"The first thing I do in the morning is give the day over to the Gods as an offering, all that I'll do, all my chores and obligations, my concerns, my gratitude for what I've been given. When my knees hit the Shrine floor I'm reminded where my priorities are. The Gods come first."

"The word religion as it's so often used applies to something you believe or do that's set apart from workaday life in its own field. What I have is a way of life inseparable from the Gods, where everything I do is connected to the Gods and recognizes Them. No separation."

"I happened upon my Gods when I was a child, and it was love at first sight. I had no one to teach me then, and no one to tell me who these gods were. I gave my heart to Them and They answered. It's not rocket science. Present your heart to the Gods and invite Them to take it."

"Simply copying others or accepting the words of people who say they know better isn't going to help your practice. Quite the reverse. Put everything to the test in your own practices and measure the results for yourself, then decide what's of value. Do your own work."

"The Goddess Isis answers all who call upon Her, whether devoted to Her or not. She is fixed to no dogma nor does She require faith in Her. Being the Source of life itself, all beings are precious to Her, Whose only religion is the Mysteries of life, Whose boons are universal."

"They are called the Mysteries because they are unfathomable and cannot be known through other than direct experience. No teacher other than the Gods can illuminate them for us, and each heart must be opened through its own volition. This opening is known as initiation."

Artists always have the deep down hope that somehow, some way their work will find their target audience and resonate with others, that people will tune in to their frequency and receive the messages of the work. Artists don't expect miracles; they know that art is a subjective experience and is rarely interpreted exactly as intended. That their art will strike someone at the deepest level and take part in a life changing experience isn't what artists expect, though we might

Current progress on the Akem-Shield of Sekhmet the Eye of Ra and Mistress of Heaven. The hair of the Goddess continues to evolve at a painstakingly slow speed with 18kt and 22kt gold, which will eventually be paired with precious pigment of Afghanistan lapis lazuli. This has been a difficult journey.

Work has continued at a painstaking speed on the Akem-Shield of Sekhmet Who Incinerates the Rebels, with the wings of what will be the newborn sun as a scarab beetle devouring days and then weeks of intense labor due to their extreme intricacy and tiny size. These are the most detailed aspects of this cult image, requiring magnification to be viewed properly, and each feather requiring individual building up with gesso followed by sanding to perfect. The scarab itself will be

"Poetry is a form of religion for me, a framework for expressing the Numinous, regardless what the actual subject matter being dealt with. All my verses are Magick, alchemy, ecstasy, terror, and love. At the end of the tunnel is illumination." Order your soft or hard cover edition of Sacred Verses now.

Current progress on the Akem-Shield of Sekhmet Who Incinerates the Rebels. The first wing of the newborn sun is being built up on the head of the Goddess. Each feather is individually built and sanded. A painstaking process.

Current progress on the Akem-Shield of Sekhmet the Eye of Ra. The hair of the Goddess is being painted with 18kt and 22kt gold, to be followed by precious mineral pigment of Afghanistan lapis lazuli.