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By Anne Marie Bennett

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Journeyer- Council Suit

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ScbridgeThis is one of the first SoulCollageĀ® cards I created.  In my stack of images that I gathered at that first workshop, I found many pictures of people who looked like they were on a journey.  Hmmm… .imagine that!  This card came together.  I thought originally it was for the part of me who looks at life as a journey, but it turned out to be more than that!

Who are you? I am the one who is crossing over the bridge, who is at a place of transition, who is alone on the inner journey, who is having second thoughts about going forward. I am the one who is on this journey alone.  The inner journey is undertaken with a deep sense of solitude and inner dialog.  I am the one who accepts the journey, no matter what the weather. I am the one who is safe within my own soul as I travel on.

What do you have to give me? I give you a sense of rightness in your traveling.  I give you a sense of prupose and direction as you travel alone on the inner journey. I give you light.

What do you want from me? I want you to keep moving, to rest when you need to, to pause, to regain your balance when you need to, and then to move forward.  I want you to remember that there is always a path to follow.

Notes from Daily Readings:

March 27, 2006- I am the one who Journeys on no matter what.  I am th eone walking in the light of my own soul, my own truth. I awant you to remember today that it’s all one big long continuous path.  The road goes up, the road goes down, it doesn’t matter.  What matters is that you keep moving forward.  And all will be well.  Get up and keep walking.  Learn the lessons of the day.  Keep going. That is all.

June 16, 2006- I am the one who reminds you that all of Life is a journey, an inward journey, an outer journey.  Steps towards the Inner Diamond.  Steps towards a new home, a new job, a new friend, a new state of mind.  What I say to you today is this: your life is a journey and keep looking forward, no matter what.

10/24/06- I am the one who says that life is a journey.  I am the one who says “It’s safe to take the next step, even if you are alone.”  My message for you today is this: Journey on.  Remember that you are on a journey.  Enjoy each step of it.  Look around you as you go.  Enjoy the scenery as you go.

2/14/07- I am here to remind yu to stand strong and move forward on your journey.  It looks like you are alone but you are not alone, EVER.  There is always always Light to follow, Light that follows you, surrounds you, hovers over you, peeks just around the corner.  The light is a gift… a blessing, a joy.  Take time to notice this light on your own path RIGHT NOW.  Allow it to show you the way.  Allow it to light your soul from within.  Your journey is precious, valuable, beautiful, YOURS.  Embrace it.  Rest whenyou need to, but keep moving forward.  All will be wel.. Divine light is guiding you forward.

Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop- Committee Suit

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I’ve been aware of this particularly powerful and needy voice all of my life.  I believe I inherited it from my mother.

However, the more inner work I do, the more I realize that this voice gets in the way of my living a full and joyful life.  I made this card about a year ago and I notice that whenever I work with it, the fears lessen and more joy can flood my soul.

Who are you? I am the one who is afraid to enjoy all the sweetness and lush fullness of life.  I am the one who is certain that something bad is going to happen any minute to destroy my beautiful life.  I am the one who keeps looking out of the corner of my eye for the next disastrous thing to happen.  I am the one who doesn’t trust that life is good.  I am the one who is always worried about the future.  I am the one who can’t/doesn’t/won’t enjoy the abundance that is right in front of me because it all might be taken away from me at any moment.  I am the one who is nervous and anxious all the time, too tense to enjoy life, too focused on what might happen in the future, to enjoy the gorgeousness of this present moment right now.

What do you have to give me? My voice gives you a signal that you are too focused on the future.  My voice, my fear- is a signal to you that you need to breathe yourself back into the present moment. 

What do you want from me? I want you to hold me in your arms and tell me that you will always take care of me, no matter what happens.  I want you to reassure me that you will care for and be here for me, always, no matter what.  I want you to tell me (over and over again) that even though bad things happen, there is still a bright side of the road and that you will help me to get there, no matter what happens to me.  I want you to remind me (over and over and over again) to stay in the present moment, and to focus on what IS, RIGHT NOW, instead of focusing on what MIGHT happen in the future.

Elizabeth Berg- Community Suit

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ScelizabethI made this SoulCollageĀ® card a few years ago to honor my very favorite fiction writer, Elizabeth Berg.  This is a great example of a Community card honoring someone that I don’t personally know.  Here is what Elizabeth says to me:

Who are you? I am the one who writes beautiful fiction that is real and true to womens’ hearts.  I am the famous author.  I am the one who tells/weaves beautiful stories, who gives birth to every story given to me.  I am the one who believes that every story given to me is a gift from the One who gives birth to all. What do you have to give me? I give you a reminder that fiction is a blessing in your life, that Story has lessons and beauty and order and peace and truth to impart, ALWAYS.  I give you a precious reminder of your own inner Writer. What do you want from me? I want you to read fiction often, to lose and find yourself in the art of Story, to remember that you too are a creator of Stories.

Negative Nancy- Committee Suit

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 This is a very powerful card, and working with it brought me MUCH inner growth and awareness.  Here is a poem that I wrote about this once very loud inner voice. Born of ancient wounds, that voice inside of me who says no to living a big, wide, joyful, gorgeous, artful, authentic life.

Born of ancient tears and hiding, That voice within says No you canā€™t lose weight You will never lose the weight If you lose the weight you wonā€™t be connected to your mother anymore If you lose the weight you will be giving yourself The biggest gift of joy you can give

And that just isnā€™t done.

Born of earliest lies and fear of pain, That voice within tells me I am not worthy Of joy, Of a big beautiful easy life, Of abundance Of having whatever it is that I want.

I speak to this voice. I scoot my chair close to her and listen to what she says I tell this voice that I understand her, I really get what she is saying to me, Because I do.

She looks me in the eye and some of her sadness is laid to rest.

We discuss her thoughts and ideas. She tells me how she came to be, That she is tired of holding her arms out, so, And blocking this important doorway

She asks me if I really want to cross the threshold that she is
standing in And I say a resounding YES.

She smiles briefly, lowers her arms, sits on the floor.

I could step around her now if I wanted to But I do not. I sit still with her and continue to listen For she has much wisdom to impart.

She is the voice of NO that lives inside of me Her positive intent is to assist me in drawing boundaries, To point out the places Where a NO could really mean YES to my soul To show me there is no shame in a NO That makes me feel good inside.

Her negative potential blocks me from entering the doorway of Joyful life Her negative potential is slowly draining away now The more I listen to her The more she trusts me

Her negative potential is ebbing back to sea And foaming at my naked feet now Are the sparkling waves of

Joy

Wholeness

Presence

YES.

Brown Bear- Companion Animals Suit

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Brown Bear is my 1st chakra Animal Companion.Ā  I hadn’t done any work with the chakras when I created this card a few years ago.Ā  I hadn’t done much work with Bear either, but this card just seemed to flow together and almost made itself.Ā  It has remained pretty much a mystery to me until a few months ago when I did some research on the Chakras for a class I was teaching.

Who are you? I am the one who is standing with all four paws flat on the ground. I am the one who is grounded.Ā  I am the one who provides shelter and light for myself and my family. I am the one who loves the night and also the light of day.Ā  I am the one who enables a good balance of strength and power (day/solar energy) along with intuition (night/lunar energy).

What do you have to give to me? I give you the medicine of dreamtime. I give you shelter, sustenance and a home that embraces you with color and light. I give you healing for all your wounds.

What do you want from me? I want you to sit awhile with me and rest in the shelter of my sturdy body.Ā  I want you to know the perfect balance of power and intuition.