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Special Thank You!

Our heartfelt thanks go out to Kathleen in Nebraska for creating the brand new header on this newsletter! If you look closely, you'll see some of Anne Marie's SoulCollage cards resting in the abundant treasures on the graphic at the top! Thanks, Kathleen! I could never have created this "new look" without you!

Upcoming Tele-Playshops

September

Dialogue With The Mysteries:
SoulCollage As a Journey of Mythic Discovery

Presented by Robin Cooper-Stone, MFA,
SoulCollage-Facilitator-To-Be in Virginia

Seena Frost has said that the Council suit and Companion suit make up "the larger story." What is this larger story, and what does it mean for our lives? In this tele-class, we will be discussing our SoulCollage cards as the revelation of the "hero's journey" we have undertaken and what the stages of this journey are. We will also consider the potential value of reading certain myths to enrich our SoulCollage work and our participation in "the larger story."

We will also discuss what Seena Frost calls "the local story," the Committee and Community suits, relative to our own personal mythologies. To paraphrase William Blake, "We must more consciously create our own myths or be enslaved to the myths of another." Towards this end, we will be answering questions with the potential to open new vistas in our SoulCollage work.

Robin Cooper-Stone, M.F.A., taught The Heroic Quest in freshman composition courses at theUniversity ofAlabama. A few years ago, she took a workshop with Dr. James Hollis, author of Tracking the Gods: The Place of Myth in Modern Life. She is one year into her personal SoulCollage journey and will attend the SoulCollage facilitator training in Maryland this October. She lives in Virginia with her husband and two children.

Date: Monday September 24, 2007
Time: 7 pm EST (one hour)

Save the dates now. All of our tele-playshops are FR*EE for members, always. And remember, don't worry if you can't attend... we'll be recording them and you can listen to them anytime in your Member's Only Audio Library.

Upcoming SoulCollage Retreats

All Things Bright & Beautiful- April 10-13, 2008 in Essex, MA. You asked for it, you got it. A three-night retreat focusing soul-ly on the SoulCollage Animal Companions Suit.

If you're longing to bring the wisdom of the Animals into your life in a creative, personal way within the safety of SoulCollage.... please join us.

Special for Members Only- you can pay in 7 smaller payments instead of all at once if you like. Also, your cost is $50 less than non-members are paying.

More details are on your Members Only Retreat Info Page .

SoulCollage Challenge

Inspiring You To Look At SoulCollage� In New Ways

SoulCollage by the Week

Give yourself a whole week of SoulCollage this month. Rip out magazine images two days in a row. Trim images the next day. Then spread out all the images you've collected and sort them into piles. Spend two days laying out a couple of SoulCollage cards. Finally, on the last day of the week, glue your cards down. This can be done in the confines of even the busiest week... so have fun!

NOTE: There are more SoulCollage Challenges on the KaleidoSoul Blog, Inner Surprises. Simply click on "SoulCollage Challenges" in the upper right side of the screen, in the lavender column.

Soul Nourishment

Resources to support your inner work
as you dive deeper into your beautiful soul

Books:

The New Creative Artist: A Guide to Developing Your Creative Spirit, by Nita Leland. Oh, this book is delightful! First of all, it's big and has a hard cover but is spiral bound so you can lay it flat on your table. Second, it's packed with ideas, quotations, activities and projects that will be an excellent companion on your creative journey. This is an excellent investment for anyone interested in creativity, art, and self-expression.

Life's A Beach, by Claire Cook. Funny, uplifting, delightful new novel by the author of the romantic comedy film Must Love Dogs. Focuses on the story of Ginger, in her 40's and still trying to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up. I loved this book because it made me laugh right out loud many, many times. And also because Ginger is playing around with the idea of being an artist. Oh and one more thing... she loves Eva Cassidy as much as I do.

Lit From Within, by Victoria Moran. Excellent resource for any woman longing to connect with her inner beauty. $5.99 at All Books For Less.

A Good Book is the Best of Friends, by Robin Doak and Natalie Goldberg. If you love to read, this little book functions a little bit like a journal, giving you space to record insights and learnings that you receive from each book that you read. $4.99 at All Books for Less.

Music:

All the Way to Heaven, by Jan Phillips. My dear friend, Karen Mann, told me about this CD and I know that you will love it too. It's full of songs about the creative process, and is soothing and uplifting at the same time. I've been playing it in the background while doing tedious computer work and it's amazing how just staying in touch with the creative side of myself helps me get through those chores more quickly. I don't think there's another CD like this on the whole planet, and I highly recommend it to you. It doesn't seem to be available at Amazon, so I am sending you to CDBaby for this one.

Movies:

Dragonfly, featuring Kevin Costner and Kathy Bates. This is a simple story of a man who deeply loved his wife, and then followed his heart after her death. All of the press for this movie made it out to be a psychological horror sort of film, but I've seen it twice now and for me, it's more of a love story. AND... a story of the mystical way in which all of us are connected through dreams, thoughts, premonitions, and more importantly...Love. The Kevin Costner character is very open to these signs and premonitions, and he follows them against everyone else's more practical view of things.

Websites:

Pinwheels for Peace- Here's a wonderful project that all SoulCollagers can participate in. Create an intentional SoulCollage� Card dedicated to Peace. The format will be slightly different than usual in that the card must be square in order for it to be converted into a pinwheel. You could collage directly onto the paper you will use for the pinwheel or color copy your image onto a separate sheet of paper and cut it into a square. On the back of the card you can write the "I am the one who..." wisdom that your card has to offer about peace. For directions on how to make a pinwheel and more info about this international project "Pinwheels for Peace," click on the link at the beginning of this paragraph. (Submitted by Kindred Spirit Laura in New Hampshire.)

Comfort Queen- Pop on over to the colorful, creative site of best-selling author Jennifer Louden (that's my SoulCollage card to honor her on the right). You will indeed be comforted by the wide array of tools and resources for anyone interested in self-care of the most inwardly comforting kind! I highly recommend her newest book, The Life Organizer: A Woman's Guide to a Mindful Year.

Powerful You- Wonderful women's network online. Excellent resource for any woman longing to reach out to others. Founded on the belief that women are powerful creators, passionate and compassionate leaders, and the heart and backbone of our world's businesses, homes and communities. (Submitted by Kindred Spirit Elaine in Massachusetts).

The Art of Authenticity, excellent short article by Robin Rice. Beautifully written and quite inspirational.

More Resources

Ongoing resources that our Kindred Spirit Members
find helpful

Inner Surprises Blog: Anne Marie's blog full of an intimate glimpse into her SoulCollage Deck. There also are bimonthly SoulCollage Challenges posted here. You can read past Challenges by clicking on "SoulCollage Challenges" in the right column.

Soul Songs, Your Fr*ee Monthly SoulCollage Newsletter: The August issue is all about our Inner Critics! You can also read all back issues at the link above. The topics are listed with each issue, so this is a guaranteed excellent resource for you as well!

KaleidoSoul Community Yahoo Group: This is a safe place where you can post your cards (if you want), ask your questions, and virtually "meet" other Kindred Spirits.

Final Gems

Soul Treasures is brought to you by KaleidoSoul,

Spinning the fragments of your world

into wholeness and beauty through SoulCollage.

SoulCollage^� cards are made either from one's own art or from images found in materials which have been bought by or given to the SoulCollage card maker.
These collaged cards are used only for the cardmaker's own inner exploration. SoulCollage cards are not sold, traded, bartered, or copied (except as a back-up for the cardmakers own use) as is stated in the Principles of SoulCollage^�.
Where SoulCollage cards are available to be seen by others,
it is for the purposes either of demonstrating the SoulCollage process
or of sharing the cardmakers' inner process in the context of community.
SoulCollage^� is grateful to the artists and photographers
who make this deep awakening process possible
and in all ways SoulCollage^� seeks to be respectful of their rights.

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and Anne Marie Bennett.
Please do not reproduce or forward this newsletter in any way.
Inner Journeys, copyright 2007, by Anne Marie Bennett.
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