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Comment by Marvin on February 22, 2009 2:46 am<\/a><\/p>\n

Hi Karen,<\/p>\n

What do the pictures of the upside down hand tree and the stars falling from the sky to Jesus mean to you? Do you remember what Jensen was thinking when he drew them? What about the picture of the devil in biker clothes?<\/p>\n

Marvin<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dear Marvin,<\/p>\n

Interesting questions. \u00a0I suppose there may have been more than one interpretation for the pictures he drew, whether his own or through me. \u00a0I believe my thoughts about this now come from what Jensen thought then.<\/p>\n

The picture of the upside down tree, I believe, meant that God was holding me firmly in place here on earth, that it wasn’t my time to die, that I needed to stay grounded. The tree branches meant God’s arms, and the branches, His veins of life giving energy to me.<\/p>\n

The picture of the stars falling from the sky, I believe, meant Jesus called on God to send angels, in the form of alters, to me. \u00a0Each star had an alter’s name, and came into me and helped me survive. \u00a0Jesus is calmly sitting on a rock, holding me, accepting the gifts God sent, each a coping mechanism of alter help for me.<\/p>\n

The picture drawn of the devil in biker clothes, I believe, tells an entire story. \u00a0He is dressed in biker clothes because he is full of himself as my abusive father was. \u00a0Maybe he is my father. \u00a0I believe the devil’s choice of dress represents his cockiness. If you notice the devil is upfront in the picture while I, the child, is being drawn to heaven even while being shackled to the stake on the ground. \u00a0If you notice, there is plenty of rope to get to where I want to be. \u00a0The devil is so preoccupied with himself, smiling and facing a camera, that he isn’t even paying attention that God has come for me despite his attempt to keep me.<\/p>\n

Thank you, Marvin, for these challenging questions.<\/p>\n

Karen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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