SoulCollage Inspiration

I made this card a few months ago and last week it showed up in my Daily Reading.  I had made it completely intuitively.  At first all that was on the card was the open window background, and the woman on the bottom right (if you click on the image, it will get bigger so you can see more detail if you want).  Then I found the man in the turban and just KNEW he belonged on this card too. And guess what?  He fit exactly right!  When I did the interpretation below, I finally understood what part of me this card represented!

Who are you? I am the one with a surprising secret to tell you.  I am the one who winks at you and teases you and shares jokes with you.  I am the one who steps blithely in through your open windows and enters your life with a light step and a sense of humor.  I am the one who can laugh at myself, even though I am bound in chains and black leather.  I am the one who loves to laugh and who brings acres of fresh air into a room with my laughter. What do you have to give me? I give you open windows, fresh air, laughter, secrets, the scent of fresh flowers.  I give you the ability to laugh at that which is funny, and to find the lighter side of everything.  I give you the ability to laugh at yourself. What do you want from me? I want you to seek out that which is funny, light, and laughter-inducing.  I want you to laugh at yourself when you need to.  I want you to remember not to take life so seriously all the time.  I want you to open up the windows of your soul and let the fresh air come in with the laughter.

When I made this card intuitively, I had no idea which part of me this was.  After I did the interpretation (below), I see it now as a most precious part of me, the one who loves and craves and thrives on solitude.  This part has always been with me, from the time I was very young. I’ve always loved being alone… but I’ve never really “owned” this part of me or taken care of her so fully until now.

Who are you? I am the one who curls into myself by the beautiful ocean.  I am the one who is content in my soul, who needs no support when I look within.  I am the one who blossoms into marvelous sweet beauty when I am alone, who treasures solitude, who needs nothing external, only my inner self, to thrive and grow.

What do you have to give me? I give you the joy and deep inner peace that comes from alone-time.  I give you time to be alone, with your self, your inner voices, your thoughts, your dreams.  I give you the rest that you need, and can only get, from time in solitude. What do you want from me? I want you to remember that you are one who needs and thrives on time spent alone.  I want you to keep time set apart on your schedule for this so that you can do the work you are meant to do in this world.  I want you to remember that your creative work is made so much more powerful when you consciously seek to balance your daily life with spans of solitude. NOTES FROM DAILY READINGS: March, 2006– What I’m saying to you today is this: This is a hard week for you because your usual days of solitude are continually interrupted with appointments and places to go.  Remember to keep the balance, and that for you, balance is maintained by a higher ratio of solitude. November, 2006– I am the one who finds my deepest, truest self alone, and in nature.  I am the one with rivers and veins of life running thru my body and soul.  My message for you today is this: you can add more solitude into your daily life if you spend your evenings alone with a good book or at your art table instead of with food.  Ask yourself why you’ve been pushing me away during the evening lately, and why you’ve been replacing me with food.  I can be your truest, best and most helpful ally while you are bringing your body to its natural weight.  Remember, I am a healthy and valid part of you.  It doesn’t matter that others don’t need as much solitude as you do…. what matters is that YOU do!

  I created this card four months ago, totally intuitively, just liking the way the images seemed to fit together.  I was intrigued by the woman holding up the shade so resolutely, and in awe of the beauty of the background scene of the sand,flowers and lightning.

As I was making the card, I accidentally ripped the woman from shoulder to hip/buttocks.  At first I was going to get rid of the image, but then I thought, “Hmm..  this is probably important to the meaning of the card somehow.”  So I glued her back together while placing her on the card. If you look closely, you can see the tear mark on her body.

In doing the interpretation below, the meaning of that rip did surface, almost immediately. 

Who are you? I am the one who walks in the desert at night because that is when the flowers bloom.  I am the one who sees the lightning in the distance and seeks to shield myself from it for I know how it can rip me apart (see my wounds). I am the one who holds this flimsy fabric shade up to block/hide the lightning from my view.  I am the one who is trying to protect myself from the dangerous lightning.  I am the one who cannot see the beauty of the lightning (or the desert at this hour) because I am trying to hide from it.  I don’t want it to hurt me anymore.  The lightning is fierce and terrible and deadly and it has burned me before.  I know that it is also beautiful and wild and exciting, but I am willing to not see that in order to protect myself from its danger.