The Dreaming Doors E-Book

Maria Lehtman

• Herausgeber: Books on Demand
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 18

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

A visionary Nordic photographer, artist, poet, and digital communications expert, Maria Lehtman, reveals the secrets of old doorways as an illustration of her seven-year journey in self-transformation. The Dreaming Doors is an epic work of contemporary art drawing inspiration from Lehtman's travels in old towns in Europe and Finland during the years 2011-2017. Her peaceful poetic language speaks to everyone through the colorful doorway photographs. Lehtman's vision for The Dreaming Books depicts a journey through the soul gateways while expressing our society's transition from the physical to the digital and social ecosystems on a global scale. The Dreaming Doors is a special edition featuring a talented artist and painter, and a professional reflexology therapist, Caroline Cunningham, from Ireland. The Dreaming Doors includes selected images of her doorway paintings and poems inspired by travels in India and Peru. Cunningham left a teaching career in science and math in pursuit of the 'Authentic Path' through creativity and wellbeing. A study at the Bel Canto School of singing has formed much of Cunningham's creative approach. Cunningham's wellbeing and travel blogs' reached the finals of Ireland Blog Awards in 2015 and 2017.

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Table of Contents

Dreaming #Uneksivat

Memories #Muistot

Time #Aika

Passing #Taivaanrannalle

The Soul Gateways

Doors create an illusion of safety, a world of privacy. They are silent guardians of our physical world. I

have always wondered about the stories they could tell us if we only understood their language.

In 2014 I was flying back from Athens with my husband when I had the urge to start

writing down poems for this book. I wanted to manifest our photographic journeys

through beautiful old towns in mainland Europe and Mediterranean islands.

At the time I thought I would complete this book with ease. After all, I already had the

material. Instead, my soul searching lead me to many blocked paths and locked doors. I found myself

standing in a courtyard in front of a castle filled with secret passages and 1'000 doors to open.

The challenge with time is that your vision evolves. My thoughts about this book were quite

different five years ago compared to the world I live in now. However, I still felt

the doors needed to have an outlet, but instead of a journey, this book became a reminiscence.

For over 30 years I have traveled around the world to different destinations for work and holidays

until my circumstances changed. In time, I realized staying at home did not stop me from

exploring the world. After all, I had worked with virtual teams throughout my career in telecommunications.

The time I had used in transit, I now devoted to searching for game-changers in different fields, experts

dealing with digital transformation, and finding like-minded souls. I discovered healing and more

efficient intuitive lifestyle. During my search, I found this book's featured talent and artist,

Caroline Cunningham, who shared my fascination for old doors and expressing creativity.

Doors are calling cards: the grandeur of the doorway demonstrates ambition. Our private assets and

identities are now mainly digital. Social media has become our front door. Therein lies an opportunity:

Digital transformation empowers self-expression across the human condition.

If you feel curious about an old, beautifully carved, rustic door, it may be an invitation to explore