This quilt-like collage represents a hopeful synthesis of my spirituality and my craft. I started by laying out inspiring materials I had on hand, let go of self-conscious second-guessing, and started pinning and sewing. It's not magic...or maybe it is...I was inspired by a guided meditation about climbing a mountain and finding a peaceful place at the top. We were guided to see a pure spiritual being and receive our personal message...and the first creature that came to my mind was a unicorn. The unicorn said to me, "The spiritual work you do is worthwhile, and even though it may not seem like anything is happening, it is." I felt a touch self-conscious and silly about imagining such a, well, imaginary character...and also knew it's not silly at all. Unicorns are eternal. They're completely imaginary yet imbued by our culture with all kinds of spiritual meaning. Kind of like our own spiritual nature...invisible, but every bit as real as we believe it to be.
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