So for a while I went to this art group and one time we did a guided meditation as the basis for generating art. We had to take an elevator to each of our chakras and when we got out of the elevator describe the landscape we saw and the animal we met.
I wanted to jump out of my own head I was so bored. To survive I scribbled down every stupid thought that came into my head. Fortunately the teacher didn't stop me.
The result reminded me of something The Mighty Boosh might come up on an off-night.
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| These were destined for a huge cardboard totem pole, but I dropped out of the class before we got to that bit. |
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| Heart Shakra - Macaw. Is this even what they look like? |
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| Crown Shakra - Joe the horse in hay bale landscape. |
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| Marlin the white cat. I think he is a Mad-Men inspired yet 70's lounge room. I don't know which chakra this is. |
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| Solar Plexus chakra. Wolfie the wolf in mountainous landscape, possible entirely salt. |
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| Throat chakra - Orpheus the bear in another barren hot landscape |
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| Base chakra. Foxy the fox (oh god my names are genius!) in a casino landscape, possibly Nevada? |
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| Pelvic chakra. Neil the eel in a biosphere greenhouse thing. |
At the end of the meditation our teacher asked what came up for us.
"I'd like to tweet Just realised meditation is a form of torture," I said.
Fortunately, they laughed. But I was serious.
3 comments:
Your skepticism brings me GREAT JOY & HILARITY.
I especially like names and surroundings you've given them - Marlin the 70s cat and the fox in Nevada are awesome. Also amused by the stressed-looking wolf and his mountains of salt.
Not surprised you dropped out!
Ye-e-es. There is one form of meditation I still like - the mindfulness sort, where you just pay very close attention to things that are actually happening, to awaken your wonder in the world and all that. (Bit more connected to reality...?)
This made me laugh so hard, I love it! It is awesome art! I think I laughed so much because I am sure you were supposed to be imagining mystic spirit animals and instead you have Joe the horse with his haybales and the wonderful 70s lounge cat - I adore how your brain works! This art is the best art ever! :D
This reminds me of something we did in a dance class once - we had to "draw to music" which was fun (lots of swirl) then we had to go around the circle and dance the other peoples drawings.
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