BY FREEDOM I MEAN THE ABILITY TO CONNECT TO ONE’S TRUE SELF AND TO ATTUNE LIFE ACCORDINGLY
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The bird symbol is often used in my paintings along with the DE (Dual Eternity) symbol. It encapsulates the essence of my life and art.
The ability to lift oneself from the ground, escape the Earth’s heavy bounding and fly is the essential ancient dream for freedom. The yearning to be free is not a 21st century wish but an eternal quest running through nations and cultures seeking to free the spirit from the physical body.
Wings have been the symbol of freedom for making dreams come true. No wonder angel paintings with wings, cause people to believe in their magical rule and bring good deeds to human life. The bird in flight resembles the magic of uplifting oneself from earth’s bondage and gravity that grounds us all on this planet.
Gravity is the first layer that roots us as physical beings to the ground. There are more unseen layers like our limited perception which determines the way we perceive reality, translate it and develop habits that cause us to encircle the same spot over and over again. Pride prevents us from moving forward along with other inhibitions and customs that determines our boundaries and limits our freedom.
By freedom I mean the ability to connect to one’s true self and to attune life accordingly.
The blue or starry skies can cause a dream like state of mind that elaborates human potential. It is not what we can do that counts, it is what we believe we can do that matters. Dreaming is about forecasting a better future and by that attuning the mind and inner powers towards a higher goal that can bring us closer to our spiritual inclination.
All that stops us from being free is a bear.
All that brings us closer to self-freedom is a bird.
With this notion, one can be free in the cellar and can be a slave in the open mountains. It is the inner alignment towards one’s goals that matters.
Those who establish in themselves the journey toward freedom fight against existing habits, known formulas, thoughts and beliefs. Therefore repetition and dedication in adorning and engraving new knowledge and acceptance is needed. This kind of perpetual work is what counts in the end.
So the bird is the symbol of lifting oneself out of the convention of ordinary life towards fulfilling the true potential for human development that is there for every human being.
Have magic in your life
Ted Barr
