Description
A fine art print on a small throw pillow from my painting “The Offering”
Artist: Michael Francis Lott
Size: 14×14″
Here’s my inspiration behind this piece
“This piece was actually inspired by my daily prayer practice, where over the past several years, I’ve made it a habit of waking up every morning and starting my day in prayer.
Some days it’s a quick 2- 3 minute practice of setting the intention to be used as an instrument in the arms of God, and other days it can be a 2 – 3 hour devotional immersion deep into heartfelt communion, where I completely melt into my connection with the Creator.
For me personally, prayer is probably the most fruitful and healing practice that I have established for myself. I honestly don’t know where I would be in my life without it.
And prayer is so much more than just “talking” to God for me, it is a literal practice of attuning one’s mind to the mind of God, and of attuning one’s heart and perception to the frequency of Heaven.
When we attune through prayer (or meditation), it is as if we take our perception of reality and turn it up several octaves in frequency, where we reach a state of hyper connectivity that enables us to see the interconnectedness between seemingly random experiences, which allows us to bear witness to the immaculate intelligence that works through all things.
Think about it – everything in our reality is made of Light. Every atom, every molecule, every cell, every mineral is made of Light. And even abstract things, such as seasons and cycles in nature, are sourced from the geometry of Light.
Plants are a good example of this, because they are raw earthen geometric expressions of Light. We can see the geometry of Light, the perfect intelligence of Light, made physically manifest through plants – through the gnarled wind-carved oak trees, to the spindly tendrils of honeydew vines, and through the bright and epic bloom of a sunflower. But in Truth, the very fabric of Reality itself is this perfect geometric expression of Light. That’s what Reality is.
So, Light is geometry.
And what is geometry, but perfect symmetry – perfect order. Perfect connectivity. It is musically and symphonically harmonious.
So if everything is Light, then there must be a perfect order and symmetry underlying everything in our lives.
And not just physical things, but the non-physical as well – the circumstantial, the relational, the emotional, the seasonal and the cyclical. The ebb and flow of life is highly intelligent.
And there is a state of consciousness, of hyper-connectivity, that we can access that attunes us to the intelligence of this underlying symmetry – this underlying perfection, where we perceive Reality from the very fabric of Reality itself.
In this state, we become like a linguist decoding the manuscript of an archaic language with our ability to read the underlying meaning behind everything unfolding within our experience. And then we see that our very lives are the breathing expressions of the Holy Texts themselves, with all of their hidden meaning, mystery, and sacred wisdom.
And with all of this, we come to know that there is an intelligence that is working through each and every one of us.
Call it Light, Source, Creator or God. You are a part of It, and It is a part of you. And you can relax into the journey that It has you on, for there is profound meaning and intelligence that echoes behind everything that you are going through.
And even if you can’t see the higher order behind your experience, then make the conscious choice to trust that it’s there, and lovingly empower yourself to defy the limitations of your perception.
Alchemize your fear into faith.
And for me, this attunement of consciousness all starts with prayer – with setting aside time everyday to offer myself to God. And through this offering, God shares a fractal of Its mind with me through this expanded hyper-connected state of perception – something we ALL have unlimited access to.
So, this painting is called “The Offering” to symbolize the essence of this prayerful intention.
The figure in the center is one who is offering themselves to God, in service. The white doves around them represent the peace that comes only through offering oneself to God. This central figure is completely surrendered to their true purpose, to their True Self.
Around the figure are 7 different hieroglyphic scenes, symmetrically mirrored on both sides (except of the one at the top), creating 13 panels depicting the evolution of consciousness through offering oneself in service.
Starting from the bottom, going to the top:
1.) Childhood. Conditioned consciousness through the family upbringing.
2.) Autonomy. Discovering oneself as an individuated person in the world of conditioning.
3.) Establishing a connection with one’s Higher Self (Higher Mind), or Soul.
4.) Learning to connect relationally one-on-one through connecting with the Higher Self of another. The beginning realization that all Higher Selves share one Higher Mind.
5.) The realization that all Higher Selves are joined by one Higher Mind collectively (the Mind of God)
6.) The realization that all of nature and the cosmos is included within the workings of this one Universal Mind. Our Higher Self is one with all things.
7.) The Christ Consciousness state, or the perception of Light Itself.
And there are white lines joining the figure in the center and all of the scenes within the panels, representing the Light that is guiding every iteration of growth, and that connects all of the seasons and cycles of our journeys.
And the golden figure at the bottom with trees sprouting from its arms, is a symbol representing the interconnectedness of all things, with the tendrils of its branches framing and surrounding the central figure.
And so this piece emerged out of the inner dimensions of my prayer life, to be a materialized prayer in and of itself. Similar to the intelligence of Light manifesting as the geometry of a plant, this is the intelligence of Light expressing through me, as the geometry of this piece of art.
Anyways, thank you for taking this all in, and for continuing to be a part of my creative journey.
May you be blessed beyond comprehension.”
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