Red Thread Circles

  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 ...

  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...

  Got a few SoulCollage® cards? Maybe you’re pulling one or two daily or weekly, using the “I Am One Who…” prompt for insight.  ... And yet —there’s that big, slightly daunting project hovering overhead... What if your cards could help? Let’s gather them together and build your own intuitive Board of Directors!  The practice of “Playing with a Full Deck,” is inspired by the brilliant "Card Games" system of Michele Manos. When you see your deck as a whole, you gain a powerful overview of your Neters ’ collective energy. You’ll discover new insights, identify missing voices, and uncover fresh inspiration for future cards. Don’t have a full SoulCollage® deck? No problem!  Your Intentional Creativity paintings, tarot or goddess decks, or even curated collections of symbols can join the game. Any gathering of archetypal voices is welcome. SoulCollage®  Neters You’ll leave this 90-minute session with: A new way to see and use your cards A method for assembling your ow...

 In this week's Creative Resilience class with Cindy Jacobs , the quality / trait explored is Courage.  In the 8 classes, we use our journals for insights, then move on to  Soul Collage and Mixed media to  craft cards.  Courage  (central image - Leah P Kolidas) My Courage Ally invites me to: Stand strong Stay grounded and do my daily practices Speak the truth Maintain vigilance  Bathe in the water of life Remember starlight Cindy included 'Wonder Woman' amongst a group of images we could print and use. One sister included WW on card, and spoke of her lariat of Truth, and Bracelets symbolizing freedom from shackles.  Wonder Woman first appeared in 1941, during WWII, and 'was originally depicted fighting the fascist/Axis forces and supervillains.'  Thank you WW, for your oh-so  Timely appearance! Her symbols include Greek Golden eagle  Lasso of Hestia (lie/truth detector) Steel Braclets - freedom from shackles  Tiara - serves a...

  Last week I joined  Cindy Jacobs 's playshop, combining S oulCollage® Expressive Arts, and Intentional Creativity, to explore ways to support our Word of the Year . Cindy loves making and using little cards for inspiration and reminders, and I enjoyed her tips and tricks.  We created a  S oulCollage®  Visionary archetype or Neter card, and began a dozen Mixed media cards (3×4") - we will add to both decks each month over the year. (Neter is a word used by the Egyptians for cosmic beings and qualities) Visionary Neter For the little deck of Visionary qualities, I used stencils and Gel medium on Mixed media paper for texture, colored using neocolor 2 crayons, sealed with medium, and glued the sheets to junk mail Flyers, and painted the backs.  After cutting out a dozen cards, I  painted the edges with metallic acrylic, and made a couple of bookmarks and smaller cards from the scraps.  Cards in process There are so many ways to create cards!  ...

  A few weeks ago, I crafted a card in a Word of the Year playshop with my friend Kathleen.... and I'm excited to join our own  Cindy Jacobs  in a year long journey to  energize our Words, using Soul Collage™ and Intentional Creativity! (Here's a SoulCollage card I made in 2010!) Queen bee During each of our monthly classes, we'll use creative processes to gain further insights into working with our Words, and keep the energy of our intentions alive.  In our first session this Friday, we'll explore the theme of our ’inner Visionary’  creating and 'meeting' a Soul Collage™ Visionary card. Time will be allotted for Journaling, and crafting background papers for several Mixed Media visionary cards. Cindy has chosen a Word of the Year for 14 years, and loves using creative processes to explore and  activate  her words! This is a great way to set your intention for what you'd like to accomplish and gain clarity. Each 3 hour session is offered on a p...

  For Several years, my friend Kathleen has offered a Word of the Year Playshop at our church in January. In 2023 my  word was Weave , and in 2024, Balance (Kauliki)  Kathleen generally offers a more linear approach - using Dictionaries and Thesauri, after a quick review and release of any 'baggage' from the year just past, and then we decorated an Arrow .... This year , she invited a friend who facilitates SoulCollage (tm) to join us, and we chose images! Both Kathleen and Deandra brought a bunch of images from magazines, cards and calendars, and laid them out on several tables,  for us to gather from.  Card size is general 5×7" or 5x8" and we could choose from several colours of mat board for our background . Other materials included an index card, glue sticks and scissors.  My workstation We did a quick year review and release, then choose images, and started to fine tune and arrange them. After we'd glued the images, we paired up, and one of the dyad a...