Feng Shui, Shamanic Journeys, Teaching

Feng Shui Consultations for homes, land and businesses

Shamanic Journeys for healing and greater self-awareness

Wisdom Teachings include shamanic, feng shui, creative/co-creative views and energy transmissions.

Art Exhibitions

Brian is available for all of these services.
cell 978-290-o572
brian@thepaintedstory.com

Theater of the Painted Story

I have been before words
Facing one another
I have seen their meanings
Caught in the middle
Without beginning or end

I have been between words
Hoping life would fill the blank page
Hoping they would go away
Or fall out of order

In their service
Over their riff frontier
In their house of mind tissue
In windows hoping to break free
Of reflection

I attached worlds in their fierce making
And now retreat in words as simple souls
And let them free inside me

A book of wind
Poems of empty space
It takes a whole tribe to feel them
To fulfill who they are

I leave behind these poem shells
Sculptured layers from the sea
I pick them up again
At the shores edge
You can hear the vibration
In the ear of this one
Rearing in the star net

I keep casting in the waves
Haiku mind bee wax heart
Ice slowly melting
Cold fictions of the soul

I walk on the long thin ear of the sea
Where the beginning of vast moving mystery
Is the light greeting clouds
With the theater of my painted stories
With my eagle head of flame
And its memory of forged light
Spirals of my nomadic life
Sing in my palm like a giant
Keep growing in the waves
My names, my many names
I cleanse through the body
Carving my mast
In the terrarium
Of my ancestors

All worlds inside me
My paint blood miracles
And honey jar
For the weight of things
I perch in the fork of birch
Shiver silver branches
Alters space and object with thought

Leave for the unknown shore
Where angels with mirror wings
Rotate galaxies on the sea
Inside me

Womb of scared water
I listen hard for plantings
Surging gestations
Little wings at my door
Purifying rhythm of the old crows
Holding the moon in prayer
In the monastery sea light
I do the feather dance wonder

My space angels know me
As the holy one
With power bundle of antler and stone
Falling out of this world
Into another
This stranger’s strange story
Is our own
Story we can’t see inside us

You might find these words
When I am dead
I am never dead as most
Expressionless missing parts of me go through
My frozen mouth and busy thoughts

Spring snake
With twig I make
The tongue come out
Of the drifting stars

Shed news of our deeds
Tell us what we need
Bearing the earth’s crossroads
Into consciousness
On the brink of god
Cicadas in one song
Rain when you ride
In one drop of them all

Reach, touch, express
Acceleration of heart
Maps blaze in the tea belly
Traffic of stars inside
Glittering pieces of the world
In tender exaltation
Land flow through me
Beyond the hedge world
Rip ride the wind
Stretch my presence
Into blossom

Invisible branch on the window
Moving child to a new world
Remnants of an awkward beauty
Rustle inside us my friend
Labor of a head grown wing
To the nectar of heart

To be more than this
Hopeful awaiting god
And reverse this sentence
For greater wonder than this
Yes, yes
In the electric current
To keep me wanting more

Passage in your floral dress
Dance moves
Of fire and fog
Wind in each leaf
One tree at a time
Single address
Contained in it all

All we know is enough
For where we’re going
You dream you
And learn where you’re meant to

A rodeo of zeros
It is everything
It is nothing
Stringed to vibration
Many selves
In many worlds
My lessons thunder
Thousands of clear visions
I am home far away
Where the entrance keeps going
To be an entrance
Body veins sparkle
Near the vanished state
All edges of life leap
When you are about to be free in life
Stars pass
As floating ships of prophecy.

New Studio at 300 Main Street (downtown route 1a,) Wenham, MA. Across from the Black Cow, look for the clock tower, upstairs. By chance or appointment. Cell 978-290-0572

Tribal Connection

Deep appreciation for Kris Farquhar giving me this opportunity to collaborate with her at EMF Environmental Music Films. Kris's mastery of voice and music/sound communes in primacy of sound. The visceral experience of this conscious heart-felt sound shifts awareness into great depths. Her long time work with this spiritual gift energeticaly infuses our soul, bringing moving experience and tears to those I have shared her work with. Many thanks & blessings

Classes/Workshops & Art Showings

2012/2013 WHERE YOU CAN SEE BRIAN'S ART OR ATTEND A CLASS/WORKSHOP
www.thepaintedstory.com

Classes---------------------------------------------------------------------------

GREENFIELD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Greenfield, MA
April 18th 2012

Guest Speaker for the course Gender and the Environment. The Divine Feminine/Indigenous Peoples.

Art Showings 2012-------------------------------------------------------------------

See TRIBAL CONNECTION on youtube
EMF Environmental Music Films with Kris Farquhar
Video of Brian's paintings


READING PUBLIC MUSEUM
Reading, PA
June 2nd,
Assisting artsist friend Jiawei Gong www.jiaweigong.com
with Performance/Video Installation
Sweet Salavation
Traditional Chinese Ritual
http://www.readingpublicmuseum.org/


JUSTKIM

615a Congress Street
Portland, ME
ph 978-457-4071
See Justkim Accessories on facebook


RIVERWALK BEAD SHOP & GALLERY Jan - Sept

Amesbury, MA
http://www.riverwalkbeads.com/


INKWELL BODY ART STUDIO Jan - Sept

Amesbury, MA
http://www.inkwell-tattoo.com/

2013____________________________________________________________

ART HEALER Blog Talk Radio Interview, Feb 26th

HOWLING WOLF TAQUERIA (March 1st - Apr 11th 
76 Lafayette St.
Salem, MA
www.feedyourwolf.com


TRUE NORTH GALLERY (Apr 13th - May 18th)
25 Woodbury Street
South Hamilton, MA
www.truenorthgallery.net

Studio visits by chance or appointment.
3oo Main St.
Wenham, MA
# 978-290-0572

Through the Veil of Perception

2011 classes/art shows/events

2011 Classes
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April 3rd
Shamanic Art Talk
Ink Well Body Art Studio
Amesbury, MA

April 10th
Shamanic Art Talk
Howling Wolf Taqueria
Salem, MA

July 8th
Talking Stick Circle
Lotus Center for the Healing Arts
Newburyport, MA

Aug 6th, 2pm-4pm
Transformation for the New Earth - CANCELLED
Teaching & Shamanic Drumming
KRI http://www.thecenternh.com/
Greenland, NH

Aug 20th
Bee Hive Collective
Awakening the Spirit of the Bee
www.facebook.com/thebeehivecollective
I will be in Ceremony with the Bee Hive Collective, along with my bee art at:
Follow The Honey
Cambridge, Ma
http://www.followthehoney.com/

August 25th, 1pm -2:30pm
Feng Shui Class
Energy of Person, Place and Thing.
Open to the general public.
Keller Williams Realty,
100 Cummings Center
Beverly, MA

August 27th, 7-9pm Art Reception
Showing through September
Lotus Center For The Healing Arts
http://www.the-lotus-center.org/
24-R Pleasant Street
Newburyport, MA

September 17th, 10am-6pm
Riverwalk Beadshop & Gallery
http://www.riverwalkbeads.com/
Artist Reception (featured artist )
Amesbury, MA


October 10th
Healing Arts Festival
10am - 5pm
26 Pleasant Street
Newburyport, MA
Presenting my Art, Feng Shui & Shamanic Service.
http://www.robertahorsman.com/

October 11 - November 19
Time & Tide Fine Art
http://www.timeandtidefineart.com/
Artist Reception October 15th 5pm-7pm (featured artist)
Ipswich, MA

Feng Shui Talk

Talking Stick Circle

6:30pm-8PM

July 8th, 2011

Lotus Center for the Healing Arts

Newburyport MA.

Feng Talk to Keller Williams Realtors & Public

1pm - 2:30pm

Aug 25, 2011

Cummings Center

Beverly Ma.

Transformation for the New Earth

- Cancelled

Talk and Drumming Meditation

2pm-4pm

August 6th

Greenland, New Hampshire

Spirital Art

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Shamanic Journeys

Offering Shamanic Journeys

A temporary alter of sacred space is created.
We discuss your intentions, your questions or concerns in which you seek resolution.

Brian journeys with you into the inner world, spirit world, guided by listening to the drum. We follow the thread of intention resolving aspects of yourself that have been dormant, blocked or forgotten. Results vary depending on one's unique spiritual, energetic characteristics. The next steps to take in life can be experienced or energetic healing. Parts of yourself can be retrieved from past lives or soul retrieval.  Negative spirits can be cleared.

Brian is a certified energy healer through Qi Gong which he has been practicing and teaching since the late 90's.  His energy projections play a large role in all his modalities, including teaching, art, Feng Shui, and shamanic work.

There is a processing, a sharing between us after the experience. Brian's experience mirrors closely what you experience enabling a validation and his interpetation expands upon your own experience and awareness. Everyone receives information or healing differently through the senses or body, the experience can be subtle and clear or powerful, assisting you in moving forward in life.

Approximately Two Hours
$125

Many thanks and Blessings on your Journey

Update

Greetings readers,

In the time span between my last article, Great River Feng Shui has been consistantly consulting throughout New England and I am happy to hear from you.
Classes are not scheduled, but I welcome opportunites to teach.
If you would like to be on my email list for articles, classes or art shows please email or call. There are recent articles on the relations of art, spirit and energy on my FB page below, please visit and enjoy all the articles and images throughout. All your questions and comments are welcome by phone, email or facebook.
Many blessings and thanks,

Brain Brogan
Direct 978-290-0572
http://www.thepaintedstory.com/
www.facebook.com/brianbroganthepaintedstory
www.facebook.com/thebeehivecollective


Realtor with Feng Shui in mind Kathy Brogan http://www.kathybrogan.com/

FENG SHUI our perspective and identity

Thought and emotion are directly linked to the material world energetically – They create the physical world and reality perspective. They create patterns that are either positive or negative and transfer energetic imprints into form.

Many people have deep seated attachments to many things in their lives and homes. These attachments are energetically based and often unconscious making it difficult to break the pattern. We think of attachments as psychological, but they are energetic too as the mind and emotion carry different qualities of energy.

These attachments are often buried in the subconscious or drift around in foggy topical awareness. A close examination of our association with objects - thought and emotion -can reveal dysfunctional patterns in life – repeated cycles of dissatisfaction. Our intentions and progress dulled by hanging onto patterns that need change. For example the way we view the world, knowing it all, false ego identification, fear of change, lack of open mindedness using distractions to avoid exploring the inner world, creating pain and sickness as avoidance to internal issues.

Letting go of attachments that don’t serve us makes room for the present and the future and creates freedom within. It releases the past as patterns of thought, emotion, form (objects) and relationships. Letting go of things is letting go of parts of our reality, is this not true? Letting go of things is not letting go of our true identity; you are not your things. Our identity is our immortal soul, there’s no letting go of it anyway. As the world is going through rapid changes so should we, but we shouldn’t wait for the world to change first. The creative and independent thinkers, the “individuals”, who live the creative dynamic life without the restraints of old dysfunctional paradigms holding them in the past, are those who lead the world in change for better.

Sentimental old traditional paradigms are present in our home and life, the real meaning behind our holidays have been lost long ago – many people have attachments to the neurosis of family and extended family dynamics. We were wired in this way from the beginning and what have we done about it since? We hang in there to serve the family because that’s the way it’s always done. That’s fine if it serves us too or are we just the servant, playing the role of how others like to see us? Do we need healthy boundaries, more distance or better communication from the heart truth? Having expectations from people always leads to problems. Allowing others to live the way they want frees up our energy to empower ourselves, enabling us to be more effective in all situations. Family is usually represented in the home by image and object so what is the deeper meaning to us? Psychologically is it a healthy association? If not, consider what must be done with these objects that fortify a dysfunctional pattern. Our home is a reflection of our consciousness, our relationships, all of them, including past relationships. These things in our homes that are linked to old patterns can keep us from moving on. Reexamining our values, what has real meaning in our lives and what sustains our happiness – choices that ground us and balance us, these are the priorities.

Are we growing in Knowledge and Self-cultivation (Feng Shui/bagua) or was that just school time, former career or past accolades? Mind, body, spirit, emotion, unlikely we’ve got it all figured out, but then peace and happiness are keys to success - a vital gauge to our progress. We should always be in progress, but when we’re happy and peaceful what more do we need? More, more things…

Homes can be bloated with things that have been held onto for ages. They haven’t been examined beyond a passing thought or feeling. An undercurrent of frustration builds… as piles of the old and unnecessary builds, builds, builds. A lot of the STUFF that we are attached to is rooted deep in fear, safety and survival – life can’t be lived this way if it’s going to flow and its flowing fast – Those who resist are hurting themselves in many ways. What is the object’s real meaning in our life? What does it reflect? These are mirrors to our lives. What does the image on the wall tell you about what is going on in your life? We dance around each other in communication and dance around our stuff not seeing what it’s really saying about us. It’s talking to us all the time. How do we really feel about this object and what are we going to do about it? It’s not just stuff; it’s you, your energy, and your life. It has an impact on you. Your image on the wall can tell you your view of life. Is there real meaning here or another frivolous materialistic sentiment?
The meaning of our lives have just as much to do with what we are surrounded with and how we treat it, as it does with what’s going on inside us. Our home and environment has a direct visceral impact on us, everything counts, and it’s all vibrating. The more attention we give anything, the more energy flows there for good or bad for people, place and thing. Think of all the small aggravating issues in your home – cumulatively they are the frustration in your daily Feng Shui.

More isn’t better! Quality and meaning is better. Quality in how meaningful the object is to your life. The examined value of how it relates to your life. As the middle class and other classes lose their spending power in America they are forced to look at the material world we have been weaned on and subconsciously controlled by. We are forced to look a little closer at what we buy and why.

It was mostly just the art that traveled with my wife and me from home to home, a total of 11 homes in 15 years. Beyond the utilitarian needs, it’s the things that hold vital meaning which lifts our spirits, reflects who we presently are and where we’d like to be in life. Our home reflects our life perspective versus what others might think. A LIFE LIVED BY RELEASE AND RENEWAL, release of ego identification through materialism. A snake shedding its skin, shedding the old self, old material to make room for the new.

As an artist, I recently went through a shedding of 25 paintings - thrown in the trash and, unknown to me, recovered by locals and a flea market owner. The paintings that ended up in the flea market (also unknown to me) were purchased by a person who happened upon one of my art shows recognizing me as the same artist, who then asked me to exhibit my work in NYC - a good example of Release and Renewal.

Less is often more in Feng Shui. The 60,000 thoughts we have a day create our reality and create the multiple objects in our home. We might consider that a quieter more peaceful mind might reflect a more minimalist home. The multiplicity for the eye creates over stimulation, lacking the sacred nurturing space we need. A dull and muted environment can have the opposite effect and can use some bright or vibrant colors to enhance the vibration of place. It’s all a reflection of our personal energy; attachments, patterns and perspectives. A good Feng Shui Consultant sees, feels and reads the energy patterns and offers tools to implement balance and progress.