I passed on the early morning "Brass Tacks" party in Golden Gate Park and instead stayed curled up on the couch in a luxurious white fur, sipping tea and up to my chin in yummy books, which I sampled from, one at a time, flitting from a chapter in one to a chapter in the next. I often get so excited about reading so many books at once it makes it hard to sit through one straight through... so I read in circles, connecting the dots in many at once. Thoughout all these readings though, mostly about angels, ascended masters, goddesses and life after death, I have had an image by the visionary artist Lisa Iris coming to my mind again and again.

It is called Hina, after the Polynesian goddess, but when I saw it, all I could think was Hawaii! Hawaii! Home! Home! I love so many things about this delicious piece of art... I am attracted to the angel's skin color and shape, so like my own at my best moments, her obvious warmth in the middle of the night to be able to be wearing so little, the moon and celestial magic which surrounds her, the lush tropical flowers, the healing sparkling waters and of course, the mountains and beautiful oranges and yellows in the distance... a numinous place bwteen the water and sky. I also love how otherworldly her facial expression is... a Divine expression of some kind. Timelessness.

I look at it and wonder... what does she have to teach me? Where can I find her? How can I BE her?

I have been so moved by visionary art recently. This interest was sparked when I went to Hawaii in April and felt a deep healing from the magic of the land and waters, the creativity and beauty which was everywhere... it was there that I had a major breakdown/though and for the first time questioned everything about who I was becoming -- so merged with the persona of HoopGirl. It was actually Kramer who asked me, "What if you shut down HoopGirl?" We had been encountering what felt like a brick wall in a project we had been working on and it had been causing us both so much stress that we actually stopped and asked that very question.

After he asked the question I cried and then was absolutly silent for 4 hours, during a long drive up a volcano. I was shocked, as I had never, ever stopped to consider this question as I have always felt completely "led" in every aspect of HoopGirl. Literally, I felt it was my mission and I was so immersed within and attached to that, that even considering "stopping" was devastating. I was thinking that stopping meant I had "failed" in some way... all I could think of was how much I loved hoopdance, and all the HoopGirl teachers everywhere and others who I percieved of as counting on me. Of course, since then, I've gotten clear that HoopGirl *must* continue as a company, I simply need to pass more authority and leadership onto others while I continue to deepen my own identity and work as well. But it was a HUGE awakening moment.. and for whatever reason, this questioning seemed surrounded by the mystical and lush art we would see in galleries and cafes throughout our journey. I found my own interest in colors and imgages deepening...

Anyways, here I am this morning, thinking of Hawaii, wondering when I will be back on her holy, sandy shores... and I was inspired to write an invitation so I can remember where I belong.

Divine angelic beings of light of Hawaii!!!!
I welcome you into my life!
Send me your guidance in my dreams and in waking moments
Lend me your radiance and glorious, glowing vitality
Immerse me in your rejuevinating essence and tropical vibration
Infuse my dna with the lightlove energy of the islands
Gift me access to the portals and vortexes of spiritual awareness
Surround my aura with the sparkling energy of lush waterfalls
Guide my words and actions to be transluscent and inspired
Uplift my vibration to be that of exotic fuscia orchids, rich orange birds of paradise and fragrant plumeria
Give my body the delicious essence of coconuts
Surround me with the splendor of a clear sky filled with luminescent star beings
Envelop my body in the essence of the magical double rainbow
Bathe my spirit in pure turqouise healing waters
Let the love-forgiveness frequency of the dolphins guide me
Laugh with me and through me
Live with me and through me
In love and light and one-ness always!
~Aloha~

You can find this art and more at www.lisairis.com. Also, if anyone has any links to visionary spiritual art which inspires them and wants to share, please let me know! Thank you!