Category Archives: Art of the Path

Inner Sanctum

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Nancy Wait

The doorway under water came to me in a dream back in 1976. There was no mistaking the meaning of the vision. It was a dream about ego-death, hitting bottom, and afterwards, being given entry to the inner world. The … Continue reading →

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When a Still-Life Moves

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Nancy Wait

In this excerpt from “Christmas Holiday” by W. Somerset Maugham (1939), Charley and Lydia are at the museum looking at a still-life by Chardin (pages 240-242). “Chardin,” he said. “Yes, I’ve seen that before.” “But have you ever looked at … Continue reading →

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Tuning Into A Frequency

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Nancy Wait

Tuning into a frequency, vibing on a thought-pattern, focusing, aligning, attracting, magnifying similarities. All of these come to mind when I think of the ease in which I’ve been gathering material for additional input on my topic for The Healing … Continue reading →

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Distilling Vision

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Nancy Wait

Distilling Vision   My thumb rises through the thumb-hole Of a curved wooden palette A tray laid with colors Shaped like a kidney Doing kidney work Distilling vision. I lay my prayers on the kidney tray Placed before my body  … Continue reading →

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Why Create ART?

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Nancy Wait

Because we happened to move to New York City, and because my mother, who was from a small city in Central Illinois, was hungry for art and culture, I was exposed to the great museums when I was quite young. … Continue reading →

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The Hope of Loving

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Nancy Wait

The Hope of Loving  by Meister Eckhart What keeps us alive, what allows us to endure? I think it is the hope of loving, or being loved. I heard a fable once about the sun going on a journey to … Continue reading →

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I’ve Got You (2010)

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Nancy Wait

I’ve Got You (2010)   Sometime earlier this year, I don’t remember exactly when, I began hearing a voice from inside that said, “I’ve got you.” I’ve got you. What a wonderful feeling it gave me, knowing that I was … Continue reading →

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Ring Me A Rainbow

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Nancy Wait

Used to be I wanted the moon and the stars. Now I’m content to let them stay in the heavens, and gaze upon them from a distance. I’ve come down to earth. To all the colors I’ve always loved. For … Continue reading →

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Into and Out of the Swamp

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Nancy Wait

Writing memoir has meant wading into the swamp of my past. As soon as I began to write, in the very early stages of my first memoir, I had a dream of wading into an actual swamp. And in this … Continue reading →

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Story-Me

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Nancy Wait

Why should we write our stories? Because in the words of Baba Ram Dass   “Everything changes once we identify with being the witness to the story instead of the actor in it.” For now we are watching the action … Continue reading →

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