The Birth of Rosie & Raven

10 years ago I had a vivid dream. I was holding a book in my hands. It was some kind of illuminated manuscript, and there was a drawing of a rose on the cover. But this was no ordinary drawing, it was 3 dimensional, coming off the page and moving in a way my brain couldn’t comprehend. Holding this magical and impossible book, I thought, who made this? What is this? There was illegible poetry written on the pages and the book felt heavy with the weight of truth, but it floated in my hands with the lightness of its essense. I woke up with tears in my eyes knowing that I was the one who made this book, but I truly had no idea how any book could look like that. At that time, I had never heard of augmented reality and I had never animated anything. I’d only just started creating my goddess series and the art was static. When I discovered augmented reality and began to bring my art to life though animation, I thought of that dream from time to time, as I was indeed creating 3D art that moved. For my birthday last year, I gave myself the gift of a plant medicine ceremony. I saw the last thing holding me back, keeping me from stepping into my full potential. Self-doubt was literally encasing my spirit, and I released it right then and there. On Jan 1st, 2024, 2 days after the ceremony. I received the gift of Rosie & Raven. The full story of how this book entered my consciousness is astounding, and I won’t go into all the details here, but it was a fully packaged concept, a door to a dimension I had no idea existed. It came in the form of a children’s book and I realized as soon as I got the idea that the book I dreamed of 10 years ago was about to be birthed. I had no idea how to write a children’s book. I didn’t have children. I had no idea how to illustrate a children’s book. I knew nothing about publishing. None of this mattered, because the doubt was gone and I knew I could do anything I set my mind to, as it would be bolstered by the intelligence of my heart. It took me 4 months to write it, 4 months to sit on it, and another 1 month to rewrite. In 9 months, I gave birth. To myself.  

 This book is so many things. It’s my personal story, the story of discovering that I am my own teacher. This information in this book, the information I channeled, has shown me the way, and following its simple guidance has healed my deepest core wound. I self-published this book because I get to be owner of my own story. And I can share this story freely, because I’m free from self judgement and fear of failure. How can I fail when I’ve succeeded so completely in upleveling my spirit though the creative process? It’s literally why we are here, to liberate our spirits and create heaven right here, on earth.

Rosie & Raven is the product of the liberated feminine. And what does it mean to be free? It means, that I, as a woman, as a sovereign spirit, had the power to choose my own path. I may not be Beyonce, but I was free to sing, to use my own voice in my own book that I wrote with the time afforded to me because of choices that I was free to make. Free. Can you imagine living in a culture where women are neither allowed to be seen nor heard? Can you imagine a world devoid of the voices of women? The forces that seek to enslave us to guilt, to shame, to domination, and to hate are hard at work, wearing different masks but always with the same agenda.

We can fight and we can win. But what is required is to heal the wounds within ourselves so that we can become the beacons of light and grace that eradicate the darkness. There’s a parable I like. The sun and the wind are in competition to see who can get a man to take off his coat. The wind blows and blows, eventually tiring himself out, but the just man pulls the coat on tighter. The sun simply shines, and the man gently shrugs off his coat. The sun was able to win by simply shining. So, if you’ve gotten this far in my little monologue, my dear friend, it’s time for you to shine. Tell your story, in the way that only you can tell it. Make that art. Write that poem. Share your heart and allow yourself to be seen. Follow your curiosity. Take that first step into the unknown and be amazed at the doors that appear in the darkness. Let others experience the grace and light you are holding yourself back from embodying. It’s the only antidote and it’s the only way.