My SoulCollage®️ trainer Mariabruna has said that making soul collage cards and not using them is like cooking a delicious feast, but not eating a bite!
I recently saw a comment from someone who has made a number of SoulCollage®️ cards. She said she's been so busy caring for others' needs, she had put her cards away - then needed to dig them out again, to be able to use them!
I wonder if she found a way to make room for them again? I wanted to ask her, "Is there a shelf where you could place a bin or basket to hold your cards, so they're out of the way, but also easy to access?"
In SoulSollage®️ Evolving, Seena Frost invites us to 'Have your cards close at hand, not closed up in a box and tucked away. ... Draw one or two cards from your SoulCollage®️ deck each morning and see them as your Neters (guides) for the day. (p 130)
Each person reads their cards for themselves, and we receive answers from within our own souls. Messages are sometimes surprising, often wise, and may challenge us to do better! (Here's a post with a little more on reading our cards)
I live alone, and have mine stacked on an end table - and keep making more cards! So I may need a small bin or basket that can sit on the shelf below! I keep a little 6 ring binder nearby, to record messages from my cards. The suits each have their own section, and I file them alphabetically within that. There's also a mystery card section, for ones not yet 'suited up.'
I made a couple of little cardstock frames / 'Altars' in an online class, so can easily display one or two cards. I put slots in the end of a cracker box, and decorated the sides, that's on my bedside table ( I find 'Out of sight, out of mind' true for me! If I want to use them, I need to see them!)
And I set my Transpersonal cards up on my music stand for the training, so they're visible and holding space for my readings! This is a handy solution in my small house.
This daily practice can compliment any you already have. My cards often remind me to get outside, to stretch, to have courage, to do my movement practices ...
By not including words, each card's message can be fresh each time - though you may see patterns emerging!
Do you have a favorite practice, which inspires how you move through the day?
Is there one you've 'tucked away' and are ready to pull out again?
Card journaling seems fun, and that folder frame front cover in the photo looks very nice. As far as my own practice, I write most of the time for personal and commercial purposes.
ReplyDeleteThank you - it's fascinating to see what comes through, when we begin with image, and *light up* the non-verbal parts of our brain!
DeleteYour practice seems very fulfilling.
Nadya
I will have to investigate SoulCollage cards. I have a ton of indexcard art from doing indexcard art challenge for 2 months every year. They are in boxes but I do look through and use them to make greeting cards and for blog posts sometimes. I could make a card/day as a daily practice. It's small and do-able and maybe keep me sane and pleasant to be around.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the idea of starting with those cards you've made, Lily! And yes, it is an uplifting practice.
DeleteOur trainer just told us that our SoulCollage®️ founder Seena Frost used smaller cards for her personal practice, her first were index cards! You'll likely notice some that are clambering to give you messages!
💕 Nadya
I want to start making some SoulCollage cards! I'm not sure if I got the whole idea but would love to have a card collection of butterflies and angels. Hopefully I can come up with a plan and have some for the next UBC.
ReplyDeleteYay, Martha!
DeleteThere are some lovely videos on YouTube - both from the SoulCollage®️ organization, and sweet little clips from practioners! That's a good way to get a feel for the practice. I'm excited to see what you create!
Nadya