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AWAKEN MY BELOVED 7, 1990-2020 PASTEL 40X27 IN. | 101.6X68.5 CM.
COME … RAISE THE TAMBOURINE IN EXALTATION,
LET US CELEBRATE WITH JOYOUS GRATITUDE,
INVITED ARTIST AWAKEN MY BELOVED 3, 1990-2020 PASTEL 40X27 IN. | 101.6X68.5 CM.
REBIRTH OF THE SACRED FEMININE WITHIN YOU
AWAKEN MY BELOVED,
MY LIGHT DESCENDS UPON YOU, YOUR BODY GLOWS IN THE RADIANCE OF MY LOVE,
I HAVE NOT ABANDONED YOU, YOU ONCE DANCED IN THE SACRED CIRCLES,
UNDER A RISING MOON, DO YOU REMEMBER?
THE OLD WAYS ARE STILL ALIVE AND BECKON YOU

KIMBERLY BERG
Lives and works in Cadyville, NY, United States
http://www.isisrising.net

Gradually I became disenchanted with the publishing world and became
more and more attracted to the craft of the visual artist. I had enjoyed
drawing since my childhood but up to this time it had never been the
focus of my attention. As an artist I knew that I didn’t want to live off
my paintings. I wanted to preserve the freedom to create whatever
inspired me. Eventually, that led me to concentrate on drawing the
human figure. About a decade ago I read a book by Layne Redmond,
WHEN DRUMMERS WERE WOMEN. That book made me realize for the
first time that in prehistorical times the world was dominated by a
matrifocal culture. Because of my history background, it was a shock
to realize that our present patriarchal culture could not be presumed to
be the natural order of human society. With this understanding I had to
acknowledge as a man enjoying the benefits of a privileged gender that
it is indefensible to think of or treat women as inferior in any way. ISIS
RISING is the outgrowth of this realization. It’s an attempt to help restore
the balance using the art image, poetry and book reviews.

I grew up amongst the rolling, pastoral hills of Wisconsin. After
graduating from the University of Wisconsin with a major in
history and a minor in literature, I moved to New York City with
the intention of becoming a writer.
That idea did not lead to the publishing success that I had been
expecting. After four years in the city, I decided to move to
upstate New York where I built a small cabin in the Adirondacks.
Inspired by Thoreau and Zen philosophy, I wanted to live a self-
sustaining life of voluntary simplicity surrounded by a natural
world of trees and wild animals. It did not seem a hardship to
learn how to live without electricity, cut wood for heat and grow
my own vegetables. Wary of commercial foods, I switched to a
macrobiotic diet, bought organic, whole grains and other supplies
in bulk at the local food coop. One bag of rice last a year.

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