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“I am the One, Remember Me? I wrap my arms around your every wound,I breathe into your frozen places.I hold you in my confidence.Come, gather yourself and your tears,Lay down your fears.I am here again --never left— to hold you.” This powerful vision came to me the week after September 11, 2001. Guided by dreams, visions, and synchronicity, the painting revealed itself to me in stunning simplicity. My life was completely overturned and lifted by the creation of this painting, projecting me into my true self as an artist, a healer, and a soul on the path to self-realization as being one with God. Any doubts which I had held about the existence of a Divine force were completely erased in the truth of my experience. The natural world was in alignment with me every step of the way—propelled by forces infinitely greater than myself. Every bird and animal in the painting first presented itself to me in the sky or on the land around me. Each element was a wondrous discovery. The birth of this painting was a truly astonishing experience. What is represented here is the journey of the souls back to the Light/Creator. The God figure came to me as a Mother Earth image, because all people everywhere can relate to the earth as a life-giving mother, no matter by what name they call God. Universality is key here, and a closer connection to this blessed planet which sustains us so generously. Also, this represents our journey into the New Earth, or next level of being as a people on this planet. This painting is also a map to enlightenment, as it represents the various states of consciousness in which we find ourselves, and how letting go into trust in the Divine inevitably flows us back to total realization of One-ness. It is my sincere intention to respectfully offer my view of what happened that day, with the desire that some suffering might be lifted by this vision. Note: My name at the time of creating the painting was SeRaiel Grace Mantle