Rainy Day Blog
I've been painting all day. I'd love to show you pictures, but my old digital camera still isn't working, and I have yet to buy a new one. Not having a digital camera is really putting a cramp in my blog style. I bought two different Smart Media cards for the old camera, one of which sort of worked, but not really, and the other of which didn't work at all. I'm thinking of going out to look at cameras tomorrow, although I'd really rather paint! I'm on a roll, and I hate to break the momentum.
Did you notice that I changed the name of this blog to Random Divination? It's a term that Caroline Casey used to describe my work, because I use chance elements in my painting and serendipity. Random Divination is a contradiction in terms, but I like that. Divination is unusal insight or perception, possibly using supernatural powers. And of course the word divination is derived from the word "divine." I think of random divination as being me getting out of the way and letting the divine take over. It's not me doing the painting -- it's some other supernatural force.
Divination also has to do with forseeing or fortelling future events, which relates to my name, Cassandra. In Greek mythology, Cassandra was a prophetess that no one believed. Yes, I'm using my formal name now for my work, but you can still call me Cassie!
It's raining in LA today -- very unusual for May. And it's 05/05/05. There seems to be something mystical about that, but I don't know what it is.
Did you notice that I changed the name of this blog to Random Divination? It's a term that Caroline Casey used to describe my work, because I use chance elements in my painting and serendipity. Random Divination is a contradiction in terms, but I like that. Divination is unusal insight or perception, possibly using supernatural powers. And of course the word divination is derived from the word "divine." I think of random divination as being me getting out of the way and letting the divine take over. It's not me doing the painting -- it's some other supernatural force.
Divination also has to do with forseeing or fortelling future events, which relates to my name, Cassandra. In Greek mythology, Cassandra was a prophetess that no one believed. Yes, I'm using my formal name now for my work, but you can still call me Cassie!
It's raining in LA today -- very unusual for May. And it's 05/05/05. There seems to be something mystical about that, but I don't know what it is.
posted by Cassandra at 4:06 PM
1 Comments:
Divination? Is that what gets done with a divining rod? Divining Rods, for those who forgot, are used for getting in tune with the earth's natural energy, a handy thing to do if you're looking for where to dig your well, for example.
A simple description of how to make and use a divining rod is here: http://www.leyman.demon.co.uk/Dowsing.html
As to the 05-05-05 thing, you're not the only one who's thinking about it. "Just wait til 06/06/06." says this blogger: http://www.chuggnutt.com/2003/03/03/canamar.html
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