SoulCollage® and the Five Buddha Families
all images copyright Julie Püttgen
Five Buddha Families:
Blue: east / water / reflection / anger
Yellow: south / earth / abundance / complacence
Red: west / fire / discernment / craving
Green: north / air / accomplishment / neurotic speed
Black/White: center / space / all-encompassing knowing / acceptance / numbness / dissociation
Blue: east / water / reflection / anger
Yellow: south / earth / abundance / complacence
Red: west / fire / discernment / craving
Green: north / air / accomplishment / neurotic speed
Black/White: center / space / all-encompassing knowing / acceptance / numbness / dissociation
Description:
Drawing from the Buddhist framework of the Five Buddha Families and participants' chosen meaning-making systems, we will explore SoulCollage® as a medium to explore distinctive red, yellow, green, blue, and black/white energies as they show up in our experience, in their liberated and obstructed forms.
Prerequisites:
Participants in this workshop ideally will have previously completed an introduction to SoulCollage® class, be familiar with the card-making process, and have some experience of consulting their cards' Neters. Alternately, participants might have zero knowledge of SoulCollage®, be mad Tarot witches or similar, and be willing to fly by the seat of their pants for the sake of beauty, without getting flustered by what they don't know. Either approach is welcome, as long as everyone understands this isn't an intro class.
Optional Exploration:
Some of the ideas we will explore together are presented in depth in Lama Tsultrim Allione's book, Wisdom Rising. If you're drawn to this workshop, you might enjoy reading it. She's also created a Five Buddha Families Quiz that will delight anyone who's ever been secretly or not-so-secretly thrilled by Cosmo quizzes. It offers a quick and satisfying introduction to this system.
Dates & Time:
This workshop will meet six Monday evenings from 6-7:30PM EST (please note new, earlier time)
March 8
March 22
April 5
April 19
May 3
May 17
Session Content:
We'll begin with welcoming, centering, and grounding.
Each session will explore one color family in its liberated and obstructed forms. We'll make cards and invite them to speak. We may also consult cards, do some scribing for one another, engage in group oracle practice, have opportunities for storytelling, and/or facilitate conversations between different color families, to understand their diverse perspectives and priorities as they show up in our lives. Our final session in May will be an opportunity for integration and celebration.
Materials:
Tech Requirements:
You'll need access to a device with a webcam and fast internet to participate.
You'll also need to make sure you have the most recent version of Zoom downloaded on your device.
Cost:
SoulCollage® and Color Energies is offered by sliding scale donation of $0 if you are in the midst of serious financial challenges to $250 if you are feeling flush. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. To donate by credit card, use the button below to link to my shop.
Other options: Venmo @Julie-Puttgen, or contact me for information on how to mail a check.
Facilitator:
Hello! My name is Julie Püttgen. I identify as a white, cis-gender woman, a Buddha-queer feminist, and a first-generation immigrant who's had a taste of being on the wrong side of US immigration law. My pronouns are she/her/hers. I show up in the world as an artist, arts educator and activist, therapist, and meditation teacher. I became a SoulCollage® Facilitator in June 2020, so even though I've been teaching and facilitating groups for many years, I'm freshly excited about offering this workshop. A committed meditator since 1995 and former Buddhist nun, I facilitate retreats and programs exploring the intersections of Art (creativity) and Dharma (applied insight). I also offer Expressive and Somatic therapies for adults and adolescents as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor at the Center for Integrative Health in Hanover, NH, where I also coordinate Community Enrichment Programs. My family and I have lived in Lebanon, NH since 2010.
Drawing from the Buddhist framework of the Five Buddha Families and participants' chosen meaning-making systems, we will explore SoulCollage® as a medium to explore distinctive red, yellow, green, blue, and black/white energies as they show up in our experience, in their liberated and obstructed forms.
Prerequisites:
Participants in this workshop ideally will have previously completed an introduction to SoulCollage® class, be familiar with the card-making process, and have some experience of consulting their cards' Neters. Alternately, participants might have zero knowledge of SoulCollage®, be mad Tarot witches or similar, and be willing to fly by the seat of their pants for the sake of beauty, without getting flustered by what they don't know. Either approach is welcome, as long as everyone understands this isn't an intro class.
Optional Exploration:
Some of the ideas we will explore together are presented in depth in Lama Tsultrim Allione's book, Wisdom Rising. If you're drawn to this workshop, you might enjoy reading it. She's also created a Five Buddha Families Quiz that will delight anyone who's ever been secretly or not-so-secretly thrilled by Cosmo quizzes. It offers a quick and satisfying introduction to this system.
Dates & Time:
This workshop will meet six Monday evenings from 6-7:30PM EST (please note new, earlier time)
March 8
March 22
April 5
April 19
May 3
May 17
Session Content:
We'll begin with welcoming, centering, and grounding.
Each session will explore one color family in its liberated and obstructed forms. We'll make cards and invite them to speak. We may also consult cards, do some scribing for one another, engage in group oracle practice, have opportunities for storytelling, and/or facilitate conversations between different color families, to understand their diverse perspectives and priorities as they show up in our lives. Our final session in May will be an opportunity for integration and celebration.
Materials:
- Card stock/mat board/cereal boxes/other packaging, cut to a consistent size. 5x8" is a standard SoulCollage® size. You can also choose another size that feels good in your hands and gives you room to collage elements together. You'll need about 20 pieces, maybe more, maybe less.
- Glue stick
- Scissors with a good tip
- Old magazines and books for collaging
- You may want to look through the photographs on your phone / computer, and choose some that feel saturated with a particular color energy (as I have done in the slideshow above). Either print them yourself or have them printed in SoulCollage®-friendly 5x7" format.
- You may be drawn to create cards that incorporate stitching, textiles, painting, drawing, and other colored materials. All of this is most welcome. Let your intuition guide you.
- A notebook, loose paper, and a pen
- If you like, you can buy clear plastic sleeves for your cards. This makes them easier to shuffle and protects them. The SoulCollage® website offers these and other prepackaged supplies for making cards.
- If you like, you can prepare backing papers for your cards, to unify them as a deck and/or to identify your Suits. For supply purposes this means you might like to have some decorative / wrapping papers cut to the same size as your cards.
Tech Requirements:
You'll need access to a device with a webcam and fast internet to participate.
You'll also need to make sure you have the most recent version of Zoom downloaded on your device.
Cost:
SoulCollage® and Color Energies is offered by sliding scale donation of $0 if you are in the midst of serious financial challenges to $250 if you are feeling flush. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. To donate by credit card, use the button below to link to my shop.
Other options: Venmo @Julie-Puttgen, or contact me for information on how to mail a check.
Facilitator:
Hello! My name is Julie Püttgen. I identify as a white, cis-gender woman, a Buddha-queer feminist, and a first-generation immigrant who's had a taste of being on the wrong side of US immigration law. My pronouns are she/her/hers. I show up in the world as an artist, arts educator and activist, therapist, and meditation teacher. I became a SoulCollage® Facilitator in June 2020, so even though I've been teaching and facilitating groups for many years, I'm freshly excited about offering this workshop. A committed meditator since 1995 and former Buddhist nun, I facilitate retreats and programs exploring the intersections of Art (creativity) and Dharma (applied insight). I also offer Expressive and Somatic therapies for adults and adolescents as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor at the Center for Integrative Health in Hanover, NH, where I also coordinate Community Enrichment Programs. My family and I have lived in Lebanon, NH since 2010.
Registration (required):
Please register by using the form below (required). Group is limited to 16 participants.
Please pass this information on to anyone you think might resonate with it.
Questions?
Contact Julie
Please register by using the form below (required). Group is limited to 16 participants.
Please pass this information on to anyone you think might resonate with it.
Questions?
Contact Julie
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