Having written a number of chapters of a book, I entered the ‘Null Zone, as my guides call it. I go through phases of ‘inner’ and ‘outer’ focus and right now I am in an ‘inner’ place. My brain seemed to have gone on strike and I had no idea what to do with myself.
After a couple of days of being unable to write, or read, or even to enjoy movies, I decided to take my paints out and just paint. I needed to use another ‘channel’ for a while. But I didn’t have an idea what to paint so I just sat and sketched random images, and then painted them.
I was trying to do it as an art therapy exercise, even though I had written a few chapters of the book in as many days, so I wasn’t feeling necessary blocked, so much as ‘full up’!
Out of that initial therapy image I liked a couple of elements so I painted a simple flower image. I started to ‘feel’ unblocked on some level, but still had no desire to write.
But I decided to paint something that actually took more effort. So I found an image I liked from my old photos, taken while doing energy-work in the UK, and spent the evening sketching, then painting that. I finished it the following morning, having lost all interest in doing anything but paint! My chickens were not impressed.
I became a little bored at the end, and didn’t put as much energy into the brickwork! My sketch-pad too is not designed for water paints so it rucks quite a bit, but it is only for practicing. As a result though, straight lines can look wavy in the photos.
I have very limited paints too, and three brushes to it is quite a challenge, but it is difficult to find quality paints and equipment here in Luxor.
This image is of a tree through the window of an upstairs room at Wardour castle.
Having finished that, not to my satisfaction though, as I need to practice a whole lot more!!!
While I was doing the washing up an image of a Black Widow spider appeared in my mind and I knew I was supposed to paint it. So I followed the impulse and it was quite quick.
While I was doing that another image popped into my head and that was for doing after the spider was finished.
I couldn’t figure out why these images were coming in. I knew they were for painting, but why?
Then I twigged! Most of my story writing comes into my head as dictation and images. I just have to listen to the words and describe what I see. I have been doing this since 2005 and am familiar with the process. But I wanted to illustrate the stories myself and my guides gave me a technique for accessing the ‘right’ image, to go with the story. But I hadn’t actually used it yet. 
This current process is about accessing the images! So I did the sketch that my ‘intuition’ showed me, even though I have no idea why it was that image! It seemed very random, like the spider! The image is more ‘purple’ in the picture than in actuality, as the light here in my flat is not good enough for an image and I couldn’t use a flash because I had also used pencil, which shines!
As I was going to sleep last night I was told to paint a jar of tadpoles! I haven’t started that one yet. I have no idea how to paint glass.
But I’ll see what happens!
Creations of the Soul 