Thursday, July 7, 2011

Synchronicity

If I related synchronicity to my work, I would refer it to moments in time where the theme that I am carving seem to be manifesting something in the natural "already existing" world.  This is all happening around me.
I work with animal spirits, carved ones and my work environment is also submerged in wild life.  For exemple, Ravens and Bald Eaglesfly around the carving shed, I have seen Bears roam the beach and the surrounding forest and the ocean rolling in and out in front of the shed shows Porpoises, Orcas, SeaLions, etc...
When I carve a Raven, I will hear the Ravens. It seems like they are trying to make themselves heard. I thought at first that it was all just me noticing them more because of carving theses animals and thinking more about them, but now after so many instances I feel like something is manifested.
Once I was carving the Thunderbird and this really loud thunder came about (it rarelly thunders here). this one time, the hair on my body stood up. From that moment on, I started to pay attention. My latest piece, a six foot totem with an Orca and a Raven has proven to manifest some of the synchronicity also.  As I inlaid the dorsal fin onthe Orca's back,I ended up having an incredibleOrca watch that day.  Just outside of the shed... it felt so magical.  I cannot explain this whole phenomenon very easily but I felt the need to share it.  Is the synchronicity the first step towards learning the spiritual teachings that the animal world have for us all in store?  I feel I am missing some of the teaching on how to understand them, is the synchronicity a doorway to my deepest and most sacred values in life? I sure think so. Do you?

The Whales Blow Hole

the lonely breath

Can you, for a moment imagine yourself living under water, swimming in the ocean.  Than think about that single breath, the one that will get you through the next few minutes... how precious.  The whale's blow hole fascinates me for that reason, representing the moment where ocean and air is exchanged and in relationship with each other, through a an animal's need for breath, the breath of life we hope is filled with health. We need to keep aware of what we put into the atmosphere everyday. Driving, using detergents, things that will pollute the air.  Think about that one single b
reath that would get you through...