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I AM A LOVER OF MYSTERY AND MYSTICISM.
I AM AN ARTIST OF SYMBOLIC, SPIRITUALLY ATTUNED HANDMADE COLLAGES.
I AM A WRITER OF NON-FICTION IN THE PURSUIT OF AUTHENTICITY.
I AM A PHOTOGRAPHER BY DEFAULT.
I AM A CAT LOVER. Â

Website: www.vivimaricarpelan.com

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My life... has been about issues of a mundane as well as spiritual nature that I have had to figure out on my own. Time after time I have found that I have had to rely on myself for solutions. Although we are all interconnected, it seems that some of us have to walk a lonely road, maybe in order to personalize their destiny to a maximum and make a personal contribution to this world. I believe that for life to evolve, unheard of things must happen... I'm sure it's all worth it in the end. And I'm glad there are many more lonely roads out there that converge into mine. I would be honoured to hear your opinion on my artwork, as art is one of my most important means of reaching out to other human beings. My artistic production follows my own inner development like that of a diary and you can read them as you read DREAMS. I guess you could call them symbolic illustrations.

Life is... a play of opposites and this has been my guideline for the past 15 years. The idea of paradoxes as a foundation of life as well as human existential dilemmas can be seen in most of my artwork.I believe we need to get away from thinking in terms of either-or and get closer to embracing the paradoxes and thinking in terms of both-and. To heal ourselves and the Earth, I believe we must not only let the light shine, but also allow the shadow to emerge. The physical realm is for me the greatest of adversaries, but also the place where the opposites may unite and the soul find its true essence. I believe that healing one's own shadow-self helps heal the collective shadow of the human race.

I believe in and wish to promote... COMPASSION, HONESTY, OPENNESS,Â TRUTH AND THE ABOLITION OF SECRECY.

I also have... an MA degree in the Science of Religions. I live in Finland, and my native language is Swedish. I also speak French and Finnish and have studied several more languages. For more pictures, please visit www.flickr.com/photos/vivi-mari

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Men and women who are moved by art and have a spiritually attuned or just mind or are just *deep*, are creative, and express themselves eloquently. People who would like to be my friend; people who are intrigued by my art - and maybe vice versa. People who would be interested in helping me bring my art and writing to a greater audience. People who have fibromyalgia or some other chronic disability.

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Integrity and Dissidence

Integrity has become more and more important to me as I have been on a crash course with a lot of people. I used to be a bit of a "nice girl" and even to some extent a people pleaser. I always put up ...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:37:00 GMT

Equality Between Men and Women is Stil a Hypothesis

I met some real life people yesterday and feel a little better today. This blog connects to an earlier blog about gender issues.I come from a country where men and women had to work side by side in a ...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:34:00 GMT

Some Definitions on Mysticism

I took part in a discussion about mysticism and threw in a few things out of my memory. It's been a while (ten years) so I need to read up a little and think some more, but for now, some of the things...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:32:00 GMT

Spiritual Strength & Lifes Challenges

I've suspected for a very long time already that my soul's purpose is to hold onto my deeper, intuitive belief in the underlying oneness and spiritual nature of reality in the face of incapacitating l...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:44:00 GMT

The Paradox of Moths Attracted to the Light - Or: Relaxing Into Life

I'm not sure I will be able to make sense in this line of thoughts, but I will try... The subject is a complicated one, and my brain may well prove to be too small to express what I feel. ...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:28:00 GMT

When Changing Your Mindset Is Not Enough - Questions Regarding Spiritual Depression

About a year ago a young man went and shot 9 pupils at a high school in Finland. A year later, another man shoots 10 pupils in a high school. I heard about both cases in the Swedish news, where they a...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:09:00 GMT

Trying To Generate Kindness And Generosity

Easter was a heavy time but after that I found it easier than before to keep a positive attitude on a regular basis. I was quite relieved to be back home after three months in the USA, and though...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:44:00 GMT

On Compassion, Forgiveness and Communication

Some of the more useful information on the ascension that has been available on the internet has been Karen Bishop's energy alerts, which explain some of the general energy occurences and how the...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:12:00 GMT

Spiritual Jargon - The Unnoble Art Of Manipulation

This time I'd like to continue on the subject of manipulation and talk a little about spiritual jargon (household words for the initiated spiritual elite), but also tie it in with the idea of compassi...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:01:00 GMT

Angel In My Room - Soulful Swedish Singer Eva Dahlgren

ANGEL IN MY ROOM: Presenting the fabulous Swedish singer Eva Dahlgren: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2kBMZeGCo0 If this link doesn't work for you in your country, you can find the same song on this ...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:54:00 GMT