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Voyager - January
2008 Our Creative Soul
Patricia McNally & Daniel
Naughnane The soul is the source from which all our artistic and creative natures spring. The same can be said of all intuitive/spiritual abilities. Some very fortunate people can access these abilities as simply as the majority of us can turn on a water tap. For the remainder however it varies between having to raise their bucket from a very deep well to in some cases having to sink a new shaft digging through many layers in order to reach that, which will quench their thirst. When we are children we all have this soul light burning within us, then one of two things happens either the flame grows as the child is encouraged to make use of their "gifts" or the flame is diminished when a parent or guardian tells them to stop "telling stories” or “wasting time” if they are trying to make use of their creativity or seeing spirit people. The final nails get driven into the creative/intuitive coffin during school days, either through peer pressures or through the rise of the human ego and the self critic. Which means we are constantly judging ourselves against others and always deciding that we are an “also ran” in the creativity league. If the flame has not been completely extinguished by this point, we then encounter the mundane needs of human life such as work, family commitments, keeping a roof over our head etc. If all this sounds familiar, how then can we remove these “man made’ barriers between us and our soul energy so that the dying embers of our intuitive/creative nature can be refreshed and the flames burn bright once more. The answer is very simple, but for some people it might be very difficult to achieve. That might seem to be a contradiction, but the solution to the “adult” problem, is to view the world through the eyes of a child, to “see” the wonder of nature, to stop making judgements about what we do creatively, just take enjoyment in being creative. Listen to the silence and your voices within, follow your gut instinct, don’t let your logical mind create barriers to your intuition, this too will feed your soul flame and build a happier, healthier more balanced you. © Patricia McNally & Daniel Naughnane 2008
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Patricia
McNally has been enthusiastic about art from early childhood and continued to
make in-depth studies of the many great artists. In 1985 she joined the Mary
Ward Centre, where her tutor (the late Peter John Garrard) aided her transition
to a new medium oils. She has exhibited widely and has had several one-person
exhibitions including the Mall Gallery (the RBA), Alberti Gallery, Eva Jekel
Gallery and the Schact Fine Arts Gallery in New York.
She was presented to
Princess Royal during an exhibition at Heythrop College where he
worked and took part as an exhibitor. Recently the work of Caroline Myss has had
a great influence on her work.
Daniel
Naughnane had a creative flare from a very early age and during that time he had
many out of body experiences, which led to his exploration of the mystic and
esoteric. In 1985 he joined the Mary Ward Centre, where his tutor (the
late Peter John Garrard) aided his artistic development. He has since gained
further experience on numerous courses and workshops including the Summer School
at the Slade School of Fine Art, the Blackheath School of Art, Kew Studios where
had his first studio. He has exhibited widely and has had a number of one-person
exhibitions and several two-person exhibitions. His work has been shown in the Royal Festival Hall in the South Bank Picture Show. He was presented to
Princess Royal during an exhibition at Heythrop College where he
worked and took part as an exhibitor. He now runs workshops and drawing with the
inner eyes to encourage creativity and intuition.
