The Muse Painting
Gaining Access
A Note from the Narrator
Welcome to the Muse! Pre-pandemic the Muse event was absolutely a favorite in person gathering. And each time a new group of women came together and the livestream camera turned on, Shiloh Sophia presented the material in slightly different ways. As your primary experience we will be sharing this phenomenally eloquent presentation from 2018. We will also share the 2019 event for a second quick walk through of the steps. We recommend walking through both presentations one (or more) times as preparation for teaching your painting workshop.
As you paint the steps, actively visualize yourself demoing each step. Where will you stand? What might you say to your audience? (We've seen toys employed as encouraging audience here!) Notice what you will need to practice in order to gain confidence.
The Muse is the heart of the 13 Steps. Get ready for new access!
A reminder that you can click the four arrows in the corner to watch in full screen. There is also an option to view at slower or faster speeds which can be found under the gear icon. Increasing the speed is a good option if you are a fast audio processor.
The notes under videos are brand new, if you see any typos, errors or omissions, I so appreciate you letting me know via email at [email protected].
THE MUSE EVENT (8.5 video hours)
This is a walk through of a 13 Step Painting Workshop on the theme of the Muse, exploring the inquiry "How do you get access to your true information?" Experience Shiloh's presentation and as you practice each step, imagine yourself demoing it for your own students.
Download the PDF to read along with the presentation. Note that the same steps, with minor edits, are in your IC Guidebook (printed the year after this Livestream). Find them in the Guidebook starting at page 51.
STEP ZERO
[0:00] Practice belonging and feeling the quantum connection through the Red Thread. What are you bringing to this experience of the Muse? Speak it aloud. Claim belonging.
[5:00] Introduction to the Muse and Critic. Calling back your discerning inner voice.
[9:55] Invocation of the Muse and the movement of the Alchemical Compass in the direction North. How do you get your information?
#️⃣ Share your journaling and doodling on "how you get access" in the group with the hashtag #musestepzero
STEP ONE: VISIONING
[0:00] Discussion of Causation Matter Creation Form and Heart Field resonance. Inhabiting your consciousness intentionally instead of the default "mosaic".
[9:30] Introduction to the 13 Steps. Make them your own! You only need to invite the students to be their own oracle.
[14:30] 13 Step Handout Page 6 Opening Circle and choosing the theme from your life and those around you - both celebration and remedy. Discussion of whether to include visioning in circle or at canvas and when to tell your "before and after" stories. Inserting linear instructions for break.
[26:03] 13 Step Handout Page 6 Step One Visioning. Choosing language depending on the theme and participants. Consider writing in advance. Consider drumming/rattle. Or just use the voice for a round of "Visionary Imagination" Exploring non dominant language that still has command.
[38:30] Demo of Visionary Imagination to Journey to the Muse using the canvas as a portal.
[44:44] Options for how to write down information alone or pairs. Consider sharing over lunch.
#️⃣ Share your journaling and doodling on what you saw in the portal meditation with the hashtag #musestepone
Note from the Narrator - we recommend you take some time now or after you complete the painting to write out and practice leading your own simple Active Imagination meditation to meet the Muse.
STEP TWO: INVITING
[1:00] Step Two Inviting (13 Step Handout Page 7) Creating a Blessing & Ritual.
[12:30] Demo of portal and various nuances depending on the space. Before lunch on first day.
#️⃣ Practice demoing adding your three colors and share with the hashtag #musesteptwo
[19:00] Q&A "What colors did you use?" "When do you use the I am here mark?" (Discussion healing container). "How do you deal with people in emotional breakdown?" "How do you narrate the steps - is it inviting or portal or?" "Do you write the intention before or after the portal"?
[0:00] Muse is the "mama recipe" for your 13 step workshops. Discussion of when to write intention and when to use Sharpies.
Note from Narrator reminder we call Red Thread Sessions "IC Sessions" now.
[5:00] Demo of adding intention ( as a letter to the Muse). Discussion of how to share your process leaving them in the mystery. Option to have them share.
[15:15] Demo of glazing over intention and white space.
STEP THREE: SOURCING
[19:21] Reading page 7-8. Sketching composition and introducing Critic & Muse.
[24:30] Demos of face sketching as series of half circles. Wavy hair as three lines. Adding symbol.
[35:15] Demo of 3/4 Face and symbols
Note from the Narrator watch the videos on the IC Resource page for more on faces.
[40:15] Demo of sketching compositions and discussion of possible processes.
[47:00] Demo of composition. In this case a face focused composition that represents receiving information.
#️⃣ Practice composition and share with the hashtag #musestepthree
[54:39] Q&A including other options for composition and dealing with fear.
[0:00] Demo of Strengthening lines, suggestion to spray paint on palette with water in between steps or put in freezer
STEP FOUR: LISTENING
[5:45] Listening, blocking, introduction of glaze, dry or wet brush. This is the heart of the 13 steps. (handout page 8)
[9:10] What does it mean to be your own oracle and find your own information.
[13:00] Demo of blocking and preserving the glow. variety of transparency in blocking. Corrections. Breaking the pattern. "What else does she want"
[20:00] Starting to listen is life changing. Answering the question "Who lives in here."
#️⃣ Practice demoing blocking with three colors, leaving the glow. Share with the hashtag #musestepfour
[0:00] Opening Poem from Sanctuary of the Sacred. Language of consciousness.
#️⃣ What's bubbling up for you? Share with the hashtag #musemusings
[6:00] Discussion of illustrating inquiry with Intentional Creativity. Idea, Inquiry, Desire. Am I excited about it and is it mine to do? What does it look like? Does it want to happen now. Bring in form through the creative act. Moving the ideas through flow and structure.
STEP FIVE: ENCOUNTER
[0:00] Reading of handout page 9 and demo opening the features of the face. Option to bring in a couple colors, touching the whole painting in different spots.
#️⃣ Practice opening the features of the face and add two colors. Share with the hashtag #musestepfive
STEP SIX: CONNECTING
[0:00] Reading of handout page 9. And demo of closed eye visioning to access patterns.
[8:30] Shiloh does her own visioning. Note from the Narrator - this is a good opportunity to practice leading your students in a closed eye visioning to access symbols. Imagine standing in front of a class and say the instructions out loud.
[12:12] Demo of Visual Language. including spacing, Van Gogh lines, Language of Light, Sigils and Chops. vibration marks, words. See referenced 32 symbols handout below 👇 (Click to download the image.)
[18:00] Demo of illustrating how you access information.
[19:15] Adding symbols to the face and including the woundings. (Note the IC class Colorful Scars further explores this topic.)
[25:15] Illustrating information coming in. Setting the intention and saying it's so.
[27:30] Consider adding literal symbology - paintbrush, studio etc.
#️⃣ Add your symbols representing access and share with the hashtag #musestepsix
#️⃣ Draw out five more symbols that you might want to demonstrate in a class setting. Share yours with the hashtag #symbols and take note of others that are shared in the group!
Referenced 32 signs handout from Genevieve von Petzinger. Click image to download as jpg.
[0:00] Demo of dripping lines including turning the canvas for horizontal veil section plus adding "stardust" by flicking light paint.
STEP SEVEN: INTEGRATING
[10:20] Reading of handout page 11. Glazing after lights & darks (Techniques she references are chiaroscuro and grisaille). Working with fear. This is the point to moving into claiming access.
[17:30] demo of partial glazes using wet brush and wiping it off, pulling down, and using lots of water.
Narrator Note - Shiloh didn't add Lights & Darks first as she was planning. Watch on to the next video for that step or glaze now and then watch on.
#️⃣ Practice adding various glazes. Share with the hashtag #musestepseven
[0:00] Adding Lights and Darks to the whole canvas. This can be done before or after the glaze.
[0:42] Lights as a "dusting of biophotons" remaining "consistently inconsistent".
[3:30] Darks are added where you want to put something behind something else.
Narrator note if you do lights and darks first, you may want to let the lights dry before glazing otherwise the lights mix with your glaze and make the color more opaque. Could be a #happymistake but just be conscious of possibility!
#️⃣ Practice adding lights & darks. Share, again with the hashtag #musestepseven
[0:00] Discussion of crossing the Alchemical Bridge and claiming clarity going forward.
STEP EIGHT DEEPENING
[4:38] Reading Handout page 11. Demo of adding dark with less paint on the brush. "Blending without knowing how to blend is just running out of paint gracefully" Demo of spraying and wiping if there's too much paint. Darkening the openings. Darkening one side of the face with dry scrubby brush. etc Continuing to listen - Lights and Darks are also metaphoric.
[15:30] Notice how you are being with your painting. Bringing awareness to Critic and using distraction to disengage the patterns.
Narrator Note See also the faces video in IC Resources for more on shading.
#️⃣ Practice add some loving shadows. Share with the hashtag #musestepeight.
Download the handout for this presentation:
[0:00] What do you really care about? You need access so you can hear what you are here to cause and create.
[4:02] Reviewing page 3 Muse Teaching Core Concepts.
[7:00] Page 1 review of the diagram, exploring the internal/outer dance of the 13 steps.
[23:20] The process of overcoming the critic voice by bringing curiosity.
[27:00] The importance of finding (and documenting) your Language with Stella Mac.
[31:45] Using this diagram as the template for your Sales Page.
#️⃣ Use the graphic to write a one page letter in your own words inviting beloveds to your 13 step painting workshop. Share with the hashtag #musesalespage
STEP NINE: DAWNING
[0:00] Reading of the Handout page 11.
[2:45] demo of subtle highlights using dry brush with yellow & white paint. eyes, nose, lips. Whites of eyes leaving 10-15% tearducts and eyes.
[6:20 Bringing lights to the full painting moving insides the shapes that are already there. drips, floating lights, breaking lines, dapple magic. stratosphere of stone.
#️⃣ Practice demoing this step and share with the hashtag #musestepnine
STEP TEN: AWAKENING
[0:00] Reading handout page 12
[3:40] Demo of bringing her third primary color of orange into the painting.
[7:05] Demo of using Visionary Imagination to work with the canvas as a screen to find out what wants to happen now.
#️⃣ Practice verbally talking through a visualization. Then tend your primary colors and share with the hashtag #musestepten
[0:00] Shiloh painting. Check in with in studio participants.
[6:40] Invitation to reclaim the painting after you're complete with the steps. Glaze and make it your own.
[8:10] Sharing of the Song of the Beloved Painting. Following the unreasonable call.
[16:30] Part of the power of creativity is not being able to control it. Creating paintings to use as promotion for classes. Pace of pressure to keep you out of the perfectionist. The difference of Intentional Creativity with inquiry.
STEP ELEVEN: HONORING
[22:19] Reading handout page 12.
[24:30] Demos of face sketching as series of half circles. Wavy hair as three lines. Adding symbol.
[23:30] Demo of tiny brushwork. Dot and line time.
#️⃣ Tend the details and share with the hashtag #musestepeleven
STEP TWELVE: ILLUMINATING
[0:00] Handout page 13
[1:00] Demo of swishes with cheap natural bristle paint store brush.
[3:34] Demo of adding backglow with small brush. Dappled lights.
[6:41] Demo of stars - dusting of the cosmos with stiff dry brush, van gogh stars. Consistently inconsistent and in clusters.
STEP THIRTEEN: ANOINTING
[9:30] Reading Handout page 13.
#️⃣ Practice illuminating Share with the hashtag #musesteptwelve.
#️⃣ Take the time to put the story onto the page. #musestepthirteen
⭐️ Complete, sign, varnish and share your #musepainting. For certification you'll upload a photo of the final painting and share your reflections in the Submissions area.
The Counsel of Muses
Shares of canvases and messages from in the studio.
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