Candy Corn Quilt © 2016 Bo Mackison
Love that once I’d created this mandala, I noticed that the center of it reminded me of one of my childhood’s favorite candy treats. Then a friend mentioned the mandala looked like a quilt with a candy corn center. Lovely!
A mandala with a mix — a bit of a childhood treat, and a colorful and comforting quilt, and a story that is within.
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Using words and vision and place to shine the light on the contemplative creatives’ journey.
Spinning Off Kilter © 2016 Bo Mackison
Kilter. A variation of the English word kelter, originating in the 1600s, which means order or alignment.
Off kilter. Out of balance or alignment.
Spinning off kilter, along for a wild ride. There is chaos in the out-of-balance and there is harmony, too.
Blessed Be the Night People © 2016 Bo Mackison
A mandala for insomniacs.
Blessed be the night
people, awake and listening
to starsong by moonlight.
Star Shine © 2016 Bo Mackison
Last in the series of 5 mandalas I created after naming “creative path” as my intention. Each morning for five days I paired a mandala with a Desert Wisdom Card, and then reflected on a question. I followed this with a free write keeping the intention “creative path” in mind.
5: THE SUM. THE ENERGY. THE OVERALL THEME.
MANDALA: STAR SHINE
DESERT CARD: TRANSITION
Explore and bring awareness to the energy of the night.
In the night, in the dark, the cosmos born, swirling energy, awakening.
Infinite possibility, infinite opportunity to create, this emerges from the dark times of the soul, from the energy of chaos.
Creation does not begin in light. Creation begins in the dark, emerges from darkness, from nothingness, from the void.
The grandest of transitions — from chaos, the cosmos is born. From darkness, comes energy.
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This writing practice is a part of my #contemplativecreativesjourney.
Fun and Games © 2016 Bo Mackison
Fourth in a series of 5 mandalas I created while holding “creative path” as my intention. I paired a mandala with a Desert Wisdom Card for five consecutive mornings. I followed this with a freewrite while holding that intention.
Relationship – A Desert Wisdom Card ©2014 Bo Mackison
4: WHAT WILL SHOW UP AS GIFT OR GUIDANCE?
MANDALA: FUN & GAMES
DESERT CARD: RELATIONSHIP
Come in, play and explore, and the answer will reveal itself when I least expect it. Or, perhaps, the answer is IN the play.
What is the relationship between play and creativity? It is all in the process, the juicy part is in the process, follow the process, allow, allow, allow.
In the process of play and exploration I will find the juicy parts, the creative fire, fully alive and living fully in the present.
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Coming in the next post, Day 5. The Overall Theme?
