Aging With Creativity -a great site where you can find subjects of interest to those over 50, fromhealth to finances. Interact with others, share your passions, comments, ideasand thoughts, show off your talent and even get a date.  More than 60 interactive pages, available toanyone.

AllBooks For Less- Amazing website for any book lover. They have zillionsof books (I'm not kidding!) on any topic you can think of, all at greatlyreduced prices.   This is a reputable dealer and most of the booksare available in quantity, which is great for book clubs as well as giftgiving (and SoulCollage workshops). Try typing in search words like "collage," or "archetypes" or "goddess" or  "spirit" or "soul" and see what comes up for you.

Great resource for anyone whomeditates regularly or anyone who would like to get started on this deeplysatisfying practice and needs help getting started.  Meditation isrecommended if you are wanting to "hear" your own inner voices moredeeply.

Nell,featuring Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson.  Foster plays Nell, a woman raised in anisolated cabin in the deep woods by her mother. Nell's speech was distorted asthe result of several strokes.  After her mother dies, she is discovered by two scientists from different worlds of thought. Eventually through Nell, they get in touch with their feelings and thesimple joys of the natural world. 

Sugar Queen,by Sara Addison Allen.  At 27 Joseyspends her life catering to her demanding mother. Her only solace is the stashof sweets, romance novels, and travel magazines she keeps hidden in her closet.When a local waitress mysteriously takes up residence in the closet and refusesto leave, Josey is forced outside the confines of her safe, predictable world.With delightful magical touches, this book is a reminder that moving outside ofour comfort zone can have wonderfully unexpected results.  --- from KindredSpirit Lisa inNorth Carolina



Sea Magic:Connecting with the Ocean's Energy, Sandra Kynes.  I originally bought this book because of aSoulCollage card I made about a mermaid, but found it to hold even moresurprises and riches inside!  Whether youlive near or far from the ocean, this fascinating book will take you on aunique voyage of spiritual transformation. Kynes explores various types of shells and sea creatures, both real andmagical.  Call upon sea beings and saintsto amplify your spiritual practice, and choose from a wide selection ofcreative activities and meditations. "Dive into your inner world of emotions, imagination, and creativity... andlet the sea's timeless wisdom guide you on your life path."  The book is divided into six sections: TheCall of the Ocean; Myths, Deities and Saints; Altars, Tools & Divination,Seashells; Sea Fetches, Totem Animals, & Mythical Sea Creatures; and... The Moon,Meditations, and Everyday Life.  Theindex is also very helpful. 

Minds of Their Own, by LesleyRogers.  A courageous attempt to examine and considerconsciousness in animals, this book makes it impossible to ever look at animalsin the same light again.

500 Handmade Dolls,by Lark Books.  If you've always loveddolls, or are just coming to appreciate dolls as an art form, you'll bethrilled to spend some time drinking in the pages of this lovely book.  Some of them might even inspire a newSoulCollage card for your deck!

Creativity forLife, by Eric Maisel.  Practicaladvice on the artist's personality and career, written byAmerica's foremost creativitycoach. Offers practical ideas as well as exercises and inspiration to nurturegrowth as an artist and as a person, exploring subjects like: establishing acreativity practice, obscurity and stardom, blocks to creativity, moods andmadness, craft, the perils and rewards of isolation, community interactions,and more.  If you call yourself anartist, or if you have never quite dared to do this, you'll reap huge benefitsfrom this book.