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  It's always exciting when a series starts to happen. Last fall, as I was pondering the energies of the September Equinox of 2022, I was guided towards painting Mary Magdalene. Full of watery...

We are living in changeful, exciting times. It seems every year and every month these days has something new to bring to the table. But in certain months, the energy is so intense it's palpable. To...

November 2022 represents a vital energetic turning point for Gaia and humanity. Starting yesterday (11/1/2022) through just after the Solstice (12/22/2022) we are under the influence of very...

Last spring shortly after 2/22/2022 I started a new painting. It began with ocean blues, and before long a beautiful female figure appeared, with a spiral at her forehead and hands crossed over her...

I’m writing this article because I just had a cobweb epiphany which led to a deep understanding of the spiritual meaning of spider webs. Have cobweb spiders been invading your home recently? Or have...

December. The darkest days of the year. I used to find this time of year gloomy, and couldn't wait for the return of the light. But a change in perspective reveals the silver lining of these dark...

I recently took a hike down to the Rock River near where I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The path takes you on a decent down through deep woods into the watershed. The hike down and the...

The September 2021 Equinox took place at 3:21 PM Eastern Time today. Here, just sharing spirit guidance when I inquired about the energies of this event. Equinox Transmission 1 This equinox is a...

Archangel Ariel is well known as the angel of nature.  Known as the Lion (or Lioness) of God, she assists with courage, grounding, and healing. Not surprisingly, she is also an angel of childbirth....

More channeled guidance for those on the path to truth. This is what I was given when I asked what needed to be known this week: Question everything. Through questioning one finds Truth.    One...

Right after the Lion’s Gate portal opened, Raven presented itself to me as the spirit totem for this year. If you read my 2021 Lion's Gate blog, you will recall that 2021-2022 is a Yellow Electric...

Is Sloth your spirit animal? Find out with a deep dive into the spiritual meaning of Sloth, including sloth symbolism, shadow traits, and more.

Akashic message and guidance for understanding the energies of July 2021: text and video energy update for July 2021

(Please explain the energies of the upcoming June Solstice of 2021.) Open your heart. This is a time of solar influx anointing the earth with golden radiance energy. This is the energy of joy and...

(Please explain the energies of the May/June 2021 eclipse season) Oneness is upon us. We speak not of hive-mind oneness – although that too is materializing as it must – as all things cast their...

"Owl Spirit", original acrylic spirit animal art by Ona Christie. Print available at BrightSpiritArt.com The Owl spirit animal connects us to the wisdom of the Elders and serves as a reminder to be...

This small watercolor painting is related to the Tesseract drawing I posted recently. It is one of a series of small paintings based on the concept of the All Seeing Eye of God. I actually sketched...

What is the 11-11 Portal? The 11/11 Gateway is a significant energy portal that we'll be feeling between approximately Samhain (Halloween/All Saint's Day) and Thanksgiving. At this time we will be...

When I do energy healing work with clients, I include a channeled drawing to accompany each session. A Soul Visioning drawing is a portal both for healing and for messages to come through from the...

As the pivotal year of 2020 moves into its final months, the infinity sign is showing up to remind us that everything happens in cycles, and all polarities eventually balance out. ...