Spirit Guided Art
Spiritual Art can take on many forms. Mostly, it’s allowing the master artist and your Angelic Guides inspire you or to work through you.
We start by meditating on opening our minds to the master artists and writers who have gone before us and asking for inspiriation or ideas for a painting or sculpture or even a great new story or novel that is waiting to be brought to the world. You may see the piece you are to do or during meditation the master artists or writers may ask to work directly through you. If you allow it, they might begin writing or sketching using your hands. In some areas, this might be called automatic writing or drawing. The more modern term is channeling.
More often, you will be shown a painting or sculpture that they wish you to produce—showing you what is possible.
You can also ask help in increasing your skills, gaining new ones or even show you a specific medium you would work well in.
Art or writing, when made in cooperation with your guides is the easiest and most gratifying. If is effortless and the results are amazing. The more you seek this type of communion, the more highly refined your skills become and the more your work begins to sell.
Often we hear that a person best work comes from someplace outside themselves. They are simply listening to Spirit and in the highest, most intimate form of communion possible.
You should not try this technique on your own, until you are sure of your meditation skills. It can be confusing if you don’t know exactly what you are doing. If you are serious about your work, consider the Spirit Art Playshop. This Playshop is a good way to get to know your guides and explore your potential.
I would advise finding a meditation group in your area. An experienced meditation facilitator can help you tremendously with your focus and there is nothing quite like the energy and power of a group meditation.
Art and Healing
Everything, every breath, every moment waking or sleeping is all about the healing journey. Which is nothing less than our journey back to our divinity. A journey toward our power and authority. Or you can toss it in the trash. Take your pick. The choice and the tools to get you there are already within you. You lack nothing you need for your journey. You were given a talent, a special gift that only you have. You were made on purpose and for a reason by none other than God. If He didn’t want you to use that unique gift, He would have given it to someone else. But He gave it to you for your healing and to assist others in their healing. Hopefully you choose to heal and return to God. But if you are like most people, you resist your divine nature. You resist God’s call. To some extent we all resist our gifts and talents calling them frivolously, a quirk of the imagination or a dream that won’t pay the rent.
In other words, we don’t really trust that we will be upheld and supported. We don’t trust God, our guides or even in our own ability. We retreat deep within and hide. We shut ourselves up in a prison so cleverly designed, that the truth couldn’t find us with a hundred sticks of dynamite. But find us it will! If not now, then perhaps we will be more willing the next time around. You cannot escape the truth, only put it off for a while.
What does this have to do with Spirit art? Everything. Because—everything is healing if you choose it to be. Spirit led art then becomes an act of healing on every level. Mind, body and soul—it’s a journey to your hidden depths and those hidden depths lead you directly to God. Since you can’t go to God without surrender, healing is nothing more than the simple and profound act of surrender. You knew I was coming to that didn’t you? That dreaded “s” word. Even considering the act of surrender dredges up dark and desperate images. That’s what healing is though, surrendering to a power and partnership greater than you can be on your own. Yes, partnership with God. Partnership with your guides and with the energies that fill the very air we breathe. Surrendering means accepting your God given abilities to change your own life, to heal, to draw, write a play, cook a great meal, design a dress, to teach…to do anything you were wired to be. Yes, I did say wired. Just like the electric in your house, you are hard wired in a certain pattern. Hard wired for a particular thing or set of things.
You know that there is something you do that just amazes other people. They just can’t get over how you do it. They are mystified by your ability to…whatever. What seems so easy and simple to you is impossible for others. There it is. Your passion. Your area of talent/gifts that only you can bring to the celebration called life—staring you right in the face—just daring you to create something amazing.
To me Spirit art encompasses so much more than painting energy portraits or drawing angels and guides. It’s the very soul of creativity. When Spirit guides and inspires everything you do, then every act is creative. Every thought a possible new future. Just as in birthing a child, the new life was partially made by you and partially made by another and wholly (holy) filled by God. God or Spirit breathed life into the new creation and a new being was formed. Manifesting a new life is a very co-creative process. Like wise Spirit art is a co-creative process between your guides or angelic partners and you. Of course you have input into everything you do—it’s your creative talents they’re using. They supply the vision, your ability to see into their world and put to paper or canvas what you see. Master artist seem to even supply you with knowledge or skills that you never had but that suddenly appear and you are able to do so much more. Or if you allow, they can work directly with you guiding your hand as it dances across the paper.
In my case, my photo collages are created on the computer and being a person who prefers to experiment rather then crack open a manual, Spirit works with me trying different effects until it’s just right. I absolutely never remember how the collage got that way. That part is very frustrating but the results can be stunning as anyone who has ever visited my web site can attest to. Sometimes they do let me remember and a whole theme emerges. I know for certain, I could not produce anything as lovely and thought provoking without their help. Spirit and I work together as a team to produce not just pretty pictures. My writing is always inspired and sometimes channeled as well.
This journey into surrender and allowing yourself to be inspired is so very personal and discoveries I have made about myself have been astounding and frankly I have gotten to know myself much better. Unless you are doing energy portraits or similar work, it’s almost always about you and what’s going on in your head or deep in your subconscious. Of course other people benefit too, you’re not the only one to have that particular issue. When others see your work, it touches something deep inside and they are forever changed. Everything you see or hear changes you in some way and becomes, if you allow it, the sacred act of healing.
Can you set aside your personality/ego for a bit? Can you close your eyes and ask a master artist to work with you? Can you let your intuition be guided by a greater power? This process can seem scary especially for the control freaks among us. I have seen artist channel before and some of them get down right silly in their rituals and the way they “perform” for an audience. Being a no frills kind of person, I like to cut through the theatrics and get right to business. I don’t like wasting my time, or Spirits with an elaborate set up. Of course the process is unique for each person as is the healing journey and at the same time the process is exactly the same. Yes, it is a paradox, but true nonetheless.
We say a protective prayer and sincerely open our hearts and minds to the divine presence, the ascended masters, our guides, angels…whatever speaks to our heart. We ask for assistant in creating something beautiful. For a new way of thinking about a problem or a new attitude. We ask the masters to work through us. While they are working through us, they are also working in us. The side effect of all that energy flowing through us is a new balance, a healing. Perhaps fast, perhaps slow. But it will happen. Spirit will never give you more than you can handle. Whether it’s healing, joy, success or pain, spirit knows your limits. Never will your life be heaped so high with problems that you cannot over come them. Spirit knows just how strong you really are even if you don’t. Spirit only wants to see how you handle your problems. The choices you make define Spirit’s next step. Do you raise yourself up by your choice or do you allow yourself to fall. Your prize or level of healing and evolution depends solely on your choice of allowing Spirit to heal you or not. If you choose to allow Spirit to work through you, then you have surrendered to the hard wiring in your soul and effortlessly created something of amazing beauty. Now take that a step further and surrender everything else. Your life will become an amazing creation of love, healing and peace and you will have chosen to be a great blessing to everyone.
All well and good you say, but what does this have to do with Spirit art? Again the answer is—everything. Life is a highly creative process and the most successful are also the most surrendered. Another paradox? Not this time. The most successful people are the most aggressive and driven. They could not have created an empire without Spirits help. They listen to their intitution (inner guidance/spirit guides) and trust themselves above all others. They know without a doubt, if only subconsciously, that they are well connected to the energy of life, to spirit and they have something of great value to offer humanity. So guided by inner wisdom, they create a magnificent world for themselves and others. They allow Spirit to guide them and create through them, a magnificent world. Actually, there is no separation, they are united and in harmony with their divine nature.
Can you imagine what you can create if you consciously connected with your guides? So you don’t want to build an empire, you only want to make dinner. Fine, cook with inner guidance. Cook with your spirit guides. If you haven’t seen the move “Like Water For Chocolate” I suggest you rent it this very weekend. No, it doesn’t have a happy ending but it is a study in creating something of incredible beauty with all your heart and soul. The heroin put every ounce of love she had into each meal she prepared creating a feast of love and joy for all those who ate at her table. Inner wisdom guided her to make superb choices for ingredients. It was her gift; her art form and she used it well.
By allowing yourself to surrender to your inner guidance, your spirit guides, to God…whatever you choose to call it, you call forth your creativity—your unique gift. Your choice of how you use your gift will decide how much more you will receive. Use it or lose it as the old saying goes. Use your gift to heal and you gain not just healing, but more talent and more power to call forth even more. More of what?
Everything!
Lovingly,
www.emstanley.com
In other words, we don’t really trust that we will be upheld and supported. We don’t trust God, our guides or even in our own ability. We retreat deep within and hide. We shut ourselves up in a prison so cleverly designed, that the truth couldn’t find us with a hundred sticks of dynamite. But find us it will! If not now, then perhaps we will be more willing the next time around. You cannot escape the truth, only put it off for a while.
What does this have to do with Spirit art? Everything. Because—everything is healing if you choose it to be. Spirit led art then becomes an act of healing on every level. Mind, body and soul—it’s a journey to your hidden depths and those hidden depths lead you directly to God. Since you can’t go to God without surrender, healing is nothing more than the simple and profound act of surrender. You knew I was coming to that didn’t you? That dreaded “s” word. Even considering the act of surrender dredges up dark and desperate images. That’s what healing is though, surrendering to a power and partnership greater than you can be on your own. Yes, partnership with God. Partnership with your guides and with the energies that fill the very air we breathe. Surrendering means accepting your God given abilities to change your own life, to heal, to draw, write a play, cook a great meal, design a dress, to teach…to do anything you were wired to be. Yes, I did say wired. Just like the electric in your house, you are hard wired in a certain pattern. Hard wired for a particular thing or set of things.
You know that there is something you do that just amazes other people. They just can’t get over how you do it. They are mystified by your ability to…whatever. What seems so easy and simple to you is impossible for others. There it is. Your passion. Your area of talent/gifts that only you can bring to the celebration called life—staring you right in the face—just daring you to create something amazing.
To me Spirit art encompasses so much more than painting energy portraits or drawing angels and guides. It’s the very soul of creativity. When Spirit guides and inspires everything you do, then every act is creative. Every thought a possible new future. Just as in birthing a child, the new life was partially made by you and partially made by another and wholly (holy) filled by God. God or Spirit breathed life into the new creation and a new being was formed. Manifesting a new life is a very co-creative process. Like wise Spirit art is a co-creative process between your guides or angelic partners and you. Of course you have input into everything you do—it’s your creative talents they’re using. They supply the vision, your ability to see into their world and put to paper or canvas what you see. Master artist seem to even supply you with knowledge or skills that you never had but that suddenly appear and you are able to do so much more. Or if you allow, they can work directly with you guiding your hand as it dances across the paper.
In my case, my photo collages are created on the computer and being a person who prefers to experiment rather then crack open a manual, Spirit works with me trying different effects until it’s just right. I absolutely never remember how the collage got that way. That part is very frustrating but the results can be stunning as anyone who has ever visited my web site can attest to. Sometimes they do let me remember and a whole theme emerges. I know for certain, I could not produce anything as lovely and thought provoking without their help. Spirit and I work together as a team to produce not just pretty pictures. My writing is always inspired and sometimes channeled as well.
This journey into surrender and allowing yourself to be inspired is so very personal and discoveries I have made about myself have been astounding and frankly I have gotten to know myself much better. Unless you are doing energy portraits or similar work, it’s almost always about you and what’s going on in your head or deep in your subconscious. Of course other people benefit too, you’re not the only one to have that particular issue. When others see your work, it touches something deep inside and they are forever changed. Everything you see or hear changes you in some way and becomes, if you allow it, the sacred act of healing.
Can you set aside your personality/ego for a bit? Can you close your eyes and ask a master artist to work with you? Can you let your intuition be guided by a greater power? This process can seem scary especially for the control freaks among us. I have seen artist channel before and some of them get down right silly in their rituals and the way they “perform” for an audience. Being a no frills kind of person, I like to cut through the theatrics and get right to business. I don’t like wasting my time, or Spirits with an elaborate set up. Of course the process is unique for each person as is the healing journey and at the same time the process is exactly the same. Yes, it is a paradox, but true nonetheless.
We say a protective prayer and sincerely open our hearts and minds to the divine presence, the ascended masters, our guides, angels…whatever speaks to our heart. We ask for assistant in creating something beautiful. For a new way of thinking about a problem or a new attitude. We ask the masters to work through us. While they are working through us, they are also working in us. The side effect of all that energy flowing through us is a new balance, a healing. Perhaps fast, perhaps slow. But it will happen. Spirit will never give you more than you can handle. Whether it’s healing, joy, success or pain, spirit knows your limits. Never will your life be heaped so high with problems that you cannot over come them. Spirit knows just how strong you really are even if you don’t. Spirit only wants to see how you handle your problems. The choices you make define Spirit’s next step. Do you raise yourself up by your choice or do you allow yourself to fall. Your prize or level of healing and evolution depends solely on your choice of allowing Spirit to heal you or not. If you choose to allow Spirit to work through you, then you have surrendered to the hard wiring in your soul and effortlessly created something of amazing beauty. Now take that a step further and surrender everything else. Your life will become an amazing creation of love, healing and peace and you will have chosen to be a great blessing to everyone.
All well and good you say, but what does this have to do with Spirit art? Again the answer is—everything. Life is a highly creative process and the most successful are also the most surrendered. Another paradox? Not this time. The most successful people are the most aggressive and driven. They could not have created an empire without Spirits help. They listen to their intitution (inner guidance/spirit guides) and trust themselves above all others. They know without a doubt, if only subconsciously, that they are well connected to the energy of life, to spirit and they have something of great value to offer humanity. So guided by inner wisdom, they create a magnificent world for themselves and others. They allow Spirit to guide them and create through them, a magnificent world. Actually, there is no separation, they are united and in harmony with their divine nature.
Can you imagine what you can create if you consciously connected with your guides? So you don’t want to build an empire, you only want to make dinner. Fine, cook with inner guidance. Cook with your spirit guides. If you haven’t seen the move “Like Water For Chocolate” I suggest you rent it this very weekend. No, it doesn’t have a happy ending but it is a study in creating something of incredible beauty with all your heart and soul. The heroin put every ounce of love she had into each meal she prepared creating a feast of love and joy for all those who ate at her table. Inner wisdom guided her to make superb choices for ingredients. It was her gift; her art form and she used it well.
By allowing yourself to surrender to your inner guidance, your spirit guides, to God…whatever you choose to call it, you call forth your creativity—your unique gift. Your choice of how you use your gift will decide how much more you will receive. Use it or lose it as the old saying goes. Use your gift to heal and you gain not just healing, but more talent and more power to call forth even more. More of what?
Everything!
Lovingly,
www.emstanley.com
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