Home Page for 4C-Publishing - Chalice Creations & Concept Charting

Logos, business cards & bookmarkers, ads, CHARTS designed for better understanding of complex concepts & relationships. Newsletters & brochures, etc!

A virtually limitless variety of designs can be created for many purposes, including greeting cards.

Chalice Art & Greeting Card Slideshow Presentations

Chalice Art Holiday Cards "Valen-Chalice"

Vibrant Greeting Cards

And Much More !

Do you have fun looking into the subtleties of art-forms in a greeting card? I enjoy taking a lot of time to get the details just right. For those details some people have even had them enlarged to poster size! Some have even framed them. THANK YOU!
Newer artwork is usually put at the Chalice Art Page.

Please see below about Customization
from Minimal to Ultimate to meet your special & budget needs.

Minimal Customization

Do you like what you already see but want a few changes to the text here and there? This is usually very easy to do, and requires only minimal fee for format changes, finishing, and printing!

Ultimate Customization

Would you enjoy sending a card with a collage made from your own special photos, made in a way that reflects you? Or how about a logo or symbol or other artistic arrangement that communicates *you* to someone you love, something that is intuitively created from your own ideas? For special customizations we need to sit down together as we choose and arrange the elements of the design. I charge for that time as well as for the finishing & printing.

Moderate Customization

Do you have a photo that you want included plus custom text for a special person? This requires some design time, but if the card design (and any photo’s to be scanned, emailed, etc) can be communicated to me quickly, the fees are only slightly more than the Minimal customization.

Photography, Creativity, & Repair

Sacred Geometry

About that Star

That bright double-star you see in some of the card designs, particularly the holiday cards, i's actually a composition of ancient symbols that predate the Jewish faith. They've been used by many cultures living continents and centuries apart. Called the "Chalice-Star," it represents mankind's quest for balance in all realms of Being, whatever the religion or other path taken. That said, I can work with you to put your own symbols into an artistic context that will resonate with your beliefs and senses.

Newsletters, Brochures,
Posters, and Ads

Some of the things I've been doing for the Veterans for Peace include the design work for Chapter 92's quarterly newsletter, all those since March 2006, as well as the address and return address labels for mailing them out. (View PDF for December'07 VFP Newsletter). For promoting the all-weather logo vest, I designed the 3 foot tall poster (view PDF) and the brochure with order form (view PDF), as well as the all-season VFP vests web page. I also (re)designed our own chapter's version of the VFP Flyer and Membership Application Brochure (view PDF). I've enjoyed making various VFP ads that went into the publications of other organizations. (The items to left are not shown at correct scale relative to each other).

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Evolve Humanity, ChaliceVortex&Planet'evolve-balance' PolyPsyArt 2008

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"3D-APi-Multi-Chalicell Vortex-Bridge-Xforming & Flower of Life (v4) with StarDoDecahedron" [Lrg thumbnail, subtly sig'd, © Chris Pringer Nov 2009]

More Sample Artwork at
My Facebook Album

Watermarks, Subtlety, Rendering,
and Sacred Geometry
The art pieces that I show online have been compressed, resolution downsized, and/or watermarked as necessary to protect them, and yet make that alteration somehow artistically acceptable or even a part of the artwork. (Yes, I've found some of my work being sold w/o my permission, by people I didn't know, long before I even found out.) Watermarks especially can challenge the detail and subtleties in the background and foreground - which aspects are primary values, perhaps *the* primary signatures, of my artwork.¹ I can in some cases make them a part of the artwork, but usually asks too much sacrifice of the very nature of my work. While I have done my best to preserve these primary values as I add the watermark signatures, an actual print of the original for a buyer would only include the "buyerMark" (my term?) that is unique to each buyer, and that is both custom located and *almost* invisibly embedded, so as to insure the artwork's primary values are retained, as well as provide proof of ownership. Another consideration is having the buyer's portrait very subtley embedded. Or even more implicitly embedded with the inclusion of healing invocations or other affirmations - for a different style altogether of course. -cp, 11/19/09

¹ The larger the print, the more this kind of subtlety can be appreciated - and that fact *seems* to stem from the nature of sacred geometry - It's symmetric predisposition not only does not interfere with the asymmetry of the rendering -if not overly done- but seems to ‘appreciate' and enhance it. It seems to be a structure that knows the value, loves, perhaps requires diversity - which I'm sure lends to its relationship with fractal dynamics - the 2-Dimensional rendered manifestation if you will, of what is known as chaos theory. The 3rd (and some say leading on into the 4th) Dimension correlation of that is probably born out in what is known as 'coherent frequency patterns' and PHI Harmonics relationship to Heart COHERENCE (in phase) and FRACTAL (attracting) charge.² (ref: Heartmath Institute)

Portfolio Collage 4'10, heavily watermarked, compressed 12%"

'Karma-learning-Love Shield' Shared by Chris Pringer 2010

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Author / Artist / Editor Information
with Professional Bio, Quotes, Sample Artwork, Site Links & Stats

Body-Mind Integration
and Fascia Memory Research

Christopher Pringer
Reiki Master, Integrative Body-Energy-Worker
Personal Coach in Body-Mind Awareness
for Preventative Health Maintenance

Ordained Minister with
Chalice Bridging Ministries
Body-Mind-Soul Integration for a Healthy Planet
Bridging Theology, Consciousness,
and Practical Emotional Intelligence
Site Map & Organization Chart

Body Mind Integrative Awareness (Brochure)
Chalice-Qi Energy-BodyWork & Counseling
Individualized Approach and Training
for High Performance, Awareness, and Integral Being

HOME PAGES for
Body-Mind Integration
Writing & Tools for Healing Chalice Integration Art
Art, Related Bio, Philosophy

Fascia Memory Research Project
Research into Mind-Body Diagnostics and
Preventative Medicine based on Bodily-Stored Memory

4C-Publishing
Chalice Creations and Concept Charting (Desktop Publishing)
for Vibrant Greeting Cards, Logos, Mandala & Prayer Cards,
Display Ads, Promotional Presentations, Charts & Web Books
"Synthesis" Mandala Shirts

By Appointment Only
206-286-0899 / chrispringer@chalicebridge.com
Guest Book & Web Site Support System Page

for Chalice/Grail Artwork
and 4C-Publishing

COPYRIGHT REGULATIONS/POLICY & DISCLAIMER
Thumbs, Links, and
Sample Artwork by Chris Pringer
( and much more ) at the
Chalice Integration Index Page,
the 4C Publishing Page, and
My Facebook Album.

Resource Access for Economy Prayer (& Chart for Visualizing Connections)

"Chakra & Path To Guidance Chart" © Chris Pringer 2002

Iraq-Middle-East Healing Prayer

"Chalice-Star with 3 Magi 6a2" Holiday Card © Chris Pringer 2002

"Atomic Chalice III - Gold on Black" (Thumbnail), © Chris Pringer 2001 ABOUT THE SYMBOLIC ART: The symbols for the "Chalice" - or Holy Grail - that I often use are drawn essentially from ancient archetypes - including the symbol(s) composing what is known as "The Star of David," which symbols actually pre-date(s) any such reference by many centuries or more. They all have their own rich meanings as related to the spiritual dilemma or paradox, balancing or synthesis of qualities (such as Yin & Yang), and healing transformation. Here, the Chalice is essentially a "cauldron" for the balancing and integrating of Humanity with the Divine - individually and communally. The "Chalice-Star" over the three traveling magi is used in my Solstice or Christmas Card design to represent our quest - in this earthly dimension of body, mind, and spirit - for the inner-most Source of one's spirit and faith -- whether that would be the Inner Christ, Inner Buddha, Inner Mohammed, or the Divine Mother's Spirit connecting All Life, etc. You may find out the actual origins of my relationship with these archetypes at Home Page for Body-Mind-Chalice Integration (and related artwork).

SUPPORT: If you feel well served by what you found here, I would certainly appreciate your support. Although there is virtually 3 large books (and thousands of hours) worth of written material (not including the artwork) here, nothing has ever been sold at this site (although I do promote my therapy practice and desktop publishing skills). In any case, if you feel you have benefited by your visit to this site and would like to support the work here, please check out the Chalice Bridging Ministries / PolyPsyArts Support System.

REPRODUCTION & Copyright: I welcome my writing/artwork being reproduced, and with respect, I very much appreciate your honoring my REQUIREMENT that such reproduction be according to the following conditions:
1) that it is in it's original and complete form (or an editing or excerpt by agreement with the author); 2) contact info are intact (included visible and readable with the writing or artwork): "Chris Pringer, chrispringer@chalicebridge.com, www.chalicebridge.com"; 3) the following conditions are ALSO complied with: Hardcopy reproduction is ok so long as a) it is only for (non-profitable) personal use (1 copy), or non-profit organizational use (1 copy per employee); b) posting on web pages, blogs, or forums is ok only with my expressed permission in each case (partly because I want to know where it's been put, and I'd be most honored to be asked); c) distribution of my writings or artwork is not ok unless with my prior written permission and/or agreement with regard to appropriate (if any) compensation. 4) Any mirroring of my website in part or in total complies with the above. 5) The only exception to the above being for the World Healing Prayers, which I encourage people to make all the copies desired - as can be used effectively - without obligation to get my permission or even contact me, although I would love and most appreciate hearing from you about that. [ This section edited for clarification Sept. 2010; Original statement Aug 2000 when site at AOL. Also Please Note as needed: I have yet to ever sell -or give permission for anyone else to sell- any of my artwork on E-Bay or anywhere else - Dec'07 ...Feb'11 ]

AUTHORSHIP & ORIGINS: Unless otherwise noted under the titles or artwork, all essays, artwork, prayers, pages at my web site, as at my previous site at AOL (Fall'97 to Spring'06) -- and with exception of a very few and diminishing numbers of the solid color and cloudy-sky color backgrounds, bullets & bars, and the logo/headers from or revised for others' sites (as noted) -- has been composed, created & rendered, and web-authored © by myself, Christopher Pringer, practitioner in Body-Mind-Energy Integration Therapies since 1984, ordained minister since 1987. Actually on August 17, 1987, "Harmonic Convergence Day", with New Age Fellowship, Seattle, WA, more recently with S.H.E.S. (International Assembly of Spiritual Healers & Earth Stewards Congregations, SHES.Org) in 2001 for/as "Chalice-Bridging Body Mind & Soul Ministries" Most of the personal health-oriented essays at this site were written in the early 90's, as compared to the social/political/peace oriented pages since 1997, with the proposed Fascia Memory Research Project first published in 1996, and the "Evo-Trends" perspective in 1995. I have been gradually improving their style over the years, including the dates of revisions therein.

DISCLAIMER: None of my writing or artwork is intended to be, to replace, or discourage the appropriate use of, medical attention and/or treatment, but as educationally informative for the purpose of overall health enhancement and preventative maintenance. So far as I know, I have not quoted any other person without saying so. I have emulated a number of writers and teachers, so I wouldn't be surprised if many of my statements have similar words and meanings as they. In any case, I have always tried to say what I believed, and when knowingly restating someone else's words, I say so (except perhaps in annotated links to their web sites).

"Transition Mandala w/ Transforming Heart Overlay" © Chris Pringer 2008

"Chalice Forming 3D w/Subtle 3DPi-Chalice" © Chris Pringer 2009 [Description]

"Chalice Vortex Bridge over Earth-rS" © Chris Pringer 2007-09

PolyPsyArts for "Pragmatic Idealism"
for getting "from here to there".
Logo © Chris Pringer, PolyPsyArts, web editor for vUSPA (virtual US Peace Academy), member of Veteran's for Peace and of the "Seattle 12" of SNOW (Seattle Non-Violent Opponents of War).

Commentary/Feedback
is MOST APPRECIATED
(as are Donations)

via chrispringer@chalicebridge.com. I Hope you have found this page useful. Please let me know if it (or any parts of it, or other pages here) do not make sense to you, or don't seem consistent, etc. Thank you!
Click here to see the
Organization Chart / Site Map
as well as "How and Why this Site Is Different - A study in Cross-Discipline Knowledge Sharing and Utilization." About the critical challenge of, and our potential for, optimal integration of diverse perspectives, talents, and capabilities - eg: *Chalice-Bridging* on the world level. Also: how that relates to personal, community, and planetary healing. (includes full-size graphic)

Professional Bio & Training

Chris Pringer, 2011

Chris by Artwork
(a 2005 photo over 2009 artwork)

Chris at Massage Chair, 2005
I began my studies in multi-level self-healing when in the service, in Thailand in the Winter of '73. The focus then was on self-help psychology, consciousness, and eastern and western mystical perspectives. This continued through my university studies in Norman, OK '74-'79. 1980 took me into naturopathic studies, primarily nutrition and herbology when I lived in Oklahoma City. Not seeing the naturopathic doctor route as affordable at the time, I found direction via a five-evening massage course, Fall '83. That led to a six month professional practice, followed up with the training in Sante Fe, NM, '84-'85 (detailed in my on-line brochure).

Since then I have practiced massage and/or healing facilitation for others, initially in Santa Fe, NM (during/after my training), then San Louis Obispo, CA, and Seattle, WA (with more courses along the way). This includes exploring personal challenges and self-healing methodology. A session may include various energy-body-work modalities, Body/Energy-Awareness based Preventative Health Maintenance Instruction, Cyclist Therapy, office stress treatments (in a chair), or only Reiki or relaxation work in total silence. A client chooses based on whatever stress, pain, or concerns are present at that session. A client may request a "Body Pattern Reading," as well as various massage/bodywork therapies, all of which techniques are listed & described in the Body-Mind Integration Therapies Brochure. Individual, program, and 3-6 week interval-based rates are available. Testimonials are available (on a separate page).

My professional interests have primarily centered in three areas:

1) Body-Centered Psycho-Spiritual Process (as in "Hakomi" style of) counseling and bodywork, including as assessing an individual for the most efficient means of addressing connective tissue injury, short and long term (on physical and/or emotional levels). Related are the basic hows & whys of storage & release of tension and "body memory" in the muscles and fascia. And in the fascia memory storage dynamics - referring to the technical aspects of neuro-physical interface between connective tissue, emotion, and the brain);
2) "Chalice-Bridging" style chakra balancing, including Reiki (energy work) - based in the view that we each are a bridge between Father & Mother God/dess, & thus form a chalice for the balancing & integrating of Humanity with the Divine. Or at least ideally so, as our systems are *attuned* & our batteries are *charged* & we fullfill our true role as human embodiments of Spirit.
3) Therapy for Cyclists and other athletes, related injuries, and preventative maintenance. In April 2011 I responded to a request to offer Century Ride Packages (pre & post 100+ mile rides). My experience with cyclists at that point, including for minor and major injuries, tallied to over 1200 hrs.

Professional Brochure
(Web Page)

Compact Trifold PDF
Right Click, "Save As" will Download

My training includes
Over 1700 hours of classes and practicum, including with the New Mexico Academy of Massage and Advanced Healing Arts in Santa Fe, NM (1984-85), and with various accredited bodywork and therapy workshops (`86-present), as well as 100 hours training with the Alchemical Hypnotherapy Institute (1989), over 100 hrs apprenticeship with healing practitioner Robert "Mitra" (`85-`86), 150 hours apprenticeship with Silena Heron in Herbal Studies (`83-`84), Training, Certification, & Empowerment as Reiki Master (3rd Degree Johrei, 1991; Kundalini Reiki to 9th Level w/Gtunmo & Devic Template, 2004). For the detailed version my training, you may go to the latter half of the Body-Mind Integration Therapies Brochure. Which also includes (and relates context for) links to essays elaborating on aspects of imbalance and injury, assessment, and healing.

Personal Notes or Quotes on Body-Mind Awareness [ cp, 12'07 ]

BODY-MIND AWARENESS, at the core of preventive health awareness, is one of the most simple, efficacious, & cost-effective forms of HEALTH INSURANCE there can be. Hence, massage is far from just "a luxury item," and bodywork therapies can be indispensable for the healing of certain conditions.

MUSCLES RELATE TO ATTACHMENTS - to what we use to take our stance, to hold our place, to perceive and respond to our environment, and to extend who we are and/or want to be. Or used to be (in too many cases, perhaps).
That speaks not only to the body's condition and function, but to how it communicates awareness of where one is along one's path (of becoming who one truly is).

THE BODY IS . . . among other amazing things, a unique communications system -- intimately linked with one's TOTALITY.
Establishing rapport with one's body can be a PATH to self realization.

ONE OF MY DREAMS is a society where/in all children are taught how to feel/see/read their own body-mind communications such that preventive health maintenance eventually becomes second nature. And actually, for the most part, they would be encouraged to re-awaken and build upon what I believe to be a NATURAL INCLINATION - conscious self-healing and continuous expansion of awareness.

And the above goes FOR ALL OTHER ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES, to the degree that one utilizes them to improve such awareness and causative/pro-active connection with one's body-mind, and to employ the most effective tools for maintaining/improving one's health under any given condition or circumstance.

WHY DOES BODY AWARENESS = OPTIMUM HEALTH INSURANCE ?
And How does "Body-Parenting" relate to that in Body-Mind Integration ?

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