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Welcome to the art\/life trail! <\/span><\/h4>\n

It’s the week before spring equinox and here on the trail we are looking through the doorway into the first 12 weeks of the Natural New Year!\u00a0The new beginning of the Natural Calendar occurs on March 27 with the Aries New Moon.<\/span><\/h4>\n

This is, of course, an unknown\u00a0path. As we are well aware and celebrate…on the art\/life trail there is no knowledge\u00a0of what lies ahead. Standing here at the close of the 12 weeks of the Mystery Quadrant we might be sensing into all manner of possibility and potential. It’s an exciting time of natural rebirth…<\/span><\/h4>\n

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\"\"Steppin’ In, Drozda, Acrylic\/board, 48 x 36″, private collection<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here’s a brief review:<\/span><\/h4>\n

In the month of October we began the six moon\/month inward turn. You might want to look at your Experience of October, your Introspection of November and the resulting Strength of December. The three moon\/months of autumn\u00a0deepened us into a relationship with Life. These were followed by three moon\/months of January’s Clearing, expanding out into February’s Renewal and now the Purifying quality of March all the while we’ve been sinking into the rich loam of the Mystery. <\/span><\/h4>\n

Creatively and energetically these past six moons have been a time for winding down, reviewing and regenerating. This has been the Yin side of the Natural Calendar reconnecting you and me and we with the Divine Feminine, the Earth Mother, the Goddess archetype within. There is a lot of BEING that happens naturally during the six moon\/months ‘Underworld’. There has been the opportunity to reconnect and recommit to being rooted, grounded and capable of standing on ones own two feet.<\/span><\/h4>\n

For six moon\/months the emphasis has been placed upon the power of consciously making this deeply rooted feminine alignment choice even, as we remember, if only for 15 minutes a day.<\/span><\/h4>\n

\"\"Sleeping Goddess, Sybil Mays<\/a><\/strong>, Journal Entry, 2016<\/span><\/h4>\n

Here is an excerpt from the early October trail.<\/span><\/h4>\n

We are here to explore the inward turn of the Natural Calendar of the year by seeking a relationship with the hidden realm of the feminine. <\/span><\/i><\/span><\/h4>\n

We are making space for feminine\/BEING in the midst of a world obsessed by masculine\/DOING. We are choosing to not abandon either the masculine or the feminine but to weave a conscious relationship between these predominant forces. At this point on the Natural Calendar of the year we can trust that it\u2019s safe and appropriate to engage, through the fall and winter, with the treasure of the feminine stored and waiting for us deep within our roots.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Let\u2019s be present and imagine that we\u2019re setting forth on a pilgrimage to meet our deepest vision. What an honor to travel together. We turn inward, and like well-trained archeologists we\u2019ll respectfully dig, pick and brush delicate in our hand, excavating gifts and talents in a most natural manner. We would expect to remain here for as long as it takes to uncover the treasure. In this case we will unearth the gold within.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/h4>\n

We\u2019ll do this with great focus. Being here together will make this a journey of magnitude and beauty. For the six months ahead, we\u2019ll be exploring the rich feminine energy of fall and winter. <\/span><\/i><\/span><\/h4>\n

We are fortunate to have the freedom to nose into the rich loamy earth and dig while looking for nourishing roots. It\u2019s as if we\u2019re tracking our creative genius \u201cunderground.\u201d It\u2019s within the deep Still-point\/Center that the process of greatest feminine effectiveness comes to meet us . . . through clear inner seeing, identifying creative patterns, building appropriate and sage scaffolding, opening to the evolution of our creative gifts, honestly and humbly reflecting (while courageously facing and dancing with any demons), and eventually gathering the treasure and sharing what we\u2019ve discovered in the dark corners of our personal gold mine. <\/span><\/i><\/span><\/h4>\n

\"\"The Artist Studio, Drozda, mixed media\/Arches paper, 12 x 9″<\/span><\/h4>\n

Now it\u2019s time to look forward with a sense of gusto<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0to what will be coming to meet you in the six moon\/months ahead. <\/span><\/h4>\n

I find the spring\/summer Yang\/Father Sky\/God\/Masculine side of the Natural Calendar to be highly energized and invigorating. Throughout the six moon\/months ahead I will seek new ways to engage and stretch. <\/span><\/h4>\n

With each passing trail ride on the Natural Calendar I envision increased vitality and opportunity to plant, grow and harvest the best of what my trail yields. <\/span><\/h4>\n

I invite you to open the door to the vibrant energy of the Natural Year ahead! Make a\u00a0commitment to being and doing your level best to make this the most exceptional and extraordinary trail ride thus far.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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\"\"Fire Dance, Drozda, Acrylic\/canvas, 36 x 54″, private collection<\/span><\/p>\n

In this last week before the spring equinox we prepare to close the door on the Mystery Quadrant. This time between winter solstice in December and spring equinox in March has given ample time to tend to\u00a0a creative rebirthing. <\/span><\/h4>\n

In January the keyword was Clearing and during the 4 week cycle we cleared away debris. \u00a0We found any\u00a0clutter of physical, emotional and intuitive channels. We discovered the blocks on our insight and inspiration. In February we challenged ourselves to Renew. Throughout the four weeks we became freshly invigorated and ready to begin to flow outward into the world of active engagement. Now in\u00a0the moon\/month of March we have received 31 days to accept the challenge: purify thinking and feeling so as to be ready to act upon a renewed and refreshed vision of possibility.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Are you feeling the thaw? Have you packed your seed-vision ideas into your saddlebags?<\/span><\/h4>\n

It\u2019s time to midwife the creative birthing process! The Natural Calendar door opens with the Aries New Moon on March 27.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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The Gateway, Drozda, Acrylic\/board, 48 x 36″<\/span><\/h4>\n

This year I will be inviting you, on a regular basis, to become<\/span><\/span> creatively engaged in specific and empowering ways. Issue by issue the next six moon\/months of the trail ride will contain focus and functional tools for advancing your seed-vision idea into manifest form…I call it putting the FUN into <\/span>fun<\/b>ctional. <\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

Now to close out the Mystery I share with you the last two<\/span>\u00a0prayer poems from my book<\/a><\/span> Twenty Two Prayer Poems for Care Givers<\/strong><\/em>. If you have enjoyed the poem,s written during my time as a hospice volunteer, I invite you to purchase a copy<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>. <\/span><\/h4>\n

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Rosalynn Carter<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0testimony before congress might teach each of us in turn:<\/span><\/h4>\n

There are only four kinds of people in the world<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n