Magical Drawing

Today’s drawing of Mary Magdalene

I have worked so much these last 2 weeks that my mind is not connecting properly to inspiration.

Maybe Mary Magdalene is trying to tell me something and I can’t hear it because my mind is so full!

Maybe that’s why these days it’s so much easier to make a drawing than to write. A drawing is a much more direct way to let inspiration in. All we need to do is become a child and let the pencil work. Drawing can be magical!

I was reading a book that pointed out that cave paintings always show people hunting big animals, and not usually rabbits or mice, concluding that rituals in ancient times used imagination and creativity to give shape to wishes and prayers.

Cave painting showing humans hunting large prey.

The animals that the little stick figures are hunting are big enough to feed a group. They are large and abundant.

As creative beings, we imagine what we want, and envision a result that is satisfying to our mind and fulfills our goals. What if we used this ancient inclination to create our own present lives?

I draw Mary Magdalene every day as a way to pray, to commit to a goal, to be coherent and consistent. What would happen if I start adding wishes to the backgrounds of the Mary Magdalene drawings that contain images of the things I want. How would I draw freedom? Maybe like a bird. How would I draw a peaceful and creative life? What if I drew my wishes directly into the Magdalene’s heart?

I once drew myself in my studio. It was a very simple drawing, an image to add to my writings of my ideal life. I can now say that I have the studio space, and a big table like in the drawing.

Even when we have few words, images can help us express feelings, wishes and goals. It is an ancient practice that we can adapt to our present.

Maybe that’s what Mary Magdalene was trying to tell me and I couldn’t hear!