"Ephemeral Nature Of Living Things", "Transient Nature Of Earthly Existence"

A friend forwarded this from Frick.org; perfect for referencing flowers in previous post.

As a complement to the paintings from the Mauritshuis, the Frick is presenting Transforming Still Life Painting, Rob and Nick Carter’s modern rejoinder to the vanitas tradition. The inspiration for the work is Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder’s (1573– 1621) Vase with Flowers in a Window (c. 1618), a renowned painting in the Mauritshuis’s collection (not in the exhibition due to its fragile condition). A reminder of the ephemeral nature of living things, the painting features a vase of meticulously detailed flowers displayed on a windowsill in front of a bright sky and picturesque landscape. In the Carter film, Bosschaert’s image changes gradually over the course of three hours: flowers wither, insects devour the tender foliage, and darkness descends over the distant mountains and river. The film animates the image and, like Bosschaert’s painting, illustrates the transient nature of earthly existence.

Rob and Nick Carter, still from Transforming Still Life Painting, 2012. Three-hour looped, digitally rendered film, frame, and Apple Mac. Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague. © Rob and Nick Carter

Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, Vase with Flowers in a Window, c. 1618. Oil on panel. Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague

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Anti-Aging

Cleaning out a bathroom drawer, I found a sample of Sisley L’Integral Anti-Age cream for “jour et suit” or day and night. As I stared at the words “Anti-Age”, I realized the fallacy and need for a new paradigm. We are supposed to age, to change and transition from one phase to the next, never looking the same. A baby becomes a toddler, a toddler an adolescent and an adolescent an adult. A toddler cannot regain the skin and appearance of a baby, nor an adolescent or adult; etc. There’s an expiration date on our bodies preceded by waning physicality; the growth cycle of birth and death for all. I love my fresh flowers. However, over a week’s period, there are the various stages between budding and withering. Then, to flower heaven.

Why be anti? Why resist and get stuck in negative twisting of what is inevitable by the cosmetic industry? So much of wellbeing is about embracing what is, moving with it and, ultimately letting go. Besides, let’s shatter the illusion that any cream, serum or elixir will remove the lines, the sagging, and retard aging. If anything, I’m convinced that the zillion products laden with fragrances and chemicals actually insult and injure skin. The focus needs to be on supporting the health of the skin no matter what age with clean products and good nutrition, for starters.

Certainly marketing this French product as “L’Integral” is amusing - integrated, complete, essential or fundamental.

Reincarnation Continued

Referencing the article by Robert Schwartz, last paragraph, “Every pre-birth plan I have ever studied has been based on great wisdom and unconditional love. Let us trust in that. Let us trust that the beauty and magnificence of The Shift will be worth the pain of the catalyst.”

For me, trust is more than a belief. There’s an active component involved. That is, it does not mean I or we roll over and play dead, defined in urban dictionary.com as, “To give up the will to try/the will to fight/or possibly stay silent/take the path of least resistance”. Across the board, now is the time for each of us to determine our truth, express it in ways that resonate, and trust that, ultimately, all is in perfect order.

Reincarnation

From a young age, I’ve believed in this “rebirth of a soul in a new body” and past lives. Surely my father’s unexpected death was a catalyst. Given that the human experience is so expansive with a myriad of opportunities, adventures, and emotions, I cannot believe the wisdom and knowledge gained are to no avail once the physical form expires. The longer I live the more understanding I have of the process, both individually and collectively; hence, my agreement with what Robert Schwartz says:

https://yoursoulsplan.wordpress.com/2019/01/17/perspectives-on-president-trump/

P.S. I especially like his statement, “Yet, out of the manure beautiful flowers can eventually grow.”

Martin Luther King Jr.

In honor of this man, today I watched the documentary, “King In The Wilderness”. Without a doubt, he was an impressive activist embracing equality and paving the way for others to take the lead. Surely, he would be so happy to know Barack Obama and not so happy to know his successor. However, perhaps he would understand the sequence and necessity for a quasi-leader who finally, fully exposes the prevailing systematic racism, elitism, indecency, bigotry and injustice so that they can be expunged forever. This will truly be a great nation when there is a foundation of freedom and prosperity for all.

Transmission For The Total Super Full Moon Eclipse Continued

“You are leaving behind the roles - all the settling for, the making nice, the barely breathing and calling it a life - you’ve been living out since February 2017 and birthing a new level mission. The past is now inaccessible, no matter how hard you try to cling on to it.”

Oh my gosh, it has certainly been longer than February 2017. Like decades! So very true that the past is inaccessible despite the grasping and clinging to loss of physical comforts, family structure and delusional thoughts of what life could have been. No! It could not have been given the characters and systems in place in birth family and the offshoot, marriage.

“In your own world - if you’re ready - your ripened Karma signals that the time is now to disengage from the past; radically re-imagine your future; recognize how you’ve been underestimating yourself and becoming increasingly self-sustaining.” Yes, Yes, Yes!!! Per my sequence of postings, art, etc. And, this is what I’ve been doing - ripening my Karma? Love it!

Love too - “This eclipse - known in ancient times as predicting the removal of kings - will be right overhead in Washington as the shutdown lengthens.” The day of reckoning is in process. Yay!

Full Moon Lunar Eclipse

What a magnificent, powerful sight last night with the earth casting a shadow over a quarter of the moon.

From Hare in the Moon Astrology:

“TRANSMISSION FOR THE TOTAL SUPER FULL MOON ECLIPSE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW -A heads up! We are now in the seismic magnetic force field of the January 21, 2019 Total Super Full Moon Lunar Eclipse 0 degrees Leo

This is one of the most potent of the 5 (!) eclipses in 2019 - not just a Lunar eclipse but a Super Blood Full Moon when the Moon is at its closest to the Earth. Not only that but Pluto, Mercury, the South Node of Fate and the Sun are all square awakener Uranus just as Mars on the hyper sensitive world axis in warrior Aries squares Saturn the Lord of Time and Karma - the volatility and unpredictability quotient is off the scales.

The potential for seismic activity, solar flares, high tides and earth movements is magnified, as is the impact on your nervous system and physicality. Grounding, decluttering, breath work, hydrating and creating a sanctuary for yourself in your own body is not an optional extra but a necessity. Your embodiment is mirroring the magnetic pole shifts.

The total Eclipse falls exactly across the cusps of Leo/Cancer and Aquarius/Capricorn at the master degrees - effectively severing you permanently from the energy strings and sticky grey webs of the 3D past. You are leaving behind the roles - all the settling for, the making nice, the barely breathing and calling it a life - you’ve been living out since February 2017 and birthing a new level mission. The past is now inaccessible, no matter how hard you try to cling on to it.

In the 3D world, Pandora’s Boxes are going to explode wide open one after another with revelation after revelation of what has been deliberately concealed. This eclipse - known in ancient times as predicting the removal of kings - will be right overhead in Washington as the shutdown lengthens.

In your own world - if you’re ready - your ripened Karma signals that the time is now to disengage from the past; radically re-imagine your future; recognize how you’ve been underestimating yourself and becoming increasingly self-sustaining.

Now that the Node of Fate and the 2019/20 eclipses have returned to Cancer for the first time since 2001, this is a rare opportunity to clear family, karma, delete family imprinting and inner “rules” you may still be unconsciously following which sabotage your beliefs about what is possible for yourself. At meta level, your new mission is to handcraft a life that expresses your unique essence, your spirit, you're Duende…..why you are here.”

Personally, I am right on schedule. With the bit about Washington, collectively too. This corroborates my direction, inspires me to keep going, and fortifies my trust in cosmic balance.

Compassion

Bringing this into the equation, with reference to evolving, releasing a grasp on ego and choosing heightened awareness, as Anam Thubten says, “Compassion is natural to all human beings even if it is hidden sometimes. If compassion is lacking in a person, it is sometimes just buried by unfortunate circumstances like trauma or hardship in their upbringing or conditioning that trained their mind to be competitive, ambitious or to divide people. There are thousands of ways our heart can be shielded and buried under such psychological shadows.”

Eckhart Tolle

As he explains, “If you had not suffered as you have, there would be no depth to you as a human being, no humility, no compassion.”

Although, I could argue that suffering is not always the beginning of consciousness. It can fuel negative emotions and destructive behaviors such as retaliation. Via suffering, some individuals refuse to evolve and release a grasp on ego and some choose heightened awareness.

When I Loved Myself Enough

A sweet book by Kim McMillen. Page 66 resonates - “When I loved myself enough I lost my fear of speaking my truth for I have come to see how good it is.”