Jenny Siegel, "Portal" paintings inspired by the words of White Eagle, Hopi Indigenous

“In the first few days of the quarantine, I read the words of White Eagle, Hopi indigenous, shared on 03/16/2020:

’This moment humanity is going through can now be seen as a portal and as a hole. The decision to fall into the hole or go through the portal is up to you. If you consume the news 24 hours a day, with little energy, nervous all the time, with pessimism, you will fall into the hole. If you take this opportunity to look at yourself, rethink life and death, take care of yourself and others, you will cross the portal. Do not lose the spiritual dimension of this crisis, have the aspect of the eagle, which from above, sees the whole, sees more widely. You were prepared to go through this crisis.

Take your toolbox and use all the tools at your disposal. Learn about resistance with Indigenous and African peoples: we have always been and continue to be exterminated. But we still haven't stopped singing, dancing, lighting a fire and having fun. You don't help at all by being sad and without energy. It helps if good things emanate from the Universe now. It is through joy that one resists. Also, when the storm passes, you will be very important in the reconstruction of this new world. You need to be well and strong. And, for that, there is no other way than to maintain a beautiful, happy, and bright vibration. This is a resistance strategy. In shamanism, there is a rite of passage called the Quest For Vision. You spend a few days alone in the forest, without water, without food, without protection. When you go through this portal, you get a new vision of the world, because you have faced your fears, your difficulties ... This is what is asked of you. What world do you want to build for yourself?

For now, this is what you can do: serenity in the storm. Calm down and pray. Everyday. Establish a routine to meet the sacred every day. Good things emanate, what you emanate now is the most important thing. And sing, dance, resist through art, joy, faith, and love.’

Since reading these words I have been exploring the ‘portal’ in my art-making practice.” ~ Jenny Siegel

Jenny Siegel’s work is a meditation practice, a weaving of invocations honoring planet Earth, and the mystery of things unseen. Jenny is a member of The New Five Collective, a group of women devoted to bringing spirit into matter, celebrating the joy of life together, and collectively holding hope for all living beings. Jenny is also a committed practitioner of the work of the AWAKENING WOMEN institute, an international organization dedicated to supporting women in living and embodying feminine awakening. See more of Jenny Siegel’s art HERE

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Portal 1, Jenny Siegel

Portal 2, Jenny Siegel

Emerging, Jenny Siegel