New Painting-a prayer of thanks

She Guides in Silence

Acrylic and graphite on cradled birch panel, 12” x 12”. It began with a textured background followed by a moment of silence to see who emerged. The painting is my prayer of thanks for the love of my ancestors.

I wrote Daughter of Spirit, Daughter of Peace: a prayer for humanity almost two decades ago after meeting a group of my ancestors during meditation. After hundreds of conversations, interventions and guided prayers, my ancestors are real to me. Their communication is as loud as a hush and soft as a breath. At times, it is silent as the stars above.

I call my ancestors “grandmothers”. They call me “Daughter of Spirit”. It is not a name I chose for myself. The name and all it implies was not earned or requested. Gifts of the heart are like this. They are given freely that you may share them with others.

You can begin a relationship with your ancestors by imagining a loving presence or a soft whisper in your ear guiding you to your own inner wisdom. You might begin by asking:

Who are my ancestors? What guidance do they have for me? Who will call me ancestor?

 She glimmers from different angles

© Claudia Rose, Ph.D.