Open Heart

Open Heart

Open Heart by Ilene Satala

The title of this painting is The Open Heart. I infused it with the color pink for it is the color of love, and it fills the image with its power. 

The dawn is breaking open and the sun is rising to open up the day of possibilities. The female figure is leaning forward and she is the Goddess of Love. Out from her heart flies deep purple butterflies, all-bursting forth from her body. 

Ancient people saw the butterfly as the symbol of resurrection. Like a caterpillar that is of the ground and only sees the ground, it has limited perceptions. The caterpillar has the power to undergo metamorphosis and transformation. The old is made new, the lost is then found. The butterfly is free to travel wherever it wishes to go, it is free. 

So each butterfly that is flying out into the world from the Goddess of Love's chest is to be named by you. They can be called forth as compassion, renewal, hope, love or imagination. You can decide what they represent for you. 

What is it that you need to release into the world? I invite you to break open your heart and dream and dream free.