Divinity Rising: All Part of the Show -

Well, fall is here. I love fall but it also usually sets a push into motion to start clearing out a bunch of stuff that won’t fit the next cycle of  life and rushing through a lot of change  to make way for new stuff before the new year starts.

I know a lot of you are feeling some major shifts in your life right now, too, and I hope you’ll remember that earthquakes always expose our weaknesses so we can move on towards our dreams in a way that is stronger.  The key is to stay focused and be willing to see what areas are being shown to us. If we are willing to see them, we can move on and not deal with the same major cracks again. The nasty little demons we carry with us are what hold us back from being the awesome shining lights we naturally are.  The quickest way to get a demon off your back is to be willing to see it’s there.

I suppose the biggest news I need to address in this newsletter is that I’ve just finished moving . I moved to an awesome little ranch about an hour and a half outside of Louisville.  I’ve had a ton of emails asking where and why, so I’ll answer here.  It’s a small town  between E-town and Leitchfield.  I’m going to be retreating so that I can develop my solo show over the winter and be ready with a show I can tour with by mid-summer.  I’m really excited at the show and team of people that are coming together to make this happen.  I’ll be spending a fair amount of time in Nashville each month as well to do some recording in preparation for that and some small appearances. I also hope to be able to lay out some plans for some evolutions for Sub Rosa. Louisville Sub Rosa is now at Zazoo’s every Monday, starting at a new and earlier 7 p.m. We made this change to accommodate all the people who wished they could come but couldn’t justify staying out so late on a weeknight.

Yes, I will still be hosting Sub Rosa in Louisville on Mondays as long as there is support and a desire for it, although I may occasionally have a guest host. It continues to be important for us to all have a place to connect to each other and support each other, so as long as we are able to connect at Sub Rosa, I will come to town for it or do what I can to  make sure it stays alive.

I also still have monthly shows at Howl at the Moon on Fourth St. Live! They are such an awesome group to work with and really know how to throw a party. They are worthy visiting on a weekend!   This month is November 17 (Wednesday). Get ready for Turkey Bowling with the Vixens in addition to the “You can’t do that on piano” contest.   I hope to see you all there. I have had so much fun with all of you at these shows! I’ve been amazed at the couple hundred that come out to enjoy the buffet, cheap drinks, and pretty girlies.  Let me know if you need tickets to get in for free.

After November, we will be moving our night at Howl at the Moon and “You can’t do that on piano” to the second Wednesday of each month. That means Dec 8, Jan 12, and Feb 9

Speaking of Howl at the Moon, I had an awesome birthday Monster Ball there on the 20th! I absolutely loved giving everyone a bit of tail my Medusa costume by Christiane Nicoulin and hair by my beautiful and only stylist Lee Ann Cooper ( of Younique Salon)…My tail was about four feet long with a rattle at the end, and the cat chased it when I got home and walked through the door!  We had a great turn out with a couple hundred people, and there were some really awesome giveaways!

For more giveaways, play the caption contests on the Sub Rosa FaceBook page

Since I’ve been too busy to post in the last couple weeks, I’ve got more to share with you:

I’m ecstatic I got to be a part of the Halloween parade with the Va Va Vixens, and I am really looking forward to our burlesque show next month. I’ve  finished the script and can’t help but giggle at the naughty humor. I’ve been busy with rehearsals with the other vocalists, I’ll be singing with.   My costume for the show is a very bright and sparkly “Jessica Rabbit” dress. I can’t wait for you all to see it! I am having so much fun with this show!!!

The Shows are running November 13, 20,21, 26,27. You can buy tickets at the Alley Theater  website.  Also, check out this article with some history on burlesque and vaudeville and the Va Va Vixens.

Also, Don Smith over at Investcomics.com interviewed me and wrote a review of Diaries of a Godling. Check it out here!

I also got to do a special guest appearance and performance at a Beetlegeuse themed show.

Here are some photos from the last few weeks

I have more photos and video to share with you, but it will have to wait until I am home and near my external hard drive.  Until then,

Love, Light and Blessings to send you through your dream

xoxo

Divinity Rose

(You’ll have to visit www.doggeddreamcreations.com/divinityrising to see videos/pictures)

Most of you know my delight in transforming “trial” to “gift”. This past week gave me a great opportunity to do just that.

I had dinner with friends on Wednesday, and my phone stopped working for no reason (I blame Mercury). On the way out the door, I thought, “This would be a great time to be stuck on the side of the road (with no phone).”

Sure enough. On the way home, Cody and I were mid-laughter when a loud noise interrupted our fun. We pulled over and the tire was FLAT.

Being in the middle of nowhere on the x-way in the middle of the night with a child and without a phone or spare (stupid, I know – but I already used the extra wheel I had a couple months ago) was not an ideal situation for me. So, I did the only thing I could..drove on the rim to a public place (which just so happened to be a few miles away), so I could use their phone to call my roadside assistance. The grating noise of the rim on the road as we drove was excruciating to both my ears and heart.

So, lesson number 1: Replace spare tires immediately – because there is nothing more frustrating than driving on a rim, knowing how awful that is or having to call a tow truck for something you know how to fix.

Once we were home safe, I found that I would not be able to replace it until this week. This gave me a perfect opportunity to catch up on “at desk” work, and I was super productive with an excuse to not feel guilty about not attending social events.

So, the major Fruit of this adventure is this:

The Diaries of a Godling series website is now live! I have been working towards this for the last several years, and I’m happy to say there is a release date ( March 14) for the first book, The Promise.  Check out the website, sign up for updates,  watch the video and begin the journey (it’s a puzzle!), and reserve your copy of The Promise!

Just a little clue to you: everything I do is in layers..So, investigate everything thoroughly!

Also, here’s a heartwarming and ear wrenching gift: A bunch of us got together at Sub Rosa: The Gypsie Courtyard and sang All you Need is Love by The Beatles. As you can see, this was unrehearsed and spur of the moment.  It was tons of fun, though. We hope it fills you up with as much cheer as it did us!

And as I push to have my band ready for our March 14 debut, I received a very interesting surprise. A fan of mine has put together a street team! I hadn’t thought of it before, so I guess it’s a good thing someone else lit the fire under my butt!   She suggested I think of something nice to do with or for them, so I went ahead and created a section of my site for Street Team Members.  If you’ve appreciated and followed these writings and  want to help me spread the word about Diaries of a Godling or Sagun (my new band), you can join the street team (I am looking for captains in different areas of the globe). This will help me in coming to perform/speak in an area near you.  Visit  The Street Team Page to see the goodies in store for street team members.  I am so grateful for how much support has been lovingly offered to me! Thank you all for inspiring me so, sharing your dreams with me, and for believing in mine!

Please help keep the ripple of Divinity going by sharing this on facebook, twitter, myspace, emails to friends and family and wherever you can.

Have a great week full of wonder and mysteries!

It sure has been an intense changing of the season….A real whopper. Everywhere around and within me seems to be a return to feeling: a real purging energy.  I look at myself and many around me and see a lot of hidden feelings surfacing to be faced. It seems that what we are feeling is a push to be real. We are in the midst of a “realing”.

How real are we? Are we being true to ourselves? Are we being real with ourselves and others? What are we hiding behind? My inner child stands within me pointing at different things,  screaming “BULLSHIT” and waiting impatiently for me to toss those things out.

Are you feeling the Realing?

In the crazy swirl of stuff going on, I find myself in a push of growth, progress and surging forward….sometimes, it’s hard to remember to take time to be still when you’re in the middle of such momentum.

When it all backs up, it’s got to surface somewhere, and it surfaced with a waterfall of emotion Saturday. I took a day to really let myself feel and boy, what a feeling. I must have spent a good five hours in tears. I needed it, though. I find that I have a huge need. We all do..a need to be real…a need to be clean…

When’s the last time you took time to do some serious cleaning?

Speaking of being still, Sub Rosa mentalist (who also performs Zap Hypnosis) Joe Riggs was in a car accident this past weekend. It’s amazing, and I’m so grateful to still have him in our lives. He was hit by a semi going 70 MPH..it hit him, spun him ’round, hit him again, causing him to spin out across five lanes of traffic before hitting a wall.  I’m amazed and pleased to announce that he will still be at the show tonight at Diamonds.

Check out this video of him at our show at Sub Rosa: The Gypsie Courtyard at the Tequila Factory

Also, I had so much fun at our Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves show. I was most pleased to be surrounded by Gypsies! Check out this belly dancing by Adrar Al Badra caught on tape by Michelle Bishop

I danced the night away. I miss dancing.  It was a very happy night for me, indeed. Surrounded by belly dancing, pirates, leather working and princess bride references!! Hurray!

Short update this week…I’ve got a lot in the works and can’t wait to spill my guts about it all, but that will have to wait… In the meantime, I hope you are all releasing the feelings welling up within, so you can be clear and ready to go for the new and exciting things on their way into your lives.

Thank you for being here with me.   I need you.

Things have been crazy busy since I got the RV!  I’m having to run to keep up!

The great news is I have obtained a sponsor who will be doing the inside renovation for me! Driskell Home Repair Service! (Stay tuned for the video of the conversion!)  Mike Driskell is an awesome guy who really puts his heart into his work and has been known to support artists on more than one occasion.

Turns out the inside of the Rv needed more than the wallpaper stripped.  There had been a previous leak, so we’re going to completely replace the walls, cabinetry…and the flooring needed replacing as well…although we’re keeping some of the framework, the bathroom, the appliances, wiring, because they’re all great!

The engine needed some work, too! I found an awesome mechanic who is living his dream as he opens a shop this week! He was tired of working for people that ripped others off, so Chris and Daniel are  opening D and S Auto Repair! Congratulations on creating your dream! I can’t believe the awesome price they  gave me for all the work he’s done so far:

Timing was way off, he fixed it.The vaccuum system needed to be rerouted, the throttle cable was replaced, the fuel pump needed to be replaced – all this for less than $150 (including new parts!)

They are extremely passionate about what they do and he really knows his stuff, especially with older models.

Next, I need to replace the windshield wiper motor, the blades, have the oil changed, and replace the fuel line, which we’re going to have to hunt down in the junk yard! WHOOT! That should be fun…heh…. a huntin’ we will go…a huntin’ we will go…

In addition to moving a bunch of stuff into storage, we’ve been hunting for an office space and added a member to our family.

Meet Chase:  I can’t say he’s the brightest dog I’ve ever met, but he sure is loving! He was a narcotics force trainee reject…

Now, I see why. It took about twenty minutes to get him to hold still for this photo.

I like to look at him and say “You got hooked on the goods, man! You’re off the force!”

He is so full of love and hyper..he’s extremely friendly..but he is dense.

He was a birthday gift to Cody, and they’re perfect for each other..They run each other wild and wear each other out.

Thanks to your help, I will be naming the RV “Divinity Rising”, which really suits it. My story is the story of Divinity rising within me and I want to use the Rv to travel to meet and work with other people who follow their dreams as Divinity Rises within them.  I’ll be featuring those travels right here.

According to thesaurus.reference.com, the following are all synonyms for “faith”: loyalty, conviction, truth, truthfulness, belief, allegience, dependence.

Three years ago, I had a vision of my life purpose. I had a vision that I should get rid of as much as possible and hit the road to meet, gather, and show off pure hearts with a video show as I performed, home schooled my son and sold my creations. It’s been a long and winding road, and I think I about got to the point of thinking the day would never come. I still kept the promise in mind and followed where I was led, but I also found myself running here and there trying all sorts of different things to “make” it happen instead of making it the primary focus and just doing it. I also faced the fears and blocks that I had in place that would keep me from doing it. Looking back, I think I really expected it to come from somewhere else. I was waiting for someone to show up and say “here ya’ go” and hand it to me.

The last three years were shifting as I tried to find others to help me accomplish this vision, and had excuse after excuse for not doing it, such as needing the perfect bus, needing a bunch of sponsors, needing a camera crew. In addition, I still had worries over what others would think (mostly family), and if things would be “okay”. Well, I finally came to a point of realizing I didn’t need any of that, and if I was doubting, I wasn’t truly having faith in where I was led. Those were just excuses. As soon as I decided to “just do it”, I was blessed with an amazing opportunity!

My faith has paid off…finally!! The day has come!

Thanks to Bill Sprangler at Roseislandphotos.com for the photos!

I think Cody had given up on the dream, too. His face was awesome when he realized it was ours. He screamed and couldn’t believe it.

I found this baby on Craigslist, and trekked all the way to Salem, Indiana to check it out and buy it.

The first thing we did was run out of gas. Just as Cody and I were giving each other high fives and reveling in our glee, the engine sputtered out. HA! This is going to be a lot of fun!

Lexington performer Mike Wright Conquers the roof at the Louisville Speak Easy

It is old, and it needs cosmetic work, but the engine is great! So, the first few episodes of our web show will be fixing it up!! I hope you’ll enjoy them!

Party in the RV- Roni Jonah, James Tackett, Avri hanging out at the RV unveiling at Louisville Speak Easy

I will be posting my web show here, while Cody will have one of his own at his site.

Here’s the thing. Our chariot needs a name. I’m asking YOU to vote! Vote for one of the options below OR make a suggestion of your own in the comments!

May we be a constant reminder to remain loyal to the truth your heart whispers to you. Our visions have no time line on when they will be realized. We often have certain blocks within ourselves that must be released before the visions can flow from our hearts into the world around us. Always follow your dream. I believe in you!

What is your suggestion for a name? Do you have a dream that you are creating? Where do you think our first road trip should be?