The Crystal Gazer I shall gather myself into my self again, I shall take my scattered selves and make them one. I shall fuse them into a polished crystal ball Where I can see the moon and the flashing sun. I Shall sit like a sibyl, hour after hour intent. Watching the future come... 

I previously posted this fascinating youtube called 500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art - a video. In one of his blog posts CJ has asked his readers: What makes something art? And Collin’s dad tipped him to a wonderful set of youtube art videos that I would like to... 

As long as you are still alive, you are capable of changing and growing. You can do anything you want to do, be anything you want to be. Listen to some positive thoughts on how to continue your self development and then apply them in your own life. Accept personal responsibility... 

During this time of healing, hibernation and incubation I am conscious that I am preparing to move forward. These night I dream of fire, ashes and, of the proverbial phoenix rising from the ashes. It seems we are refined through the fire of passion. Just as metals become malleable... 

Deep in the cave am I. Deep in the cave and fully conscious. Every cell of my body breathing in the earth energy and breathing it out again. I smell the rich earth. Before me on the wall I see a painting or perhaps the shadow of a big brown bear who is sleeping. I stand and drop my...