<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" >

<channel><title><![CDATA[MARIANNE SIMONIN - BLOG]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin]]></link><description><![CDATA[BLOG]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:33:13 +0100</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Quote that I like]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/quote-that-i-like]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/quote-that-i-like#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 19:23:43 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Art]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/quote-that-i-like</guid><description><![CDATA[Art is an adventure into an unknown world,which can only be explored by those prepared to take risks.Mark Rothko.&#8203;      photo from http://www.markrothko.org/paintings/  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:center;"><br /><font color="#2a2a2a"><font size="5">Art is an adventure into an unknown world,<br />which can only be explored by those prepared to take risks.<br />Mark Rothko.<br />&#8203;</font></font><br /></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.mariannesimonin.com/uploads/4/4/9/8/4498089/black-in-deep-red_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">photo from http://www.markrothko.org/paintings/</div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[from Betty Parsons to Agnes Martin]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/from-betty-parsons-to-agnes-martin]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/from-betty-parsons-to-agnes-martin#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 19:06:15 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Art]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/from-betty-parsons-to-agnes-martin</guid><description><![CDATA[May the leaves of yesterday not follow you.May the birds of the future guide you,and the voice of the wind inform youand the rays of the sun embrace you.(written in 1967 by Betty Parsons to Agnes Martin as she was leaving her life in New York and heading to travel and finally settle down in New Mexico.&nbsp; Beautiful!)      Betty Parsons. © 2012 Judy Olausen Photography.   photo taken from the following article [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:center;">May the leaves of yesterday not follow you.<br />May the birds of the future guide you,<br />and the voice of the wind inform you<br />and the rays of the sun embrace you.<br /><br />(written in 1967 by <a href="https://www.alisonjacquesgallery.com/artists/201-betty-parsons/overview/" target="_blank">Betty Parsons</a> to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/may/22/agnes-martin-the-artist-mystic-who-disappeared-into-the-desert" target="_blank">Agnes Martin</a> as she was leaving her life in New York and heading to travel and finally settle down in New Mexico.&nbsp; Beautiful!)</div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a href='https://www.artspace.com/magazine/interviews_features/book_report/dealer-betty-parsons-pioneered-male-abstract-expressionistsbut-who-were-the-unrecognized-women-54682' target='_blank'> <img src="https://www.mariannesimonin.com/uploads/4/4/9/8/4498089/dealer-betty-parsons-pioneered-male-abstract-expressionistsbut-who-were-the-unrecognized-women-900x450-c_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Betty Parsons. &copy; 2012 Judy Olausen Photography.</div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">photo taken from the <a href="https://www.artspace.com/magazine/interviews_features/book_report/dealer-betty-parsons-pioneered-male-abstract-expressionistsbut-who-were-the-unrecognized-women-54682" target="_blank">following article</a></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgetting]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/forgetting]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/forgetting#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 07:31:47 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/forgetting</guid><description><![CDATA[FORGETTINGI forgetthat you may not come backone day,next to me,at night,in our bed.&nbsp;I forgetthe promises I make to myselfevery morning or every night,every day,every week,every year.&nbsp;I forgetthat the amount of time I have lefton this Earthis shorterthan the amount of time I have spenton the Earth&nbsp;I forgetthat I am onewhen I existas many&nbsp;I forgetcertain years of my lifewhile othersnever leave me.&nbsp;I forgetthat creatingis the same as livingand the only way to be free&nbsp;I [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:center;"><strong><font color="#a1a1a1">FORGETTING</font></strong><br /><br />I forget<br />that you may not come back<br />one day,<br />next to me,<br />at night,<br />in our bed.<br />&nbsp;<br />I forget<br />the promises I make to myself<br />every morning or every night,<br />every day,<br />every week,<br />every year.<br />&nbsp;<br />I forget<br />that the amount of time I have left<br />on this Earth<br />is shorter<br />than the amount of time I have spent<br />on the Earth<br />&nbsp;<br />I forget<br />that I am one<br />when I exist<br />as many<br />&nbsp;<br />I forget<br />certain years of my life<br />while others<br />never leave me.<br />&nbsp;<br />I forget<br />that creating<br />is the same as living<br />and the only way to be free<br />&nbsp;<br />I forget<br />that screaming is healthy,<br />and one day, that scream<br />will be the host of my memory,<br />and that scream will be<br />the echo of my soul<br />flying high<br />flying high.<br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(28, 30, 33)">2018 &copy; Marianne Simonin</span><br /></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.mariannesimonin.com/uploads/4/4/9/8/4498089/letting-go_1_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">'Letting go' - photo &copy; Marianne Simonin</div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Le Pouvoir du Soi]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/le-pouvoir-du-soi]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/le-pouvoir-du-soi#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 07:14:31 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/le-pouvoir-du-soi</guid><description><![CDATA[In my studio in Hackney - 2012 This is a text that I wrote on 5th July 2011, shortly before my 50th birthday.&nbsp; Seven years later the words still ring true inside me.&nbsp; I had written in French at the time, and I do not wish to translate it.Dans sept mois et vingt deux jours j&rsquo;allais avoir exactement cinquante ans.&nbsp; J&rsquo;&eacute;tais tr&egrave;s consciente de ce temps. L&rsquo;&eacute;nergie des grandes villes, telle que celle de Londres, aspire la vie rapidement, tel un enf [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.mariannesimonin.com/uploads/4/4/9/8/4498089/studio-summer-2012_orig.jpg" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -30px; margin-bottom: 30px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption">In my studio in Hackney - 2012</span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a text that I wrote on 5th July 2011, shortly before my 50th birthday.&nbsp; Seven years later the words still ring true inside me.&nbsp; I had written in French at the time, and I do not wish to translate it.<br /><br />Dans sept mois et vingt deux jours j&rsquo;allais avoir exactement cinquante ans.&nbsp; J&rsquo;&eacute;tais tr&egrave;s consciente de ce temps. L&rsquo;&eacute;nergie des grandes villes, telle que celle de Londres, aspire la vie rapidement, tel un enfant assoiff&eacute; aspire son jus de fruit par une paille.&nbsp; Aurais-je le temps de me pr&eacute;parer, me demandais-je ? Non pas parce que j&rsquo;appr&eacute;hendais ce cap de la cinquantaine, mais plut&ocirc;t parce que je devais tout abandonner pendant cette courte p&eacute;riode pour aborder et saluer ma Re-naissance.&nbsp;&nbsp; J&rsquo;avais beaucoup de choses &agrave; trier, jeter, classer, bruler et oublier.&nbsp; Serait-ce possible ?&nbsp; Aurais-je la force ? Aurais-je le temps ? Pourtant une chose &eacute;tait certaine en moi, je croyais au pouvoir du Soi.<br />Trop d&rsquo;indices apparaissaient r&eacute;cemment pour que je puisse ignorer ce que la Nature me soufflait discr&egrave;tement, cet &eacute;tat de malaise qui &eacute;touffait tout enthousiasme pour ce que jadis j&rsquo;avais ador&eacute; : la peinture, l&rsquo;Art, la musique, la danse, la passion de cr&eacute;er, toujours et partout, au fond de mon &ecirc;tre, au bord des larmes, sous l&rsquo;influence de l&rsquo;Amour, dans les profondeurs des pr&eacute;cipices.&nbsp; Il n&rsquo;y a encore pas si longtemps, j&rsquo;&eacute;tais capable de faire sortir la lumi&egrave;re de la noirceur ; c&rsquo;&eacute;tait m&ecirc;me une noirceur que je v&eacute;n&eacute;rais, que j&rsquo;entretenais car je savais qu&rsquo;elle &eacute;tait l&rsquo;origine de ma cr&eacute;ativit&eacute;, c&rsquo;&eacute;tait ma Prima Materia.&nbsp; Puis soudainement tout s&rsquo;arr&ecirc;ta.&nbsp; Je ne dirai pas du jour au lendemain, mais suffisamment vite pour que je puisse en prendre conscience et me voir me vider, comme un bless&eacute; mourant regardant la mare de sang s&rsquo;&eacute;tendre sous ses v&ecirc;tements, puis couler sur le sol en un long ruissellement.&nbsp; Ce liquide noir&acirc;tre, scintillant sous la lumi&egrave;re d&rsquo;un jour qui deviendra son dernier.&nbsp; Mais je ne me sentais pas pr&ecirc;te &agrave; mourir ; m&ecirc;me si je devais a pr&eacute;sent aborder la vie comme une chose tr&egrave;s pr&eacute;cieuse, &eacute;ph&eacute;m&egrave;re, insondable, j&rsquo;avais cette certitude qu&rsquo;il me restait encore un peu de temps pour apprendre &agrave; l&acirc;cher prise.&nbsp; Cet &eacute;tat qui &eacute;tait le fondement, la voie et le but de toutes les formes de Yoga pour arriver a la connaissance de Soi, a l&rsquo;immortalit&eacute;.<br />Je relatais mon parcours int&eacute;rieurement en me demandant si vraiment j&rsquo;avais &eacute;t&eacute; moi dans mes choix de carri&egrave;re, dans mes relations amoureuses et sociales, dans le pays que j&rsquo;avais adopt&eacute; depuis plus de trente ans.&nbsp; &Eacute;tais-je moi dans ma mani&egrave;re de m&rsquo;habiller, dans mon hygi&egrave;ne de vie? &eacute;tais-je vraiment moi dans les th&egrave;mes que j&rsquo;avais choisi pour exprimer mon art ?&nbsp; Tout &agrave; pr&eacute;sent me paraissait faux, d&eacute;cal&eacute;.&nbsp; Combien de fois avais-je accept&eacute; les compromis soit par faiblesse, soit par erreur, soit par peur ?&nbsp; Mais &eacute;tais-je vraiment la seule &agrave; avoir gaspill&eacute; les ann&eacute;es par manque de courage, dirais-je m&ecirc;me par manque d&rsquo;encouragement ? Encore hier j&rsquo;entendais ma m&egrave;re me dire au t&eacute;l&eacute;phone que si elle avait pu elle aurait voulu savoir tr&egrave;s bien nager et &ecirc;tre pianiste. A soixante dix sept ans elle &eacute;tait consciente que ses deux d&eacute;sirs resteraient inassouvis, car a son &acirc;ge le temps ne lui laissait plus le temps d&rsquo;exploiter et de maitriser ces disciplines, c&rsquo;est du moins ce qu&rsquo;elle concevait.&nbsp;&nbsp; J&rsquo;&eacute;coutais, j&rsquo;absorbais ses paroles, et la petite voix int&eacute;rieure me soufflait une fois de plus l&rsquo;importance d&rsquo;&ecirc;tre vraie dans mes actes, dans mes choix, et que la peur &eacute;tait mon plus grand obstacle.&nbsp; Je parle de la vraie peur, celle qui nous enivre et qui nous fait perdre pied au moment de choisir, au moment d&rsquo;agir.&nbsp; Aurions-nous vraiment peur de nous lancer dans ce que nous d&eacute;sirons si nous vivions enti&egrave;rement seuls, en dehors de la soci&eacute;t&eacute; ?&nbsp; Pourquoi les vrais artistes aspirent-ils &agrave; la solitude, &agrave; l&rsquo;exclusion sinon que pour s&rsquo;unifier &agrave; leur Art a part enti&egrave;re, sans influence ext&eacute;rieure d&eacute;stabilisante, afin d&rsquo;&eacute;viter d&rsquo;&ecirc;tre happer dans le regard ou le jugement des autres, tout du moins dans la p&eacute;riode de gestation cr&eacute;ative.<br />J&rsquo;approchais du ravin, ma vie &eacute;tait en phase finale, allais-je mourir avec des regrets ? NON, j&rsquo;allais &agrave; pr&eacute;sent casser toutes ces formules de pens&eacute;es toute faites qui m&rsquo;avaient suivie depuis mon enfance, je me sentais enfin pr&ecirc;te pour d&eacute;cevoir, rejeter, surprendre, miser, enjamber, disparaitre, renaitre.<br />Pour qu&rsquo;une transformation soit sinc&egrave;re et r&eacute;elle il faut qu&rsquo;elle se manifeste sur tous nos &eacute;tats, a commencer par notre corps physique qui est notre outil de base.&nbsp; Il doit &ecirc;tre apte &agrave; recevoir notre nouvelle vision de penser et de ressentir. Un corps neuf pour un esprit neuf. A cinquante ans, un corps neuf ?&nbsp; Est-ce possible ? Si nous nous referons aux grands yogis des temps anciens tout est possible.&nbsp; J&rsquo;&eacute;tais n&eacute;anmoins consciente de mes limites, et surtout de ma maturit&eacute; karmique ; je ne cherchais pas &agrave; bruler les &eacute;tapes dict&eacute;es par la Nature Divine.&nbsp; J&rsquo;&eacute;tais encore tr&egrave;s loin, m&ecirc;me tr&egrave;s tr&egrave;s loin du stade de la conscience supr&ecirc;me, immortelle.&nbsp; Mais le corps physique a une grande intelligence que nous choisissons souvent d&rsquo;ignorer.&nbsp; Notre esprit tellement fort n&rsquo;en fait qu&rsquo;a sa t&ecirc;te ! Nous vivons dans l&rsquo;illusion constante que nous pouvons survivre a tous nos exc&egrave;s, rouler a cent a l&rsquo;heure avec notre c&oelig;ur, notre foi, nos poumons, nos intestins, sous l&rsquo;empire du stress, des abus ou de notre rigidit&eacute; mentale. Le corps humain est de seconde en seconde dans l&rsquo;&eacute;tat de devenir, et c&rsquo;est exactement ca qui nous &eacute;chappe !<br />Devenir&hellip; tout &eacute;tait dans ce mot.&nbsp; Devenir enfin soi-m&ecirc;me.&nbsp; &Eacute;couter le souffle doux, int&eacute;rieur qui est en mouvement avec la Nature, qui SAIT lorsque nous sommes en unissons avec notre destin.&nbsp; Cette voix qui murmure et qui nous guide vers les endroits, les gens ou les situations qui sont propices a notre &eacute;panouissement.&nbsp;&nbsp; Cette voix int&eacute;rieure n&rsquo;attends pas de nous que nous soyons autre en faisant des concessions ou bien en se souciant du quant dira-t-on. Elle nous demande d&rsquo;&ecirc;tre VRAI.&nbsp; C&rsquo;est une tr&egrave;s grande demande, noble soit, mais o combien difficile !<br />Cette difficult&eacute; &eacute;tait devenue &agrave; pr&eacute;sent mon flambeau.&nbsp; C&rsquo;est par elle que j&rsquo;allais renaitre. La flamme ardente allait nourrir mon c&oelig;ur d&rsquo;une passion violente qui allait ravager, bruler et calciner tout ce que j&rsquo;avais cru &ecirc;tre. Cette phase de destruction je l&rsquo;avais si souvent exploit&eacute; dans mes peintures, noyant les &eacute;tapes primaires dans la t&eacute;r&eacute;benthine, a grands coups de jets pigment&eacute;s de bleu de Prusse ou de Sienne brul&eacute;e.&nbsp; Je devais souvent attendre un ou deux jours pour voir le r&eacute;sultat, afin de d&eacute;chiffrer ou percevoir les &eacute;tapes suivantes.&nbsp; C&rsquo;&eacute;tait l&rsquo;&eacute;poque ou je me mettais a corps et a sang dans mon atelier, faisant un va et vient pour bouger de grandes toiles que je pouvais tout juste porter, du mur au sol, suivant l&rsquo;impulse n&eacute;cessaire a la r&eacute;alisation de ce que j&rsquo;avais en t&ecirc;te.&nbsp; Lorsqu&rsquo;elles &eacute;taient par terre, je me penchais par-dessus, jambes compl&egrave;tement &eacute;cart&eacute;es, dans des contorsions parfois &eacute;tranges et difficiles, pour me permettre de mettre une touche de couleur ou faire une trace exacte en un endroit pr&eacute;cis.<br />Dans ces instants je savais pour sur que j&rsquo;&eacute;tais moi.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind the mask]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/behind-the-mask]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/behind-the-mask#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2018 12:03:17 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/behind-the-mask</guid><description><![CDATA[I have always been attracted to masks.They are the symbol of mystery, secrecy, disguise or provocation.&nbsp; We can only guess the mood of the person hiding behind a mask, because the eyes which normally cannot betray our thoughts are partially or completely hidden.&nbsp; Masks are often a symbol of elegance too,&nbsp; especially when worn by women, but men can also exude a lot of charisma under a mask - think of Zorro who was my childhood hero when I was about 5 years!!&nbsp; I was so much in  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">I have always been attracted to masks.<br />They are the symbol of mystery, secrecy, disguise or provocation.&nbsp; We can only guess the mood of the person hiding behind a mask, because the eyes which normally cannot betray our thoughts are partially or completely hidden.&nbsp; Masks are often a symbol of elegance too,&nbsp; especially when worn by women, but men can also exude a lot of charisma under a mask - think of <a href="https://www.pinterest.es/pin/428475352019876838" target="_blank">Zorro </a>who was my childhood hero when I was about 5 years!!&nbsp; I was so much in love with him, and on a daily basis I use to dream of him rescuing me as I sat on the school bench!!!&nbsp; Around 10 years old I use to read avidly all the stories of <a href="https://www.pinterest.fr/chantal_combe/fantomette/" target="_blank">Fantomette</a>,(check the link) who was an agile and masked young female detective, and I identified with her character passionately - detective stories are another thing that I like!&nbsp; However I was never too attracted to carnival masks such as the ones we see in Venice, but saying that some are quite striking.&nbsp; <br />Laced masks are my favourite ones, suggesting eroticism and passion. Over the years I have drawn or painted masks, but recently I have felt the need to re-explore this subject. This is one of my latest drawings called 'Not in the mood'.&nbsp; The medium is soft pastel on 200 gms cartridge paper, size 59.3 x 42.4 cms.&nbsp; This work is for sale for &pound;280 + pp, and signed prints are also available in different sizes (from &pound;40 - &pound;100 + pp). Contact me if interested.&nbsp; <br />To see more of my work with masks check <a href="https://www.mariannesimonin.com/drawings.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.mariannesimonin.com/uploads/4/4/9/8/4498089/not-in-the-mood-web_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Secret power of the Yoginis]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/the-secret-power-of-the-yoginis]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/the-secret-power-of-the-yoginis#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2018 05:06:48 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Art]]></category><category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.mariannesimonin.com/simonin/the-secret-power-of-the-yoginis</guid><description><![CDATA[I started developing an interest in the Yoginis around 2010.&nbsp; I had heard or read about them before, but it is while I was in Varanasi that year that I found a little book by Stella Dupuis 'The Yogini temples of India - in the pursuit of a mystery', and from then on my fascination for this ancient cult increased.&nbsp; I realized that it was possible to access their energy by drawing or painting them, but they will manifest only when I am receptive enough, and after having done sufficient s [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">I started developing an interest in the Yoginis around 2010.&nbsp; I had heard or read about them before, but it is while I was in Varanasi that year that I found a little book by Stella Dupuis 'The Yogini temples of India - in the pursuit of a mystery', and from then on my fascination for this ancient cult increased.&nbsp; I realized that it was possible to access their energy by drawing or painting them, but they will manifest only when I am receptive enough, and after having done sufficient sadhana to propitiate them.&nbsp; For the last 8 years they have given me guidance, protection and also imparted some valuable teaching about Life in general. 'Seek and you will find' is my approach, and the knowledge of the Yoginis is revealed only from direct experience after meditative practices.&nbsp; I keep projecting in my head ways in which I would like to bring them alive in my art practice, it is a slow process. I have drawn some of them, I have painted others in small or large format, but I still have to find the right medium or visual representation to unleash their power.&nbsp; It is a journey, and a path that I re-open from time to time, some Yoginis manifest also from my own imagination and those carry the most powerful messages.&nbsp; Below is also a little article about their temples and description.<br /></div>  <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:49.999999999999%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.mariannesimonin.com/uploads/4/4/9/8/4498089/editor/bhramani-yogini-drawing-marianne-simonin.jpg?1535434567" alt="Picture" style="width:299;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Bhramani Yogini - drawing &copy; Marianne Simonin</div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.mariannesimonin.com/uploads/4/4/9/8/4498089/chandika-yogini-drawing-marianne-simonin_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Chandika Yogini - drawing &copy; Marianne Simonin</div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:49.999999999999%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:right"> <a> <img src="https://www.mariannesimonin.com/uploads/4/4/9/8/4498089/published/agni-hotri-yogini-drawing-marianne-simonin.jpg?1535434647" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Agni Hotri Yogini - drawing &copy; Marianne Simonin</div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:right"> <a> <img src="https://www.mariannesimonin.com/uploads/4/4/9/8/4498089/published/ghatabara-yogini-drawing-marianne-simonin.jpg?1535434655" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Ghatabara Yogini - drawing &copy; Marianne Simonin</div> </div></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.mariannesimonin.com/uploads/4/4/9/8/4498089/yogini-she-who-protects_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">'She who protects' &copy; Marianne Simonin</div> </div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.mariannesimonin.com/uploads/4/4/9/8/4498089/published/yogini-stage-1.jpg?1535435264" alt="Picture" style="width:293;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Virakumari Yogini Stage 1  &copy; Marianne Simonin</div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.mariannesimonin.com/uploads/4/4/9/8/4498089/published/virakumari-yogini.jpg?1535435259" alt="Picture" style="width:299;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Virakumari Yogini - final stage&copy; Marianne Simonin</div> </div></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.mariannesimonin.com/uploads/4/4/9/8/4498089/yogini-1_1_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Yogini wih black cat &copy; Marianne Simonin</div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">For more info about the Yoginis:<br /><br />https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/5wLiM0gNgDIPLQ<br /><br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>