Cat Shepard

As 2017 came to a close, I received a powerful vision in my meditations. The images of Quan Yin, the Blessed Mother Mary, the Black Madonna and Tara, all came to me sharing insights from the past decade. There had been so many changes, that I have had to take my time in reviewing it all for setting my intentions for 2018. I was searching for a way to connect with the wisdom and inner guidance I so dearly needed then and now. My spiritual practice includes a discipline for

As 2017 came to a close, I received a powerful vision in my daily meditations.  In my mind’s eye, I saw the sweetly loving and familiar images of the Blessed Mother Mary of my childhood, flash before me.  Her sacred presence, along with more recent connections with other traditional figures of the Divine Mother, such as the Blessed Quan Yin, the Black Madonna, the White Tara… all the Great Mothers of Humanity.  Each one came to me sharing insights from my past. Breathing deep

The study of contrast is an essential part of an artist’s education. Imagine life without contrast. Monochromatic colors, all blending into each other. No texture. No shadows, either. No diversity. Just a bland and boring view of life. Flat and uninspired. Contrast provides depth and understanding for whatever we are looking at. It’s an important ingredient in any well-balanced composition and in any well-balanced life. In art and in life, contrasts point out the diffe