Da Vinci
Skull Study

I wanted a skull illustration. Thank to the wonders of the internet I found one by a genius 500 years dead. I have been thinking about one's voices. The little quiet voices we have in our heads which whisper away- all the people I have questioned about them say they are always negative. The worst approach we can take to them is to ignore them. They will only get louder. They need to be heard and by being louder in your head they will be. By giving them voice they then lose their potency.

It is an irony that by giving the voices power of expression they lose the power to control one's thoughts. Also these voices have something to teach about who we are, it is often interesting to follow what is behind them. A voice of mine that criticised my intelligence, when followed to its root ,was full of childhood memories of my father and sister criticising me. Seeing that vision gave me the insight I needed to overcome that voice.

The form of expression is a personal choice. Music, poetry, song, a conversation with a friend, a talk with a pillow. I prefer to write. I'm learning the guitar and hope that will also be a voice for me one day.

Often the experience has to be repeated many time to have affect. These voices are a form of hypnosis, a quiet continuous suggestion. Learning from them, give yourself you own quiet, continuous suggestions.


I will escape.

Namaste.

posted by Jatinder at 7:10 AM