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Soul Songs for- SoulCollage Newsletter January 7 January 08, 2006 |
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Welcome!Greetings and welcome to Soul Songs, the official KaleidoSoul newsletter, and the only newsletter which features SoulCollage® artists and ideas. A special welcome to the many newcomers who've subscribed in the past month. We're glad you've joined us! Our goal is to fill each issue (and your life) with inspiration, challenge, and delight. Whether you are new to SoulCollage® or already immersed in the creation of your deck, Soul Songs is for you. Please feel free to forward this ezine to any friends or family members who will enjoy it as well. May we continue to allow SoulCollage® to transform us from the inside out, so that we are able to sing the songs we were born to sing, every day of our lives.
I wish you peace and joy on your journey,
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Contents of this issue:
And now let us welcome the New Year,
Hi! I’m Anne Marie, the creator of KaleidoSoul, and a SoulCollage® facilitator in Massachusetts. If you’re just starting to sing your song with SoulCollage®, then this column is especially for you!
Desperately Seeking ImagesLots of newcomers (and even oldtimers like me!) are often stymied when it comes to finding images for their SoulCollage® cards. Well, magazines are a great place to start, of course, but you may be wondering where on earth you're going to find so many magazines. Here are some suggestions for places to find an abundance of FREE magazines:
Another word about magazines- don't discriminate! You don't have to have the most expensive, slickest magazines in the world. I have found powerful images in Newsweek as well as National Geographic. Images have found me in Oprah Magazine, as well as Sports Illustrated. One isn't better than another. Images aren't specific to certain magazines. For instance, don't think that Sports Illustrated only has photos of sports-related things. You'd be surprised the kind of images that advertisers use in all kinds of ways, in all kinds of markets. So go ahead, be brave and daring. Pick up a magazine that you wouldn't ordinarily look through, and let yourself be surprised! And I can guarantee one thing- you'll never read a magazine the same way again! Now, you don't have to limit yourself to magazines for your SoulCollage® card images. Here are some other places to look for images:
One more word about finding images. Seena Frost (the creator of SoulCollage®) has always urged people to let the images find you. This is an intuitive process (read more about this in Karen's column, below) and when hunting for images, it's a good idea to let your left brain take a nap for a while. The more you do this, the easier it will be for you to allow your intuition to take over when hunting for images. Remember, if an image calls to you, don't question it or judge it... just grab it! Suggestions for Newcomers to SoulCollage:
Idea of the month: If you have a suggestion, or cardmaking tip that you'd like to share with our Soul Song readers, please click here. If you’re new to SoulCollage and have questions you would like to see addressed in future issues, please send your question to Anne Marie. Soul Symphonies with KarenMy name is Karen Mann and I’m a SoulCollage® Facilitator from Melbourne, Australia. This column is for those of you who have already made some SoulCollage® cards and are ready to discover the symphony of voices inside of you and around you.
Part of the beauty of SoulCollage® is that through the images we choose, we are able to connect with our unconscious, a part of our mind that often affects our conscious behavior whether we like it or not. When we use our intuition to make SoulCollage®, we choose images and glue them together without understanding the meaning of the card we are making. We only know that we like the images we chose (or that chose us). It is like knowing that they are speaking to us, but in a foreign language. This a powerful way to connect with the subconscious. We translate this foreign language into words we can understand with the "I am the one who...." exercise, and by repeating it as often as necessary until it begins to make sense. Great Gifts For me, this is one of the wonderful gifts that the SoulCollage® process can share with us. While there is a real catharsis and honouring process in making cards with purpose and intention (ie: making a "shy child" card after spending a day holding your tongue because you felt too shy to speak), I always learn something new about myself when I make a card intuitively. This is one of the greatest gifts that SoulCollage® gives us. Sometimes the new self-learning comes when I do the "I am the one who..." writing with it. But sometimes it takes much longer for a cards meaning to become clear. The meanings have found me in a number of ways- through journaling, a quotation, a friend's story, a new song, an image on someone else's SoulCollage card.... or just a gradual realization over time. Trust the Process I still have cards in my deck that I don't know the meaning of...but I trust that the meaning will come eventually, so I'm okay with this. Soul Questions
Karen Mann is an artist, art teacher, Lifestyle Coach, and yoga and meditation teacher. Karen is a SoulCollage® facilitator, and was trained by Seena Frost, the creator of the process. Karen has been working with SoulCollage® cards for more than two years & facilitates a variety of SoulCollage® Groups as well as working with individuals. Karen is based in Melbourne, Australia. For more information please visit her website, Flying Colours Creativity or email Karen at info@flyingcolourscreativity.com.au. KaleidoSoul CaféGrab a cup of your favorite hot drink and cozy up to the computer while you browse around our website. Here's what's new and exciting:
KaleidoSoul Creations
As promised, we are featuring four SoulCollage® cards from readers in each issue. Here are this month's cards.
KaleidoSoul Notes
This column is for note-worthy books, CD's, movies and websites, which come tested and proven worthy of our Soul Songs readers!
If you know of a website, book, cd, or movie that our Soul Songs readers would like, please send an email to
Anne Marie.
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