Timeless Elements (c) Steven Blaine Adams
photo: Helen Witkins
Pantheon: a journal of spiritual art
Maintained by Life Force Arts Center, whose mission is to connect art with spirit
The Mitote Ceremony: Coyote Dreaming
by Mark Edwards Crowe Mitote is a Toltec ritual in dreaming performed throughout the night. It has been passed down through the various Toltec lineages and bands of sorcerers, as a means to transform one's own personal dream. It works to transform the individual's...
The Art of Interpreting Intuitive Information
by Joan Forest Mage Being an intuitive is like being a detective: you must be able to hold many possibilities in mind at once, searching for the interconnections. Both the detective and the intuitive try to get to the bottom of an incident. Both are investigators. A...
In Life and Music, Faith Will Lead You Home
by Kat Kidwell I've always been influenced by church music, and favorite hymn of mine, "Amazing Grace," reminds me of how I really ended up where I am by trusting in, losing, and rekindling my faith as a musician. When I was a preteen, I chose to dedicate my life to...
The Creative Force
by Ruth Landis From the moment I arrived in New Buffalo, Michigan to write, there has been a severe weather advisory. The wind is fierce. It is loud and powerful and I can't believe the little yachts in the harbor aren't being picked up in a funnel cloud and taken to...
The Art of Woodburning: Metaphor For Life
Cheetah (c) Sharon Bechtold “The creatures that share our planet are not separate and distinct from us. They are us. Our treatment of them and the environment reflects our attitudes about ourselves. There is no us and them. There is only One. Dualities are an...
A Storyteller Speaks
by Mark Kater Storytelling has always been a part of my life. Like most folks, I often never gave it a second thought. A story, whether in the form of a book, movie, TV show, joke or personal narrative either moved me or didn't. I first learned about the power of...
Art, Life, and a Horseshoe Nail
by Sharon Bechtold For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the battle was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. And all for the want of a horseshoe nail. Art...
The Value of Art in Society, aka Skipping Stones
by Sharon Bechtold My 8-year-old son recently asked me about jobs and our roles within society. We spoke about his dad who is a fleet supervisor for the county sheriff and how he makes sure their cars function so they can protect us. We spoke about his brother who is...
Sound the Singing Bowls
by Edward Farnham Long recognized as emblematic of the primal creative force, sound embodies the essence of vibration, the back and forth pendulum swing of yin and yang, male and female, the dual universe. It travels through air and informs our minds, but water is an...
The Muse Changes the Pattern: Kirtan in Music
by Wendy Warnimont/Shanti LILA OF ANANDA KIRTANA features Kirtan played on the accordion with more movement and healing focus. Although the melodies and rhythms have roots in traditional Kirtan or Middle Eastern patterns, the arrangements are more organic and push the...
