Archive for the ‘Exposition’ Category
Owning Up to My Bride Gene
As Valentine’s Day looms and we’re bombarded from every possible media source with references to flowers and romantic dinners and diamond rings, for all the snarky derision we might exhibit on Facebook single women everywhere are wishing that some of that was happening to us. And with a few rare exceptions, whether or not they’ll admit it, most single women hope that some day they’ll get the ultimate Valentine – a marriage proposal. I’ll admit it; I do. Yes, I would like to be a woman in a wedding dress. Without any unintended Diane Arbus subtext. Continue Reading
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Cutting It
In a recent post I mentioned that I’ve been toying with the idea of short hair. After growing my hair out for a long time, I finally had long hair admired by all. Guys prefer long hair, it’s sexy, who doesn’t want to be sexy? Except that it got in my way all the time and all I ever did was put it up anyway. I had an impulse to go short a few months or so ago but chickened out at the last minute. The itch to shake things up and stir some new energy didn’t go away though, and finally I decided, damn it, I’m just a short hair person. Who cares what anyone else thinks or prefers? Continue Reading
Living Large
Reduction. As women we tend to concentrate on it, obsess over it. Reducing weight, reducing carbs, reducing exposure to BPA. Yes, it feels good to fit into our skinny jeans, but at what point does all of this attention paid to reduction begin to have a detrimental effect? Continue Reading
Making Art
Some time ago, marketing guru Seth Godin posted on his blog an article about making art. He said:
My definition of art contains three elements:
Art is made by a human being.
Art is created to have an impact, to change someone else.
Art is a gift. You can sell the souvenir, the canvas, the recording… but the idea itself is free, and the generosity is a critical part of making art.
This reminded me of something. Continue Reading
Nine of Pentacles: Feminist Icon
When you’ve been studying and reading the tarot for a while, certain cards begin to resonate in a more personal way and for you, as a reader, forever after have deeper, more powerfully nuanced meanings. It’s something akin to what Rachel Pollack refers to as “the Gates,” certain minor arcana cards that open to hidden experiences in everyday things. For her, these cards “open a path from the ordinary world to the inner level of archetypal experiences” and they take on a “myth-like Strangeness which no allegorical interpretation can completely penetrate.” For Pollack, the Gates contain layers of meaning that reveal greater significance upon further study and meditative contemplation. I believe that it is possible for all of us to develop our own Gate-like cards when the synchronicity between an experience in our lives and the appearance of a card within the context of a particular reading or spread suddenly clicks.
For me, one of those cards is the Nine of Pentacles. Continue Reading
My name is Angela Eloise and I am a freelance writer. I recently moved to Seattle because I wanted a better home base to support my creative goals. And my shaman told me to. Cloud of Chaos was born from my desire to dance with the absurdity of life, to create a space where I could write and share all of the gorgeous, fun, snarky deliciousness I find spinning around me every day. What does a spinning cloud of chaos have to do with writing? Everything, as it turns out.
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