SHA02 Shamanic Dance

Between 1998 and 1999 1 had a series of times when the Merlin overshadowing was replaced by another energy that I felt to be called Grey Wolf and it took my art on a very different course from the usual style I was used to. Nothing outwardly changed in my life in this period and hadn't gone down any particular path that might have encouraged this new connection. Each time it came close a few days at a time and enough for each unplanned piece to be completed and then moved away. Shortly afterwards the energy I had been accustomed to since 1984, then returned and I would move on to the next piece of art needed for the book I was working on at the time.
The Celts were conscious of the magic and enchantment of the natural world and edges of forests, sacred groves and flowing rivers held great fascination and were seen as interfaces between the material and supernatural worlds: Doors to an unseen world that was very close and blessed with healing powers. popular shrines were deemed to be under the care of a local guardian spirit whose worshippers would perform daily rituals.
Eagles and many other birds can serve as ideal spirit guides to and through the shamanic Upper world. The eagle has been regarded as the greatest of birds by many people. Its size, power, beauty, and apparent ability to fly right into the sun made it both a supreme Upper world guide and an obvious symbol of solar divinity.