Yesterday as I followed Dina Wakley’s tips on intuitive layering and painting, a powerful image emerged in my art journal. Shadowy shapes began to step out from the page, taking the form of a group of women circling a magical orb.
I see my foremothers in their loving embrace of the precious gift that is my life to live. I am calling this piece Ancestor Blessing.
The energy of this piece reminds me of an excerpt from John O’Donohue’s beautiful poem, Beannacht/Blessing:
“May the nourishment of the earth be yours,
may the clarity of light be yours,
may the fluency of the ocean be yours,
may the protection of the ancestors be yours”
May it be so.
It’s the merry month of May which kicks off with Beltane here in the Northern Hemisphere and International Workers’ Day worldwide. As I shuffled the cards for this month’s oracle, I found myself thinking about commitment and passion. Both Beltane and Workers’ Day elicit an upsurging of wanting to take action to fulfill our earthly…
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It’s time to announce the winners of Crafting the Sacred’s 5th Anniversary Giveaway! First off, a huge thank you to everyone who stopped by over the last few days to send me good wishes. I was so touched and humbled by your messages of thanks and recognition of the work I do in the world….
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In April 2007 I left my comfortable paralegal job in a downtown San Francisco to birth my dream business, Crafting the Sacred. Five years later I am honored and humbled to still be going strong, thanks to the support and encouragement from my clients, colleagues and loved ones. Thank you to each one of you…
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One of my favorite pastimes in my 20s was to make mix tapes for my friends, so I thought I’d continue the tradition with a special mix of pop oracles for you. So get comfy and enjoy my current favorite tracks of connection, presence and heart-opening goodness: Eddie Vedder – Better Days I feel part…
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Earlier this rainy evening, I got out my art supplies to play in my art journal. The message that came through as I created was simply this: Be Still…Open. May you feel the stillness of your being. May all doors that appear shut, open for you.
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Guest post by Joanna Powell Colbert, creator of the Gaian Tarot, for Sacred Connections series. I stumbled across the process of making magic through making artwork, or artwork as a transformative process, back in 1985 when I first started drawing pen and ink portraits of goddesses. Goddess Spirituality was brand new to me. I was…
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For all my art journal, crafting and artist readers, I have created my very first free printable collage sheet – just for you! With the Spring equinox – well at least here in the Northern Hemisphere – upon us this week, I have been drawn to the bright and cheerful tones of spring flowers as…
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This past weekend I drove up the coast with a dear friend for a spot of whale watching. As we looked out over the Pacific Ocean our conversation veered towards our current creative projects – writing for her and visual arts for me – and our respective creative processes. As we chatted it became clear…
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There is nothing more known than this very moment. Forget about the past. Pay no attention to the future. Take a leap of faith in this present moment.
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Guest post by Blossom Merz of the Weaving Monk for Sacred Connections series. Weaving is my meditation, my salvation from depression, and my hope for the future of community. When I started my weaving business, I knew that there was something different about this venture. I had started and run other businesses with varying levels…
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I made a valentine gift for you, dear readers – a freebie printable greeting card! Download You Are Loved Card (PDF) It reads You Are Loved because, frankly, who doesn’t need a reminder that they are loved from time-to-time? And you ARE so loved. And you are SO very loveable. I want you to remember…
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Previously published in June 2011 on Soul Spackle’s Summer of Self-Love. The path to self-love is one of opening your heart to your self, over and over again. Opening your heart to your most loveable, beautiful parts. Opening your heart to your most wounded, shadow parts. It means facing head-on all the stories you tell…
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Guest post by Carrie Hensley of Realize Your Potential for Sacred Connections. I first discovered yoga…shhhhh don’t tell…because I wanted Madonna’s arms. After my first class I was hooked. This was a physical form like no other! I didn’t have to jump around the world or stand up on an imaginary bike hill to get…
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For as long as we humans have been creating art, we have used it as a way to connect to the divine. From ancient cave paintings in Southern Africa and Europe to Tibetan sand mandalas and Aboriginal dreamtime paintings, creativity forms part of our spiritual practices across the globe. On Wednesday, February 1st I will…
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There is a stillness that has descended upon me as 2012 unfolds. I have no interest in the chatter of social media, making plans or finding the words for blog posts. Instead I am allowing myself to drift in wordless space. Beneath it all I hear a low hum A rhythm that rises to whisper…
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Did you see Crafting the Sacred’s brand spanking new header? ↑ Look up ↑ Having a new header has been on my back burner to-do list ever since my website redesign last June. I had fashioned my previous header with my rather basic photoshop skills and wanted to clean it up at some point. So…
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Here is my collage series of the major arcana of the tarot which I like call 22 Paths to Wholeness: Fool Forget about the past; pay no attention to the future. Take a leap of faith in this present moment. Magician Your innate gifts and talents make you a magical being. Show them off!…
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Happy New Year! I am so ready to be greet 2012 with my arms open wide with 2011 behind me. I have been pondering releasing the old year and welcoming the new year over the past few weeks. So much so that I designed a special Solstice reading offering which included a personalized releasing ritual. …
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I am following Eleanor Mayrhofer’s suggestion (as seen on Scoutie Girl) of making a list of all I did in 2011 – highlighting everything I’ve created instead of focusing on what is lacking in my life. So here’s what I did in 2011 (in no particular order): I made collages of all 22 major arcana…
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Hi, I'm Jo Crawford of Crafting the Sacred. I help creatives manifest the work they love with equal parts 
