The Shape of Om (Starla’s Ellipse) (c) Lorraine Moretti
Thursday, February 12, 2026
7:30 – 9 PM CT
Suggested donation: $10-$20 In person only
Find inspiration in the extraordinary artwork of Voices of the 4 Communities, the current exhibit at Life Force Shamanic Arts & Healing.
Expect serene music, soft lighting and other sensory soothing stimuli aiding your shift into the deep contemplation where healing happens. Chairs and pillows are provided for meditation, and paper, pens, crayons, markers and other drawing implements are available if you wish to write or draw your reflections.
The featured artwork for tonight is The Shape of Om (Starla’s Ellipse) by Lorraine Moretti. The artist writes:
The sacred sound or voice of the cosmos is OM, the first vibration of divine consciousness. This
is a Hindu belief. The sound artist Steven Halpern used a device called a tonoscope that visualized
the sound or vibration of OM as an ellipse. This study of visible sound is called cymatics.
The sentient plasma being Starla came to me through words and images in 1989. Seven years
ago in a Life Force Healing Arts Intensive I co-led with Joan, I manifested a relationship with her
in a myth I created entitled The Communal Garden of Earth (Working and Loving Together)…Starla is my spirit guide who sings to me to respect and love the Earth and its powerful healing
plants and creatures and to keep growing in humanness and love.
The centerpiece of our meditation will be a magical art installation created especially by Steven Blaine Adams.This imaginative display enhances the meaning and symbolism of the featured artwork, inviting you to go deeper into the visionary world. Click here for photos of previous Art Meditation Night installations.
At the end of our time together, we have the opportunity to share our insights about art and life with this community of like-minded souls. Hosted by Life Force Founder and Director Joan Forest Mage and Associate Artistic Director Steven Blaine Adams.
Register for event
Art Meditation Night. Suggested Donation $10-$20.
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To donate by Zelle – our Zelle address is joan@lifeforcearts.org
Please contact Joan to specify if you are coming in person or via zoom
Questions? contact Joan at joan@lifeforcearts.org or 773-327-7224
This event repeats on the 2nd Thursday of each month
We have FREE PARKING in Central Savings parking lot. Click here for directions.
Life Force Arts Center, 1609 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL 60657
Joan Forest Mage
Joan Forest Mage, the founder and director of Life Force Arts Foundation and Shamanic Training Program, is honored to serve as a shamanic healer, educator and performing artist in her hometown of Chicago (and throughout the world via zoom). She has a Master of Arts Degree in Applied Professional Studies from De Paul University’s School for New Learning, with the focus area “Creating Healing Ritual Through the Arts: A Contemporary Paradigm.” A Certified Movement Analyst, she has studied shamanism, energy work and healing ritual with numerous teachers, and has worked as a Shamanic Practitioner since 1995, performing over 1000 soul retrieval healings. Joan has over thirty years of professional performing and teaching experience as a dancer, singer and theater performer, and two music CDs to her credit. She has taught workshops and training programs in the arts and body movement since 1985, and in shamanism since 1996.