Om for a Day~
Magic #s?
* Tai Chi by the Numbers
108 on the clock
108 on the timer
108 Rules~Rituals?
Math Magic
Silent Sounds, Simple Life, Nature's Grandeur all increase gratitude and love in action. I gazed in awe and wonder as I viewed our lodging, room 108.
108, what does it mean?
Many Tai Chi forms contain the number 8. Eight Pieces of Brocade, Ba Gua 8 Trigrams, 18 forms Taiji Qigong (shi ba shi) 3 different sets increase energy and strength. Tai Chi Yang Long Form, the traditional 108, the 88 Pattern 108 Yang Long form and other forms.
In China, 8 means prosperity, example, 8 shrimp in a Chinese painting
In other cultures?
* Buddhist Mala Beads? A string of 108 beads can be known as a su-chu.
Om? Thumb to index finger circle as in meditation can be "the gesture of consciousness and knowledge."
The Story of Tea enjoyed worldwide shapes better health, strength, and longevity as does Tai Chi and Qigong practice. Tea rituals abound and community sharing is stimulated, Globe Trekker.
Crazy 8's Card Game and Pieces of 8's too~
Wasn't I surprised to hear?
+ "And Shiva dances his cosmic dance of 108 synchronized movements....." India's Golden Age
Protection? Vision?
"All of the Above"
Rough Carved Logs connected with Chink in "Log Cabin" room.
Solidity and Stillness Magic~
Absolute Silence, free of TV, phones and machine noise.
Power of Wood Element combined with Nature's "Green" color is stimulation for the liver.
Are You Seeing?
11:11
1:11
2:22
3:33
4:44
and other combinations frequently?
*** What can they mean?
Infinity Symbol cut into stone shows a flowing 8 Form....
OM MY GOD!
Blog Search Key Words: Tai Chi Yang Long Form, 88 Pattern, Tai Chi Music, Long's Peak Colorado
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The Power of One
*** Can viewing the combinations of "one" in sequence mean "new beginnings?"
Resources:
Tai Chi
* Tai Chi by the Numbers, The Importance of Numbers in Tai Chi by Jiang Jian-ye with Sandra Balint. Tai Chi Magazine, Vol 32 No 6, Dec 2008, pp 22-27
Music for 108 Taiji Melody, 88 pattern, 8 Brocades and Qigong Melody, music selections for practice available from YMAA.com Dr. Yang Jwing-ming, Tai Chi and Qigong, Martial Arts, workshops, videos, books, newsletter and more
Dr. Paul Lam, Tai Chi for Health Institute worldwide. Programs for better health on all levels, music for practice. Tai Chi for Arthritis and more. How can Tai Chi help you?
** Aspen Lodge, Estes Park, Colorado USA, view Long's Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. Master Chen, book The Master Within, Passion for Life. Workshops, classes at the lodge for Tai Chi and Qigong forms.
*** Healing with the Angels book by Doreen Virtue, number sequences and combinations and more. "444" may mean Angels are Near.
*** in5d.com "Ascension Flu Symptoms" possible DNA upgrades? Seeing the numbers 1 in sequence? Various Articles.
**** Globe Trekker, the Story of Tea (2016)
+ The Story of India, India's Golden Age (2009) aired on PBS.org Oct 2016
Dahlis Roy: Visionary Artist, Author and Tai Chi Instructor
Photos:
108 Room Number photos by Dahlis
Rough Cu Logs
Infinity Walkway stone work by Rob, photo by Beth
Wonder of Wonders!
In early autumn, I gazed out my window....
I saw images in the sunspots flickering on the giant oak tree. Many animal faces and forms greeted me in a backdrop of rough bark and soft grass. Shapes of animals, wild and tame, appeared. How come I didn't notice them before?
My memory wound back to a music documentary about * David Gilmour: Wider Horizons. David and his mother were walking through a grove of bright green trees in full leaf. "I see pictures in the trees. Do you see them?" his mother inquired.
"No."
My next personal memory presented itself as images of the painting called **Peaceful Mountain. Rocks, water and grass painted itself sprinkled with animal shapes, clear and faded. A figure in white appeared. What next?
I shot some more photos. Smile!
As I look at these uploads, even more shapes appear as floating foams, ever changing.
*** Lately I've been enjoying puppy and kitten shows and videos, increasing my awareness and developing stronger bonds with the animal kingdom and with my own pets. These gentle positive scenes enhance meditative states of mind and increase relaxation responses.
Little faces come to life, peering eyes, furry coats...."imagine." Where did all the shapes originate? I am sure they are there all along, waiting for me to catch up with them!
Another day near sunset, grass glowed bright ethereal green. Blueish shadows brought multiple dimensions to life. I felt as if I could see the cartoon segment from the Disney movie Fantasia, The Sorcerer's Apprentice springing to life!
**** "TRUST THE GROWING TREE"
Resources:
* David Gilmour, singer songwriter, former member of Pink Floyd, documentary, Wider Horizons on MTVC (Music Television Classics) 2016. David explores his songwriting and music producing techniques. How does a musician create and achieve?
** Peaceful Mountain, blog post Out of the Blue 2016, where did all these animals and visions come from?
***Puppy and Kitty shows Too Cute, Cats 101, and Dogs 101, from Animal Planet, watch videos. Youtube, many resources to learn more about pets, fun and relaxing.
**** Quote "Trust the Growing Tree" from A Clever Rabbit Has Three Hiding Places: Strategies for Success in Life by Chao-Hsiu Chen, 2002
+Walt Disney's Fantasia (1940) classical music segments set with cartoon animations, joy and wonder.
Music: Essentials from Tommy James and the Shondells, Crimson and Clover and I Think We're Alone Now
Willie Nelson's Super Hits including Pancho and Lefty with Merle Haggard and Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground.
Dahlis Roy: Visionary Artist, Author, and Tai Chi Instructor
Photos by Dahlis
Nature's Paintbushes: Three Images of sunspots on the old oak tree . What do you see painted by sun and shadows? I see a variety of images, shifting all the time.
Glow Green, sunlight and shadows, motion and stillness
Beyond The Blue Horizon
It's Time Again to wish you, Blue, another Happy Birthday on Sept 26. It's been 6 years since 2010 when I first pushed "publish" and watched you, the Blue Butterfly, silently float up into Cyberspace~
Light Years from yesterday, I went through your hard copy file and "found" your title and logo in its infancy format.
I also found the scribbled phrase "Out of this Word..."
Little did I realize that more than 300 posts later you are still evolving into the blue with spontaneous creativity, inspiration, wonder, and joy to share..
This year the Top Five Posts on Out of the Blue are: (drum roll)
Tonal Vision
Lavender Blue
What Kind of Animal Are You?
Wander and Ponder
Sirius Blue
Thank You Everyone, readers and contributors far and wide, visible and invisible.
Ready Set Grow!
Key Words: Blue, Silver, Butterfly, Imagination, Creativity, Feather
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Above and Beyond, what is visible beyond the horizon?
Taking Flight
Dahlis Roy: Visionary Artist, Author, and Tai Chi Instructor
Images:
Lake Michigan Chicago Skyline, "seeing beyond" photo by Erik Drake, musician
Out of the Blue! I have a blog title and a blue butterfly logo, sketch by Dahlis
Blue and Silver Light Reflections, photo by Dahlis
"What if I were to draw my feelings?"
"What are my feelings?"
"I don't know"
"How would I draw them?"
"I don't know."
Emotional Creativity
"What does it feel like to be creative?"
"Step Outside Your Self" "Being in the Zone." "The Great Escape~"
* Flame Work~Torch Work: The blue flame of the blowtorch creates magic.
"Music is Art for Your Ears," Ivy.
"I know I am in the zone when the music I'm playing while writing or painting disappears."
** "Have you ever felt oneness with anybody, anything?"
"I personally have
felt many times as if I am nowhere or I am one with universal forces.
And have felt as if there is nothing like physical existence, just there are only invisible forces dancing to create illusions," Arvind Hirpara
Paint Attention
Butterfly and Poppies
COLOR DRAW PAINT WRITE DANCE SING SPEAK DREAM THINK YOUR FEELINGS!
Key Words: Creativity, Vision
Resources:
** Arvind Hirpara, creator of Spirituality and Spiritual Souls, a positive sharing group on Facebook, quote from Sept 2, 2016
The Yoga of Drawing, Uniting Body, Mind, and Spirit in the Art of Drawing by Jeanne Carbonetti
The Dancing Wu-Li Masters by Gary Zukav, my first book: "spontaneous creativity."
Music: R.E.M. live at the Chelsea Theater, NYC, 1991, recorded as Unplugged, program on MTVC (Music Television Classics) Sept 2016. Lyrics: "That's me in the corner, that's me in the spotlight...."
Dahlis Roy: Visionary Artist, Author, and Tai Chi Instructor
Images
Lavender Blue, Sunlight Reflected through a blue bottle, photo by Dahlis
** Flame Work~Torch Work, custom made necklace created by Zoe
Butterfly and Poppies, contributed photo, first painting, done at a Wine and Canvas Group.
Cottage Morning
Atmospheric!
Harmonious blends of lights and darks appear and shift.
Stillness, Motion, and More~I am fully there, participating rather then viewing.
* "Our purpose is not to imitate the crane but to become it..."
Just this morning, the sun cut its path through thick clouds of ground mist, previews of coming attractions..
And now summer is melting into early autumn in the northern hemisphere....shifting light and color become poised for cooler temperatures and longer nights.
** I feel like I am visiting William Blake's Inn~I pick up the book and read:
The Marmalade Man Makes a Dance to Mend Us
"....Tiger, Sunflowers, King of Cats
Cow and Rabbit mend your ways.
I the needle, you the thread-
follow me through mist and maze...."
Then....Blake Leads a Walk on the Milky Way....
I chuckle:
Blake Tells the Tiger the Tale of the Tailor
"....On windy days and moonless nights
Blake wears a suit of shifting lights
The tailor now has grown so clever
He stitches light and dark together...."
Mists of Time
I reflect:
** "Will you come?" said the sun.
"Soon," said the moon.
"How far?" said the star.
"I'm there," said the air.
For now, Wood Aster stars are still blooming here.
*** "....Where Do You Notice Shifts? "Separation is Only an Illusion...."
Key Words: writing, poetry, Tai Chi
Related Posts
Writing Out Loud
The Blank Page
Resources
* Jiong Gu, Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, my Tai Chi Instructor
** A Visit to William Blake's Inn, Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers by Nancy Willard, illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen. Quotes from Introduction, and pages 36 and 42.
William Blake is a well known artist, writer, poet, and mystic who lived in London nearly 200 years ago. Poem: "Tyger, Tyger. burning bright...." and more
*** Deepak Chopra, M.D., writer, spiritual teacher, chopracentermeditation, Quote from segment Miraculous Living from the 21 Day Meditation Experience, Miraculous Relationships Cd set with Deepak Chopra and Oprah Winfrey. Online free meditations, some for purchase and some on Cd.
Dahlis Roy: Visionary Artist, Author, and Tai Chi Instructor
Photos:
Cottage Morning contributed by Debbie, used with permission
by Dahlis
Winter Prints
Wood Asters
