The Art of Dying in the Spring

What seeds are you planting? An invitation to join me for the Creative Death Cafe, March 20th, Free, Online with the Vision Train

A dream…

I am vividly re-living every loving, happy moment with my father. His soft black hair, eyes twinkling, his head thrown back, laughing— us at every age, enjoying being together.

I am thinking, as the dreamer watching the dream, “Wow— this is so real! I can feel just how it felt to love him! I can feel how good his love felt to receive!”

Next, my dad is dying.

I’m back at the ranch slowly driving Big ‘50, his old black Chevy, and noticing how badly overgrown the once perfect landscaping is. Neck-high weeds obscure the view of the house, but—

I see multi-colored marigolds, tall, straining for a puddle of light. I realize, “Oh! He planted these seeds to bloom after he died!”

“A dream my father is dying …but… ‘Oh! He planted these seeds to bloom after he died!’ ” • Watercolor, acrylic, ink, metallic leaf, 2024

Join Me:

What: The Art of Dying Creative Death Cafe •Spring•

What seeds are we planting? Creative writing and drawing prompts propel a conversation about death & grief so that we may live more fully! Bring writing and drawing materials & make yourself cozy in your space. [*Please take care to be resourced with your energy to attend this circle — though this is a soft container, personal stories of death, grief and trauma are shared. You can read more about the death cafe movement here.]

When: Wednesday March 20th, 2024 1pm pacific/3pm central/ 4pm eastern (2 hour session)

Where: Online, FREE— You can click THIS LINK to be taken directly to the Zoom room for Art of Dying. Our host— the Vision Train is an international visionary artist community & 24hr-a-day Zoom call that’s been rolling down the tracks non-stop for 4 years! Read more about Vision Train’s other offerings here.

I look forward to seeing you for this quarterly gathering!

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In case you missed it— or are a new paid subscriber (hi!!)— here are all of the replays and prompts and chat links from Lighting The Inner Lantern, Season One of this year’s live Creative Jams:

Creative Jam Replay Videos For You!

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