A country as a soul place, a reality we create.

I have come to believe that countries that we are compelled to set a footprint in are part of our inner design. We created an inner reality that is expressed in the physical by the places we go to & ultimately recognise as familiar.

I set out an intention that I wanted to travel with my work & little by little this beginning to manifest, my approach to which countries I go to is fluid. I go where I am sent, this may sound fatalistic, but I think that actually our 'un-conscious' mapped out this journey.

The stories that I read as a child had a profound influence on this process. The Arabian nights meet Hans Christian Anderson. Note:- Believe in the dreams of children, they will be our future.

I thought that North Africa & the Arabic countries would be my destination, indeed it was for a while. I learnt much. However it was to experience the history of the place, it's own psychic development, the creation of it's interior....Morocco, for example gave me the opportunity to explore great thinkers of the golden age which in turn put certain events & developments in consciousness on a timeline for me. I have subsequently been able to absorb this knowledge into my work & is a ceaseless source of interest, especially early kabbalists & the Sufi master Muyahiddin Ibn Arabi.

I also got the sense that Morocco was a father to me. A paternal guide that taught me valuable lessons in personal responsibility & Courage, honing my beliefs in life itself.....

So what of Finland? I have come to love this country, it's people & it's gorgeous scenery.

Mother Finland, a healing, nurturing place that gave me room to breathe & expand, that has supported my well stream of ideas & creativity, to fly out my big thoughts. I am forever thankful for that.

Our male/female aspects are not just two dimensional but resonate fully on so many levels, especially in how we connect to the heart of a country, have you ever had this experience ? What of the place, your spiritual, sacred place, where is that?

                                FINLAND, ON THE ROAD.

The road is moving, twisting & turning, pushing her way forward.

She will eventually come to the sea, there is no other place to go.

The eternal forest straddles the road.

She, dark & mysterious, tantalises you with her mystery.

At once both High Priestess & the Empress, drawing you in.

The road penetrates her.Deeper into her being.

He, seeking out the life force; invasive & bold, quick witted Magician.

His desire to exist re-shapes the landscape,

Cleaving out his identity until the symbiosis is complete & the road & the forest are one.