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  • "I Have no Time!" How to Handle Anxiety During Crisis

    “I Have no Time!” How to Handle Anxiety During Crisis

    Reading Time: 8 minutes “I have no time to eat… to rest… to take a nap…. to relax…. to take it slow…”… STOP! Read this post to reclaim your time and your peace. This is voice inside us that pushes us into rush, perfectionism and to-do-ism in the name of efficiency during a crisis is just a learned defensive self running scared. It is not reality and we need to detach from its panicky voice to reclaim our time and peace. This voice belongs to an archetypal Inner Self that I call the Rush Whip. It pushes us beyond what is healthy or even possible for us right now. It paints a chaotic picture of the crisis, but it is lying. And we need to step back and recognize its lie so that we can regain authorship of our situation. This is the voice of your egoic mind –which is afraid of the Unknown and therefore tries to control it. It does so by trying to use your logical mind to make lists, take actions and create plans. But because it is doing so [Read more.]

  • Are you the Boss of your Creations? Find out!

    Are you the Boss of your Creations? Find out!

    Reading Time: 8 minutes Are you the Boss of your Creations? Find Out! This article is for anyone who makes a living from their talents, gifts or their body of knowledge; but specially for Creatives. I’ve been reflecting on my last literary reading gig. A friend I had not collaborated with for a long time invited me to read at a literary reading. I was happy to reconnect and collaborate with her, so I felt inspired to do it. And then the issues started: Issue 1: Non-payment They were not paying. For most of my professional life I’ve been bumping against a particular issue that I’ve distilled to this: there are two financial model for artists. This is especially true of writers and performers, not necessarily of visual artists and musicians because they have a different historical background and relate to their creations as products/assets. But especially for writers, this double financial model is true. The Academic Model: These writers are teachers ~whether college professors or teachers in the school system. They make their living from that salary, not from their writings. This could [Read more.]

  • Tao of Trees Bonuses

    Tao of Trees Bonuses

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Thank you for Ordering The Tao of Trees To get your bonuses, fill and submit the form below. I will send you the bonuses directly via email within 48 hours.         When you buy the Tao of Trees and submit your purchase order here, you get these thank you bonuses: Tree Message channeled especially for you by Maria Mar. Maria connects to the Spirit of Trees and YOUR spirit and conveys a special message from trees to you! Dedicated digital author’s signature. Maria writes a special dedication and signs. You print it in a large label or simply print, cut out and paste to the inside cover or blank page in the book to remember this magical moment whenever you open the book. The Thank You for saving trees art illustration signed by Maria Mar featuring your name on it. These bonuses will be sent to the email address you submit, so make sure it is correct. If you do not see them within the week, look in trash and if it’s not there, contact us in [Read more.]

  • River of Tranquility

    River of Tranquility

    Reading Time: 2 minutes As we face COVID-19 The emotions as we face Covid-19 are intense. Change is upon us. What is happening? What does all of this means? How to stand empowered? How to not get depressed in isolation? What are we called to do? How to connect the dots? This ceremonial poem by poet-shaman Maria Mar (yours truly) takes you in a journey to answer these questions as I shares my own shamanic soul-deep journey. This journey is a sharing at no cost to you. It’s my way of connecting and doing my part in this time. But if you feel that you want to engage my support as a shaman to go in a transformation shamanic journey that empowers you to transform this crisis into a new way of life for yourself and humanity, then I have created a 35% discount so you can receive the support even in these hard times. Go to: https://gumroad.com/l/livejourney/covid19 If you want the journey in an instantly downloadable package that includes the text and audio of the poem, journal writing questions and an idea list [Read more.]

  • My Soul Program Essence: Art as marketing?

    My Soul Program Essence: Art as marketing?

    Reading Time: 3 minutes I created this poem and collage art during a magical marketing journey guided by Diane Douiyssi. See more at the bottom. To: Diane Douiyssi. Thanks for your guidance In front of you there is an open hand. Watch as the lines in that hand move,forming a beautiful radiant heart.Slowly a five-pointed star emerges From that heart, illuminating your being.And from that warm, golden lighta beautiful fuchsia rose unfolds.Its fragrance awakens the wisdom of your heart. The rose in the star now speaks to you. “I am the Alchemical Rose,Sent here to open your eyesto the potent elixir you hold in your heartand the magical power you hold in your hands. Open your hands and look closely.All those lines were edged with your pain, your choices and your courage.They are your wisdom, gifts, talents, experience and skills.They grant you the ability to dip the brush of your perceptioninto the palette of your beingand paint with it the life and work you want. I stretch my open hand in invitation. Hold it.I will take you into a journeywhere your hands revealthe wisdom [Read more.]

  • Ceremonial Poem: Clearance

    Ceremonial Poem: Clearance

    Reading Time: 5 minutes This ceremonial poem helps you to flush out all the gremlins, feelings of insufficiency and low-level constant stress (the most harmful for your health) into the surface. Then it brings you into a peaceful, spacious frequency where you can experience movement in stillness. To use this poem as a ceremony, copy/paste and print. You have permission to do this for yourself and your personal use. For printing somewhere else or to pass it on, contact us to get permission. Intention Stay focused on the heart-intention of releasing these fast-spinning mental vibes and embrace spaciousness. Poem as ceremony: To benefit from the poem as ceremony, make sure to breathe gently and fully as you read it. Read it once in silence, then out loud. To increase the potency, stand up and read it while allowing your body to move intuitively, using your arms, hands and all your expressive faculties. Play with the phonemes at the beginning and end. They trigger certain alchemy in your brain. The opening set helps you to get in contact with chaos and dissonance and the closing [Read more.]

  • Shamanic Fantasy? What is that?

    Shamanic Fantasy? What is that?

    Reading Time: 6 minutes If you love fantasy, you probably prefer one type of fantasy over the other. This preference often has to do with the goal for your reading as well as with the type of journey that ignites your imagination. If you like to escape harsh reality, you may like lighter types of fantasy. If you want to experience larger-than-life adventure, you may like Heroic or High Fantasy. If you are romantic, you may like Romantic Fantasy and if you are like me, who likes to engage my imagination in journeys that are relevant to and transformative of my real life, then you will like Visionary or Shamanic Fantasy. There are so many types of fantasy these days! Here’s a small list: Alternate History Fantasy– This is a retelling of historical events where magic or other elements of fantasy are involved. If you love history, you may love when authors add their imagination to historical periods or events. For me, going back to the past can clear the air from all the distractions of modern life to engage the truly archetypal aspects [Read more.]

  • What Defensive Reactions Cost to your Success

    What Defensive Reactions Cost to your Success

    Reading Time: 9 minutes After more than 20 years working with spiritual, creative women in the areas of empowerment, success and manifestation, I have a wealth of observations about what helps and what hinders our fulfillment. Today I want to talk about one of those things that hinders our success ~though our intention is to protect our beautiful essence and precious talents. I’m going to request that you keep an open heart and mind because this is delicate topic which can bring out defensiveness or a quick “that’s not me” reaction that could lead you to missing something valuable. I’m risking entering these deep waters because what I’m going to dive into is essential in our ability to grow our business, share our gifts and succeed. My intention is to open a space of exploration where we can examine if, how, when or with whom we tend to respond in ways that hinder our success and to practice a shift in our response that opens new horizons for our growth, empowerment and success. This article has four sections: What is Fear-based Reactivity vs. Free-choice [Read more.]

  • When Kindness Wars with Self-forgiveness

    When Kindness Wars with Self-forgiveness

    Reading Time: 7 minutes When Kindness Wars with Self-forgiveness I want to share this with you, my beautiful magical sister or brother ~my worse moment this week~ because it was agonizing and I feel that you could relate. I found myself at war between kindness and self-forgiveness. I had not responded as kindly and compassionately as I could have done —in hindsight, of course. The person had withdrawn and I could feel that I had not been as receptive as she needed and as a consequence, she did not feel trust enough to share any further. Had I damaged her trust? Would she now curl inwardly and avoid others? Would she not seek help? Did she feel judged? The questions tumbled over each other, each making me feel worse and worse. I was heavily challenged to forgive myself for this mistake, and I was surprised at the level of distress running through me. The Shift  I thought I had already gone through this. A bunch of years ago, I spent an entire year rewiring my habit of self-flagellating myself every single time I made [Read more.]

  • Healing with the Trees

    Healing with the Trees

    Reading Time: 5 minutes In the year 2000 I lost my home and almost all my possessions to some kind of infestation that no expert could define or address. Two weeks of sleepless nights can feel like a lifetime of distress, and I was left with exhaustion and allergies. When I landed on a friend’s guest room, I barely had energy to get up. All I could do was look out the window. Fortunately, there was a beautiful tree grove right out of that window. So throughout the winter I sat and meditated with the trees. I watched the play of light and shadows changing the color of the leaves. I watched little birds sing and mighty hawk hunt. I forgot that I was in Manhattan, right in the middle of a noisy New York. I delighted in the wet, radiant leaves after the rain and suddenly realized that it was not just my delight. I was feeling the delight of the trees! I had connected to the Trees. In a matter of months my allergies were gone and I now could walk among [Read more.]

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Maria Mar is a Sacred Storyteller and shaman who champions you to change your old limiting story to create the new story of your brilliance illuminating the world. She helps you awaken your magic, express your creative genius, embody your purpose and live your potential now.

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