The Encounters Portfolio

Lord Lucifer was the first; I didn’t notice his presence for a very long time, but he helped me in issues regarding my gender identity and taught me to take pride in who and what I was.

"Pride"

Digital Painting

8'x12'

The fourth was Hades, god of the Dead and Wealth; he came to smack dab in the middle of schooling during quarantine where my motivation for art and schoolwork had been at an all-time low. He got me out of my slump, and encouraged me to continue my schooling process, and now helps me with finding a job.

"Elysium"

Digital Painting

8'x12'

Lady Lilith was the third; even though she despises kids, I often see her as a motherly figure in my life as she has helped me with many mental problems I often suffered in silence.

"Paradise"

Digital Painting

8'x16'

The eighth was Poseidon, god of the Seas. Living in Florida, it’s kinda hard to avoid the ocean as my parents would always make sure that we would enjoy living so close to it with many long family trips. This is surprising because he approached me while in Alaska (I guess he missed me?). He started to help me with both setting boundaries with my parents and having better communication with them.

"Asphalios"

Digital Painting

8'x15'

After that, the fifth one was Ares, the god of War. Originally I didn’t understand his goal of working with me. After a long time, I figured out he was to assist me in learning more about my past lives as I had a long experience with war. Surprisingly, I was a fat tabby cat named Tigger in my last one.

"Pneuma"

Digital Painting

8'x16'

Piece nine depicts the following experience. It was 3 am. After a long night of working on art and speaking to my guides, I looked outside my partially open door to see the aura of a dark figure staring back at me. It left me with a horrible feeling of dread as it was not the presence of someone I work with and was not meant to be here. I learned a lot from that night which has shaped my practice as a witch.

"REDACTED"

Digital Painting

8'x14'

Amun, god of Air and one of the eight Primordial Egyptian Deities, was the seventh to approach me. Amun (an entity with many names), is referred to as “the unknown one”, as it was very difficult for me to realize who he was. I guess it was a metaphor that I didn’t know who I was either as he helped me realize that many of my long-term problems were caused by undiagnosed ADHD. He was patient and helped me train my mind to think slowly, clearly, and remember everyday tasks.

"Qerh"

Digital Painting

14'x16'

The sixth was Archangel Michael. It would come to anyone’s surprise to see a witch working with an angel. Unfortunately, during quarantine, I struggled with communicating among people and connecting with new friends (as I had lost a large majority of friends before the pandemic). He helped me get over past friendships, encouraged me to talk with new people, realize who were my friends, who weren’t, and how to re-enter the world.

"Protection"

Digital Painting

14'x16'

Loki, god of Mischief and Fire, was the second. Although the reason he works with me has changed over time, Norse mythology was how I got invested in paganism, and therefore he has taken it upon himself to guide me in learning more about the craft.

"Kenaz"

Digital Painting

16'x12'

The final piece is of me and my boyfriend, as he was the one who introduced me to witchcraft and paganism. There is no greater joy in my life than being with him and I hope to continue working with him for a very long time.

"The Lovers"

Digital Painting

16'x8'