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SoulCollage® Suits

By Anne Marie Bennett

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SoulCollage® Suits

Queen of the Paint Tubes-
My Artist’s Muse

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Artist Muse

I made this card years ago and after looking into the woman’s challenging eyes, I claimed her as my Muse, not just of all things creative, but specifically my urges towards and passion for creating art.

Who are you?

I am the one who is staring at you expectantly.Ā  I am the one who opens new windows of possibility for you and to you.Ā  I am the one who is Queen of the Paint Tubes.Ā 

I challenge you to JUST DO IT- just add art back into your life, a little bit at a time, and see/notice/feel how much pleasure it gives you.Ā 

The orange flower blooms behind me- all things grow and come into full blossom, full growth, and then turn back to seed and die.Ā  As will you.Ā  Someday.Ā  Not now.Ā 

Now is the time for open windows with sunlight pouring in.Ā  Now is the time to dig in to the rainbow possibilities of all the artist tools that you have in front of you.

 

Daily Reading- 8/30/11

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Divine Child

 

As some of you know, I have had an emotionally and physically tumultuous summer (and that’s putting it mildly).Ā  At the end of August I finally started doing my Every-Other-Daily readings again and here are theĀ  two cards that showed up for me.

Very comforting and enlightening!

 

Divine Child:

I am the one who is full of simplicity and joy.Ā  I am the one who is held by the Mother.Ā  I am the one who brings gifts.Ā  I am the one who is comfortable in my nakedness.

My message for you today is this: Smile. Notice what gifts you are carrying in your arms.Ā  Allow yourself to be held by Great Mother.Ā  Rest. Go to the ocean and sit. Smile again.

Journeyer

Journeyer

I am the one who moves forward, no matter the weather.Ā  I am the one who sometimes sits and rests and thinks about the Journey.Ā  I am the one who makes my own trail.Ā 

My message for you today is this: Journey is not always about movement. Sometimes you need to pause and rest and give yourself time and space before moving on.

 

Time in a Bottle

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I am the one who is running out of time. I am the one who knows that I donā€™t have all the time in the world.Ā  I am the one who is afraid that I canā€™t get everything done in time.

I am the one who has so much to do and to share with the world and not enough time to do it. I am the one who tries to capture time and save it, hoard it, hang on to it because I think I can control it better this way.

My message for you today is this: Pay attention to your relationship with time. You are hurting yourself with your attitude towards time. Time keeps ticking on, even if you hoard all of the clocks in the world into locked jars and cabinets.

 

This card is one that I made several years ago and it accurately reflects exactly how I feel about the passing of time.Ā  Sometimes I look at it and think that the large image of the woman in the top right corner might be the Keeper of Time, but whenever I read from it, I tap into the energy of the sadness of time passing. So here it came to me again, last week, in one of my daily readings, and after I had just gone on at length in my journal about how there is so much to get done, and how am I going to get it all done..etc. You know the drill!

I find great comfort in this card, even though it seems to remind me of my powerlessness in the face of Time.Ā  It helps me to remember that time is just a mental construct, and that as long as I keep myself in THIS moment, right now, that is all that matters.

And when I CAN do this… stay in the present moment…. then I find deep peace, and my worries and fears about getting everything done (or not done!) simply fade away.

Hestia- Goddess of the Hearth

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I madeĀ  this card years ago and always thought of it as my “sacred space” card, but then I listened to Kathryn Antyr’s KaleidoSoul tele-class this month and learned quite a bit about the many Goddess archetypes.

I took the Goddess Quiz on the site that she recommended, and discovered that my own top three personal goddess archetypes, expressing themselves in my life right now are: Persephone, Artemis, and Hestia.

After reading more about Hestia on the recommended site, I suddenly realized that I already have a SoulCollageĀ® card for her, and this is it!

I am thinking that I MIGHT have one for Artemis as well, but I have to sit with that a while longer before sharing because I’m not entirely sure.

NOTE: If you are a Kindred Spirit Member, you can listen to Kathryn’s tele-class in the Members Only Audio Library.Ā  If you’re not a Member yet, what are you waiting for? Visit this page for more info.

Stay Away

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When I first made this card, I thought I knew what it was about. A friend had seen the background image of the heavens (on the right) and remarked that the long mark looked like a wound. I couldn’t stop thinking about that!

So when I made this card, I thought it was to honor the part of me who wants to put a halt to any more wounding.

I thought that was odd, because I’ve done SO much work on past emotional wounds and scarring.Ā  So I was only a little surprised to discover what this image was REALLY saying to me!

Here is my journaling so far with this amazing card. I have the feeling she still has LOTS to say to me and I will be listening!

Who are you?
I am the one who is saying don’t come near to my scars. Don’t come near to my brilliance either. I am the one who is larger than the scar.Ā  I am the one who doesn’t want people to see my wounds. I am the one who also doesn’t want people to see my bright and shining self.Ā  I am the one who MEANS IT!!!


What do you have to give me?
I give you protection.Ā  I keep people away from the real, true, inner you.Ā  I keep you safe from those who would make your wounds deeper. I also keep you away from people who would be hurt by your brilliance.

What do you need from me?
I need you to be careful who and what you are allowing into our life.Ā  I need you to be watchful of your physical and emotional energy field.

Is there anything else you have to say to me?
Yes!Ā  My original intention was only to keep away anyone and anything that might open up old wounds and undo the emotional healing you have worked so hard at. But in doing that, sometimes I don’t discriminate. Sometimes I just keep everyone away. It’s hard work, letting people see only the bright side of you and not the woundedness, so sometimes I get mixed up and don’t let them in at all.

 

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