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\u00a0\u00a0 The Dragon’s Healing Breast Plate<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n

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Excerpt from the newly published book<\/h2>\n

Walking by Inner Vision: Stories and Poems<\/h2>\n

by Lynda McKinney Lambert, 2017<\/h2>\n

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It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure ~ Joseph Campbell<\/em><\/p>\n

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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. ~ <\/em>Luke 12:34<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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The Dragon\u2019s Healing Breast Plate<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photography, an interest and passion for me since I earned my first camera by selling Girl Scout cookies, remains a focus to this day. From childhood to the present, I am seldom without a camera nearby. I\u2019ve captured some memorable photographic images with my camera. I\u2019m inspired by the landscape and nature at any time of day, in any season. But, in my imagination, there are even more distinct and vivid photos I collected from the stories I read through my lifetime romance with literature. Each story is a snapshot of people, place, and time.<\/p>\n

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In my memory-scapes, I stand as a witness where I observe some special women who show details of their lives in a unique slice of time and place. Each\u00a0woman has a connection \u00a0with a Divine presence and each has some aspect of the fiber arts at the center of\u00a0her \u00a0story.\u00a0\u00a0 The women\u2019s stories\u00a0were passed \u00a0down from antiquity via oral tradition and writings by historians. The texts from different cultures at various time periods give us insight and inspiration for living a meaningful life in our own time and place. The women in the writings add valuable information that will enlighten or help contemporary people to understand timeless universal truths. The imprint of the past cannot be erased. It won\u2019t disappear but remains with us through the generations.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m innately aware of the perpetuity of traces that human history\u00a0recorded \u00a0for all of us to discover. It\u2019s imperative that I look for the layers of history\u2019s traces in order to fit together the pieces of the enigma of our individual life story. At times, I have a sense that I am walking over layers of ancestors; walking in their footprints; listening to their voices; learning about life\u2019s meaning directly from them. In my being, I hear the voices from the \u201cworld without end.\u201d I listen.<\/p>\n

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In each of my favorite stories, there\u2019s a remarkable woman who saves the lives of other people, or she brings healing through the creative use of fiber arts such as thread, yarn, weaving. embroidery or working with precious beads and stones.<\/p>\n

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The thread that binds us…<\/p><\/div>\n

Storytellers of early Greek Mythology introduced me to a\u00a0girl\u00a0named Ariadne. The vivid picture I have of her in my mind is unforgettable. In the Greek worldview, there are humans, like you and me, who are mortal. We will live our life, grow old, and die. As a contrast, in Greek and Roman myths, we encounter supernatural gods, goddesses and mythical, magical creatures who are immortal. Many of the unusual, hybrid creatures in myth originate when an immortal has a sexual encounter with a mortal.<\/p>\n

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Ariadne was an immortal. She\u2019s a beautiful young woman who stands in my imaginary photo with a ball of red thread in her outstretched hands. In the mythological tale, Ariadne is the daughter of King Minos of Crete. He is the son of Zeus. His queen, Pasiphae is the daughter of Helios. Ariadne, of course, is a royal princess in an immortal family of the gods.<\/p>\n

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Similar to many myths and folk tales, immortal Ariadne fell passionately in love with a strikingly handsome young, mortal, man. Theseus came from Athens; he was visiting Crete at this time. It so happened that 7 youth and 7 maidens were required to be sacrificed to the Minoteur, a vicious\u00a0monster \u00a0– half bull and half man. The infamous Minoteur was kept in a maze called a Labyrinth. As the myth unfolds, we learn that fourteen young victims were randomly selected to be sacrificed periodically (some sources say it is every year, another says every 7 or 9 years) in order to appease the gods who had brought a plague upon Crete. To\u00a0\u00a0 Theseus was a youth who volunteered to kill the Minotaur.\u00a0\u00a0 He and the others would enter the Labyrinth, where they would be devoured by the Minotaur. No one who entered this lair ever found a way back out again because the maze was so complex. It was designed and created by 2 gods therefore, it was impenetrable and once a mortal stepped inside of it, they were doomed.<\/p>\n

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The twist in the story is that Ariadne was in charge of the Labyrinth where the sacrifices took place.<\/p>\n

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As Theseus was about to go into the Labyrinth, Ariadne gave him a sword and a ball of red thread into his hand. He walked through the complicated Labyrinth slowly and unrolled the ball of thread. He found the Minotaur asleep in the center of the maze and he killed it with the sword Ariadne gave him. Theseus followed the trail of red thread to escape from the Labyrinth and all the others who had entered with him came out safely as well.<\/p>\n

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In my imaginary photo collection of heroic women, there is another who stands with a scarlet cord in her hand. We find the story of Rahab in the Old Testament Book of Joshua (2nd<\/sup> chapter). The time period was when the Hebrews were just entering into the Promised Land. Two spies entered into Jericho to scope out the city and the people in advance of the coming invasion of the Hebrews. The 2 spies encounter Rahab who spun and dyed flax on the roof of her home. The house was built into the city wall.<\/p>\n

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\u201c (18) Behold, when we come into the land, you shall tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and you shall gather into your house your father and mother, your brothers, and all your father\u2019s household.\u00a0(19) Then if anyone goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be on his own head, and we shall be guiltless. But if a hand is laid on anyone who is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head.\u00a0(20) But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless with respect to your oath that you have made us swear.\u201d\u00a0(21) And she said, \u201cAccording to your words, so be it.\u201d Then she sent them away, and they departed. And she tied the scarlet cord in the window\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Rahab put a scarlet cord that she made, in the window, and it hung down over the outside wall of the city. The cord was a signal to the men who would be coming to destroy the city, that this house was not to be touched. Her house would be passed over, and everyone inside the house marked by the scarlet cord would be spared when the moment arrived for the destruction of the entire city to begin.<\/p>\n

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These stories, found in historic texts, compel me to ask:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is there about a piece of spun fiber, such as a red thread or a scarlet cord, that is significant enough to guide Theseus through a complex maze in Greek myth?<\/p>\n

Or, why was a woven cord used as a sentinel to warn and protect a home and its inhabitants as it did with Rahab?<\/p>\n

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In both stories there was an impending danger that threatened the lives of the women, their families and a significant life-altering change that occurred. The red thread and scarlet cord are symbolic images that pivot events and bring a triumphant victory in the lives of both women.<\/p>\n

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I offer here a final glimpse into a personal memory-scape, where my own life experience at a time of crisis and uncertainty. In this picture, I hold in my hands an object that appears to be a talisman from the ancient past. A talisman is a protective garment or piece of jewelry\u00a0 to ward off evil spirits, defeat enemies in a battle, or bring healing, energy and clarity to mind of the one who wears it. The talisman is a sacred object.<\/p>\n

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It is an art work I created at a terrifying time, a life crisis. This tale is not from antiquity, yet the images, metaphors and influences are clearly present. These noble women served as guides in my journey through uncharted territory. The most notable aspect of the talisman which I call, \u201cThe Dragon\u2019s Healing Breast Plate,\u201d is that this art work marks the end of my sighted life and the beginning of my life of profound sight loss.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Dragon\u2019s Healing Breastplate\u201d is a mixed-media fiber sculpture. It has the appearance of an ancient necklace that would be worn by royalty. It looks like some sort of ceremonial neck piece with a dragon image as the center of interest to signify the importance of the person who wears it. It is not really a wearable adornment but a clever deception.<\/p>\n

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This encrusted beadwork \u201cshow-stopper\u201d is what I label \u201cUnwearable Art,\u201d and it holds a special place in my own personal life journey.<\/p>\n

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In my academic lectures and research articles, I have always had a keen interest in studies of ancient and medieval mythology and imagery. The many parallels I discovered between contemporary culture, our daily life and the historic stories from the past led me to devote my research inquiries to new discoveries and revelations.<\/p>\n

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While on a trip to New York City in August 2007, I purchased the beads and central dragon image that I would use in a new project. What I did not know on that sunny August afternoon was that I would not be physically able to bring it to completion as I had planned that day.<\/p>\n

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Just after I started work on this piece, I suddenly lost most of my eyesight. With only one fourth of the piece completed, it came to a screeching stop. I could no longer see the piece at all and had no way of ever knowing I would be able to do this kind of intricate bead working in the future. I plunged into despair at times, yet always kept this dragon image in my thoughts. I longed to be able to create such magical, inspired work again.<\/p>\n

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After five years of adjustment to my new life and with the help of significant blind rehabilitation, I returned to this work to pick up where I had left off. I can tell you, it was not an easy task. I experienced many frustrating failures, tangled messes of thread and beads, and discouraging mistakes before I finally reached the place in my mind where I had the confidence to be able to work again on this piece. Just as the Dragon image in ancient Eastern Culture is one of healing and protection, this particular Dragon became a healing symbol, or, a trophy, to me. The Dragon signaled that, just as Rahab did so long ago, I had won the battle and beat the doubts. I rejoiced in the victory of my own return to wholeness. The mixed-media fiber object, the dragon image, is symbolic of my own creative journey and healing. Creating this piece of art connected me with confidence in divine guidance, and deep understanding that I intuitively share healing through my artworks.<\/p>\n

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On display at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, The New Collective Exhibition.<\/p><\/div>\n

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I ask myself,<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do I see when I look at this artwork?\u201d<\/p>\n

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I view a picture of an inner landscape; it shows the terrain inside the Labyrinth of my own inner struggles. Inside this complex maze, I can visualize a creative path that required new visions. Ariadne\u2019s ball of red thread is a powerful metaphor; it connects and guides me.<\/p>\n

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Some days, I move forward in my chair as I sit in my office and write stories or create poems. Other days, I hold tight to a slender needle with thread in my hand. I\u2019ve researched the time and place in which my slice of story occurs. Willfully, I walk into the mists of the unclear, uncharted Chronicle. In the final photo: Rahab, Ariadne and me. We stand together in the place. Here is where our eyes see glory!<\/p>\n

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Joshua 2:1,\u00a03;\u00a06:17-25;\u00a0Matthew 1:5;\u00a0Hebrews 11:31;\u00a0James 2:25<\/a><\/p>\n

Meaning of Rahab\u2019s name: \u2014The first part, Ra,\u201d was the name of an Egyptian god.<\/p>\n

Rahab was an Amorite.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Lynda McKinney\u00a0Lambert \u00a0writes Stories of Light and Dreams.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Lynda \u00a0has been making art since 1967. She holds a BFA degree in\u00a0Painting. She has a MFA degree in Painting. She also has a MA degree in English Literature.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Her first book of poetry and essays is Concerti: Psalms for the Pilgrimage, Kota Press, 2002. Order Here<\/a><\/h3>\n

She is a retired Professor of Fine Arts and Humanities, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA.<\/p>\n

Currently she writes and makes art\u00a0– in her studio in western Pennsylvania. Her art work appears in juried and invitation exhibitions in galleries and museum \u00a0shows. regularly. Her poems and essays are featured \u00a0in literary magazines.<\/p>\n

ANNOUNCING:<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Lynda’s art work, The Dragon’s Healing Breast Plate,
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Lynda will attend the Artist’s reception and the Awards Banquet – at the American Printing House for the Blind conference in October<\/p>\n

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Essay\u00a0\u00a0and Photography by Lunda McKinney Lambert.Copyright, May 29, 2017. Lynda McKinney Lambert.<\/p>\n

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Concerti: Psalms for the Pilgrimage (Kota Press), 2002.<\/em><\/h3>\n
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Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems, DLD Books, 2017\u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\n
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Lynda is a Peer Adviser \u00a0and writes articles on sight loss and blindness for \u00a0Vision Aware Blog<\/a><\/div>\n
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