Dear Friends,
Poetry, painting and a perfume – practising purpose playfully!
Hello from the hearth of winter in Johannesburg, South Africa – an intermingled time of darkness, cold, bright blue sunshine days, more power outages; nonetheless, at the same time, an opportunity to purposefully dive deeper into the inner cave of our beings. Emerging with creative promptings, dancing with the rhythm of the soul’s desire to lead the way…. Playfully!
In this instance, as the Enneagram Style 4 of individual expression and creative impulse came alive, so did this writing emerge in the flow of communicating and sharing the process and outputs of some creative play and musings, that have arisen as part of my own personal purpose journey in the quietude of home and in moments of ‘downtime’.
For me, listening to the inner prompts has been the key to tune into what the heart and soul have wanted to express – freely and joyfully – that which is in my consciousness at this stage of the ever unfolding, ever expanding and contracting pulse of life’s force and energy flowing through.
Forthwith, allowing this innocent, naïve, pure creative expression… free of any mind constraints, agendas, binds… simply free to come into existence and enjoy in the delight of this playfulness! It’s a dance, a skating whirl on top of a frozen lake, crisp as the winter air catches a brown paper leaf on its breath.
With this in mind, a poem came through…
a Poem : “Glee for Thee”
With auburn mist
swirling about, tracing the ground
a winter’s morning
Her earth is kissed
Purples, pinks, and golden glue
a great array of sunset on display
With Her colours chosen
the end of day is woven
Silver swirling all around
tracing winter’s grey brown ground
Now in dark silver blue
She turns to kiss
the night sky too.
Crumpled leaves
crisping bark
we are led further
into Her reddening dark
Night-time falls
a wise owl calls
silhouetted by sky
away does it fly
The cold descends
it never bends
a fire lit
and here we sit
She plays with flames
for all Her games
drawing us deeper
as the One, our keeper
Inside this great fire
She reveals Her pyre
In this chamber of Kali Maa
in which we char
Minds are quietened
as the flames are brightened
Turning the pyre
one stick at a time
She burns all away
It’s all Her Play!
Until nothing is left
but ember and flame
and all that remains
is our Glee for Thee!
O Mata Kali
You burned us alive
How can this be
nothing to see
But Love for Thee!
“From Exile to Exaltation”, a collection of poems, by Anita Craig
a Painting :
As I practised innerflow’s mantra of “re-direct your energy, re-direct your life” the colours, forms and shapes began to manifest…
a Perfume :
Meanwhile, if you will, for a moment, using your imagination and senses of smell, touch, breathe in deeply, your nostrils and chest expanding widely and clearly as you take in the scent of Frankincense, Myrrh, Sandalwood, Rose, Jasmine, Lemongrass… rub into your hands this blend in the carrier oil of Jojoba. Additionally, apply to the areas to either side of your neck beneath your ears – as you would a perfume, and touch to the inside of each wrist. Lastly, should you fancy more indulgence, pour some into your warm bath at night and allow the home blended oils and perfume to soak into your entire being….
Cultivating inner creativity
At innerflow’s private and 1:1 retreats, our sessions and programs include an element of meditation, mindful awareness, lifestyle guidance, reflective practices and large doses of compassionate self-care and love!
We offer 1:1 and group sessions for the purpose of your own inner creative expression. Simultaneously, these lead to your own journey of practising how to “re-direct your energy, re-direct your life.”
By the same token, allowing you to safely explore and connect with your inner intuition, communication, inner voice and guidance, and bringing a sense of play, fun and lightness in the process.
Concurrently this is especially great for giving our serious, logical, analytical brain a rest!
Sacred art-making is also an option e.g. making your own mandalas, yantras for those wishing to explore sacred art design.
Venue: innerflow Private Retreat Centre, Blair Atholl Estate, Lanseria, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
“The experience of being in abundant nature and a safe environment, while connecting authentically with yourself, taking much needed time to focus in on your creative, spiritual and personal growth is a deeply fulfilling experience that will support you in moving into a vibrant, abundant and more purposeful life.”
Read more about our services and bespoke retreats.
Email: info@innerflow.co.za and make a date with cultivating your inner creativity today.
To conclude:
“We’ve got to be able to practice a new state of being with our eyes open – so no condition, no external circumstance, no personal thing, no craving in the body, no wrong choice can pull us back to that old self.” ~ Dr Joe Dispenza.
