New Painting: Alchemy: Dragon, Mermaid with Sigil, Part 1
I started a new painting based on a Sigil, using alchemical symbology, for myself...but others will be helped.
Sigil 1
I have a job I love
Originally, I made this sigil for myself. The unemployment insurance of federal reserve notes, which I have been living off of for the last 5 months is going to run out in a few months...
Sigil 2
which fully supports me financially
And I am a little worried. Nothing horrifies me more to imagine having to get a job during "Christmas"
So, to talk to my subconscious mind, to ensure that it is getting it done, I am just going to make this painting...with the sigil embedded in the dragons head.
Dragon
"Another symbol of this stage (Calcination) was the dragon, a familiar inhabitant of the alchemists flasks. The dragon is however a more complex symbol and is also used when winged as a symbol for the spiritualising of the earthly substance. Thus to the alchemists the dragon appeared at the beginning and at the end of the work." - Adam Mclean
I am using this alchemical drawing as a reference, by Basil Valentine... I will include the planets and the symbol of Freemasonry - the T-square and the Compass
on a canvas I found on the street the other day 19" x 30"
but of course, I decided to make myself a mermaid again - mainly this has to do with that I lead with my intuition, so I don't fit anywhere really in this current world. But, I do agree with the philosophy that our origins were that of "interference" by an alien race - that came from another planet, and live under the sea...
Sigil in Dragon Head
having done this dragon dachshund sketch last night
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I did this sketch this afternoon...
Basic Painting
Oil on canvas, I have to let it dry a little before I can start to work on it... the Chalice and the Blade mean the balance of left and right side of the brain, masculine and feminine principle, in this job...
added a little detail in...
Beautiful work here! I like your take on the focused Will and activation of the Sigil.
thank you @mamadini - that's what it's all about - focusing the Will...
Indeed. ;)
this is cool... i love how you really broke it all down for us... good luck to you
thanks I followed you! I love your work - you are a great artist!!!
much love... fellow artists unite!! lol
thats unique, upvoted and followed
thank you! @yassine04
I can relate not really fitting in anywhere here. I feel like I need to change the world just in order to function here without a problem, so I uses that's what I'm supposed to do.
By painting yourself as something that doesn't fit in won't you reinforce that not being able to fit in though?
Very nice painting.
No I don't see it that way at all, but thank you for the good question @whatamidoing. Accepting the fact that I do not fit in is the fact. I can't change myself. I don't even want to "fit in" to the mayhem that calls itself "reality" out there now. Narcissism is the new norm. Nihilism rules. Where I live, I am surrounded by zombies - people completely unaware of life off the grid and off the internet - it's bizarre.
What I do is pray all day when I am out in it. Literally. I know right from wrong, and the worst part of dealing with the world is that so much absolute horrid behavior passes off as "ok" these days.
I use art to process my experience and I use sigils to help me with the 85% of my brain that might be stuck in my former world view.
I get it. I try to see it that there is room in this world for people who "don't fit in" that we actually fit in in our not fitting in, if you think about it, a lot of people who didn't fit in have been idolized by those who do fit in. John Lennon comes to mind. Others may not be idolized but they write books and songs and share ideas that change the world. We are supposed to be here, it's not a mistake. :-D
What's your former world view?
I know you get it... the perfect hair, nails manicured, made-up people are not likely on steemit - yet anyway... my former world-view - well I bounced back and forth between the darwinian "evolution" psy-op paradigm and the messiah's gonna save us paradigm - I believed that I could abdicate personal responsibility for saving the world - that it would just go away if I did not learn about what was going on- and I was (still am) super right-brained so I lacked courage to stand up for my self (I work on that by educating myself and practicing) - my former former world-view I was super fearful and bullied those weaker than I and was bullied by those tougher than I, and sought escape... I have had a few transformations in this lifetime -
Weird and wonderful, prayers you find a job soon!
thank you @reddust - another attempt to have my "own business" as an artist, and I guess I am just not up for the relentless hustle you have to be on if you are on your own in business UGH! I am applying to work at the homeless shelter next week because I feel like I would rather be around those folks than be in retail... at least they are real... people like me who don't fit in.
That sounds like a good idea :-) maybe I'd like it too
just the idea of having to get a job in retail during the holidays is so repugnant. My last resort, if I don't get a job - are the jobs everyone can get - at the big box retail outfits. I also would have to deal with extreme stuff at the shelter but since one of my main interests is communication, it would give me the opportunity to learn some things I don't know, probably that you can't learn when the customer is always right.
Oh good. I need this one too, and I love it already. I may just use it the way it is. I took a week's vacation from work this week, and I'm so much happier and more productive. I'm determined to find a better way to make a living.
wow! you did sound upbeat... I applied to work at Samaritan House - one of the questions was - "if a woman was screaming profanities at you and you turned and saw another woman pooping next to you, what would you do?" - it would certainly ply me with great steemit content
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Nice work! 👍
thank you @dabok!
Cool Idea for creating your own meaningful symbol! And I love the mermaids ringlets, perfectly placed!
thank you @jayjayjeffery - that's how I paint - I create symbols of life situations and work it out in the painting - otherwise there would be no point in it...and yes I always cover the boobies with hair otherwise they are just out there and that freaks me out.
haha! Well I love it, covered boobies, symbols, and all (;
:)