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September 02, 2018

Symbolism & Moon Energy

By Tamara Laporte  |   in mixed media  | Tags: moon energy , symbolism , Willowing Arts  

 

Do you notice certain symbols suddenly popping up in your life and your art? I always think it’s a good idea to pay attention when they do. For me, it’s been the moon. The moon hasn’t previously played a big role in my life or my art, but lately, messages, insights, revelations connected to ‘the moon’ kept appearing. In my art too, I suddenly found myself adding the moon (or moons, even) everywhere. So I’ve been listening! The moon has things to tell me, it seems. :)

This is one of my latest paintings with ‘moon’ energy:

This painting is all about transforming limiting beliefs into liberating ones (a lesson for Life Book 2018 next week). The 3 things that are needed for me to transform these beliefs are: wisdom (the owl), compassion (the bear), mindfulness/ awareness (represented by the moon and crescent moons). The moon, also, requires us to look at shadow, but shine a light on it with compassion and wisdom.

I love working with symbolism in my work, it’s often a way for me to access parts of myself I can’t access in more conventional ways. :) Do you use symbols in life and work? I’d love to hear about it!

You can still join this year’s Life Book until end of September 2018, btw! You’ll still get life long access to all previously posted content so you can work on all these amazing classes in your own time. :)

And, very soon we are also going to start telling you ALL about the new Life Book 2019 (eeeee!) which will kick off with a very new and exciting thing!! :D

If you want to keep up to date with all things Tam then do follow me on Instagram, it’s the place I tend to update first with new art, sneak peaks and IG stories. I’d love  to connect there with you! :)

Have a wonderful rest of the month with lots of blessings and art making fun time!

Love,
Tam x
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PPS. I had a wonderfully inspiring chat with Carina who is hosting The Thriving Healer Summit! We chatted about art and healing. Please come and join us here for FREE (you will need to submit your email so that Carina can send you summit info). Hope to see you there!

Here are some more close ups of the new painting:

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The wonderful Jennifer ( @therapistsanctuary ) and I filmed another episode of `Creative Sanctuary`. This one is all about `Shadow Work`. 😊 Come hang out with us for a bit and let us know what you think? β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️ The video is now live! Link to my channel in my linktree on my profile/ bio. β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️ Or go here: https://youtu.be/Sce7V9gDMGQ?si=P9wRMQNlpy_7JwOP

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The wonderful Jennifer ( @therapistsanctuary ) and I filmed another episode of 'Creative Sanctuary'. This one is all about 'Shadow Work'. 😊 Come hang out with us for a bit and let us know what you think? β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️ The video is now live! Link to my channel in my linktree on my profile/ bio. β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️ Or go here: https://youtu.be/Sce7V9gDMGQ?si=P9wRMQNlpy_7JwOP

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This little cutie on a swing just popped up on my memories and I love the mixed media textures and her cutie little face in this so much! 😍😍😍 I painted this 6 years ago.

The wonderful @therapistsanctuary and I have filmed another session for our `Creative Sanctuary` series on the y tubes 😊 . This time we talked about `shame` and `shadow work` in general. Jen made a doll and I made an empathy monster! 😊 Many of you will have created an empathy monster with me before in response to the Shadow Work Life Book lesson in the past (and also on woman unleashed!) This cutie did not disappoint me. 😊 The episode will be up on my channel soon! β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️ Link in my bio/ linktree.

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The wonderful @therapistsanctuary and I have filmed another session for our 'Creative Sanctuary' series on the y tubes 😊 . This time we talked about 'shame' and 'shadow work' in general. Jen made a doll and I made an empathy monster! 😊 Many of you will have created an empathy monster with me before in response to the Shadow Work Life Book lesson in the past (and also on woman unleashed!) This cutie did not disappoint me. 😊 The episode will be up on my channel soon! β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️ Link in my bio/ linktree.

When I`m low and life feels heavy, I end up creating innocent, delightfully cute creatures. I don`t tend to paint `my pain`, I tend to paint `what I need` or `what will soothe me`. The sweet characters offer a reprieve of some sorts, an escape from the dark, a soulful moment of compassion and empathy. I can hear this cute little guy say; β€œhey hey, it’s gonna be ok, want a cookie or a hug?” 😊 Hope he brightens up your day too. β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️

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When I'm low and life feels heavy, I end up creating innocent, delightfully cute creatures. I don't tend to paint 'my pain', I tend to paint 'what I need' or 'what will soothe me'. The sweet characters offer a reprieve of some sorts, an escape from the dark, a soulful moment of compassion and empathy. I can hear this cute little guy say; β€œhey hey, it’s gonna be ok, want a cookie or a hug?” 😊 Hope he brightens up your day too. β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️
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