Olive Oatman

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_Oatman

Shaman’s World Tree

 Still life with a bear grass and yucca basket with craspedia, pheasant feathers, seed pod, dried flower and stone.

Reading, Jesus the Ultimate Shaman for aiding Christian prayers. I would like to include smudging for protection prayer. I have turkey and pheasant feathers and a willow branch to make a prayer feather wand. 

I used to see myself as a little bit of an art shaman. Using art to walk through different realms in the unconscious and subconscious.  Delving into our own psyche can be a terrifying and horrible thing. That is why taking a higher power with you on your journey is advised. 

Night Prayer for Protection

Landscape Painting

 

John Glover (1767-1849) - Thirlmere - Oil on Canvas

Wikipedia entry about Thirlmere in Cumbria England