12 Kalis # 8 painting by Claudia Dose

Destroyer of the wheel of cognition (12 Kalis #8)

12 Kalis # 6 painting by Claudia Dose

Destroyer of Doubts (12 Kalis #7)

Black Kali painting by Claudia Dose

Black Kali – feminine power – mother earth – nature

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Containing in Herself everything (12 Kalis #5)

In the Eye of the Storm (Kali)

12 Kalis #4 - Yamakālī - who attracts everything into Herself

Where the energy (of Kali) attracts everything into herself! (12 Kalis #4)

seedling

A tiny seed from the bottom of my heart

hugging the inner child - painting by claudia dose

Hugging my inner child – while painting a toddler

Portrait of a toddler by Claudia Dose

Portrait of a toddler girl

12 Kalis #3 - The third Kali: Sthitināśakālī - resting in a very peaceful vision.

Resting peacefully in the destruction of objectivity (12 Kalis #3)

12Kalis #2 drinking from the goblet of the senses paintingby Claudia Dose

Drinking from the goblet of the senses (12 Kalis #2)

12 Kalis #1 – Srishtikali - first expansion*

First expansion – creation in objectivity (12 Kalis #1)

Pearls Of Wisdom painting by ClaudiaDose

Pearls of Wisdom (wisdom of the trees)

"Heart Wisdom" painting by ClaudiaDose

Heart Wisdom

Yoni and Voice-painting by Claudia Dose

Yoni and Voice – Expressing the Feminine Energy

Abhinavagupta and the lineage of Kashmir Shaivite masters

Gurunatha (Abhinavagupta and the Lineage of Kashmir Shaiva Masters)

Portrait of small child by Claudia Dose

Painting of a Young Child

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A Sacred Sanctum for the Wounded Feminine Voice

Connections

“Cycle of life” earth mother/girl/embryo

“Fragments”, small paintings

portrait painting of Swami Lakshmanjoo

Commissioned portrait painting and how it all started

Sunset Triplet painting on the wall

Sunset triplet painting

Fledgeling by Claudia Dose

Fledgling

Drowning

“There were two birds…”

When the heart overflows…

Reaching out

Nurturing

Separation

Fragile

“Listen with the ear of your heart” ~ St. Benedict

What’s on my chest…

Everything is gestation and then birthing.

The Scream

Love, Devotion, Bhakti

The Love of Allah

The (invisible) flute player…

The song of separation

Like thread through a needle…

“Offering”

Ganesh – The Doorkeeper

This Side and That Side… Meditation – painting in process

“I died as a mineral and became a plant…” Square and Round

Looking Away (Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder)

Looking Away (Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder)

Butterflies (a metamorphosis)

the fabric of life… (death)

Bleeding… small works for sale

in the eye of the snake… small painting

letting go…

Birthing (Out of Darkness, Light is born)

Surrender&Alertness by Claudia Dose

‘Surrender and alertness’ painting and other acts of faith

Knowledge (mudra)

“Jewel of Remembrance”

The power of music…

Burned Angel

Prayer

Silence Speaks - Painting by Claudia Dose

Silence speaks (listening to the inner voice)

falling… rising

emerging goddess

Emerging Goddess

Only looking

Divine Mercy

Heart-Strings painting by Claudia Dose

Heart-strings

In your hand

where your bare foot walks…

The Fragrance of Union

Devotion

The Essence

Aiming (when the treasure is so near)

Broken Promises

Initiation

Fighting the ego dog

Freedom and fear

Feeling Protected - Painting by Claudia Dose

Feeling Protected

Gods hands are big, sooo big

“The broken ones are My darlings – never give up!”

Wedding portrait

Queen of Oranges

Full-body portrait of Kashmir Shaivite master Swami Lakshmanjoo

Swami Lakshmanjoo standing painting by Claudia Dose

Portrait of Swami Lakshmanjoo Standing (Grace)

In the Spell of Magnolias – The Cycle of Life and Death