<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[KristenaWestArt.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[An online Sacred Arts Center a gathering place for folks who want to self-empower exploring spiritual practices, art, creative writing. ]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:02:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.kristenawestart.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to the Art STudio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to KWest4Art (Quest for Art) What creative art project are you doing? 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This has...]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/meditation-on-how-to-maintain-balance-as-a-spiritual-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6653efd6a35cddde83e68fb5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 02:28:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_4b844807153b4f95a0a6b1ad8251a593~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_867,h_487,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HappY APRiL FoOLs! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[heeeeheee below is an image...did u click it? the Video is the 2d image below click that! What a Wild Ride the last few years has been! I...]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/happy-april-fools</link><guid isPermaLink="false">660b10de4ee8ee2ac7e870e2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:54:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_67d37f024c1e4f57abd4f5611fda5331~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_737,h_412,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soul Retrieval Healing 2022 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I received a soul retrieval by Sandy Ingerman in the desert in the 90's. I was very curious to see what might happen. 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In my day...]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/new-year-nova-vita-new-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61d0dc54dcf1150017f317bd</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:10:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_e17f066dfcd94b7b89e446ece9847896~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello Art Tribe been a long time! Saying hi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Art Tribe! I'm popping in to say Hello! Thank you so much for subscribing. This has been a year of recovery and renewal for me, as...]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/hello-art-tribe-been-a-long-time-saying-hi</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61b55147d39ed700178097ca</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2021 01:32:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_924e7b04bbe442a2ad6e9d8aa1701e72~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_454,h_610,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are We Refusing Helping Others, cuz it's Their Karma?]]></title><description><![CDATA[discussing the good luck and bad luck some people have. She said that if people had "bad karma" she felt it was somehow "their fault]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/are-we-refusing-helping-others-cuz-it-s-their-karma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60e5d929f62b96001577a7ac</guid><category><![CDATA[inner-work]]></category><category><![CDATA[karma]]></category><category><![CDATA[self-help]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2021 16:42:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_19e2d76cedd849059048abfba4d3c3c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMAZON NUMBER ONE! ALCHEMY MAGICAL ARTS, DREAMING &#38; SHAMANISM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Number #1 New Release! My book is up on Amazon if you are interested in dreamwork, shamanism, women &#38; men's gender issues, western mystery t]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/amazon-number-one-alchemy-magical-arts-dreaming-shamanism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f932e326ed2530017a0805a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 19:34:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_166781000d5849aea1d521dadfee203c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_890,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MICHAEL and the Dragon Contemplative Arts Festival ]]></title><description><![CDATA[An introduction into working artistically with the Michael image annually. Podcasts discusses images-icons-pictures and how they relate to u]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/michael-and-the-dragon-contemplative-arts-festival</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5ab4ae463c9a0017469ec7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 23:22:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_690db613c85347228ffb3c2630f1fd70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_474,h_632,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHE NEEDED A HERO so that is what she Became]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are cast adrift, in the Covid sea, so many of us alone more than we ever have been before in our lives. So if we are looking outside...]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/she-needed-a-hero-so-that-is-what-she-became</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5efe2c5e03ce90001759aabe</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2020 18:59:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_a06630acad1d4e16b576cdfdb996be09~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_810,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[UpCycling Thrift Store Dolls - Change the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[here is something I do over the years- recycle a thrown away doll. I can't stand to see dolls in thrift stores, or at garage sales etc. I am]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/upcycling-thrift-store-dolls-change-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5edd168f63a37500179c6c7e</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2020 16:34:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_ed0f39be69694de28496fe872521f46f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_376,h_293,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free Podcast on Personal Healing After Betrayal in Community, Relationships and Friends]]></title><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/personal-healing-after-betrayal-in-community-relationships-and-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ec71c92d0715400184866d0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 00:28:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_754b56897da649ea9e9e11923f399bf7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_720,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily Devotions Memories Living on a Scent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daily Devotions Memories Living on a Scent by kristena west April 20, 2018 today is Friday, the day I get up early, get all the shipping...]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/daily-devotions-memories-living-on-a-scent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ec3e5992e4165001755f390</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2020 13:59:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_ecaed61fb0064f61b0a895989af9fb73~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_482,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staying Home? Online Class Healing Collage Mixed Media &#38; More!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staying Home? Healing Our Body an Online  Dreams, Inner-Work, Creative Writing Art Journaling Mixed Media Collage Art Class with Kristena...]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/staying-home-online-class-healing-collage-mixed-media-more</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ea49f65935eae0017f22bcf</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2020 20:39:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_9f075075e0fb4dbc8e38fd53a1caf47e~mv2_d_1394_1394_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Create Art from the Heart Space; Originality vs. Copying ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having spent many years in art galleries, and a lifetime in the arts I thought I would share some of the shifts in art and meaning,...]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/how-to-create-art-from-the-heart-space-originality-vs-copying</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e3f34684af6a70017099007</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2020 23:04:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_b017ae4ded1d4776a8f394eb85312100~mv2_d_1200_1200_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irakli Parjiani Sacred Artist's of the New Testament John Gospel]]></title><description><![CDATA[From then onwards, in his comprehension or creative thinking he never parts with biblical themes. It is true that Anthroposophist thinking i]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/irakli-parjiani-sacred-artist-s-of-the-new-testament-john-gospel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dcee4e736a4c10017650882</guid><category><![CDATA[SACRED ARTISTS]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2019 21:34:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_56d0695236af41d5b3840e98b31057a8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_700,h_594,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking Care of Your Art Shrine
]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been thinking a lot about people who make criticisms or corrections about the actions or emotions of others. They show &#38; tell their...]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/taking-care-of-your-art-shrine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dc2cb7975cb140017db1cde</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2019 13:46:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_127c0d43e3724f27a4753bac9916cc0b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SunDancer Spirit of Sacrifice Painting with Meaning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a painting in a series called, SunDancer. My sister was adopted into our Native American local tribe and for years she was a...]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/sundancer-spirit-of-sacrifice-painting-with-meaning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d8f898ffb083c0017da085f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2019 16:43:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_5ea6902e1c814612bd20617bf9df451f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_508,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Having a "THING" about Crowns... Prescience of Destiny]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had a "THING" about crowns when I was about this age. I had a brown glass pill bottle that I kept secreted in my nightstand drawer.  I col]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/having-a-thing-about-crowns-prescience-of-destiny</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d405bfc7fd48a00161ea146</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:38:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_d5778113659d481b86ddf50960870173~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_503,h_468,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art introduces the Soul into a Higher Spiritual Order Thomas Merton]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is only one reason why this is completely true: art is not an end in itself. It introduces the soul into a higher spiritual order,...]]></description><link>https://www.kristenawestart.com/post/art-introduces-the-soul-into-a-higher-spiritual-order-thomas-merton</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d4058f8f454da018564835e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:53:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/213d1d_570d5c8921c54aa78a2bcfed89aaa3c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_464,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristena West M.A.</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>