All The World Plays The Actor
We are talking about a stage; The Stage. The world being the stage of all stages, where every role perfectly casted and demonstrated as each man, woman, girl, boy, thing, and place are actors, scripts, and props filling the scenes of life with experiences that tell the ultimate story of stories; Love…
Every person, an actor performing their specific role, whether we believe or not. In this space we step outside of our judgments and our perceptions and acknowledge that everyone is playing the most beautiful part they can; themselves.
We decided to name this piece ‘‘all the world plays the actor”. I really love how the name of this piece sounds in Latin - ‘Totus mundus agit histrionem’ - and decided the Latin translation feels like home. Generally, when naming a piece, I like to seek out the origins of particular words, their roots, and other translations, and symbols which always lead me to a name/title that fits naturally with the message/messages and story/stories within every piece.
16in x 16in, Acrylic & UV/Blacklight paint on cardboard
This piece wanted me to paint it because I so often hear people casually and deliberately quoting William Shakespeare's infamous words “All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players…”
I usually wonder what the person saying or typing the quote means?
A. Nephilim, aliens, reptilians, ancient and chosen ones, or some other species here co-existing in this reality, being cast in prewritten stories as, for, and with us; and who is us?
B. Each of us, either by choice or force, occupy and fill roles that are one of many states we can play at any time of our lives and by our own design?
C. None of the above
D. All of the above
Well in the play, ‘as you like it’ the “Seven Ages of Man” speech in Act II, Scene VII, Jaques judges life a performance; where the evidence of his external reality is based on his observations from his own life experiences. He acknowledges that there is a stage and players. He did not go any deeper. We are grateful that he recognized and admitted this truth. Now we go deeper.
There is a stage -you ARE the stage- and you are every actor, every writer, every producer, and every audience member. You and I are reminded that we are the actor who writes his own roles and that we cast ourselves out, costumed as all others. Neville Goddard and Joseph Murphey would deem that there is no one other than self and that self is all things. This painting reminds us that the best performance (being self fully) of our lifetimes is waiting within our imagination to be born (become tangible), to be experienced by us and for us.
Each player has the power to design every set and scene AS YOU LIKE IT. You and I can choose drama, tragedy, romance, horror, comedy, a mix or whatever we want. So, the painting advises that we have a choice how the movie/play that is our “life” is just as we create it, even when we do not know or believe we are the creator. Here is your reminder that you do the choosing; If you can choose happiness; why then are you sad? What story are you scripting right now?
This piece decided not to spend much time addressing round, flat, or domed earth stories. This is an actual hark back to all, that each is an actor and that this whole thing we call a world, is a stage, which is US! And we get to choose to experience a cube, triangle, or even sri yantra shaped earth… YOU PICK what YOU SEE and you spot what you got based on what you believe…what do you believe? Do you know what you believe? Why do you believe what you believe? Do you believe any of this matters?
LIGHTS - Your subconscious
The feminine energy in the painting illuminates the stage where imagination creates reality. She represents the moon, which is the host of creativity and nurturing. Her stage is staged in healing and beginnings that she imagines with ease as she transforms every yesterday of darkness into space for a new dawn. She creates as and with energy, all that she chooses. She is no longer on a healing journey, as she was reminded that all things are always healed as they believe. She is no longer recovering from past stories of trauma and pain, because she accepts that she was created to experience joy and peace. She no longer feels lost or confused because she remembered she was never lost, only wandering.
Each night she surrenders all of herself to the darkness as she gives birth to herself which is all life, as she knows she is all things, this means she is you too.
CAMERA - Your beliefs
Something or someone has gifted you your beliefs and you have fed, strengthened, nurtured, and housed these as your very own without question and without knowing questioning was allowed or needed. Your personal views housed in your mind are magically electrified by your nervous system and then connected to your subconscious and then, lights, camera, action, it is the grand-opening night of the spectacular block-busting show of “YOU” projected outward as you gaze upon all that you believe to be separate from you.
Until you believe yourself fully, this painting and I will believe with and for you; you are the dreamer, creator, inspiration, and muse for all that fill your very own stage/life. You are Love, the wonderful explorer who travelled far to feel and know all of yourself. A C T I O N.
