LIGHTFORMS ART CENTER GERARD WAGNER 1906-1999

 

Guardian Angels: Making Healing Art: includes Angel Meditation

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Guardian Angel Vlog: Kristena introduces some of her paintings of Guardian Angels. Whether you're painting, journaling, or meditating, angels can serve as creative guides, offering healing, protection, and deeper insight. Join Kristena as she discusses paintings of angels as they emerged in her intuitive process over 25 years. What is your "painters" spiritual signature? What symbol or sigel do you add to all your creative work? Can you guess Kristena's? Through color and form, we can engage with the presence of the unseen world, creatively by strengthening our Listening Will, to follow the Becoming of our image into form.

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KristenaWestArt has online art classes, esoteric dreamwork, divine feminine, Michaelmas, and Christ as a Healing icon for Easter class. Subscribe to KristenaWestArt to reconnect to your creativity! see you there

SUN STUDIO Art Retreat August 8-12

 

3 YEAR INTERNATIONAL TRAINING IN ANTHROPOSOPHICAL ART THERAPY BANGALORE, INDIA

 

RUDOLF STEINER LEBEN & WERK MARCH 28-JANUARY 2026: 1861-1925

 

Feeling the Chaos? Heal & Thrive: Use that Energy to Create Your Healing Art for Personal Power Kristena West M.A.

www.KristenaWestArt.cm Sometimes, the world feels chaotic, and our homes need a little extra light and protection. That’s exactly why I painted Athena in 2019, holding a mudra of beneficence—a sacred gesture of blessing and strength. I wanted to bring powerful, protective energy into my space, something to anchor me in wisdom and grace. Art has a way of doing that—it’s not just about paint on a canvas, but about intention, presence, and transformation. I’d love for you to explore this idea in your own way! What kind of healing art could you create for yourself? Whether it’s a small sketch, a full painting, or even a sacred symbol on your journal cover, art can be a portal to personal power and renewal. If you’re curious about diving deeper into intuitive art and spiritual creativity, check out my online classes—where we blend inspiration, technique, and a touch of magic! ✨🎨 Check out my freebies & online classes at www.KristenaWestArt.com and women's fashions & art at www.SunHeartBohoClothing.com

OLAF ASTESON HOLY NIGHTS ART & DREAM JOURNAL RETREAT ONLINE KRISTENA WEST M.A.

 

The Dream Song is an ancient Norwegian Folk Song. It was lost in time, but a clergyman named Landstad rediscovered it one night when he heard it in a winter’s deep valley in Telmark Norway.

The song tells us Olaf falls asleep on Christmas eve and "sleeps" through the holy nights waking on January 6th epiphany. Olaf while "sleeping" experiences secrets of the human being and cosmos. The dream-song gives us the "spiritual" pictures in poetic form of his initiation journey. As Joseph Campbell reminds us, the Hero's Journey is found in myths, legends and poem-songs. 

The 13 holy nights have been called, "time outside of time" or "sacred time." It's a wonderful way to end the year and begin the new.

Every Night a part of the dream-song is revealed along with dream techniques, virtues to ponder, and a journey through the zodiac. 

FIONA CAMPBELL ART AS A PATHWAY FOR THE SOUL 2025

 

VAN JAMES DEC 7 & 8: INVITES YOU TO AN ONLINE CONVERSATION ON THE NATURE OF ARTISTIC CREATIVITY IN SHAPING A HUMAN FUTURE DEC 7: 8PM --DEC 8: 9:30AM IST

 

CREATIVE ASPECT OF THE ARTISTIC PROCESS NOV 22-24 2024 CONFERENCE OF THE VISUAL ARTS SECTION

 

VAN JAMES the Metamorphosis of Color and its Formative Force in Painting November 15-17-22-24

 

Esoteric Dreamwork: Connecting with Loved Ones Across Time Kristena West M.A.

 

Module 1 Esoteric Dreamwork: Shamanic, Lucid & Precognitive

Ready to unlock the mysteries of your dreams and develop a powerful dream practice? In the first class, Esoteric Dreamwork, you’ll learn to work with your dreams as powerful tools for transformation. Learn tips for dream recall, and the importance of sleep for health, and how to set up your own Sacred Sleep practice.

 We'll explore the four subtle bodies—physical, etheric, astral, and ego—and how they are the foundation of all dream practices. You’ll discover the difference between shamanic, Jungian,  precognitive (etheric vision) and lucid dreams as options for working & dream interpretation. 

You will also learn my time-tested safe dream incubation techniques to get you started in your sacred sleep practice-hundreds of students have used these same techniques with truly amazing results. 

Module 2 

Connecting with Loved Ones Across Time:  

Dreamwork with Ancestors and the Departed

​​This second class, takes dreamwork exploration even further, offering you the tools to communicate with loved ones who have passed. 

 Throughout time, Dreams are considered Sacred and offer us the ability to build a bridge across Time and Space, creating a direct connection to those who have passed. This is  a profound technique for healing, allowing us to receive direct, transformative messages from loved ones and ancestors, offering deep personal insight, integrating healing and resolution.

Included in this esoteric dream practice course is our ebook on developing your Sacred Sleep practice. 

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Kristena West M.A.

I have been working and teaching dreamwork all my life. Big dreams called me to study many of the worlds sacred traditions and train with shamans since the early 90's.

As a community & social artist, my question has always been "What Makes Art Sacred?"  Answering this question, a Big Dream lead me to move to Berkeley in 2000 and I received my Masters in cross-cultural sacred iconography with a graduate exhibition, Deities Dialogues & Dreams: Extraordinary conversations with Ordinary People. The exhibition showcased artist's friends of mine who had a Spiritual Experience, I asked them to write about the Spiritual Meeting and create a piece of artwork in conjunction with the Deity. 

 

I was honored to  complete the Two year Dream Studies program with noted artist, scientist and dreamer, Fariba Bogzarin.  Fariba co-founded the Lucid Art Foundation and studied with Stephen Laberge (Lucid Dreaming author) in the sleep labs at Stanford University. We also worked with noted author and meditator Alan Wallace (Dalai Lama's interpreter  for many years) On moving back home to Santa Barbara- Alan used to do once a month workshops at the S.B. Consciousness institute. Alan's Shamantha Project spearheaded Meditation as a technique for resiliency, health and well-being...that inspired the Calm app! 

View more info and sign up at www.KristenaWestArt.com

VAN JAMES the Metamorphosis of Color and its Formative Force in Painting November 15-17-22-24

 

Welcome companions of Michael!  

Throughout history we have countless representations of deities, archetypes, and archangels, seraphim and cherubim- we can view the images in museums and online. But where does the artist or quester or contemplative go to discover How to Work With a  Deity Consciously & Co-Creatively? 

This class is for seekers just like you! Many artists are friends of the spirit and seekers of creative depth. In this class I outline the secrets to co-creating an art piece with a spiritual being of St. Michael the archangel. We will explore a painting of Michael from cross-cultural perspectives,  the creative, spiritual, psychological, and shamanic view-pathways of developing a relationship and a process of how to start a conversation of the heart. 

click link KristenaWestArt.com to view Michael Masterclass outline. 

This art class will guide students through a profound exploration of the Archangel Michael, drawing upon Christian meditation techniques and dreamwork to inspire artistic creation. By blending spiritual practices of sacred sleep, Rosicrucian dream practice students will build a connection with Michael's energy and translate that into contemporary artistic expression, such as painting, drawing, sculpture, or mixed media. The class will introduce participants to both spiritual and creative techniques, allowing them to tap into divine inspiration and express it through their art. The process will be personal, reflective, and deeply transformative.

We’ll explore how to align our artistic journey with the profound energies of an archangel the great being of Michael who conquers the dragon.

1 HOUR VIDEO PAINTING INTUITIVELY MICHAEL & THE DRAGON.

Video of online artists group exhibition of images they created of Michael. 

Kristena West M.A. 

Professional Artist and Inner-work Teacher. A life long artist, dream teacher and community arts instructor.   Kristena M.A. is in cross-cultural sacred iconography. In 2002 she curated an exhibition in Berkeley called Deities, Dialogues & Dreams Extraordinary Conversations with Ordinary People, showcasing artist's personal spiritual experiences and art making.  

She is passionate about igniting creativity, self-discovery and  sharing wisdom, tools and sacred practices to expand our artistic toolkit. She is a member of the North American Visual Arts section council. 

MICHAEL and the DRAGON: the Art of Seeing Kristena West M.A.

 

THE ART OF SEEING

The season of Michaelmas arrives at the end of September. Now this festival has been celebrated for centuries, and it might give us an idea that there is more to this festival, than some old "pagan-turned Christian" idea. What might the artists have been trying to tell us over the centuries with the countless devotionals to Michael? 

The Art of Seeing: How to "Read" a Painting or Spiritual picture.

How can we enter into these paintings? Kristena discusses the Art of Seeing - How can we "Read" a Painting? 

Click here to view the Art of Seeing at www.KristenaWestArt.com 

So many friends have asked how do I work with a Michael painting; where do I begin, what is my process and can I give some tips on how to work with an Archangel from various cross-cultural perspectives? First we discuss the Art of Seeing- click on link above and enjoy the free mini-class. warm regards- kwest

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PAINTED SPACE STUDIOS with FIONA CAMPBELL COURSES & WORKSHOPS

 

VAN JAMES the ROLE OF ARTISTIC CREATIVITY in SHAPING HUMANITY'S FUTURE: FREE SESSION for the First 100 Sign-Ups!

Artistic creativity is crucial as technology advances, helping maintain our humanity and balance ethical actions. The Visual Art Section in North America, 
in collaboration with European Art Sections, is researching this topic and
 invites participation from artists and anthroposophists. We are collecting 
studies on art's impact across various fields and welcome contributions.
Join us for this enriching conversation!!

Warmly,
Team Nurturer'Studio

 

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EDITH MARYON

 

ST JOHN THE BAPTIST FROM BIRTH TO BEHEADING. National Gallery & Kings College 10 Short Videos 10 minutes each 1-10

 

Episode 1 | Introduction |

 John the Baptist: From Birth to Beheading

Hello friends! 

This is one of my favorite St. John celebrations, as an admin of Anthroposophy & Art on Facebook  I have posted this every St. Johns for years. I hope you grow to love it as well. Click Link above to view!

In conjuction with Kings College & the National Gallery -these remarkable 10 short ten minute videos lead us around the most beautiful paintings of St. Johns story. 

Not only that, the two professors show us how to "read" a painting, such a Delight! 

Happy St. Johns

cheers

Kristena

Who was John the Baptist and why has he been so important to artists and patrons over the centuries? In this first of 10 films, art historian Jennifer Sliwka and theologian Ben Quash introduce us to this pivotal figure in the Biblical story, and reveal the ways he can immediately be recognised in works of art. This episode takes a close look at two National Gallery masterpieces, Carlo Crivelli's 'The Demidoff Altarpiece' 1476 and Piero della Francesca's 'The Baptism of Christ', 1450s. 'John the Baptist: From Birth to Beheading' is a series of 10 films sharing the highlights of the collaborative MA course taught by Dr Jennifer Sliwka, Howard and Roberta Ahmanson Fellow in Art and Religion at the National Gallery and Professor Ben Quash, Director of the Centre for Arts and the Sacred, King's College London.

Pablo Picasso: A Bitter Confession

 

A statement made by Picasso which was in an interview that appeared in Libero Nero in 1952. The Maestro said:

"In art the mass of people no longer seeks consolation and
exaltation but those who are refined, rich, unoccupied, who are
distillers of quintessences, seek what is new, strange, original,
extravagant, scandalous. 

I myself since Cubism and before, have satisfied these masters and critics with the changing oddities which passed through my head and the less they understood me, the more they admired me! By amusing myself with all these games, with all these absurdities, puzzles, rabuses, arabesques, I became famous and that very quickly. 

And fame for a painter means sales, fortune, riches. And today, as you know, I am celebrated, I am rich. 

But when I am alone with myself, I have not the courage to think of myself as an artist in the great and ancient sense of the term. Giotto, Titian, Rembrandt were great painters. 

I am only a public entertainer who has understood his times and exploited as best he could the imbecility, the vanity, the cupidity of his contemporaries. Mine is a bitter confession, more painful than it may appear, but it has the merit of being sincere."