Kristena West Art: PodCast – Details, episodes & analysis

PRINCESS ZISKA CHAPTER 2 & 3 

Kristena West: One of my favorite books when  was a teenager! 

Chapter One

Ziska (1897)
Marie Corelli Read by Kristena West

Armand Gervase has it all. He is a famous artist, his paintings are hung in national galleries, and he is celebrated worldwide. His best-known painting, depicting an alluring Egyptian woman about to murder her lover, is known for its minute, historic detail, yet Armand has no experience with Egypt's ancient past . . . or does he?

Rejecting the idea of heaven and hell, soul and spirit, Armand embraces a life of decadence which allows him the freedom to act as he pleases -- until he meets the seductive and hypnotic Princess Ziska. Haunted by strange and distant memories of her, Armand attempts to unravel her mystery, only to discover his memories of her are centuries old -- and she looks terrifyingly similar to the female in his celebrated painting. How can this be? Has he fallen in love with a ghost, or is there something more sinister lurking behind Ziska's hypnotic eyes?

A supernatural tale of reincarnation, seduction, and revenge, Ziska was a bestseller upon its publication in 1897. 

A Prophet is Not recognized in their own hometown- or welcome to a Saint's Life. Podcast discusses the nature of a "realized" being. What is the biographical sketch that links these extraordinary beings? www.KristenaWestArt.com

Kristena begins the story of her Covid Christmas in Cottage Hospial Oakland - a story of humor, good will, rehab skills, being alone close to death, and the stories of others in the same situation. Short Holiday episodes every night - stay tuned.  #KWest4aHome

Happy Winter Solstice the darkest land ongest night of the year....time for change & renewal. Kristena tells the story of her relationship with a horse she shared with her sister, and what revelation happened years later in a clacking train in Egypt one night. Revelations and Reveals - the love of our animals and poetry too!

Why is Art Making Important, Loss of Women's Rights, War in Europe,  Can We Heal Ourselves & Others? Learn To Make Art With A Healing Potential for the Viewer? Free eBook Start a Sacred Art Practice  www.KristenaWestArt.com 

We have four earth art festivals that lay over equinox and solstices; Many modern artists work along these Festival themes in their contemporary art practice. St. John tide as an archeypal pattern outlines how artists can work; Letting Go in order to birth our Beloved. What can we do to to create from Mindfullness point of view as our spiritual practice? Kristena gives techniques to support working along spiritual lines of inquiry. 

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Saving Santa & the Creative Imagination.
Podcast discusses the benefits of cultivating creativity, awe and wonder for health and strength. Children's Hospital, Oakland the Dolls For Peace Community Arts Project.

This podcast introduces how to listen to a poem or story and make art and start a dream practice contemplative arts. The Dream Song of Olaf Åsteson
a Nordic Initiation story: 12 day Painting & Dream workshop through the 12 Holy Nights

What is the nature of pure creativity? How do we cultivate this mindfulness practice? How does our emotions shift our creative practice? How can we welcome our true inner artist?