'Elemental meditation'

A5 print

Printed onto textured off white 'linen' card.

Original painting was made with watercolor/gouache paints on watercolor paper.

Elemental meditation ~

Nature needs all elements for creation and growth.
Plants need water, air, fire & earth in order to grow thrive, reproduce, evolve, & continue the cycle of life. I have been learning a little of Ayurvedic knowledge, medicine and wisdom.
Understanding from this, that in order to spiritually and physically flourish, evolve, we also need the four elements of earth, air, water & fire to be striving for balance in order to create harmony in our body vehicle system, for its ultimate functionality.
This is often something I think about when moving through life and looking at all these elements and how they interact with each other, and how, when one element becomes too strong, perhaps overpowers; the balance is tipped and it can be sometimes destructive. I see how we can use the metaphor of witnessing this in nature. Our human bodies are the same, as we are nature, we are a part of the earth.
We, like plants, inherently carry this intelligence within our system, however we lose our connection sometimes through the lifestyle of modern times and disconnection from nature, our true nature.