Sophia the spirit within us

There is a time when creativity takes over us, where logic and mental chatter becomes quiet. That is the time I feel my paintbrush moving with no struggle on the canvas. I can't make it happen, it happens by itself and often the message of the final product conveyed to me is one I am awed with. Not because the piece itself is a masterpiece but because the meaning of what has been expressed fills me with beauty. This painting is an example of one of these moments.The time at which it was expressed was very significant.
A couple weeks before the end of the Mayan Calendar, I felt a great urge to complete it by then, and it became the central part of that night celebration that we call 'Yule'.

Who is Sophia? In Christianity she is referred to as 'holly spirit'. Sophia means 'wisdom' in Greek. We may not all know her by this name but she is recognized all over the world. She is the soul voice within ourselves, the manifestation of rebirth.  She represents female energy, she is the womb, the Holy Grail. The end of the Mayan Calendar is a marker for us of this time when humanity is called back to the realm of spirit, and 'Yule'_Yalda (in Persian), is the longest night of the year. A time to remember  our rebirth into this realm.

That it be writing, painting, dancing,  by connecting to the essence of your soul it can then manifest its message. We all have the ability within us.