SHAMANS
 
 
"The spirits that rule over animals and plants are probably the oldest forms in which archetypal contents were imagined..." 

Marie-Louise von Franz

Projection and Re-Collection in Jungian Psychology: Reflections of the Soul 

 
 
"...the shaman...becomes an animal-spirit, and 'speaks,' sings, or flies like the animals and birds. 'Animal language' is only a variant of 'spirit language'..."
 

Mircea Eliade

Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy

 
 

 

Butterfly Woman 30" diameter 1986
 
 

 

Journey 84" diameter 1988
 
 

 

Dirrangun 40" diameter 1988
 
 

 

Chalchihuitlicue and the Spirits of the Rainforest 96"x76" 1989
 
 

 

Norwan 36" diameter 1990
 
 

 

Ursa Mater 60"x50" 1990
 
 

 

Mare Nostrum: Our Sea, Our Mother 60" diameter 1992
 
 

 

Raven Woman 36" diameter 1993

 
 

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