“Reflections from Mother Earth”
In May 2000, my daughter graduated from college and moved from our home in Tucson to San Diego. I was creating two new paintings at this time. Spirit told me that the three eagles in my paintings represented my daughter, my life partner, and myself… that we were messengers of Spirit and my daughter was leading the way to establish a second work base for the channeling of this energy.
I noticed myself becoming increasingly preoccupied with the details of the painting and wasn’t allowing “Spirit” to guide me. Seeking balance, I backpacked into my favorite nearby canyon. The trail meanders back and forth on both sides of a stream. After the first stream crossing, there lay a dead mouse on the trail in front of us. I listened and heard Spirit say that the mouse energy was telling me that I was overly scrutinizing my paintings, therefore leading to an impasse! I journeyed deeper into the canyon seeking more answers.

A frog was sitting on a rock blending in beautifully with its surroundings.
His message to me was to blend as he does, and receive the messages from other dimensions. As I walked through the stream, the water assisted this receptivity as the messages from Spirit were grounded in the water. Water is magnetic, attracts energy, and is a super-conductive medium.

As I hiked deeper into the canyon, I noticed many shadows of birds as they flew overhead. Spirit’s message to me was that I needed to learn balance..…pay attention to the earthy details, represented by the shadows cast directly on my body and also to see the overall big picture as represented by the soaring birds overhead. This is the ultimate integration of Heaven and Earth! I realized that two of the birds were the eagles in the painting, “Reflections from Mother Earth”. They reminded me to look up into the light, see the overall view, and also embrace the earthy shadows. I didn’t want to miss any of the treasures of this amazing canyon so I continually noticed myself looking both up and down, creating the balance that was requested of me. In the painting “Reflections from Mother Earth”, notice the eagle above the sun and the shadow of the eagle with the dead mouse in its beak below the sun..…above and below…..blending light and shadow, and the letting go of being overly concerned with details.

I noticed two big-horn sheep. Spirit informed me that they represent the fruition of goals that partnership brings. The sheep also represent the strength and wisdom one can achieve by listening to Spirit. Other animals came in twos. Two hummingbirds spoke of the joy that can be attained in partnership. Two rattlesnakes reminded me of the magic that can be achieved in partnership through clash, as both transmute negative into positive energy creating a higher consciousness. Two gila monsters had a message for me. They stated, “From our dreams we can create concrete reality as we work together to create our future.”

I arrived at a waterfall in a tropical setting. As I gazed into the pool, a grouping of tiny emerald green fish appeared at the water’s edge. Through my intuition, their message to me was to establish another work base in the tropical setting of southern California, and that my daughter was leading the way!

At the further most end of the canyon, the sun became low in the sky and tipped the top of the reeds with golden light. An entourage of dragonflies magically appeared as if to receive the very last light of the day. Sensing their playful energy, they communicated that I should not get caught in the illusion of the outer world that creates judgment and criticism. Their gift to me was the remembrance of the letting go of worldly expectations, be true to myself, and not validate my life by my outer performance.

Returning to the campground at dusk, we noticed many bats swooping overhead. They reminded us of the rebirthing of balance and integration of the messages from all the animals we had encountered. The next morning as we hiked out of the canyon, many large multi-colored butterflies were telling us of the positive transformation we were experiencing. A large eagle flew directly in front of us, letting us know he was the third eagle in the painting. At the last stream crossing, a huge javelina lumbered in front of us. His low profile suggested to us to remember to move forward with humility and to be in service.

As you look at “Freedom of Flight”, note the bighorn sheep near the waterfall, the emerald green fish in the small stream in the open field, the dragonfly in the foreground, the bat on the far left in the rocks, and the hummingbird in the flowers. The rattlesnake is coiled up on the right side of the stream, and there are many magical beings throughout.

In the painting “Reflections from Mother Earth”, note the dead mouse in the mouth of the shadow of the eagle. The frog and the gila monster are both near the saguaro cactus on the left. The javelina family is on the lower right side, and there are many rock spirits and fairies in the watery path.