.

This exercise will help fill those gutters with love and create new pathways to self-love. 

If you feel you need to, schedule this exercise daily or weekly to transform your inner landscape.

Or simply pause before every mirror you encounter in a day, smile, and love yourself. Rinse past conditioning and repeat. You deserve it.

Painting: Holy Encounter (8″ x 10″) Professional acrylics & channeled energy work on gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges. No framing required.  $427 CAD More on the original painting here…
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Love Oracle Message 2: I See You

Dear Beloved,

Have you ever closed your eyes while standing in the sunshine? Have you truly basked in the warm glow of the light. Have you noticed how bright the world seems, even through closed eyelids?

The Love of the Divine is always shining upon you.

You are seen for who you truly are.

You are accepted at your current stage of growth, whatever that happens to be on any day.

You are loved unconditionally.

But as the walls of a windowless basement cannot let the light in, a busy stressed-out life of fear can block your sight to what is always present. 

So take a moment to pause & pray. That’s like moving up one floor to a room with large windows. Use whatever words feel good to you. Here is a suggestion.

“Dear Mother/Father God, Guiding Spirits, Archangels, Angels of Light & Love, to all beings of all dimensions who wish for my Highest Good, help me to feel your Love. Help me to let the Light in. I welcome the warmth of your Love within and all around me. Shine your Light brightly in my life that I may see beyond my conditioning, that I may emerge more fully as the individualized expression of the Divine that I am. Thank you for fuelling the divine spark within me. Amen. So Be It.”

Now, when you’re ready, step out of the house, into the great outdoors, and start looking for the love & beauty in the world. Seek and you shall find. Your sight will penetrate others’ walls. Your scenery will appear brighter, more abundant, more vibrant.

I see you, says your Team of Divine Helpers, says the Great Creator. Feel how unconditionally loved you truly are.

Feel the warmth of that shine penetrate your very being and reflect it back.

Shine your love and the world will also reflect it back to you.

Painting: Dripping Sunshine (30″ x 30″) Professional acrylics & channeled energy work on gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges. No framing required.  $3,177 CAD More on the original painting here… Buy it here.   Order prints here.

Love Oracle Message 3: You Are Not Alone

Dear Beloved,

You are a delicious fruit on the abundant Tree of Life. 

From bud to blossom to fruit to fertilizer, you are part of the Life Cycle of this planet.

And so are the other fruit on this tree… and on neighbouring trees in your orchard … and on different kinds of fruit trees in other orchards around the world or in the wild.

All these trees are connected at the root system, through the tree communication network.

You are not alone. You are connected to everything and everyone!

What a harvest life is! So much abundance. So much nutritious deliciousness to be a part of.

Look around. You are not a solo apple on a bare tree standing alone in a desert. You are part of the lusciousness of life.

You are nourished by Mother Earth’s Life Force, drawn through the roots of your tree. You are nurtured in the Light and Love of the Divine.

As are all those around you!

Every stage of your growth is a miracle of Nature. You have so many Gifts to delight and nourish many.

Join with the fruit of your community to create a feast for the world.

You can make a difference by adding your flavour to the mix.

You already are. Thank you for being you!

Painting: The Gathering (8″ x 10″) Professional acrylics & channeled energy work on gallery-wrapped canvas with painted edges. No framing required.  $427 CAD More on the original painting here…
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