Victoria ChristianVictoria Christian is the head editor of Feminine Mysticism in Art. She is also a contributing artist and writer and she integrated the creative visions of over 65 contributors. Raised in the quaint town of Ashland, Victoria Christian was blessed to row up in the emerald forests of Southern Oregon, learning as much as she could about the Gaian rhythms of life. She is an avid hiker and biker, which have taken her to some of the most pristine places on the West Coast. She graduated from Southern Oregon University with a Bachelors of Science in 1996, majoring in Sociology and Women's Studies. In 2011, she graduated from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona with a Masters in Applied Sociology, with an emphasis in Social Theory, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Gender and Psychoanalytic Sociology (4.0 student). She did her thesis research on Women Artists and Identity Formation in a Postmodern Society, which turned out to be a major critique of culture and the art world. This entailed qualitative research methods and in-depth interviews with a random sample of artists (50). What emerged from her research was a developmental model of artistic identity development, which revealed the stages that most women go through in their identification process. She wrote a thesis, which was later condensed and published in academic journals and magazines. She is in the process of compiling this rich research into a book, as it can serve to empower women artists in a rationally and scientifically oriented culture that is in many ways antithetical to creative and spiritual development. Victoria started a second piece of research in 2002 on Feminine Mysticism in Art, which eventually led to the creation of this book. Upon interviewing several mystical artists (male and female), she discovered that most of them were extremely gifted and felt marginalized by the traditional gallery scene simply because their work was too spiritual, too political and too feminist. As a result, all of the artists felt it was necessary to harness their mission and publish the map in order to get their images into the world without compromising their spiritual and visionary voices. The book evolved over 12 years and includes the creative visions of over 65 emerging and established visionary writers and artists. It will no doubt be a powerful contribution to the Transcendental Art Movement, the Women's Spirituality Movement, the Inter-Spirituality Movement and the Ecological Movement. In 2015, Victoria received a second Masters of Social Work through Portland State University and has been working in the trenches helping extremely vulnerable and oppressed people get connected to community resources and social support. She also has a thriving counseling and life coaching practice called Guanyin Healing Arts. For more information about her therapeutic modalities and counseling philosophy, please see her website: www.guanyinhealingarts.com As a sacred activist, Victoria wants to continue working as an avatar for the Goddess, assisting the awakening of human consciousness and empowering visionaries to change the world. She has done numerous lectures promoting the book. She has also lectured and done therapeutic workshops on Healing the Feminine Wound, Harnessing your Creative Genius, and Artists and Identity Formation. In 2009, Victoria produced an animated visionary art DVD titled Feminine Mysticism in Art: Artists Envisioning the Divine, which has been featured at various music/art festivals, theatrical performances and spiritual conferences across the globe. To see a trailer and purchase the DVD, see the website: www.mysticspiritart.com. Read More Read Less