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Readings and Peers

 It's been nearly a month since graduating from SoulCollage®  facilitator training, and I'm deepening with my own practice and community connections.  

The connections included meeting my classmate Linda Minor, and attending a free 'Sneak Peak' session with Sheila Spain at a nearby library. 

That week, I led my first card making session in my Red Thread Creatives circle, and finished an article about my journey for the KaleidoSoul newsletter.

Drugma Dragon Eye

Last week, I gathered virtually with 3 others from our class for a card Reading session.  A hallmark of SoulCollage® is that we each read our cards for ourselves, as the cards represent our own unique constellation of characters and traits. 

During the training, we spent part of each session in 3 or 4 person break out rooms, and did readings, each drawing on our own inner wisdom.  

During a reading, we rotate roles:

  • Reader
  • Scribe
  • Witness
& hold space for each other. The Scribe draws out insights from the Reader, with open ended inquiries - without adding their own interpretation!

Each person crafts their own question, draws a designated number of cards from their own deck. The Reader asks for insights from one card, then speaks from the perspective of the Neter, while a peer Scribes the messages. Then the baton is passed to the next Reader and Scribe. 
At the end of each round, the next card is turned over and read. At the end of the session, we take a bit of time for sharing - we noted some synchronicities, where someone else's card deepened a message we got from our own, or reminded us of a card we wanted to make... 
And after the session, we each email what we Scribed to the Reader. 
SoulCollage® deck

While you can begin doing readings as soon as you have made a few cards, a good starter deck is 12 cards, with 4 each from: 

- and at least 2 Animal Companion / Chakra cards.  

Here's a sweet invitation to a class on meeting and working with animal companions from Anne Marie Bennett! While this clip refers to an earlier workshop, there's one comming up in April! 

I so appreciate the encouragement to gather with other facilitators for these sessions and peer support! Mariabruna was in a card Reading and support group with founder Seena Frost for 12 years - and they each drew daily cards on their own. 

At Buddha's Feet 
Inspired by the monks' Walk for Peace, my card for today reminds me to cultivate inner peace, to say ᎪᎯᎢᎦ ᏙᎯᎢᎦ  ᎨᏎᏍᏗ / go-hi-i-ga to-hi-i-ga ge-ses-di / today peace day let it be
At the feet of Buddha
  True gold is in our own hearts
     Reach not for outer jewels 
Seek peace within
  And let it shine forth
   Sparking each other
     Until we shine like stars
ᎨᏎᏍᏗ 
ge-ses-di
May it be so


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