Category Archives: The Whole Thing

Trust the Singing in Your Cells

Trust the Singing in Your Cells  Humans are part of the earth. We too have a permaculture. We can know it authoritatively if we watch our bodies and spirits as patiently and analytically as a farmer watches sky and earth. … Continue reading

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I Will Act

I will take tiny action during crisis, to avoid self-pity. Am overwhelmed bc, as a crip, I cannot manage the massive number of survival things that must be done in a very small number of days. There is no choice … Continue reading

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Nature’s Wildness Is a Mandala

Hi, Andy, This wall-hanging is a thank you for doing my taxes. And for your patience with my confusion about navigating tax season. 🙂  I call the piece “Nature’s Wildness Is a Mandala.” I am happy with how it turned out. … Continue reading

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Artful Moments of Self-Care

Artful Moments of Self-Care I teach a class called “The Spirituality of Art and the Art of Spirituality.” The most recent group just wrapped up. At its beginning, we each chose an art project that we could finish within the … Continue reading

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God, Depression, a Magic Cat

For me, spirituality is not a luxury, I need it to survive. Continue reading

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What Constitutes Surrender?

A Few Thoughts on What Constitutes Surrender Even for someone on the ecstatic path, it is mistake to think that surrendering to the Divine – utter immersion in the World Tree – is always an emotive moment with mystical elements. … Continue reading

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An Economy Based in Love & Service

2015 Update: A revised version of this essay is in my new book, which is titled A Sacred Marketplace: Sell without Selling Out or Burning Out. Mysticism + Marketing = Sales. ———————————- An Economy Based in Love and Service Someone … Continue reading

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A Mystic’s Life Is Absurd

May 1, 2012: I take my spirituality seriously. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have fun with it. Decided I wanted a silly meditation. Sat on the floor (which I can only do on a good day, and then only … Continue reading

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The Unrepeatable Moment

Digital Art, the Unrepeatable Moment, and Living in the Now March 2012 I painted this digitally. The background is a photo of a fan-shaped paper-cutting I made in the 90s. This blog is not just relevant to artists. It is … Continue reading

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Creative Process: Hand-Painted Silk

Hand-Painted Silk Art Altar Cloth for Warrior Poet PG, you said on my Facebook page link you like to see the process. Hence this post. Click pics to see em full size. Folks, skip process to get to Product and … Continue reading

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