Body Soul Spirit

Something else that came up in my reading and which I wish to give more thought to.

At the moment I feel our bodies are organisms of nature, little ecosystems, our soul is our deep knowledge we have within, and our spirit is the realizations of our soul. The soul feels very deep to me, the spirit much lighter, and I feel it is from the spirit that our true energy comes.

Soul Mates

Something else I have been thinking of and looking to see what meanings I feel connected with.

From here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soulmate

“Some followers of the New Age religion believe that souls are literally made and/or fated to be the mates of each other, or to play certain other important roles in each other’s lives. Following this concept, one can have many soulmates. For example: One could see another person they have never met in this lifetime and instantly hate or love them because of previous interaction(s) with the other in one or more previous lifetimes.”

To me, this definition feels right, that we have many soul mates, not just one, they can be in the form of our children, our brother and sisters, our lovers, our parents, our teachers, our foes.  What I did not feel though, is the thinking that this thinking is a type of New Age Religion, I think it is because I really don’t like the word religion or I guess the meanings that I associate with the word, so I want to try and find now a meaning of religion that describes I suppose what I feel.

Another thing I read, in the soul mate definition,

Soulmate emotional theory

“Ultimately the consequence of this notion is the unfortunate reality that soulmates often possess the ability to inflict serious emotional injury unto their twin flame, greater than any other being could. This often results in the separation of idealized love, due to the severe emotional impact. Many soulmates are destined for an eternal search, not for lack of meeting, but rather lack of acceptance. The encounter is often analogous to the collision of matter and antimatter, a violent explosive reaction will occur, but if held through to completion only pure energy, and thus harmony, will result.”

This definition makes me more aware of the need to accept others and to try and understand them as they are, for everyone in our lives I feel is a form of a soul mate, just maybe in different degrees, and it is in these degrees that we might learn.

New moons

I came across this chart that maybe is a fun way to see what different moon signs are and to see if what comes up is how you see ones you know.

http://www.astromap.co.uk/find_your_moon_sign.htm

When I went back to this chart today, I realized that it was made using the new moon dates not the full moon ones and I wondered if this would change what moon signs would come up. I tried this using a birthdate of one I know, and who knew their moon sign when using a time of a full moon and it did not come up differently:) so I looked up New Moon meanings.

I have been following the little links that they have highlighted as well, and I find I really like the meanings to the words they use, conjunction, sun, crescent, (the second meaning, not the one of the wrench:)) and even in the meanings of these words there are so many other links and meanings that follow as well. It feels again to me like seeing litte bits of a much larger image being painted or penned, and it is in this bigger image I feel that change or newness will always occur.

“In astronomical terminology, the New Moon is the lunar phase that occurs when the Moon, in its monthly orbital motion around Earth, lies between Earth and the Sun, and is therefore in conjunction with the Sun as seen from Earth. At this time, the illuminated half of the Moon faces directly toward the Sun, and the dark or unilluminated portion of the Moon faces directly toward Earth, so that the Moon is invisible as seen from Earth.New Moon is often considered to occur at the time of the appearance of the first visible crescent of the Moon, after conjunction with the Sun. This takes place over the western horizon in a brief period between sunset and moonset, and therefore the precise time and even the date of the appearance of the New Moon by this definition will be influenced by the geographical location of the observer. The astronomical New Moon, sometimes known as the dark moon to avoid confusion, occurs by definition at the moment of conjunction in ecliptic longitude with the Sun, when the Moon is invisible from the Earth. This moment is unique and does not depend on location, and under certain circumstances it may be coincident with a solar eclipse.”

What is Art

http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/361r14.html

I wanted to bring this link up here, to read more of it. I really like what he says in the #11 :)

#11. Art is a human activity consisting in this, that one man consciously, by means of certain external signs, hands on to others feelings he has lived through, and that other people are infected by these feelings and also experience them.

I do feel we are able to pick up the energy that was used to create, it is like becoming a part of.

Earth as Art

The lava-coated summits of Mauna Loa (bottom) and Mauna Kea (top) are colored deep purple in this false-color Landsat image of the Hawaii’s Big Island. Along the bottom edge, the crater of Kilauea—the world’s most active volcano— is visible as well. East of the big volcanoes is the island’s wet side. On the lower slopes of the volcanoes, vegetation in shades of green reclaims the terrain, and Hawaii’s lush tropical forests appear as a broad, blue-green expanse. Development along the coastline is light blue, and an electric blue strip of sand rings the island (most visible at the higher resolution).

“Dragon Lake”

Nicknamed “Dragon Lake,” this body of water is formed by the Bratskove Reservoir, built along the Angara River in southern Siberia, near the city of Bratsk. This image was taken in winter, when the lake is frozen.

Icefall, Lambert Glacier, Antarctica

The Lambert Glacier in Antarctica, is the world’s largest glacier. The focal point of this image is an icefall that feeds into the Lambert glacier from the vast ice sheet covering the polar plateau. Ice flows like water, albeit much more slowly. Cracks can be seen in this icefall as it bends and twists on its slow-motion descent 1,300 feet (400 meters) to the glacier below.

Lena Delta

The Lena River, some 2,800 miles (4,500 km) long, is one of the largest rivers in the world. The Lena Delta Reserve is the most extensive protected wilderness area in Russia. It is an important refuge and breeding ground for many species of Siberian wildlife.

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=10858

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/earthasart/eaa-exhibit.html

I find all of these so beautiful as well

Seeds of Deception

Again from this site,

http://organicresearcher.com

a link to this book

http://www.seedsofdeception.com/Public/Home/index.cfm 

Art of Kahlil Gibran

From this link, http://www.kahlil.org/artwork.html

I find it all very beautiful

Sketching

using Inuit images as references, and playing with the color balance chart as well:)

a link to more Inuit art.

http://www.inuitfinearts.com/kulik/index.html

The ones above were from a 2008 calender, the first is an image that was with the month of January, the second an image with October.