02/05/2025
Reinforcements have arrived! Iâve had to take an unexpected break from the workshop now that my new friend is here. This spiritual buttress has been on her way to me for 40 years and absolutely took my breath away when she arrived. Special thank you to Amanda Appiarius, founder of Mystic Rose Atelier, for this incredible sigil for my journey. Iâve been waiting for years to get with you, and now I know why!!
If you know my story at all, the rabbit has always been a scaffolding for me to learn, develop, and grown on. A pinnacle moment amidst that was the gruesome discovery that my childhood rabbits had been violently slaughtered in the night. I touched on this in a previous post.
Iâve had a whole sleeve planned for decades to serve as a memorial for those I may have harmed, starting with the animals. And my dead bunnies were always going to be first to break ground on this. So you can imagine how taken I was to look down when Amanda finished and see this delicate bunny very much alive, flourishing, healthy, and confident! It knocked the wind out of me! In that moment I remembered .. she is ME! Well whaddayaknow, I ainât no dead fu***ng bunny!!
I got super emotional because itâs not at all what I planned. Itâs not my artwork, itâs not where I would have put her, I wanted her years ago, and sheâs definitely not dead. What happened instead was I stepped aside to ALLOW for something greater, which has been the most difficult part of the journey for me. The design showed me right where she goes to flow with me into my healing hands, supporting me as I give energy in my spiritual work, encouraging me to live vibrantly, to leap everlastingly. I wouldnât have been ready for that years ago.
My cherished friend tells me that by allowing her to be on my body, it is a clear message that Iâm ready for my work in the world. And I tell you that by wearing her on my sleeve, I permanently open myself to you as I fully transmute the entirely closed-off person I used to be. Itâs my commitment. And as the ink sinks in, I become more connected to my inner-doorways and have an easier time accessing them ⌠for you and for me. For all of us! â¤ď¸âđŠšâ¨