I’m happy to announce that Benjamin Whitehurst, M.A., founder of the Alchemical Dreamers’ Guild and CEO of the consulting firm Navigate Change, LLC, has recently acquired “Underwater Panther – Red Earth.” Benji and the silver-framed archival print are shown here in his home in Durham, NC.
Underwater Panther – Red Earth (Awakening Series)
Medium: mixed media composite using photos, pencil,
acrylic, imprinted clay & digital editing.
Archival Print format: 22×22.5″ framed archival pigment print on fine art rag paper, available in multiple sizes and media including metal, canvas, acrylic, and paper (open edition).
Spanning from South to North America, the Jaguar/Panther represents the connection to the ancestors who reside in the spirit world. But it carries an even deeper symbology because it guards the “gates” to that underworld, a metaphysical world (Xibalba in Mayan) of a different dimension or realm. Xibalba’s entrance is traditionally a cave, but another physical incarnation of the road to Xibalba, as viewed by the Maya, is the dark rift which is a visible part of the Milky Way. Many of the shell gorget designs from Mississippian Mound Culture show the Underwater Panther/Jaguar, the only cat that actually swims!
Learn about the Underwater Panther series at https://alyssahinton.com/2013/11/01/completion-of-panther-jaguar-series/
Purchase a Panther print at https://www.alyssahintonart.com/jaguar-panther
In Benjamin’s Own Words:
“With Alyssa’s visionary art, I experience layer upon layer of depth—entire mythologies condensed into living images that bring rooms to life. For me, Underwater Panther – Red Earth welcomes participants in the dream groups & relational leadership training I offer toward the Underworld of dreams and visions. I am a former Peace Corps Volunteer, having spent three years in a Mayan village in Guatemala. Underwater Panther reminds me of the B’alam (jaguar) symbol, a threshold guardian and guide through the gates to the spiritual planes of dreams and ancestors.
…Each day, I experience its fierce gaze as an invitation to enter those gates consciously as I begin each day, guiding groups toward experiences in these realms. Whether I’m facilitating team development in traditional organizations or guiding workshop participants toward lucid dream re-entry, simply holding the image of Underwater Panther in my mind’s eye is enough to shift me toward an expanded state of awareness.”
Benjamin Whitehurst’s Mission:
The mission of the Alchemical Dreamers’ Guild (ADG) is to organize the Southeastern regional
network of dream workers and provide opportunities for high-quality dreamwork training and practice, including coordinating a guild of masterful dream workers who collaborate regionally on inspiring dreamwork projects.
Learn more about us at http://DreamCircling.com
Navigate Change, LLC offers relational leadership experiences for organizations and start-ups seeking to establish highly effective states of team Flow. Based on insights from Transpersonal Psychology, Group Systems theory, and interpersonal meditation practices, our Relational Leadership Labs™ offer participants direct experiences of group transcendence that can be directly assimilated into everyday workflows.
Learn more at http://NavigateChange.Org
