SoulCollage® for the Interim Times
Description:
The expressive art of SoulCollage® operates on many levels:
SoulCollage® for the Interim Times:
As we enter a new year and a new era of national leadership, YOU are invited to join a small group exploring SoulCollage® as a path for discerning next steps, obstacles, allies, guardians, and new roles for these Interim Times.
"Speaking from," scribing for, and consulting SoulCollage® cards invites practitioners to step away from habitual narratives and priorities, listening deeply to less-familiar, sometimes challenging perspectives. Making SoulCollage® cards hones participants' willingness to trust in unknown but necessary combinations of images and meanings, trusting that what they have to say is worth attending to. These actions of trusting, listening, centering non-dominant narratives, and allowing discernment to arise organically all inform how we enter unknown spaces, while keeping attuned to What Is & our deepest values. Participants are encouraged to receive their cards from perspectives of hearing the unheard, seeing the unseen, seeking out greater capacity for inner and outer advocacy, and embodying deep respect for the diversity of life.
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 group. 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.
Dates & Times:
SoulCollage® for the Interim Times will meet over Zoom every other Monday evening from 7-8:30PM EST in December through February, starting December 14th. I am also offering a FREE intro to SoulCollage® on November 30th from 7-8:30PM, for anyone who'd like an overview of the process before diving in :)
Meeting dates:
12/14, 12/28
1/11, 1/25
2/8, 2/22
Session Content:
Sessions will begin with whole-group welcoming, centering, and arrival
Each session I'll offer themed reflections on how SoulCollage® can help navigate through transition times
We'll have experiential time for everyone to dive in and make cards
We'll do consultations and group oracles
...And we'll end each time with whole-group conversations around arising insights and how to apply them in the Interim Times.
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.
Additional information & Supplies:
The SoulCollage® website has a lot of information about getting started, as well as prepackaged supplies for making cards.
Cost:
The expressive art of SoulCollage® operates on many levels:
- As a practice of creating cards, it is a channel for connecting with intuition, trust, play, and creativity.
- As an evolving deck (along the lines of a self-made Tarot or oracle deck), SoulCollage® opens a panoramic view of each creator's inner committee, community, connections to archetypal energies, subtle body in connection with Nature, and participation in Being itself.
- As a community practice, SoulCollage® offers deep, meaningful opportunities to witness and be witnessed by others on a shared - yet always unique - wisdom path. It's a great way to form and maintain meaningful connections in times of change and transition.
SoulCollage® for the Interim Times:
As we enter a new year and a new era of national leadership, YOU are invited to join a small group exploring SoulCollage® as a path for discerning next steps, obstacles, allies, guardians, and new roles for these Interim Times.
"Speaking from," scribing for, and consulting SoulCollage® cards invites practitioners to step away from habitual narratives and priorities, listening deeply to less-familiar, sometimes challenging perspectives. Making SoulCollage® cards hones participants' willingness to trust in unknown but necessary combinations of images and meanings, trusting that what they have to say is worth attending to. These actions of trusting, listening, centering non-dominant narratives, and allowing discernment to arise organically all inform how we enter unknown spaces, while keeping attuned to What Is & our deepest values. Participants are encouraged to receive their cards from perspectives of hearing the unheard, seeing the unseen, seeking out greater capacity for inner and outer advocacy, and embodying deep respect for the diversity of life.
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 group. 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.
Dates & Times:
SoulCollage® for the Interim Times will meet over Zoom every other Monday evening from 7-8:30PM EST in December through February, starting December 14th. I am also offering a FREE intro to SoulCollage® on November 30th from 7-8:30PM, for anyone who'd like an overview of the process before diving in :)
Meeting dates:
12/14, 12/28
1/11, 1/25
2/8, 2/22
Session Content:
Sessions will begin with whole-group welcoming, centering, and arrival
Each session I'll offer themed reflections on how SoulCollage® can help navigate through transition times
We'll have experiential time for everyone to dive in and make cards
We'll do consultations and group oracles
...And we'll end each time with whole-group conversations around arising insights and how to apply them in the Interim Times.
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 30 pieces, maybe more, maybe less.
- Glue stick
- Scissors with a good tip
- Old magazines and books for collaging
- A notebook and pen for scribing
- If you like, you can buy clear plastic sleeves for your cards. This makes them easier to shuffle and protects them.
- If you like, you can prepare backing papers for your cards, to unify them as a deck and/or to identify your Suits (I'll say more about this soon - for supply purposes this means you might like to have some decorative / wrapping papers on hand).
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.
Additional information & Supplies:
The SoulCollage® website has a lot of information about getting started, as well as prepackaged supplies for making cards.
Cost:
- As part of this work, I am asking participants in SoulCollage® for the Interim Times to donate time or financial support (or both) to organizations who are supporting the people, animals, and environments who are bearing the brunt of transition.
- I also request support for my work as a facilitator, on a sliding scale of $0 to $250.
- No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Registration:
Please register by using the form below (required). Group is limited to 12 participants, first-come, first-served.
Please pass this information on to anyone you think might appreciate it.
Questions?
Contact Julie
Please register by using the form below (required). Group is limited to 12 participants, first-come, first-served.
Please pass this information on to anyone you think might appreciate it.
Questions?
Contact Julie