Welcome to my Soulo Journey

Welcome to my Soulo Journey.
Here is where I share my SoulArt while Caravan'ing through the Desert of the Page to the Oasis of Creativity.
You are welcome to share and leave a note under a nearby palm for me to find.
Blessing on your Journey also.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

AJC 2011 Itinerary 17: Verb: CYCLE

AJC 2011 Itinerary 17: Verb: CYCLE

Or “Embrace the Goo”

The Butterfly is often depicted as a symbol of Spiritual Transition, going from a seeming ‘death’ to a glorious new Life form.

..” Before a caterpillar can become a butterfly, it must become goo.
Yes, goo.
Within the cocoon, the form of the caterpillar totally dissolves into a liquid that is rich with nutrients and potential.
It's super goo.

From this super goo, the butterfly is formed.
Aside from the goo there are, imaginal cells.
These cells contain the image, the genetic template of the butterfly.
The goo feeds these imaginal cells and as the goo is digested, it transforms into a butterfly.

Only by letting go of the old forms can you make space for something new to be born.
In spiritual literature. the goo, is called the dark night of the soul.
If you're longing to fly, to deepen your life, to expand your horizon of awareness - embrace the goo…”
Excerpted from the March 04/11 newsletter produced by the wonderful folks at Wisdom Heart. to whom I give a Grateful Thank You for continuing to inspire me (especially when I'm stuck in the 'goo'. lol)
Blessings
Shanti
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Credits and Kits:
Monarch Butterfly life cycle photos: c/r free Wikipedia
Background paper frame, Polaroid photo frame, Buttefly chrysalis, caterpillar, butterfly stamps: all from Tangie-Decrow Parcel 17
Sample Envelope: Tangie’s FieldNotes (Spring)
Fonts: Tangie's Tweedledee, Jefferson and me own

AJC 2011 Itinerary 17: Simply Started: BREAKING FREE

AJC 2011 Itinerary 17: Breaking Free

What if stars were born from Galaxy Chrysalides?

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured a glowing stellar nursery within a dark globule that reveals the birth of new protostars, or embryonic stars, and young stars never before seen.

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is an elongated dark globule within the emission nebula IC 1396 in the constellation of Cepheus. Within the globule, a half dozen newly discovered protostars are easily discernible as the bright red-tinted objects, mostly along the southern rim of the globule. These were previously undetected at visible wavelengths due to obscuration by the thick cloud ('globule body') and by dust surrounding the newly forming stars. The newborn stars form in the dense gas because of compression by the wind and radiation from a nearby massive star (located outside the field of view to the left). The winds from this unseen star are also responsible for producing the spectacular filamentary appearance of the globule itself, which resembles that of a flying dragon.

Credits and Kits:
Butterfly Chrysalis and Branch: Tangie-Decrow: Parcel 17;
coloured and re arranged by me)
Background: Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/W. Reach (SSC/Caltech):
Flying Dragon part of the Elephant Nebula