Testimonials

Testimonials from CCU Students

Praise for Black Madonna Online

• This process is fun! I love so much the steps that you took us through Shiloh, its been like a meditation. Even when I’m not painting, I’ve been carrying it in my heart. And when I do go to paint, there’s something about knowing that there are others of you that are also painting that feels supportive and collaborative. Participant 12/2010
• This has been such an amazing journey and it is ending way too quickly. The whole process has felt exciting, mysterious and nurturing!
  One of the things that stands out for me has been how alive and dynamic my experience has become. In contrast to my past painting experiences, the Black Madonna feels like she is alive! Every time I approach her to paint I do not know what will happen next. I find myself gazing into her eyes pondering her mystery. She feels like a guest in my home. Shiloh and Stella Mac, thank you for guiding us into and through this divine process and mystery.  Sylvia 12/2010
• I want to thank all of you for being such a great part of this. For me, this has been revolutionary. Shiloh, Mary & Jena – From the bottom of my heart Thank you! I can say for myself that this is the first art class I’ve ever taken. I felt every fear of not being enough through this class. I hit every wall of self doubt. I almost quit, but I decided to claim my heart’s desire to paint beautiful images of what I love. I claim the title “Visionary Artist” for each of us, as we share our work with one another it becomes alive in our souls. The image of the Mother becomes our way of healing, in our selves and each other. Blessings to each of you as we start toward the end of this journey. It has been truly transformational! Gemma 12/2010
• On the connection part to the Black Madonna, amazing things have happened, I can’t even describe. My daughters and I now have made a commitment to go every Mother’s day to take her flowers, and I’m on my way to take my mom to the Vatican!! (long story).  On the art side, I feel now that I have a new power. I have freedom, I don’t have to be bound to a picture to create something beautiful. I can be creative. I can use gold and glitter. I can always start over. Your wisdom has touched me deeply. Isabel 09/2010
• Thank you for this rich, beautiful, alive experience … and for making Her so real. Julie 09/2010
• “I really enjoyed the course and learned a lot about painting and about painting from the heart. I want to learn more and I want to participate more. The videos are really helpful!! I am comfortable working with fibers and fabrics, but not as comfortable using paints. This class is giving me more confidence in my ability to use paints to get the effect I want.” September 2010
• “This past month I feel like I’ve grow a lot…going through the process [I’ve had] this deep feeling and sense of peace…I feel the most peaceful, the most balanced, the happiest I’ve ever felt in my life and I could really hear Her talking to me and expressing what She wanted to be created…this is the beginning of a journey for me…” September 2010
• “Thank you each for your incredible compassion and talent that you shared this past month. Shiloh is right, we women need to be linked by the red thread. And she knows how to make it happen” September 2010

Praise for Leading A Legendary Life

• I feel like it’s Christmas morning every time a new video shows up for this course!!!  The class has been so stimulating and got me out of the monotony of painting images that I thought I should paint for selling purposes.  This is just fun!!  Hard work, learning something new, but really fun for me.  I can’t wait to paint every day! 2011
• I want to express to each of you wonderful legendary women just how much I have enjoyed these past 6 months (can it really be over?) – each of you has touched my life with your talent, your life stories, your openness, your legends. Thank you and thank you and thank you for every last juicy bit that has oozed from your legendary spirits.from Leading a Legendary Life Online Mar-Nov 2010
  
• I want to tell you how much I have gotten out of the Legendary Seminar. I first glance I was afraid I would be a misfit in a class of mostly beginning painters but that has not been the case at all. I have been reminded of what I already knew from my own teaching experience; sometimes beginning painters have the real genius because they have not had time to make up a long list of rules that keep them conforming to an old mold.When I started Legendary I was already feeling a need to change my approach to teaching abstract painting….Through your class and what you said about letting her (the image) speak to you and tell you what she wants, a new possibility opened for me. from Leading a Legendary Life Online Mar-Nov 2010
• This class began a journey into my creative heart I’d have never imagined….in it, I picked up a paint brush and put it to canvas for the very first time. I have not stopped painting since….it changed my life….really. I’m now proudly claiming the life of a “working artist, writer and teacher” TM 2010
• “This class has REALLY stretched me already. I have never painted a face before nor written anything that wasn’t for school or my job. Just for feedback for all of you, the legendary photo shoot was also a very important tool for me. I got a purple crystal frame for  mine and think of myself as that sometimes when I am feeling challenged.  Thanks so much to Mary and Jena and Shiloh for this class. I have taken many spiritual growth classes and this has, by far, been the most powerful and meaningful for me. Even my husband has commented on that!” – from Leading a Legendary Life Online January-July 2010
• “One of the most significant things I’ve taken from this course is that it stirred up a writing voice within me that I recognize as my own.”  - Tamara Demichellis

• YOU who have changed my life, but will NEVER actually leave my life, I owe you a huge blessing of love and gratitude.  I can honestly say that everything I learned from you (because you are a lovely, living model of exactly WHO I want to be) has changed my life for the WONDERFUL!  I am just an all around better human and I think I can now pull up those big girl panties and get on with the rest of my Sheroe’s Journey. First, I am going to study Angeles Arienne’s Second Half of Life and then I am going to take time to listen and write and paint all my canvases mindfully and soulfully. I love you so much for leading us, musing, teaching and mostly, for loving us unconditionally.  I salute you with a giant bouquet of love and kisses and Golden Acrylics on dripping scrubbers! – JL

• Thank-you for the gift of inspiring me to expand beyond what I think I’m capable of!!!! Feeling happy, proud and blissful!!!!  So much luv to you, Bejewelled Baroness”

• “I was so moved by the other women in the Caravan – To watch their paintings progress, to “hear” them stretch and gleefully and courageously stand side by side with their Legendary Selves was a wonder to behold.  I also loved how everyone seemed to be so supportive of one another – through highs and lows.  I also enjoyed experiencing your love, your endless love, for each and every one of us throughout the journey.” – Dari Haddon

• “I would recommend this class to anyone wanting more creativity in their life (and have!)   Shiloh, YOU are a pleasure my dear-what a wonderful class this has been for me-I’m serious when I say I wish it would never end!  I’m finding the entire course overwhelmingly fun, thought provoking and so organized.  You guys are so timely in getting out the materials on time and also in leading our calls so that we cover everything, all have time to share and without feeling rushed.  I can tell much thought has gone into the planning and execution of it all. The lens of “Legendary Self” has allowed me to visualize a life without limits…. visions I’d not dared allowed myself to dream before.  I don’t want this to end!” – Tracie Hanson

• “The entire experience, Shiloh, has opened my heart to so much more than the art! You have created such a platform for all introspection and healing on untold levels yet to emerge. During your mentorship with all that you have provided for us from awesome instruction, thoughtful writing prompts and copious hand-holding and love-spreading along the trail these six months, I have grown into a WORTHY WOMAN. This may seem like a casual statement, but it is anything but! I spent my entire 63 years hiding my light, and after six months with you and our bevy of loving Cowgirls on the incredible Caravan, I am emerging invincibly into a poet, writer, and artist! Thank you for your vision–and even more, acting on your Divine Visionary call!” – Janet Landess

• “I have loved this course so much, and feel so blessed that you are willing to continue.  I have WAY more gratitude for your beautiful heart and for the way that you honor the sacred in the art process than I can ever fully express. And I have WAY more gratitude than I can ever express for the way that this course has brought back a part of me that I had cut off years ago, and that I desperately needed back to complete the me I know I am meant to be. These last 6 months have.done just that. I have my creative self back, and I will never ignore her again!” – Jenny Jones

• “Six months later, I am here, I am whole, and I am Maryruth, showing up for my one and only life and in a state of ‘anticipated being‘. I am painting. I am writing. I am going within. I have discovered I have Divine Trinity within me which I affectionately refer to as “The Girls”. I am not alone. There are four of us and we move together as one. (You have to know I wink at my psychologist friend when I speak of ‘The Girls’.)Because of this legendary caravan ride and my commitment to everyone here and everyone’s commitment to me, I have received invaluable feedback on my creative work. The seed planted, germinated, roots went down deep, a stem broke up through the soil, a bud formed and now a gorgeous, incredible flowering into something beautiful. Opportunities are presenting themselves for me to not just be present for me, but to be present in this world and to make a difference in this Universe. A daring to dream BIG. Who would have thought six months later I would be visiting my legendary girlfriend, Nancy, and her sister, Jan, in California and we would meet face-to- face. But it only seemed natural since we had already met heart-to-heart right here on the Constellation. So to all of you, thank you from the tippy tops of my heart to the luscious bottoms of my bottom. We are loved.” – Mary Ruth

• “You are my personal sheroe and the one who is making me rise to a higher level personally.” -2010

“Shiloh McCloud is a fiercely committed warrior of the spirit. She and her work are illuminated, inspired and of the highest integrity. The Cosmic Cowgirls are revolutionary paradigm shifters and my work with Shiloh and The Cosmic Cowgirls has been immensely energizing, rewarding and awakening. My highest recommendation goes to Shiloh McCloud and The Cosmic Cowgirls!” -SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) www.PlanetSARK.com

Other Student Testimonials

• The love you [Shiloh] show us through sharing your gifts of wisdom, creativity, wildness, and passion leaves me breathless and wanting more; like that of a lover that you can never get too much of. May that sharing be returned to you 100 fold so that you may feel refreshed and renewed and ready to share yet again. LLLO 2010
• Thank you for creating this space of acknowledgment and connection for women who own their wild and beautiful natures. You are an incredible example to women that it is not necessary to old to be wise. I marvel at the wisdom you channel at your young age. ……you are a spinner of straw into gold and I thank you for sharing the parts of that recipe that can be manifest through art and inspiration….. I hold you in my heart…LLLO 2010
• “I would like to begin by saying, thank you for an incredible two days of creative and spiritual painting. I would not have imagined that after just two days of working with you, I would’ve created artwork that I am so happy with and tells a part of my personal story.  At the beginning, I had no idea how I would translate my story into painting, but as we spent time together I slowly shared my personal story with you. I had no idea that on the second day I would translate parts of that story into art. Because of your excellent listening skills you were able to take an important aspect of my story and help me express it through my work. Later, as I sat in front of my painting, other symbols began to pop into my mind regarding other aspects of my story. I know I would not have been able to do this, had it not been for your initial guidance. You are an excellent guide and easy to work with. You made a creative environment that was safe for me to experiment in, make mistakes, ask questions and learn. When I did feel stress, you reminded me to breathe and have fun. You taught me that painting was prayer. I better understand how art is healing because of your guidance.  I am truly grateful for the time you spent with me.  All the best, Pranita Patel”

• “Just wanted to let you know what a fabulous time I had at the painting class on Sat!!!!!! Really remarkable experience- thank you for your presence and generosity of spirit and commitment to our having a great time and ending up with a terrific outcome. You were right – I do love my wild woman painting.  I have also been spreading the word to many friends – Thank you again!” – Maya Dincin

• “Thank you Shiloh so much for the painting class!  I feel like I really learned a lot in one day.  I really hope I am able to do more classes in the future.  I feel like you have given me some really useful “tools” to begin my journey of painting and expressing my creative soul. I really appreciate your time and I appreciate you and your beautiful art. Thank you for being you, and thank you for your inspiration. The world is truly a more beautiful place because you are in it! Sincerely, and with love……  Andi Crane”

• “I had a great desire to paint an image of the Goddess Sophia whom I met in guided hypnosis. So it is with this glee that I embarked upon  my first painting class ever titled  “Painting the Sacred Feminine”. My vision was steadfast to have a kind of etheric feeling and I was encouraged to apply only as many of the myriad of techniques that  were being shared as appropriate to my vision. This made my painting a spiritual experience. I am so inspired from this workshop that I have painted at home after 20 years of carrying around paints and not knowing where to start.   Thank you Shiloh Sophia for a marvelous womens painting workshop. I  look forward to more. Namaste – Devamarga”

Other Praises

• “We are two women committed to making our dream come true.  Our dream is to open our eyes, and assist other women in doing the same.  We loved all of the questions you asked in Heart of the Visionary.  We stopped and answered the questions and talked about them between us.  We know what we want, and we’re grateful that your book has come into our lives to help us get it.  You’re a beautiful example of a woman arising and giving her gifts to the world.  Each of us have come to this planet with a mission: gifts that only we can give, songs that only we can sing.  In our search for stepping into our ‘mission in life’, we feel grateful to have been introduced to such an intuitive, spiritual guide as you.  You, a feminine business genius, are the perfect one to lead the way.   Thank you for your work and your willingness to share it with women everywhere.  ~ Sincerely,  Julie and Julia