I seem to be fascinated with Quan Yin this summer, and have made several pieces. In this one I managed to get in Quan Yin's vase with the healing waters, and a blooming tree at her other hand. They aren't yet where I want, because my vision of Quan Yin, who could also be White Tara, or the Virgin of Guadaloupe, or any other manifestations of divine compassion...........has to do with radient blessings streaming forth from the Being.
In the one below I saw those Blessings manifesting as flower petals. It seems to me that a Great Soul, a Boddhissatva, would be like a light house, emanating light, warmth, beauty and healing. A fountain. Like a vision*** I had at a painful time in my life, a vision of "White Tara" that I never forgot..........
Of course, no one can match the matchless mosaic art of Ginny Moss Rothwell, who lives here in Tucson. That below is, unbelievably, a mosaic icon.
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| "Quan Yin and the Dragon King" |
And here is her Quan Yin again, as a contemporary woman:
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| "Quan Yin and the Dragon" by Ginny Moss Rothwell |
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WHITE TARA
This vision came with help from a teacher of mine, Jewel. Jewel is a shaman, who lives on her land THE SOURCE, in Shutesbury, Massachusetts. When I met Jewell I was living in Brattleboro, Vermont. I was divorcing from my former husband and was full of the grief, anger, and remorse that comes with the ending of a marriage. I went to see Jewell for an energy healing. When she put me on her table, she said prayers from The 21 Praises to Tara before she began. I didn't know about these prayers to the Goddess Tara at the time, although they became important to me later.
I slipped into a trance state - it seemed as if I was watching short clips from movies, without any sound. I saw African men drumming around a fire, then the body of an emaciated black woman lying on a bed, I saw a ceremonial room of some kind with thousands of orange marigolds, and a white man, balding and heavyset with glasses, and many more brief images.
This vision came with help from a teacher of mine, Jewel. Jewel is a shaman, who lives on her land THE SOURCE, in Shutesbury, Massachusetts. When I met Jewell I was living in Brattleboro, Vermont. I was divorcing from my former husband and was full of the grief, anger, and remorse that comes with the ending of a marriage. I went to see Jewell for an energy healing. When she put me on her table, she said prayers from The 21 Praises to Tara before she began. I didn't know about these prayers to the Goddess Tara at the time, although they became important to me later.
I slipped into a trance state - it seemed as if I was watching short clips from movies, without any sound. I saw African men drumming around a fire, then the body of an emaciated black woman lying on a bed, I saw a ceremonial room of some kind with thousands of orange marigolds, and a white man, balding and heavyset with glasses, and many more brief images.
At some point, I felt I was pulled backward, given some distance, so that these "movie clips" became like a vibrant patchwork quilt, all occurring at once. I remember thinking how beautiful they were from that perspective.
Suddenly, a Great Being arrived. I cannot actually describe that presence, because there was no form - she was composed of light. The only identification I felt I could make was that she was female. She didn't speak to me, only radiated the most intense compassion I have ever felt. She also radiated a profound sense of humor! It was as if she was saying, "Look Lauren, take a good look at this. It's going to be alright. You'll meet again. Don't take on so."
I shall never forget the power of that radiant being. As with all true visions, the image is very clear in my mind, it doesn't slip away. I later learned that Jewell always begins her sessions with prayers to the Goddess Tara. And to me, that was the Goddess White Tara; which is why I have prayed to her and tried to honor her with my masks ever since.
And, come to think of it. I've been very fortunate in that way!
Om Tare Tu Tare Tare Soha
