A Kiss for Mother Earth

This is a kiss for Mother Earth.  I made it inspired by my 14 secrets art group.  Before I had always created mandalas on paper with colors and pens and inks.  Although it was entertaining, I really flew while creating this one... I walked through my garden being guided to pick pieces to include...  

At first I thought it would be all flowers... but no, flowers were too large... the middle flower, incidentally is a pink dahlia with a wild rose bloom on top and on top of that is a rose shaped crystal, very rare; all about love.  This kind of symbolizes the many layers in Mother Earth but ALSO in us!  

Red currants (an augury for new opportunities) come out from the center, black currents and white flowers form a circle around the heart... perhaps these symbolize the balance of light and dark... Shamanic cultures teach that both are equally present and valuable and therefore should not cause us to overly react; white lavender brings an original touch of healing and purity to the inside perimeter, with purple blossoms for spirit and faith. 

The calendula petals and wild daisies sprinkle their light and good humor around, while honeysuckle flowers and leaves and little white pom-poms add a delightful scent and illustrate patterns of perfection.  Blades of grass are there to remind us of our own innate healing properties.  You know how they get cut and then grow back... We also have great self-healing potential within us! 

The crystals each bring an energy of their own as well as a color vibration.  I somehow wanted to include the sound or music in this.  As I was sprinkling the seeds around from their packets, it sounded like a shaman's drum.  So listen carefully, you might here this ;) 

The seeds remind of us of the numerous possibilites that lie within us; their color together brings a groundedness to the mandala. I feel deep gratitude in my heart when I look at this AND it has helped me dispell a certain funk.  So if you are in a sort of funk or just wanting to get creative, I invite you to ask your fairies and guides and inner child to come play with you and see what you come up with! In joy!