This is a process of bringing unlikely things together, and letting them reveal the relationship that exists between them.

It’s totally making shit up as you go—but also guided by something that has no predetermined structure. Kind of like constructing a puzzle with no picture on the box to point the way, and trusting it’ll ultimately work out.

One of the challenges with creativity is finding the sweet spot between ‘this is pretty damn good’ and chasing down perfect. I often go well past the line before I discover where it is.

“Beauty Calls” - The Mandala Project: #9

Bill Plotkin believes there is a deep (and mostly unmet) longing in all of us for a romance between our ego and our soul, and that cultivating that relationship is how we connect with and embody our purpose in life.

Engaging with the natural world through this practice of making mandalas feels like a facet of that love affair emerging.

It’s a dance between devotion and obsession. Sometimes I’m a creator, creating art—and others I’m more like an addict chasing down a fix.

Still getting clear where exactly that line is.

Part of the wonder of mandala-making is that you never know what you’ll be inspired to pick up as you’re walking.

When I open my heart to perceive what wants to capture my attention, to hear what’s calling, I get that I am not the sole engineer and architect of these glimmers of mystery, I’m in a collaborative dialogue with the creative field.

It’s one thing to know you’re caught in the energy of struggle, and a whole other deal to stop bucking against it.

We’re more in charge of our state than we believe, but first we have to understand why our sense of well-being is constantly shifting and changing.

Magic isn’t bound by the physical world, and it won’t be limited to one plane. It just keeps inviting us to open to wider perceptions and greater possibilities.