Back to painting my face. Today has been quite a creative day, which I am pleased about. It started off with a meditation and a vision of a Dragon, associated with Strength, which I did and completed as a Pen Drawing.
Then I created a cruelty free tribal tattoo for my neck, the lines need to be cleaner but I am fairly happy with the design.
Finally came forth the Tiger and the desire to return to painting my face. I have been reading a book called "Waking the Tiger." It is about dealing with trauma, something which has been arising in my issues, since I started this project. I actually don't see this as a bad thing, it's about time, I faced these inner demons. The book I am reading explains trauma and how trauma in the animal world rarely occurs in the wild, however, humans do suffer from trauma and in many forms.
I have only started reading this but I like the ideas, thoughts and concepts already expressed in the book.
So, why "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" - well it's interesting, I hadn't made the connection to my drawing of my dragon this morning till I heard the words of this for my art photo shoot and I wondered why that sprung to mind. I did some research and it turns out that the crouching tiger, hidden dragon symbolism relates to passions, talents hidden within us all and seeking them out. It comes from an ancient Chinese poem by Yu Xin. In that poem it says "behind the rock in the dark probably hides a tiger, and the coiling giant root resembles a crouching dragon."
Both symbols for me are quite strong and come from a place of strength and empowerment. The book "Waking the Tiger" talks about how unspent energy freezes us and brings about trauma and it's not until that unspent energy is diffused can the trauma be healed. He describes how he gave a woman, who was suffering from severe panic attacks and agoraphobia, the image of a tiger chasing her. She screamed, trembled and her legs moved as if she was running from the imaginary tiger. She never had panic attacks again and the agoraphobia dissipated. The unspent energy that had locked her in trauma had been released by this powerful imagery.
I have had fun releasing my own dragon and tiger and feel their energy within me, their strength and empowerment.
I do feel more creations are on their way. Productive day all round.
Creation and Photographs by Andrea George using a NIkon Coolpix P520
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