Kokopelli

It is wonderful to note that the little word-maker elves have been busy behind the scenes infusing soul into life, and soul is often hidden in our words. Words are symbols for experience, and experience is the realm of the soul. What is soul? Thomas Moore says that thinking of what we love: feeling tender feelings, viewing inspiring images, praying and communing with our deeper self, finding outlets for our particular gifts and creativity, are just a few of the activities that mine our human connection to soul. The fruits of our labors are found in the everyday activities of life, as well as realms of the esoteric. How we interact with others, and the energy, images, and words we cultivate with them, like Kokopelli's leaving gifts in passing. This photo is one of the altars I have made, a depiction of the native figure Kokopelli, an archetype embodying a spreader of seeds, one who brings life. I would love to see archetypal figures more familiarized to children and adults, so that we are given an opportunity to relate these abstract yet concrete symbolic figures that embody soul qualities that are universal to all segments of humanity. Who are some archetypal figures you can think of that represent qualities we can become aware of, dance with, and awaken within?