It’s tempting to hold back—especially when being seen has meant being misunderstood. But we aren’t meant to live as spectators. My work exists to invite people back into relationship with life: through meditation, tarot, art, and writing experiences that hold space for connection. Each offering is a small gesture toward re-entry. When we begin to show up, others do too. And that’s how it happens: we co-create something better, together.
UPDATED! Tarot & Meditations September Newsletter
So sorry for the previous mysteriously disappearing email!
What I wanted to share with you this month is that I am starting September with a return to my painting practice. I haven't seriously painted since I graduated from college in 1997. Although I had numerous opportunities to practice my skills while teaching high school art classes, I find it hard to get back into the state of mind that painting used to take me. Admitting this feels like a challenge to my meditation practice. The state of mind is essentially the same but I find it difficult to achieve while painting the way I used to.
If you too are looking to start up a painting practice, you may be interested in the free course I am participating in this week. Louise Fletcher puts out an podcast I love called "Art Juice" with fellow painter Alice Sheridan. Luise's painting course is called "Find Your Joy" and it begins with a free week that she calls the "Find Your Joy Taster Course." The goal of the course is not to produce finished masterpieces, but simply to loosen up and find your joy while painting through a series of exercises.
Check out my first assignment! (acrylic on canvas, 20" x 30," 30 minute time limit, limit of 3 colors plus black and white)
This image is based on a photo I took on a long hike yesterday. How are you connecting with your joy and your creativity this month?
Upcoming Events
9/04/2023 Two of Swords Meditation (Zoom)
9/11/2023 Two of Cups Meditation (Zoom)
9/14/2023 Second Thursday Tarot Reading Practice (Zoom)
9/18/2023 Two of Pentacles Meditation (Zoom)
9/24/2023 Tarot Writing Workshop (Zoom)
9/25/2023 Two of Wands Meditation (Zoom)
xo
kim
tarot & meditations
It’s tempting to hold back—especially when being seen has meant being misunderstood. But we aren’t meant to live as spectators. My work exists to invite people back into relationship with life: through meditation, tarot, art, and writing experiences that hold space for connection. Each offering is a small gesture toward re-entry. When we begin to show up, others do too. And that’s how it happens: we co-create something better, together.
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