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Electrofield 1
Mother Earth and Mother Goose , Erzulie and the Etruscans
My New Special Interest Bookstore
I’ve finally put together some of my earlier writings, self-published at Lulu, which has given me a storefront, Carol’s Special Interest Bookstore. It’s all still in process, but I’m happy to say that at least it has started. Now the two books there are just the beginning, and the facsimile book is still in a draft form, no doubt it will need to be revised. But, I thought, why not just do it? Instead of only working on material for others, I should also put out some of the writing I’ve done for myself. Watch that space, there’s more to come. I’m using Lulu for work that has a very limited appeal, and am still not sure about using it for work that I know will have a wider audience. Not because their print on demand isn’t great, it’s very good. But because they are in the US. Not a problem for anyone ordering a single copy, the cost is under the customs radar. But any Canadian volume more than that could be more costly than a local printer.
Here’s a page from the facsimile book:
Collage Series Order
The collage series below is posted in reverse order from its actual creation – it should read in the order that it’s in as a flickr set, with Emergence of the Serpent of Wisdom first, and the Pavilion of Mystery last.
Pavilion of Mystery
Pavilion of Mystery, originally uploaded by Carol Sill.
Calming down and returning to peace, meditation and the mysteries of night. Red birds and green foliage give a jungle feeling to the pavilion, where a meditator in contact with the planetary forces calms the wild horse of mind, his face showing the light of wisdom.
Let’s Rock (again)
Let’s Rock, originally uploaded by Carol Sill.
The world is tilted, off kilter. Waves crash and buildings topple, while Tibetan shamanic dancers tell the tale in movement. Above, in a pavilion, a rock band pounds out the tune. It is a cosmic unbalance, and world rocks to find equllibrium. ( I had posted this before, but wanted to put it in again so it could be seen in series.)
Declaration of War
Declaration of War, originally uploaded by Carol Sill.
This hot blood red image nearly completed the series. I had hesitated to commit to it, and did the others in the series. Then 9/11 happened, and I knew then that the imagery had been true. I finalized this image of war. Mars influences the blood-covered demonic celebrant as he emerges screaming from the cannon. Warlike peoples march on the earth carrying kings as the hand fate has dealt is enacted. Red tentacles enter the scene and a beam from the cosmos glows like an evil eye, while the red volcano erupts and lava flows.
Miracle of Science
Miracle of Science, originally uploaded by Carol Sill.
The virgin Mary is resurrected by scientists. Elevated against a grey moon, she is reconfigured by machine projections, monitored by banks of data controls. Believers with hands up grieve her death and pray for her. The resurrected self is a colourless figure, an overworked factory child.
