Sunday in France

Another day spent wandering.....one place leads to another.  Castles, chateaus and a vide grenier, which translates to "clean out your attic".

I had no idea there were so many fields...acres of sunflowers in this area.  The fields are all spent now with tall sunflower heads bending their faces, but I can imagine the glory that they bring in the summer when they are in bloom.  Miles and miles of sunflowers.  A good reason to return.

The ruins of Sassiac Castle

The day begins slowly......a cafe creme...a croissant...some email....posting of photos and then we're off to wander and discover .....

And yesterday we came upon the ruins of a castle. Heaven!  I'm in heaven!

Ahhh....cafe au lait.....the real thing.

We have arrived in France.  

Hours spent passing through gateways in the sky...passing through clouds of time, sunsets and stars which sing our way.   

We fold our wings and land into a village called Soreze.  An hour south of Toulouse in the south of France.  Can anyone question the that magic exsists?

There is a little cafe right down the street....wifi and cafe au lait.  Ahhhh....Oh la la....

This is where you can find me in the morning.....

Here are photos of the 350 year old house we are staying in.....

We went off on a road trip yesterday.  Fields and fields and unbelievable fields of sunflowers past their prime, heads bowed after being held high and proud for so long in the heat of summer.

And yet I did manage to find one last Sunflower, sung to by the bees in grattiude, I'm sure.

My heart swells with the beauty of the old towns, with people still living in homes that have protected so many over the many hundreds of years.....but give me an deserted ruin any time and my heart stops!   Look what we found....hiking up and through fields of bowed sunflowers to loose ourselves in history, memory and dreams of past lives.....

an entrance in.....

what's left of the ceiling....

an ancient door, now leaning against the wall...

Wow...look at this.  It must have been the ceiling for a Madonna statue...

Still....you can see the beautiful yellow...the blue stars.....I want to hold it in my hands, but I must only keep it in my heart.

So that was yesterday and today....I'm not sure where we are off to....

but I'll keep you posted.

Ahhhh.....life is good.

Tout droit tout droit tout droit...........just keep on going.....

New class ..... in Magick!!

In my Level Three class in Matrix Energetics I learned a fun new technique for creating Magick!

I love this!!   It's called a Sigil.  Have you ever heard of it?  

A Sigil is a symbol created for a specific magical purpose.  It is an ancient art, centuries old, used by magicians and alchemyists....and now you!

It is a method by which the words of a statement of intent are reduced into an abstract design and then charged with the intent of the creator, and hidden within art work.

Sigil Magick is a widely used form of bringing forth an intent....a wish....a vision.

In my new class I've put together a fabulous lesson in creating a mosaic using tempered glass to achieve a really deep and magical effect and have included the lesson in creating a Sigil that will be embedded within the mosaic piece.   I've created a Level One and a Level Two class.

It will be offered on That Creative Place in the next couple of weeks, so check it out and learn to bring your intentions into the world!

Before France, dreams of Hawaii

I've got my suitcase open and I'm filling it with what I will take to France, but meanwhile, I've been in the studio creating one of the projects for the Hawaiian Retreat.   It's turned out really well and I'm excited about teaching this creation.....just one of several we will do.

Today I must call Pahia, my Kahuna friend to talk to her about what we shall plan for this week of magick.  Gail Lackey and I plan to incorporate some of the healing modalities that we have learned in our "whizard" adventures.  Reiki....Pranic Healing....and so much more.

I love the energy as it builds and comes together and then on Nov. 1st we meet our family for a week of pure heaven.

There are a couple of places left in this retreat.  Can you join us?  Email me for information:

ikons@hawaii.rr.com

Where did the summer go??

Busy days......granchildren....river trips....right now I'm in the airport waiting for my flight back from a Level 3 Matrix Energetics seminar....The Whizards Class!   Such fun.  I love this energy work!

In between the comings and goings, Ienjoyed a commission of creating two fun paintings, which I'm sharing with you all.....

and in two weeks.....OH LA LA

I'm off to France for a month!!!  WOW!!!   I'm so excited that I have to keep pinching myself.  

I arranged to trade our home in Hawaii for a 350 year old house in a small village south of Toulouse.  From there we will take side trips into the Provence area.

Bon jour!!! Tout Droit.....and look for comments from the road......

New classes offered online!

I'm happy to announce that I have two new classes offered at 

That Creative Place, online.

The first class is a really fun, simple and inexpensive class ( $20 ) to creative 

Magical Spirit Lights.   These are battery tea light candles embellished to look fabulous anywhere they're placed.  I just can't stop creating these!  

They are now all over my house and I give them as gifts to everyone.  

Inexpensive and really really fun!  And if you want to create something, but don't have the time to get involved in big project, this is perfect.  In way less than an hour, it's done!

Once you learn the technique, the skies the limit as to what you can do with these.   

Both of these new classes are ready to be downloaded now at  http://www.thatcreativeplace.com

The second class is more involved and actually includes the lesson in how to create a magical spirit light ( although the design of the candle is different than the three designs shown in the MSL class )

 

 This Bluebird represents a quality and an intention. 

The blue bird, of course, represents happiness.....the face of a woman represents 

the quality of a shapeshifting....a metamorphosis. 

 

The mythology of the bluebird of happiness has deep roots that go back 

thousands of years. Indigenous cultures across the globe hold similar myths and 

beliefs about the bluebird. It is a widely accepted symbol of cheerfulness, 

happiness, prosperity, hearth and home, good health, new births, the renewal of 

springtime, etc.  

 

Shapeshifting is a common theme in mythology and folklore, as well as 

in science fiction and fantasy. In its broadest sense, it is 

a metamorphosis (change in the physical form or shape) of a person or animal. 

Shapeshifting involves physical changes such as alterations 

of age, gender, race, or general appearance or changes between human form 

and that of an animal (therianthropy), plant, or inanimate object. 

Come and join me!  At That Creative Place, we have a forum that you can log onto where we can chat, ask questions, share information and post photos.  It's like creating with a friend, in the comfort of your own home, at your own time.  I really love this venue.  I know when I am creating, I just want to share my inspiration and excitement and this allows you to do so, in a very simple and instant manner.  Isn't the internet so amazing!!