Showing posts with label art journal tutorial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art journal tutorial. Show all posts

Friday, April 4, 2025

The higher mind meditation


Life is a journey that is forever unfolding, We are life, we are forever unfolding.  

Beautiful Music for your heart


Take a deep Journey to Inner Truth

We all find ourselves at different stages of understanding the profound truth of who we are and what our existence entails. When one is ready to confront their truth, they embark on this journey like a warrior of light, seeking clarity and enlightenment.

The Quest for Communion with the Divine

Many of us ponder the nature of our communion with God. Engaging in individual sessions of connection with the spirit is essential—this can be achieved through prayer or meditation. Taking time in solitude to turn inward allows you to establish your own connection to truth and spirit, which serves as your true guidance.

Are You Ready for This Path?

A key indicator of your readiness is your genuine interest in spirituality. If you find yourself drawn to information—whether it be books, music, or teachings—that resonate with your inner self, and you feel a desire to delve deeper and understand more, this is a powerful sign.

Conversely, if you feel easily bored or disinterested, it’s perfectly natural to gravitate toward what truly captivates you. Not everyone experiences an inner calling from the spirit, and that is completely acceptable.

             

Understanding Spirituality

Spirituality is fundamentally about connecting with your spirit. Through this connection, you will come to realize that there is only one spirit: your higher self. The higher realm, often referred to as God, embodies the same spirit but exists at different levels of consciousness. God has infused its consciousness into countless fragments, each of which constitutes who we are.

Communion with God is always accessible because it is, in essence, you connecting with your higher self at a different frequency of energy. Engaging in this connection consciously will awaken you to a deeper level of understanding. God embodies pure, unconditional love. When you vibrate at that frequency, you become one with it—until you choose otherwise.

To truly embody unconditional love, you must consciously sustain it. You hold the key to maintaining your inner frequency and conscious state, as you are always exercising your free will.

"If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration."    Nikola Tesla  

Now think of this in your self.  How are you this energy, frequency and vibration?


Navigating Distractions

It’s important to recognize that distractions can easily divert you from maintaining your inner state. While I don’t believe that discipline needs to be overly rigid, it’s crucial to remain aware of the myriad distractions in the world that can lead you astray. A strong will and self-imposed discipline can guide you on your spiritual journey, helping you stay aligned with your true path.

Embrace the journey of spirituality as a means to uncover your inner truth, and allow the light within you to shine brightly.

Important questions to ask your self.

Where do you want to be wiser? Where do you refuse to grow up? 


     The ego mind

The ego mind represents what we have learned we are—who we believe we are. Simply put, the ego consists of the beliefs that shape your mind and influence your reactions to the world. By quieting the mind, you can free yourself from these beliefs. In silence, when you align with true love that comes from connecting to the source, you become one with God again.  

You have always been that same source, but the ego mind keeps it hidden behind its curtains of beliefs until you are ready to confront your true self and begin the cleansing of your mind and heart.


The ego keeps the source and our true frequency veiled, diverting our attention to the world and its myriad distractions. Especially if we focus on fear, nothing will distance us further from the truth than fear itself. Our free will allows us to choose where we want to be and what we want to become. Until we choose to embody love, we will not experience it.

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.  Carl Jung

How could you purify your heart in a way that stays pure and endures the tests that come from living in this world?  It is a constant work to keep yourself in harmony, it has to be a discipline to observe yourself and improve your frequency or inner state. 

"The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it. In the end, the ego is the one that suffers." -Eckhart Tolle

Many mystics have traversed their spiritual journeys and shared the wisdom they acquired along the way. However, this knowledge will remain elusive unless you actively engage in your own exploration. Merely listening will not suffice; without personal experience, you may perceive it as a myth—something distant and unattainable.

If you begin your journey now, you will discover that your path is unique yet closely aligned with those who have guided us. Embrace the insights they have offered, and recognize that your understanding contributes to the greater whole. When you share your experiences, you enrich the collective wisdom of all.



For this painting, I used mixed media paper, watercolors, white pen and golden acrylic paint, this painting was inspired by an older work created with acrylics.

Final piece, watercolor and acrylics on paper by Monica Zuniga.


Thank you for being here, your presence is deeply appreciated. Namaste 🙏🏻

Moni.


Thursday, May 4, 2017

Paper Dolls Ideas For Art Journaling


Hello sweets! I am really happy to share new ideas with you,  I am 
creating sets of paper dolls, like those I have showed you in this earlier post
but this time I am putting them up in my shop for sale if you are interested.

I am trying to bring back up my small business, it´s hard to do it all, 
music, art, business, work, school..
I know that now but I ´ve been trying for so long that quitting is 
not an option or maybe it will in a few years, who knows!!

In the mean time, here is one idea for art journaling, I hope you enjoy!

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Use your own paintings, drawings in your current or old journals to make 
copies of them in high resolution and cut them out like the one I here 
present you.

I´ve created different ideas with this set I have in my store now,
see the many different options I got to use them bellow, I used old 
pages that weren´t completed yet! 

It´s amazing how different, renewed and beautiful, old pages can be just 
adding this extra elements!

I got to create different pages, cards and even go well in my practicing pages,
making interesting those! I hope you try this idea and if you like my work, 
you can try one of my sets, they are all original pages, painted with watercolors
and I think they are beautiful and very affordable, I hope you like them too!

They include coloring pages with my original drawings, they are not copies,
they are the original thing! Isn´t that awesome?

















Enjoy creating! :) 



There is a new section in my store named, 
I will be adding a few things I believe you can only find in my
country and that are awesome, not made by me but I hope you enjoy them!

Thanks for visiting! 

Friday, April 21, 2017

Making art journals

 

"El cajón en donde las alas se pueden extender"
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Acrylics on paper 
11" x 14"



Hello sweets, how are you? I know the world has been weird these year, I feel 
sad and in wonder but I also have faith that everything happens for a reason 
and we have to stay strong and keep going, I believe you are your own
motivator, only you can think your thoughts and only you can make your
self happy or sad, be careful not to give this power to anything or anyone or 
you could end up loosing, I know, it´s easier to say than to do but the more you
are aware of it the less you will allow it.

I keep my self entertained in my free time in different ways so my mind has creative
things to cling to and not wander without guard, you see, again you are the thinker,
the doer of your life, the creator of your experiences, how could it be any other way? 

We have darkness and light but we have the freedom to choose which path
to take and follow, to me, light is work, a hard one, I believe the light is to be 
earned and not a free gift waiting somewhere, and yes, it is painful and it takes 
courage and discipline, things not many want to pursue but I do, some days it 
feels like I´ve gained the amount of a grain of sand in my work and that is OK 
because after a simple grain of sand added, there is no turning back to the old 
you, you keep adding, that is what is amazing about life and no, this does not 
make me or anyone better, for I believe we are all learning different things
in different areas and levels of deepness, we are all the same
with different choices of paths.





I´ve been making some art journals, I am trying to remember the many
 things I can create and I will be trying new things and I plan to share them 
with you, maybe create some classes but one step at a time, here is the sample 
of some painted papers and how they became
the art journals, they will be available in my shop!  

All pages have been hand painted with acrylics on a white card stock, 
I feel like I removed the fear of the white page, I know how that feels
 and having a journal like this, can give you an inspirational boost!

Use the page as it is, fill with more paint, add collage, cut outs or even 
add a coat of guesso, think of it as a collaborative art journal between 
you and me! ;D 

The covers are of acid free cartoon and hand painted as well. Maybe you are
inspired to make some or but one of these, anyway, I hope you enjoy this post!

Thank you for visiting! 




















Purchase this art journal here! 









Purchase this art journal here!





Also check my ephemera kits I have put together for you! I call them 
Paphemera kits, there are 4 colors now on the shop, check them out! 




This are some memories of my creative life from the past, from now.
Memories are to be treasured! I now understand better that quote from
Picasso...

 "Painting is just another way of keeping a diary"

How true! It all has a season, a taste, a smell, a sound,
a place, a face, a feeling, an image, a passage.

May all your endeavors come from your true self,
and may they be from your heart and for your soul.


Love. Moni.