Journey into Tribal Spirit and Inner Wisdom ...
For 8 months, I’ve been quietly working on something close to my heart — the birth of Manus Tribe 2.0.
This new Tribe has been growing, not just in form, but in spirit. It is the continuation of a journey that began 15 to 20 years ago, when I created my first Tribe. Since childhood, I've carried a visual language within me — symbols, archetypes, dreamlike impressions. And now, they return, refined and reawakened, ready to be shared.
My answer to the famous Moai statues of Easter Island ..... the Manus Tribe 2.0
2025, I’m excited to finally introduce this Tribe to the world. Let me tell you more about the Tribal figures, Shamans, Medicine Men, Ancestors, Guides, and Chiefs that have come to life — and the deep spiritual connection they represent".
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The First Vision
It began when I was just five years old, watching the film Dr. Dolittle (the 1967 version with Rex Harrison). Among the colorful animals and fantastical scenery, one image stayed with me: a Native Chief named William Shakespeare the Tenth (“you may call me Willie”).
He had something growing from his head — tall and straight. Later I would learn these were feathers, but at the time, the idea fascinated me. Something growing out of a person’s crown… a portal perhaps?
As a teenager, I often drew faces. Elongated heads, hair erupting like fountains, bold noses and lips. I drew them over and over again, year after year, without knowing why.
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The Inner Calling
Years later, I consciously began to explore my (paranormal) intuitive and spiritual abilities. What did they mean? What were they for? What was truth — and what illusion?
Eventually, I discovered that I had a gift for trance work — an intense, deeply personal path that felt completely natural to me. The journeys I took while in trance were vivid, overwhelming, and enlightening.
I often encountered beings with human form. They would look at me in silence — long faces, powerful features, hair growing upward from their crowns. Each time I met them, I felt my soul expand, simply by receiving their presence.
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Giving Shape to Spirit
About twenty years ago, I began sculpting. Those same energies and faces reappeared — this time, not in visions, but in stone. I gave them form. I used real horsehair for their upward-growing hair — a symbol of Power and Connection with the unseen world. (Although, hairless Tribal members do occur!)
The hair emerges from the crown chakra (Sahasrara) — the energy point linking heaven and earth. These beings stand in sacred connection with the invisible realm. Free from ego. Beyond earthly concerns. Carriers of light, wisdom, and balance.
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Meeting the Medicine Man
When you stand in front of one of these sculptures — whether you call them a Medicine Man, Guide, Ancestor, or Elder — I invite you to simply open yourself.
Breathe them in. Let their wisdom flow through you, without questioning or analyzing. Don’t try to feel something — just be. Receive. Surrender.
Later, you may look back and notice a new insight, an image, a sensation. And you’ll realize: it wasn’t something new. It was something already within you. We can only recognize what we already hold.
These sculptures are mirrors of your soul.
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The Circle of 13 Masters
Years ago, I created a sculpture circle with 12 Tribal Masters, positioned in the 12 directions of the wind. Each stands tall on a post, facing the center.
"You Are Invited to Step into that Center".
Begin with the Master in the north. Greet them inwardly. Ask for their insight. Listen. Then, turn to the next — the one at 1 o’clock. Move through the entire circle in your own rhythm. Some will call you to stay longer, others may be brief encounters. That’s okay.
Once you’ve connected with all 12, you will meet the 13th Master — the one standing in the center.
That Master… is You.
You leave the circle enriched — carrying all the wisdom, connection, and presence you’ve received. A fuller version of yourself.
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A Lifelong Connection
Let these Tribal Beings be your companions. Your advisors, your protectors, your spiritual allies.
Give them a meaningful place in your home. Place them on a pedestal. Look them in the eyes from time to time. Ask. Listen. They are here — for You.
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Update ..... since all my Tribal 2.0 Statues left for their final resort almost immediately after their introduction, I decided to continuing carving them from now on, along with my Skulls, Dragons and pendants ..... 💕