Soul Searching

Early this fall, my friend Sarah and her mother introduced me to some art therapy of sorts. The specific method is called Soul Collage. I really recommend it to darn near everyone. For one thing, it's just fun. For another, it reveals a lot about yourself, that you may, or may not, have known. It's a relatively easy and painless process. All you need are tons of magazine pictures (no words), some mat board, scissors, and glue. Once you have materials, you basically just pick out a few pictures that "call to you." You may not really know why you grab the pictures you do, but all will be revealed through the process. Once you have your pictures, you start cutting out, maybe even tearing, and arranging your pieces on your mat board as you see fit. It's strange how it all just sort of "comes together." It's a great process for me, because it let's me stop thinking about how things "should" be and just let's things be. It's quite mindless, and therefore, really relaxing! Once your pictures are arranged, then comes the gluing. The final step is reflecting on your piece, and letting it "speak to you" in a way. You get to ask your card questions and just see what comes up for you. This for me, typically means, lots of tears and giggles. I have not completed nearly as many as I want to, and am working on dedicating at least one time per month to work on more. So far, here's what I've come up with... Enjoy! I wish there was a way that I could add captions, and such but I really don't want to take the time to figure it out right now. Titles: Top Left - Catholic Guilt Top Right - Worry Middle Left - Washing Away Middle Right - Sin in the City Bottom Left - Balance If anyone of you readers has an interest in participating, or trying your hand at Soul Collage, please let me know! I'd be happy to help you get started!