Chapters: Intro | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08     Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Dance of the Sacred Heart This painting is a visual summation of the process of therapy. One shares with a trained observer and guide the many aspects of the self. In examining the mundane we see the symbolic, which leads us into the archetypal realm. The figures in the foreground first appeared in my work six years ago in the painting titled Me, Myself and I. They have been my interior guides, acting out the parts in the drama to make the mysterious knowable. In such a drama, a life dance, even the smallest person can gain the strength of an elephant by facing the inner beast. The lion is put through his paces, seemingly controlled by the lion tamer, but in the end she has to have the courage to bow to him, to offer her head to the King should he chose to take it. The clever jester shares the spotlight with the outright clown. Strength, courage and humor are all needed to perform in the dance. It brings together the forces of dark and light to reveal the drama of life in all of its complexity. The meaning is discovered while the sacred heart beats its time for the dance. Chapters: Intro | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08