Red Thread Circles

   For the last 6 years, my friend Kathleen has offered a Word of the Year Playshop at our church. In 2023 my  word was  Weave , in 2024,  Balance  (Kauliki), and 2025,  Connect. In earlier years Kathleen offered a linear approach - using Dictionaries and Thesauri to look up possibilities, after a quick review and releasing 'baggage' from the year just past. After choosing our Words, we wrote them on small cards, adding some bling.  Last year, and this, we've used SoulCollage® in the discovery process.  For 2025 , Kathleen invited her friend and facilitator Deandra Ellerbe to lead us in the process. This year, knowing I was taking facilitator training, Kathleen invited me to lead it with her.  Participants making cards It made for a full day!  Our  facilitator training  began this morning, from 8:30-noon. Between teachings, we made a Quickfire Card, and met in small groups for readings. I appr...

  This morning, my cohort for our SoulCollage® facilitator trainin g will gather (virtually) for our   Orientation . It's exciting to be on the brink of a new adventure! Over a decade ago, my friend Inga and I took a day long workshop, to meet and paint our Creative Muses. Our teacher was in Color of Woman teacher training, one requirement was offering a workshop. Good Medicine -2025 The questions Elisabeth invited us to consider, in peraration for the workshop,  are also appropriate for my upcoming journey to become a SoulCollage® Facilitator.   Gabriella - Muse of Creativity 2014 which areas in your life have benefited and been enhanced by your acts of creativity? where are you maybe holding back from expressing yourself? when do you feel most in alignment with your soul and spirit;? has your creative fire been nudging/calling you to show up for yourself and/or your community this year in new ways or directions?  what questions might you like to ask your ...

  Last spring, with unexpected time available, our red thread SiStar Katy Atchison followed a dream, and began a series of illustrations for an adult coloring book!  Georgia - 9x12" - Katy Atchison   Her first book, Color in Bloom , features state birds and flowers! After completing the book, she used some of her illustrations as inspiration for small paintings (and takes commissions for your favorite state! Katy is an artist, author, and intentional creativity practitioner, blending mindfulness with visual storytelling.  With a background in painting and community-based art education, she believes creativity is a tool for healing and connection.  Katy has done 'silly illustrations' for years - and knew flowers would miss those - her second book is a compilation of favorites!  Squish - illustration - Katy Atchison Katy will offer our Red Thread Circle first presentor Thursday October 23!  She will walk attendees through the full self-publishing process...

  A day or so ago, my daughter asked,  'what is Soul Collage?' ...  here's the elevator pitch: Soul Collage cards combine several images, usually from magazines and calendars, assembled and glued onto a card baking. We  usually   don't  include words on the cards, inviting messages from the image to inform us.  The size is usually either 5×7" or 5x8" - large enough for several images, small enough to work with easily.  When a card is finished, the creator uses several journal prompts to "meet" the cards, and to receive information and insights from the images we've chosen.  The cards represent different aspects of ourselves and of the community around us.  After making several cards, we can use them as we might any oracle deck, consulting or own inner wisdom.  We might draw one for daily inspiration We can choose several for 'readings.'  We can journal more when a card comes up.  We might name them, and often assign them t...

  I've begun completing the prerequisites for SoulCollage facilitator training ! Yikes!!  I think I've been interested in this since getting Seena Frost's Soul Collage book in November 2008, and beginning to create cards! I've thought of becoming a facilitator off and on - now the call is strong!  Red Thread Circle hosts Cindy, Susan and Valerie have all been encouraging and supportive - and it's a great compliment to Intentional Creativity. Prerequisites for SoulCollage facilitator course I made this set of prerequisite inspiration cards, to track my progress. I've ordered Soul Collage Evolving, and have been watching various SC clips with practioners on YouTube  Here's a Quick intro video:   7 steps to creating a Card Last week, I contacted Glenda Goodrich , who offered my first in-person SoulCollage class. We've scheduled a coaching sesion at the beginning of October, to go over the Key Concepts and fundamentals. I've made and 'met' over a...

  Part of t he description of the Companion Suit of the SoulCollage® Deck  given on the KaleidoSoul website: these cards r epresent the energetic dimensions of our lives.  This fascinating suit encompasses two different kinds of energies:  Animal energies Chakra (body) energies You can think of your Animal Totems as imaginary guides on your life journey. You might also think of them as Power Animals because each one imparts a special energy/power to your life. The animals can be animate or legendary - like this Courage card - featuring a phoenix. As you choose images, be open to both animals you already feel connected to, and surprises!  Courage  In the 90s, I did a visioning journey to discover Chakra totem animals, in a workshop with indigenous doctor/ healer Louis Mehl. I know I have the notes *somewhere* - horse, dolphin and turtle were three of them.  Recent Soul collage sessions: Board of Directors Word of the year   Strengths and Allies P...