An Emperor dragonfly rests at the heart of this mandala, poised within the radiance of a refracted light-filled geometric flowering.

What a joy it is to catch a fleeting glimpse of such irredescent beauty, momentarily, before he or she darts away into the late summer air!

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Dragonflies are incredible aviators, yet begin their life at the bottom of a pond, in a totally different form, as a nymph. In fact, they spend more time in the green-brown nymph form than they do as air-born wonders. Descended from ancestors who flew over 300 million years ago, they've had a very long time to perfect a way of living and being which includes ease in air, water and earth.

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So, what Sacred Medicine might we receive from crossing paths with the Dragonfly?

Something perhaps of their pre-historic legacy, ancestral wisdom.

Their efficiency, perfected design of energy, elemental adaptability. 

A shape-shifting transformative nature. 

Finely-honed hunting skills, sharply focussed flight.

Trust in the the unfolding of one's destiny (who'd have thought that ugly nymph would one day emerge as an irredescent beauty!)

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In painting this design, I tuned into the vulnerability of the moment of emergence; as new wings dry and tender skin settles into a new form. It seems a profound metaphor for our own species, at this pivotal time in human history. A leap of Faith. To trust that we will rise to the challenge: change our ways, adapt to a new template of relationship with the web of Life.

And if we follow our instincts, to trust that we will do the right things, moment by moment, step by step; sowing healthy seeds for  our great, great grandchildren.

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The geometry of 32 forms a balanced, stable environment in which this emergence may safely take place. A design of energy for Thriving Life, for ourselves, our families and For All our Relations.