Beautiful Dark

To go in the dark with a light is to know the light. To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight, and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings and is travelled by dark feet and dark wings. ~Wendell Berry
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7mo
a person holding an umbrella in their hand
Colocasia esculenta 'black magic'
a statue is shown with many circles around it
an abstract painting with bubbles floating in the air and on top of it is a chandelier
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darren waterston #paintingsubjects #painting #subjects #inspiration
a painting of a woman with wings flying above her head in the rain, looking up at something white
When traumatic events happen, a bright and beautiful part of our soul can become separated/lost. This can happen in both physical trauma/emotional trauma. Sometimes we even (unconsciously) "give away" a part of our soul, or unwittingly participate in someone else taking it. Soul loss leave feeling empty inside, depressed, anxious/just not the same anymore. Shamans locate lost fragments willing to come back and help/return them to restore a sense of being whole -- Laurie Kaplowitz, Musetouch
a painting of two cats sitting on top of a piece of luggage next to each other
Paintings - Peter Godwin - Australian Art Auction Records
Peter Godwin - Australian Art
an image of a flower that is in the dark with light coming from it's center
Underwater Photographer Esteban Tore's Gallery: April Contests: Natural Geometry - DivePhotoGuide.com
an abstract painting of water lillies in green and blue
a painting with two hands reaching out to another person's head in the dark
leserpente
Detail of Vision of Saint Francis of Assisi, Jusepe de Ribera, 1638.
a painting with words written on it that says, i feel like i'm diagonal park in a parallel universe
Peter Doig – Tate Britain – February 2008
Peter Doig – "Milky Way" Tate Britain – February 2008 | REVIEW – Art Exhibitions in London
a black owl sitting on top of a tree branch under a sky filled with stars
Diana Sudyka
Image of Night Owl - 10 x 10 inch Glow-in-the-Dark Archival Inkjet (Giclée) Print.
a buddha statue sitting on top of a flower
"One must be willing to stand alone—in the unknown, with no reference to authority or the past or any of one’s conditioning. One must stand where no one has stood before in complete nakedness, innocence, and humility." —Adyashanti ..*
a painting of a house in the middle of a lake
Carola Schapals | Saatchi Art
Moonlight
a vase filled with lots of flowers on top of a table
Robert Kushner
Robert Kushner, 'Night garden', 2000. Mixed media / art, plants, flowers
an abstract painting with black, gold and white flowers in the center on a black background
Robert Kushner. Night blooming Cereus 1. Sugar lift aquatint on antique Japanese kimono silk
a collage of different pictures with flowers and other things in them, including a woman's head
Boho Dark Magenta and Teal by Michele Soares on Etsy
Boho Dark Magenta and Teal