Scorpio Waning Moon Musings

Aging shimmier seeks same. Watercolor on paper, 8 x 10 inches © 2010 by Kathy Crabbe. From the Creative Soul Card® Series Amp Amp Amp it up! (music to get the blood pumping).

What are you releasing this Waning Moon in Scorpio cycle? (Jan. 26 to Feb. 1) And how does it tie into the Full Moon Flowering and New Moon seeds of intention that you (hopefully) planted earlier this month? To hear more about my personal journey I'll be spilling in my Creative Soul Circle and Divine Feminine eClass.

My Shout-Out and Creative Soul Questions for you this Waning Moon are:

1. Are you stretching yourself and your precious time too thin?

2. What can you release to make room for more time with your honey, with yourself, and with your precious loved ones?

3. If you're feeling stuck, why not choose a Creative Soul Card® here on Flickr.

Coming Soon: a digital card pull featuring the Creative Soul Cards®

Creative Soul Affirmation: I let go and release BUSY-WORK: that which keeps me busy yet unfocused and undisciplined towards what I really need to focus upon, which is...(feel free to add your comments below).

Arrow of Pain

"Arrow of Pain" - acrylic & pastel on paper - 4'x5' 

I'm painting again. It's back to a more physical way of being - painting puts me in touch with my body, movement and physical expression and is a form of ecstasy and release. I paint to music, loud music and this also sets a mood, a tone, a feeling.

This new series of paintings begun on Monday, November 19th are a journey for me into intimacy. I am painting and writing together - the one engenders the other, not sure in what order.

This latest is titled "Arrow of Pain" and with it comes Realization. Going deeper, more intimate, more, more, more. What does it mean? Being scared, but of what? Facing all the pain that intimacy has engendered over the years, facing all the mistakes, the regrets, the paths taken. Going into and beyond the hurt to reach the other side. Going deeply into feeling, so deeply that one fears getting lost inside.

I face my alone-ness every day. Some days it hurts. Some days I can work through it. Today I paint through it because I feel the pain more acutely. We are always truly alone and it hurts.

Musical Inspiration: Paul Van Dyck, Bjork, Loreena McKennitt, Tori Amos, 80's pop.