PRINCESS ZISKA CHAPTER 2 & 3 

Kristena West: One of my favorite books when  was a teenager! 

Chapter One

Ziska (1897) Marie Corelli Read by Kristena West Armand Gervase has it all. He is a famous artist, his paintings are hung in national galleries, and he is celebrated worldwide. His best-known painting, depicting an alluring Egyptian woman about to murder her lover, is known for its minute, historic detail, yet Armand has no experience with Egypt's ancient past . . . or does he? Rejecting the idea of heaven and hell, soul and spirit, Armand embraces a life of decadence which allows him the freedom to act as he pleases -- until he meets the seductive and hypnotic Princess Ziska. Haunted by strange and distant memories of her, Armand attempts to unravel her mystery, only to discover his memories of her are centuries old -- and she looks terrifyingly similar to the female in his celebrated painting. How can this be? Has he fallen in love with a ghost, or is there something more sinister lurking behind Ziska's hypnotic eyes? A supernatural tale of reincarnation, seduction, and revenge, Ziska was a bestseller upon its publication in 1897. 

Today's vlog is on the Virtue of Balance becomes Progress. Anytime we take hold of ourselves and identify one habit we would like to transform or dissolve, we change our soul vibration, and this promotes health and over time can heal our chakras...that may be a leap but mindfulness meditations have proven to be health giving for thousands of years. This leads to clarification of our soul forces and can heal our body-mind-spirit. Today we start with a Balance meditation to try in some situations to remain nuetral and not be swayed by sympathy or antipathy. Equilibrium between opposites = freedom.

With people all over the world "scrapping" copies of artists original work and selling it as the "artists own work" -what are the emotional, psychological, financial and ethical ramifications? Kristena discusses A from a various perspectives including shamanic, spiritual, religious and ethical viewpoints. What is the Karma being created by using ai fraudulently? Will ai be the death of the artist? Will artists begin to hide their work?

Listen as Kristena shares personal stories.

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Becoming Sophia is an online creative arts community- it’s a 12 month journey through the Zodiac, mixed media arts, journal writing, meditation, and dreamwork. Each Month we post a Zodiac constellation- and discuss the virtue associated with it. (did you know there are corresponding virtues ?) and as Becoming Sophia is grounded in personal development, self-empowerment and artistic explorations of the Goddesses we find all over the world, we take a look at our own deeper story.

You will receive the monthly online Sacred Arts Classroom, that has vlogs and weekly prompts-videos are pre-recorded so you can log in any time all over the word!

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Podcasts is about cross-cultural non-denominational Stories of Personal Encounters with Jesus Christ. Transformational Arts and Consciousness art critiques in Berkeley about my grail maiden dolls and the reaction to this and 20 years more study. Arts and Spirituality.

Kristena discusses how the ancient Earth Festival of Michaelmas is relevant for our contemporary time, and brings her urban shamanic-pyschological know-how to our limiting beliefs and behaviors. Kristena reveals some of the deeper esoteric secrets of what happens to humans who overcome their negative behaviors and thereby tame our Dragon natures.

We want to live creative, free and healthy lives, innerwork is the secret key to resilience and deep inner strength and courage to live to the fullest. www.KristenaWestArt.com 

Kristena discusses the Art of Seeing based on her favorite article by David Appelbaum for Parabola magazine: 4 Meditations on Seeing. Using the great Christian Mystic Meister Eckhart's writings reveal that he was "tubing the cosmic wave" his understanding of consciousness equals great Buddhist sages and the brainstorming sessions at MIT. What is it like to Create out of Nothing?  www.KristenaWestArt.com parabola.org/2017/01/22/four-meditations-on-seeing-by-david-appelbaum

Podcast is about using somatic (body) issues - pain, obstacles, blocks, as a creative transformative process, accessing deeper dreams and undiscovered Life Purpose. Kristena discusses her life long art practice and how a injury led to using art as a transformative process leading to her creating a new life path and www.SunHeartBohoClothing.com

HAPPY APRIL FOOLS! What is the gift of Sacred Clowns, Holy Fools, Jesters and comedians from a cross-cultural viewpoint? What is the Medicine Gift for these amazing Archetypes? How do they serve the world? Yes, Humor but there's more to it, enjoy! www.KristenaWestArt.com