Hold it Lightly

Wisdom and support, as we awaken

A weekly two-minute letter

Thank you, Mr Hockney

Spring 2012, I was invited by a friend to attend the Yorkshire landscape exhibition ‘David Hockney: A Bigger Picture’ at The Royal Academy of Arts, in London. It was, for me, a profound spiritual experience.

Long before I became connected to trees, years before I would discover my ability to converse with and heal the land, and a full year before I consciously began channelling, the energy of David Hockney’s canvases brought me to tears. Because standing in that hall, surrounded by the energies in his paintings, I recognised the something: the connection to unlimited potential.

I was in the midst of my spiritual awakening, and trying to ground. To keep my feet planted, as I continued treatment for, and healed through, cancer. I was flying high on the energies of my awakening — and Mr Hockney’s paintings told me that what I was experiencing was real. That someone — a 74 year-old someone, outdoors in all weathers — could tap into an open source; could paint such enormous and luminous canvases, day after day — sometimes two works in a day — this altered a paradigm in me. In fact, it blew me into position. Because I now knew that what I was feeling, and what I felt that day, was true.

So, thank you Mr Hockney, for your glorious art — and showing me our limitless potential.

I bow to you, and your continued journey.

[David Hockney, 09.07.1937 — 11.06.2026]

17 June 2026

About Delilah.

Delilah is a channeller of words and energy. Her work between the physical and non-physical worlds – which began in 2013 following a profound energetic awakening and spiritual transformation – brings healing, alignment and insight to many. Inspired by beauty and informed by energy, she invites us to connect with the wisdom of our soul, to live a full and awakened life. Read more

The Travelogue

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Travelogue:

The LEVADAS of Madeira

There is something about walking which opens the heart. A settling, into our bones and being. And rhythm to breathe … especially when on an island in the Atlantic Ocean. Madeira — a Portuguese volcanic island, closer to the coast of Morocco than to mainland Europe — is just 35 miles long and up to 14 miles wide. Oxygen and magnetism … fresh air, everywhere. So pure and strong, it takes some adjusting to.

I was visiting with a friend, to hike. Four full day hikes — climbs to the highest peaks and descents to the subtropical rainforest. Madeira emerged around 6 million years ago, but the Laurisilva rainforest (from continental Europe and North Africa) is 15-20 million years old and covers approximately 20% of the island, storing vast amounts of moisture and water, feeding into the Levadas, year-round. I was in my element :)

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