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https://www.KristenaWestArt.com/poweranimal Discover & Paint Your Power Animal is a free class I am offering because so many women khave been asking for years. I've been teaching shamanism since 1994, and my background includes a master's in Cross-Cultural Sacred Iconography. Think you choose your power animal? Think again. Your power animal chooses you. When your helping spirit arrives, you receive it as a living relationship: a source of strength, guidance, protection, and of course, power. Power=soul essence, essential self-your vibrant, dynamic ju-ju!! Then we Get Creative! You translate what you experienced into a power animal portrait using the materials you have on hand: paint, collage, drawing, or mixed media. This is where the magic gets practical. You make something visible, and you can place on your personal home altar. This is a fun, free, and fabulous class, and a spiritual practice, that if you choose can become a life journey. Beginners and experienced practitioners alike. You arrive as you are, you meet your ally, and you create a piece of art that feels personal, luminous, your 2026 Talisman.  Join me, and let's create together SIGN UP FOR FREEBIE: https://www.KristenaWestArt.com/poweranimal #shamanism #shamanicjourney #shamanicjourneying #poweranimal #poweranimals

In this vlog I cover the Exciting News of Harvard Divinity School hosting a centenary conference on Rudolf Steiner, and many of my colleagues and friends are presenting! I grew up in a home where Steiner's books lived on the shelves and fairy tales, myths and legends were my daily bread. Country fields, trees, color, and sky shaped my inner life and eventually my work as a painter, mentor and life coach.  So when I see Harvard gathering theologians, teachers, artists, bio-dynamic farmers, anthroposophical doctors, educators, therapists sharing their research and initiatives I feel deep gratitude. I also place the Harvard gathering inside a wider story of Steiner's presence in culture.  I look back at Eric Utne's contribution bringing Steiner's work to global awareness on Steiner's initiatives, I also share how "movie stars" Paul Newman's family and Jennifer Aniston carry Waldorf schooling and a rich artistic upbringing into their public lives. The virtual conference is free December 14–16 through Harvard Divinity School website. Harvard Divinity School – Program for the Evolution of Spirituality  https://pes.hds.harvard.edu/steinerconference    🌀 Book a Private Coaching Session with Kristena West, M.A. → https://calendly.com/kristenawestart-info/inner-work-session #anthroposophy #rudolfsteiner #harvarduniversity #visualart

In 2000, I have a BIG dream, I leave my partner, my hometown and my work with men and women's groups and shamanic practice. I move to Berkeley for the Transformative Arts MA program. Then 911 happens and all I can think of doing is making dolls for the children who lost their parents with the loss of the two towers.  Dolls for Peace: Kids in Need of a Cuddle for Oakland Children's Hospital. I start gathering people—friends, neighbors, students, elders, anyone who feels called to show up. We sit around shared tables with piles of fabric, thread, buttons, yarn, and scraps of imagination. The room always feels alive. People talk, laugh, concentrate, and reach for more materials as the dolls slowly take shape.  In conjunction with CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL-OAKLAND I curated a year long community arts project called DOLLS FOR PEACE: KIDS IN NEED OF A CUDDLE. We made 100+ Dolls for the children- such a huge community turn out! What begins as a simple handmade doll becomes something larger. I watch how each person pours a little of themselves into the work. I watch how strangers start talking like old friends. I watch how art—small, humble art—creates connection, warmth, and shared purpose.  This is part Two in the Business of Art series from my Voyager membership community. I share my story of receiving a True Dream after 13 years moving from the high-end gallery business selling art in Rodeo drive and New Orleans art galleries. ALSO IN THE VIDEO OVER 70+ IMAGES FROM MY ORIGINAL ART - PRIVATE COLLECTIONS #9_11 #ArtistLife #CreativeJourney #LifeChangingMoments #TransformativeArts #PersonalStory #Berkeley2000 #ArtAndHealing #FindingPurpose #SpiritualJourney

✨ As the veil between worlds grows thin, we enter the season of mystery, remembrance, and magic. In this Halloween special, I share real stories and spiritual insights about connecting with loved ones who have crossed over — through dreams, symbols, and sacred art. Learn how ancient wisdom traditions viewed this time of year as a doorway between the seen and unseen, and discover gentle, grounded ways to honor your ancestors and receive their messages. 🎃 Topics in this episode: Kristena shares receiving a warning dream of a client and how to share and work with that in a session. How to create your personal Healing Ritual: learn ways of building the "Cone of Power" and how to release something from your life. Great time of year to start or renew your Dream practice Artist • Sunheart founder • Spiritual mentor for women who've lived a life 💜   🌙 Subscribe for more on art, mysticism, and the soul's journey. #SeasonOfTheWitch #Dreamwork #SpiritualArt #Samhain #AncestralHealing #KristenaWestArt #ArtAndHealing #ConnectingWithTheDead #womenover60 🌀 Book a Private Coaching Session with Kristena West, M.A. → https://calendly.com/kristenawestart-info/inner-work-session

Join artist and teacher Kristena West, M.A., a trained shamanic practitioner, as she reveals how Sacred Art becomes a path of self-empowerment. Through this living creative practice, we gather our own tools, skills, and inner strength — discovering how art becomes a language of spirit: flexible, moldable, and alive with meaning. In this first episode, Kristena introduces The Way of Sacred Art, where every act of creation deepens awareness, builds confidence, and awakens our true creative gifts. Sacred Art is more than painting; it's a return to your inner source of power. 🌿 Begin your journey: Download your free guide 7 Days to a Sacred Art Practice, and start creating from your own source of wisdom and strength. 👉 www.KristenaWestArt.com/sacredart 🔖 Hashtags #SacredArt #SelfEmpowerment #SpiritualCreativity #ArtAsSpirit #KristenaWest #CreativeStrength #IntuitiveArt #ShamanicArt #ArtAndHealing #CreativeAwakening #SoulfulArt #LivingArt #MysticalArt #WomenOver60 #CreativeWomen #WiseWomen #SpiritualWomen #WomenArtists #MidlifeCreativity #WomenCreatingArt #Over60AndThriving #ArtForHealing #SacredFeminine #MatureArtists #WomenWithVision

🎨 Ten Tips to Save Human Creativity in a Chat Bot World Human Hearts & Hands Making, Crafting, Creating Our Future Healthy The bots can mimic — but they can't dream. 🌀 Book a Private Art Mentoring Session with Kristena West, M.A. → https://calendly.com/kristenawestart-info/first-session-30-min-spark-coaching   Artists Dream, Crafters Imagine, Painters Feel into the Colors. What can bots do? They can mimic — but they can't dream or create from the human spirit. This 35-minute creative film is a wake-up call for artists, writers, dreamers, and makers who still feel the pulse of imagination. Between the noise, the fear, and the endless scroll, this is your reminder that art is how the world heals. We travel through ten living practices — sketching the storm, listening to artists voices, slowing down to see again, holding sacred time, creating beauty that renews the human spirit and creating out of our healthy human hearts, and weaving our stories warp and woof with real human hands that know their craft to its bones.   This is CREATION, PLAY & IMAGINATION emerging from Human Souls. It's the art of staying alive in a machine world. Watch when you need to remember why you make anything at all. 🎧 Sit with your sketchbook. Light a candle. Drink some London Fog tea from a china teacup, while Kristena reminds you of your inherent birthright to change the world- You Artist YOU!   #KristenaWestArt #SaveHumanCreativity #ArtAndHealing #ArtistsUnite #MachineWorld #HumanSpirit #SoulArt #ArtVlog #AIandArt #Imagination #ChatBotWorld

🎁 Download the Free Guide Here: 👉 https://kristenawestart.com/colorguide The Spiritual Qualities of Color for Artists, Creatives & Imaginators What happens when you stop choosing color by habit—and start understanding it as a living presence? In this episode, I explore how the spiritual qualities of color can radically shift your perception as an artist. Color isn't just a design choice—it's a force that holds energy, memory, and emotion. When you begin to work with it consciously, color becomes a tool for inner clarity, healing, and deeper creative resonance. This podcast goes beyong basic color theory. It's color as relationship. You'll learn how understanding the deeper nature of each hue can change: The emotional tone of your work Your ability to express what you actually feel How you balance energy on the canvas (and in your life) The way you choose palettes with purpose—not guesswork And how color can help guide your own transformation .................................................. Naming your emotional state before you begin a piece Why emotional literacy leads to creative clarity How color affects mood, memory, and spiritual direction Shamanic and psychological tools for staying centered in the creative process The start of a more intentional, embodied art practice 🎁 Download the Free Guide Now: 👉 https://kristenawestart.com/colorguide    

This week's Vlog—Part #6 in the Thought Forms series—explores how emotions like anger, jealousy, and desire create moving mandalas around us. Drawing from Thought Forms by Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater, and deepened through Rudolf Steiner's work on the moral and imaginal life of the soul, Kristena examines how each thought form takes shape through color, motion, and subtle force. Kristena has been exploring the psychological and healing benefits of artmaking for decades, working with image as a bridge between the seen and unseen. We often think of art as expressing emotion—but what if the emotion already has form before we ever pick up a brush? What if every thought is shaping the space we work in? How does the information in Thought Forms shift your approach to your art? ✨ Watch the full series and sign up for upcoming offerings at KristenaWestArt.com 🎨 Subscribe on YouTube at @KristenaWestArt108 to follow the journey

🌀 Book a Private Coaching Session with Kristena West, M.A. https://calendly.com/kristenawestart-... If you want to understand what a spiritual picture of karmic retribution looks like —This week I am discussing Dark Winds, Season 3, Episode 6, produced by Robert Redford. I STOOD (yes, stood!) RIVETED watching Joe Leaphorn struggling with his conscience over some grievous deeds and his question if he could come back into harmony… When fate strikes him a blow — and he crosses a threshold. Is he dead? Is he dreaming? Is he in purgatory? The atmosphere is chilling. In this 30-minute Vlog, I explore what this moment shows us about karma, conscience, and what some traditions call Kamaloca — the moral landscape we encounter after death, where we face our deeds through the eyes of those we've impacted. This is Part 5 of my Thought Forms series. We walk through: •The Hero Twins of Navajo cosmology — mythic protectors, justice-bringers, and initiators of souls •Kamaloca from the esoteric tradition — as taught by Rudolf Steiner and the mystery schools • Hungry Ghosts — the Tibetan vision of our unsatisfied desires And they're showing us how karma moves, how conscience speaks, and how unhealed action becomes avenging beings. When Leaphorn crosses a threshold — framed by the Hero Twins. He's in a surreal reckoning. And through that reckoning, the show delivers one of the most spiritually accurate depictions of karmic return I've ever seen on screen. So if you've ever wondered: Can stories carry spiritual power? What happens when we die with unfinished business? Is there a place where conscience takes on form? Then come with me. I'm Kristena West — artist, spiritual teacher, and lifelong student of the esoteric. We're crossing a threshold. We're meeting the forces that wait when the past is not laid to rest. And we're asking: Is it death? Is it dream? Or is it truth waiting to be faced? This is Dark Winds — Nemesis Unleashed: Karma, Conscience & the Price of Violence. And it's time to see what rises when justice has a face. 

www.KristenaWestArt.com 🌀 Book a Private Coaching Session with Kristena West, M.A. https://calendly.com/kristenawestart-info Have you ever felt like you want to enter a fairytale? A real supernatural tale of adventure, challenges, trials, and triumphs? To wonder what is the goal, and if you will ever make it? This is the moment your mythic journey becomes real—when your inner-work becomes a spiritual awakening-your soul is tested. In this fourth episode of the Thought Forms following the (#3) the Dark Night of the Soul, we approach the threshold betwixt and between the Worlds in reality  as the tremendous encounter with the  Guardian of the Threshold, known across traditions as the gatekeeper of Initiation.  This immense encounter is one of the pinnacles of spiritual transformation.    #SpiritualAwakening #ShadowWork #Karma #DarkNightOfTheSoul #SpiritualJourney 🧠 Intellectual & Esoteric Lineage #RudolfSteiner #Anthroposophy #WesternMysteryTraditions #EsotericWisdom #InitiationPath #GuardianOfTheThreshold #KarmicDouble #SoulInitiation #MysteryTraditions

🌀 Book a Private Coaching Session with Kristena West, M.A. https://calendly.com/kristenawestart-info One of the men in my men's group, Journey to the Sacred Male, shared a moment that changed everything. At nineteen, while in seminary, he discovered that some of the priests were having sexual relationships with each other—and that the Church accepted this, but under the cloak of silence and collusion. He was devastated. That night, he left the seminary and went to a nearby graveyard, where he lay beneath a huge tree and entered a spiritual crisis. All night long, he was overwhelmed by visions, voices. He said the tree was the only reason he made it through the night. Hear the rest of the story of his descent—and the startling moment that changed his path forever. This is the Dark Night of the Soul.    #DarkNightOfTheSoul #ThoughtForms #KristenaWest #nickcave #JimCarrey #CarlJung #RudolfSteiner #JacobBoehme #StJohnoftheCross #ThomasMerton #SpiritualAwakening #ShadowWork #SpiritualCrisis #MysticsShamansDreamers #JourneyToTheSacredMale #ArtAndHealing #spiritualcrisis #spiritualawakening #nothingness #artforhealing #karma #whatareyouthinking

🌀 Book a Private Coaching Session with Kristena West, M.A. https://calendly.com/kristenawestart-info What happens when we lie—to others… or to ourselves? What are the Karmic effects on our soul, somatic body and mental health? In this episode, we explore the deep spiritual and physical cost of falsehood. From mythic figures like Gollum and Dorian Gray to the teachings of Rudolf Steiner and Marion Woodman, you'll see how untruth becomes a force that lives in the body—and how truth begins the process of soul repair. If you've ever felt the weight of something unspoken, this is your invitation. ✦ Explore how lies become energy, distortion, illness, and loss ✦ Discover what it takes to come back to wholeness ✦ Reclaim your truth as a living force 📍 Private Soul Retrieval & life coaching sessions available at KristenaWestArt.com 🕯 Subscribe | 💬 Comment | ✉ Share with someone this info might help-artists & thinkers!

🌀 Book a Private Coaching Session with Kristena West, M.A. https://calendly.com/kristenawestart-info #HilmaAfKlint #AbstractArt #SpiritualArt Hilma af Klint was a clairvoyant, mystic, and visionary painter who channeled unseen realms into stunning abstract art—years before Kandinsky claimed the title. In this video, we explore her use of thought forms, spiritual science, and esoteric teachings, drawing from Theosophy, Rudolf Steiner, and mystery traditions. Learn how Hilma's inner vision created a whole new visual language and why her work is finally being recognized as the true beginning of abstract art. We'll look at the symbolism, her spiritual influences, and how art can serve as a bridge between the physical and invisible worlds. If you're an artist, dreamer, or seeker—this is for you. 🎨 Explore more at: https://www.KristenaWestArt.com #HilmaAfKlint #AbstractArt #SpiritualArt #ThoughtForms #EsotericArt #WomenInArt #RudolfSteiner #ClairvoyantArt #MysticalArt

🌀 Book a Private Coaching Session with Kristena West, M.A. https://calendly.com/kristenawestart-info   #SpiritDoll #CreateYourSpiritDoll #HealingArt 7 views • Premiered 3 hours ago • #SpiritDoll #CreateYourSpiritDoll #HealingArt 🪡 Create Your Spirit Doll | A Spiritual Journey of Art & Empowerment with Kristena West M.A.  Pattern Download Included ✨ Tap into your creative magic and awaken your inner wisdom in this soulful class led by artist, shaman and spiritual educator Kristena West, M.A. In this unique online workshop, you'll learn to create your own spirit doll from fabric, using a downloadable pattern included in the class. This is a sacred, empowering process—the title tells the story CREATE YOUR SPIRIT Totem or Talisman or Doll...when Women Create a 3 dimensional figure, we anchor into our ancient Women's Wisdom Ways...one stitch at a time. 🧿 Along the way, Kristena guides you through: ✅ Spiritual & Psychological practices for intention and focus ✅ Creative art techniques and prompts to deepen your story and ignite your heart. ✅ Empowerment techniques rooted in psychological insight and sacred art traditions This class is for women ready to express their stories, set new intentions, and make powerful art that means something. Your doll becomes a companion, a symbol, and a tool for transformation. 🧵 Includes: Full video class, downloadable pattern, and creative prompts to deepen your connection.  🎥 Watch now & begin your spiritual art journey today! 🧚‍♀️ Subscribe & tap the bell to stay connected to Kristena's inspiring classes. #SpiritDoll #CreateYourSpiritDoll #HealingArt #SacredCreativity #EmpoweredWomen #KristenaWest #FeminineWisdom #SpiritualArt #ArtAsMedicine #IntuitiveArt #FabricDollWorkshop www.KristenaWestArt.com

www.KristenaWestArt.com We are living in a time when evil is not just a philosophical concept but an active force shaping the world. It moves through institutions, culture, and even human thought, seeking to solidify itself in the fabric of reality. This is not the mindless chaos of old but a structured force, twisting truth into falsehood and subverting the very foundations of what it means to be human. Those who walk an esoteric path—who see with inner eyes—understand that we are not merely spectators. We are called to something greater: to embed the forces of Good into time itself, to hold the line against this rising darkness with unwavering resolve. But what does it mean to "embed" Good? This is no passive gesture, no mere wishing for a better world. It is a conscious act of spiritual defiance.  🌀 Book a Private Coaching Session with Kristena West, M.A. https://calendly.com/kristenawestart-info Every deed, every thought, every work of art, prayer, and act of moral courage carves a space where the higher worlds can still reach into the earthly realm. This is not about fighting darkness on its own terms, which only strengthens it. Instead, it is about radiating something so true, so unwavering, that it cannot be subverted. The power of Good is not weak or abstract; it is the original creative force, and when embodied fully, it stands as an unbreakable pillar against entropy. Will You Stand and hold the Line?