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Learn to draw Celtic knots and designs in easy step-by-step ways and personally connect with the meaning of the hymn 'Be Thou my Vision.' In this online course you will learn easy ways to draw Celtic knots, designs and lettering while going on a creative and spiritual journey through the Celtic Christian hymn 'Be Thou my Vision.' Below is a video that shows and tells a bit more. You can find out the details and what people say about the course at: https://valeriesjodin-courses.teachable.com/
Many Celtic knots have no beginning and no end. The Christian influence in the Celtic culture redeemed the Celtic knot from the futility of the endless cycle of life to death, transforming it into the hopeful symbolism of life, death and resurrection. In this course, as you draw the Celtic knots in these lessons, you can meditate on the hope we have of everlasting life knowing the God of the cosmos chooses to intertwine Himself with you personally.
Here is a flip-through of the journal that is featured in the course demos:
In this course, there are 20 illuminated page lessons, one lesson for each phrase in the hymn, which has five verses/stanzas. The knots chosen in each lesson are ones are chosen to relate to the meaning of the words in the hymn. The individual lessons all have detailed video instructions and a PDF layout of the illuminated page, as well as 20 companion video and PDF devotionals with heart-full questions and prompts at the end of each lesson included.
Here is a video that tells about some of what I learned about St. Patrick and one of my favorite hymns 'Be Thou my Vision."
Be Thou my Vision
Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art;
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night, Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word; I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son; Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight; Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
Thou my soul’s Shelter, Thou my high Tower: Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.
Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise, Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart, High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art.
High King of Heaven, my victory won, May I reach Heaven’s joys, O bright Heaven’s Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
attributed to Dallan Forgaill
translated by Mary E. Byrne, pub.1905
versified by Eleanor H. Hull, 1912
Here are the beginning pages of the ‘Be Thou my Vision’ journal:
What you receive in the course
We walk through this creative and spiritual journey together, which includes the following...
Welcome & supply video to help you get started, including drawing the basic knot and beginning Celtic lettering videos
20 video lessons with multiple videos showing start-to-finish how to create 20 illuminated pages for each phrase of the hymn 'Be Thou my Vision' in dry media (pencil, pens, colored pencils, with suggested but optional Gelatos®)
20 downloadable PDF page layouts of the illuminated pages. Some contain additional PDFs with visual/written instructions.
20 video devotionals, around 10 minutes each, to go along with the phrase of the week.
20 downloadable devotional PDFs with Scripture, "Heart-full" questions and spiritual exercises to inspire you to grow deeper in your walk with God
Opportunities for us to interact with one another, both written and through imagery in the comments section of each lesson, and an added "community chat room" to ask questions, comments, and post additional pages etc.
Five live Zoom group gatherings to connect with one another, answer questions etc.
Helpful references, resources, and recommended reading lists & links
A bonus lesson
Another bonus lesson on how to make a travelers journal style cover for the journal (wet media on watercolor paper)
Nearly 24 hours of edited video with tutorial videos downloadable
