Origin Story:
A Partswork Introduction to SoulCollage®
image copyright Julie Püttgen
Description
Origin Story offers a partswork-infused introduction to
the practice of SoulCollage®
Topics
Introduction to the Suits of a SoulCollage® deck
Introduction to the SoulCollage® concept of Neters
Introduction to the Internal Family Systems (IFS) concept of parts
Internal and external community in SoulCollage® and IFS
Source, Witness, and Soul Essence in SoulCollage® and Self in IFS
Practice
Starting and expanding your own SoulCollage® deck
Consulting your cards, individually and in community
SoulCollage® as a way of engaging with your parts
the practice of SoulCollage®
Topics
Introduction to the Suits of a SoulCollage® deck
Introduction to the SoulCollage® concept of Neters
Introduction to the Internal Family Systems (IFS) concept of parts
Internal and external community in SoulCollage® and IFS
Source, Witness, and Soul Essence in SoulCollage® and Self in IFS
Practice
Starting and expanding your own SoulCollage® deck
Consulting your cards, individually and in community
SoulCollage® as a way of engaging with your parts
NEW : Origin Story Imaginary Q&A!!!
Imaginary Question #1:
I'm pretty sure I'm neither a villain nor a superhero. What's Origin Story for, anyway? Also I'm already kind of swamped & not sure I have time for make-believe.
Sincere Answer:
The practices at the heart of Origin Story - SoulCollage® and Internal Family Systems-inspired partswork - offer creative, generative, respectful ways of meeting all the parts of yourself, understanding them, and developing a wise, compassionate internal leadership style that takes all their perspectives into account, while lessening internal bias and conflict. In this process you might meet and befriend parts that perceive themselves to be villains or superheroes. Spending quality time together, you and your parts might wind up feeling a lot less swamped.
Imaginary Question #2:
Is SoulCollage® sort of like tarot or oracle cards?
Sincere Answer:
Sort of, if you can imagine a really straightforward yet mysterious process for generating and consulting your own deck of cards, with no set inventory or imagery. In a SoulCollage® deck, there's room for your grandmother's house, the Ground of Being, your best friend, your sword-wielding Amazon part, and sacred animal energy. There's room for chance, intention, intuition, and deep knowing.
Imaginary Question #3:
There's some stuff I know I want help with. Can this group help me sort that out?
Sincere Answer:
Origin Story isn't a therapy group or a support group. If either of those are what you need, good for you! You're brave and honest to know this, and I wish you good luck in your search. However - if what you are looking for is a process for listening deeply to your own intuition, in the company of other humans, Origin Story could be a good place to show up. You will learn tools that you can choose to implement and expand on, long after the course is over.
Imaginary Question #4:
What if I'm worried that some parts of me are kind of scary?
Sincere Answer:
Everyone has parts that can seem wild, extreme, irascible, impulsive, or unpredictable, and that's ok. Origin Story sessions will be carefully facilitated to play within bounds of safety, good orientation, clear boundaries, and confidentiality. Welcome aboard!
Details & Logistics
Schedule:
Origin Story will convene on the following days / times:
May 22
May 29
June 5
June 12
June 19
June 26
....from 6-7:30PM Eastern Time, via Zoom
Prerequisites & Caveats:
Origin Story is NOT a therapy group. Before signing up, participants are invited to assess their readiness for sometimes challenging self-honesty and life-inventory. If you're having a really hard time in your life right now (and so many of us are) this may not be the best fit for you. If you're in therapy, you may plan to share some of what Origin Story brings up for you with your therapist. Or you may want to watch Queer Eye Brazil, hug your dog, and wait for the storm to pass. All shall be well.
If you have questions about signing up. please feel free to contact the facilitator.
By our first session on May 22, participants will need to have their materials gathered (see below). If you'd like to pre-game this workshop (which could be helpful but is not required), you can easily access a free intro course via the World of SoulCollage® website.
Once Origin Story is constellated, new members will not join. Participants should plan to participate in all sessions.
Origin Story will convene on the following days / times:
May 22
May 29
June 5
June 12
June 19
June 26
....from 6-7:30PM Eastern Time, via Zoom
Prerequisites & Caveats:
Origin Story is NOT a therapy group. Before signing up, participants are invited to assess their readiness for sometimes challenging self-honesty and life-inventory. If you're having a really hard time in your life right now (and so many of us are) this may not be the best fit for you. If you're in therapy, you may plan to share some of what Origin Story brings up for you with your therapist. Or you may want to watch Queer Eye Brazil, hug your dog, and wait for the storm to pass. All shall be well.
If you have questions about signing up. please feel free to contact the facilitator.
By our first session on May 22, participants will need to have their materials gathered (see below). If you'd like to pre-game this workshop (which could be helpful but is not required), you can easily access a free intro course via the World of SoulCollage® website.
Once Origin Story is constellated, new members will not join. Participants should plan to participate in all sessions.
Suggested Readings:
Seena Frost, SoulCollage® Evolving
Dominique Christina, This is Woman's Work
Richard S. Schwartz, No Bad Parts
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:
This course is offered on a radical sliding scale:
Unless you have made other arrangements with me, payment (if applicable) is due before our first session.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Payment:
Seena Frost, SoulCollage® Evolving
Dominique Christina, This is Woman's Work
Richard S. Schwartz, No Bad Parts
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. Good sources for these are the recycling center, your public library giveaway shelf, out-of-date periodical bookstore discards, and de-cluttering neighbors :)
- You will need printed images of loved ones & benefactors (human, animal, mythical). You may want to look through the photographs on your phone / computer, and 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. Print-shop offcuts are ideal for your loose paper - they're small and free, and you're keeping them out of the waste-stream
- 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:
This course is offered on a radical sliding scale:
- $0 if you are in the midst of serious financial challenges
- $500 if you are feeling flush and want to support me in offering this work for all participants, regardless of their ability to pay
- ...or anything in between.
Unless you have made other arrangements with me, payment (if applicable) is due before our first session.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Payment:
- Venmo @Julie-Puttgen
- Paypal mustaphaputtgen[at]gmail.com
- Mail a check to: Julie Püttgen // 45 Lyme Road, Suite 200 // Hanover, NH 03755
Facilitator
Julie Püttgen, LCMHC, REAT, SEP, MFA, SoulCollage® Facilitator (she/her/hers)
I'm thrilled to be offering Origin Story, an intro / prequel to the material I recently offered in The Big Bang from January through April, 2023.
I've been working with SoulCollage® since 2019 and became a Facilitator in June 2020. In my experience, interweaving SoulCollage® and Internal Family Systems offers fertile, creative, compassionate tools for approaching, naming, and being present with our human experiences and the worlds we inhabit.
I show up in the world as an artist, creative non-fiction writer, mover, somatic and expressive arts psychotherapist, and dharma teacher.
A committed meditator since 1995 and former Buddhist nun, I have been making, exploring, and teaching at the intersections of art (creativity) and dharma (ethics, wisdom, and applied insight) for many years in academic, retreat, arts, religious, and community contexts. I am co-director of the Center for Integrative Health, a multidisciplinary group private practice in Hanover, NH.
I'm thrilled to be offering Origin Story, an intro / prequel to the material I recently offered in The Big Bang from January through April, 2023.
I've been working with SoulCollage® since 2019 and became a Facilitator in June 2020. In my experience, interweaving SoulCollage® and Internal Family Systems offers fertile, creative, compassionate tools for approaching, naming, and being present with our human experiences and the worlds we inhabit.
I show up in the world as an artist, creative non-fiction writer, mover, somatic and expressive arts psychotherapist, and dharma teacher.
A committed meditator since 1995 and former Buddhist nun, I have been making, exploring, and teaching at the intersections of art (creativity) and dharma (ethics, wisdom, and applied insight) for many years in academic, retreat, arts, religious, and community contexts. I am co-director of the Center for Integrative Health, a multidisciplinary group private practice in Hanover, NH.
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