Darkest and Longest Total Lunar Eclipse

The Longest lunar eclipse in eleven years , occurs on wensday june 15th 2011, with prime position for watchers in Europe , Asia , the Middle East , Africa and Australia .
This eclipse occurs at 24 degrees Sagittarius, with the Sun in Gemini. It is lengthy Eclipse with total phase lasting about 100 minutes.
While many astrological translations are somewhat darkly overshadowed by this event , others point out that lunar eclipses in general can be seen in psychological effects , as bringing important information from the depths of unconscious , subconscious to the light and clarity of consciousness. It is advised to wait for some weeks with making strong decisions, for some new knowledge which takes place at this pot , to crystalize.
While in some cultures and religions, people will go trough strenuous practices that surround this astro occurrence ; the rest of us regardless believe systems, can take some inspiration from. Cleaning and cleansing of clothing and home and fasting before eclipse , and burning incense and and quietly focusing on positive energies for the world, during the eclipse…
in either case , let us hope for a clear sky tomorrow evening

The Game of Life

illustration by Ivona Batuta 2011

Five Eco Stories

Organic cotton / Synthetic leather / Linen / Waterbased printing / Eco Couture /

Book of Dreams : Dream Catcher

Created for Dream Coach theme,
is depicting Dream Coach as a fishermen -
he is also fishing in the water- like fluid dimension of dreams.
Motives of Night, Moon , Reflection are present in this illustrations.
Figures are symbolically representing various activities of Dream Coach,
fishing the dreams/ remembering them , recording them, communicating them.
Mending the nets/ making connections, helping the dreamer establish cognitive relationin-between his dream and waking experience , and finally as in the night fishing fisherman's use lightto attract the fish, so dream coach is there to point towards illuminating , knowledge gaining experience of trying to relate to our dream experiences. Repeated spheres in the illustration , take further the reflective motive of the moon… In this illustrations there are moon and the sun , and all other celestial bodies, as well as the light of our own inherent star-souls, represented by halos around Dream Catchers.

Illustration ( Ivona Batuta 2010 )  created as contribution to Nicoline Douwes Isema and Cathelijne Esser web place for acquiring dream caching skills / www.droomcoach.com / with kind and essential help of Arnoud and Others from www.doehetnietzelf.org  / artists were given color parameter of black, white , in-between and orange, while the themes were given interpretations and expressions were left to artists imagination

Book of Dreams: Dreams Oracle

 

Created for Keeping of Dreams theme

focuses on the Lunar nature of the activity of dreaming,
Moon is also related to rhythms of water on Earth, and element of water,
both in actual as archetypal sense which represents emotions and feminine.
Water reflects, so are the dreams for us to reflect upon those messages from deep
within/without, and help us get more information and understanding of that elusive factor x ,
which makes up for most of our existence.
Figure is caching its image in the bowl of water, divining the oracle of the dreams.
Curtains veiling the mysteries of knowledge , are patterned with graph results of brain wave EEG scans,and the ones behind the head of the figure, are "stage four" , or the moment of dreaming,
where brain is receiving more intense electrical impulses.
Illustrations is also suggestive of using both traditional and modern methodologies to develop your own dream vocabulary.

Illustration ( Ivona Batuta 2010 )  created as contribution to Nicoline Douwes Isema and Cathelijne Esser web place for acquiring dream caching skills / www.droomcoach.com / with kind and essential help of Arnoud and Others from www.doehetnietzelf.org  / artists were given color parameter of black, white , in-between and orange, while the themes were given interpretations and expressions were left to artists imagination