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Birth of Sophia
image + audio | 8 min | She has arrived
Heralding the coming of the sacred feminine.
A Humble Stream
275 words | 3 min. audio — on the call of your creative flow
This is the end of believing
that anyone else’s way is your way.
This is you getting out of the rut
of someone else’s river and returning to
your humble stream of becoming.
On the Nature of Beauty
text | 1800 words — beauty as the interaction between perceiver and object
I wrote the essay below back in 1989, sharing my original ideas in an assignment for a Philosophy of Art class. Even after all these years, I don’t think I’ve read or heard this perspective on the nature of beauty shared elsewhere. Enjoy!
An Open Invitation
600 words | 8 min. audio — on writing a poem
Beauty wants to see Herself
shimmering everywhere.
She wants to call Herself out
from all of Her Hiding Places.
Life Lines
150 words | 3 min. audio — on taking the long way home
The contours of our lives
bear witness to the beauty and courage
of following the call of that which
remains unknown to us even as . . .
Rest Yourself Here
audio | 8 min — a quiet piano miracle
I call this a quiet miracle because I don’t really know how to play the piano. But on Christmas day I found myself alone with an upright . . .
The Kind of Happiness
150 words | 2 min. audio — on real fulfillment
I don’t want the kind of happiness
that makes anyone else unhappy.
I don’t want the kind of truth that . . .
Seeds Beyond Understanding
400 words | 4 min. audio — on evolution appearing as you
Only in the deep darkness of not knowing
can our courageous and curious
fingertips perceive the subtle,
silent seeds of . . .
In the Beginning
300 words | 4 min. audio — on becoming a new human
In the beginning of your soul’s formation,
in the darkness of unknowable possibility,
a single thought arose in the mind of God,
which set in motion the . . .
Gravity Dreams
425 words | 6 min. audio — on becoming water together
I see you — love is your power.
Mud at the base, and a lotus flower.
take a breath in and give a breath out.
This ancient reciprocity . . .
A Blessing for Our Journey
audio | 3 min. — on co-creating resonant connections
Let this intention emerge from the heart.
Let life be the flow of a masterful art —
not by our doing, but the will of the One,. . .
Self-Love Memes
gallery | 52 images — on staying true to what’s true in you
Nuggets of self-loving insight from guest teachers and participants in The Reality of Self Love program.
Together Unfolding
550 words | 7 min. audio — on becoming One-Heart directed
Let this intention emerge from the heart.
Let life be the flow of a masterful art —
not by our doing, but the will of the One . . .
Heart Strings Flowing
450 words | 5 min. audio — on weaving community together
Each of us has a special place
in this world of beauty’s grace.
But we don’t find our place alone . . .
Lean Into Me
450 words | 5 min. audio — a love letter from Myself to myself
“To trust this unfolding is to trust that life, flowing naturally, becomes a flowering garden of love.”
Lotus of the Heart
poem | 150 words — a rhyming meditation on the nature of love
Dwelling in the silent space
at the center of the heart of grace
a lotus blooms for all to see
the beauty of reality . . .
Intersubjective Art Salon 2
Past Event | May 2022 — Mandala: Seeds of Creation Virtual Art Exhibit
Cohosted by Nick Shore and Cheryl Hsu, this intersubjective art salon features my mandalas, insights on the emergent creative process, and an inspiring intersubjective group dialogue in response to the art.
Mandalas on Black
gallery | 16+ images — visions of harmony and balance
A few of the mandalas I’ve made over the years with colored pencils on black paper.
Sensing & Sensemaking Memes
gallery | 6+ images — perspectives on the world inside and out
Nuggets of insight from others past and present, near and far.
