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MAGNT’s purpose is to provide a space where individuals seeking understanding of themselves and their world come together to learn, to play and to connect. |
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MAGNT Meeting Saturday, November 10, 2007 10 AM to noon
Unity South Church 7950 First Ave. So. Bloomington, 55420
Topic: Dream Discovery using Healing Collage(sm) facilitated by Sheila Asato
Sheila Asato is the founder of Monkey Bridge Arts, a center dedicated to the growth, transformation and healing of individuals and the community through the arts, dreaming and creative development. Sheila is an artist and Japan specialist. Dreams are an integral part of her creative practice and calling as an instructor in the arts. Her work focuses on the healing and spiritual aspects of cultivating an active relationship with imagery through dreams and art.
What is a Healing Collage(sm)? The Healing Collage(sm) is a fun, easy way to bring dream imagery into waking life. Healing Collage(sm) is a non-verbal, creative means of accessing, interacting with, and deepening one's relationship with dreams, even in the absence of dream recall. Like the collage artist in the studio, the dreaming self loves to cut, paste, and move imagery around in a number of surprising, and occasionally, shocking ways to get our attention.
Through Healing Collage(sm) you will:
Dreaming is a highly emotional and visual state of consciousness. Upon waking, as one moves into the world of words and linear thought, it is only natural to try to articulate the dream experience in words. After all, verbal fluency is one of the great strengths of waking life. However, as useful as words may be in waking life, the dream itself remains an essentially non-verbal experience. When one relies primarily on words to bring dream content into waking life, a great deal is unnecessarily lost in translation. It’s hard enough to recall dreams without the additional burden of immediately translating them into words upon waking.
The Healing Collage(sm) offers a non-verbal means of bringing dream material into waking life through the language of form and feeling. As artists throughout time have known, it is possible to bring dreams into waking life through the use of shape, texture, position and color. When one trusts the eyes and hands to guide the way, it is possible to transcend the limitations of words and culture. As Jung said, "Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain."
Saturday MAGNT meetings are free and open to the public. No need to pre-register. Just come and be warmly included. MAGNT, the Minnesota chapter of the Association for Global New Thought, offers activities to expand consciousness. Its purpose is to inspire, inform and empower people to create an awakened world. MAGNT is supported by local Unity and Religious Science churches.
Come to learn, to ask questions, and to engage in spirited conversation with the group. We look forward to seeing you.
Saturday, November 10, 2007 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Unity South Church 7950 First Ave. So., Bloomington, MN 55420
Peace and blessings to you,
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