Weekly Mandala: Red Pillow Temple

Only within the dark earth
lies eternal comfort,
but its doorway is red.

Gate to Ixtlan

Blockades break open to possibility.

Recommended Listening:
Phutureprimitive
Darkness
from Phutureprimitive

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OTHER TRAILS

Here's a quick glance at my other blogs.  Although there may be a few repetitions between each of them, generally, each blog has artwork that is unique to its genre.  Check them out and let me know what you think.  :-)

Death by Comics

 

Death by Comics is the home of all the combined comic book projects of Josh Dean and myself.  Although quiet the first portion of 2012, look for this one to get more exciting as our projects begin moving forward.

Weekly Mandala: The Opening of the Eye

The fragility of peace and understanding.

Windows in the Water

Gateways can be found in many realms.
Sometimes the way up, is down.
Sometimes the way out, is in.
Sometimes you have to lose yourself to find you.

Weekly Mandala: The Kingdom of the Snake

In the darkness of beneath our skin is born.
It emerges only as its ghost is peeled away.
We molt yesterday to reveal tomorrow.

Four Minds

The Fruit of Spring.

Recommended Listening:
Sphongle
The Dorset Perception
from  Tales of the Inexpressible

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Weekly Mandala: Geburah, The Forge of Being

Recommended Listening:
Hans Zimmer
528491
from Inception OST

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Chokmah, King of Jesters

I have to admit, even for me, this one is pretty vague.  I think it may be more a statement on the time period it was created in that the actual piece itself.  I kind of felt like I was the butt of some universal joke during the holidays this past year.  Honestly, I'm surprised this piece isn't darker.

Weekly Mandala: Entrance into Geburah

Gevurah / Geburah is the fifth sephirot on the Kabbalistic tree of life.

Recommended Listening:
VnV Nation
Further
from  Standing / Burning Empires

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Vampire Baby Spider Heart

From the cave of the shaman:
The wound and the demon that grew up around it.

Recommended Listening:
Woodsman
Dead Awake
from Rare Forms

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Weekly Mandala: Kachinas Making Electricity

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Absence Roller Coaster

I would like to extend apologies for my absence.  This past month has been an escalating roller coaster of stress and grief.  My finances took a deadly nose dive mid-January and have have only just now reemerged thanks to the timely arrival of my tax returns.  Special thanks also to my friends Kevin and Vinnie, without whom I would not have eaten or had a roof over my head during this time.  The saddest portion of my news is that my long time furry friend Miss T. suffered from toxic kidney failure last week and I chose to end her suffering.  It's been a hatefully rough month.  I'll get back on track as soon as I can, but as it stands I'm taking some time to myself to lick my wounds and try to get my head back on straight.  See you soon.