“You must give birth to your images. They are the future waiting to be born. Fear not the strangeness you feel. The future must enter you long before it happens. Just wait for the birth, for the hour of the new clarity."
- Rainer Maria Rilke
What is SoulCollage® ?
SoulCollage® is a collage process in which you make cards for different aspects of your multifaceted Self/Soul. You make your own deck of cards - each collage card representing one aspect of you. The collage cards can then be used to answer life questions that you ask and receive an intuitive response from your own Soul. The theory in Soulcollage® is that in every person there is “the One and the many.” The “One” is the place in which you (all of your parts) are inherently whole, integrated and arise from, and the “many” are the unlimited individual aspects of your multifaceted self.
The History of SoulCollage®
Seena Frost, MFT, began the SoulCollage® process in the late 1980s. Its seeds lay in her final project for a three-year "Human Capacities" program led by Jean Houston from 1987 to 1989. Seena says, "It was a time when I was immersed in world myths and archetypal psychology, and also I was exploring various spiritual paths. I was also practicing psychotherapy in my professional practice. “ The card making process, development of the suits, and intuitive style of readings developed from Seena and the women in her therapy groups. (from SoulCollage.com)
The Suites
There are four “suites” in a deck of SoulCollage cards in addition to the three transpersonal cards (Source, Soul-essence, Witness). The suites are: Committee (personality parts-of-self), Community (beings that have a significant influence in your life), Council (archetypes), and Companions (animals). We will explore the meaning of each more in this presentation/group.
How is SoulCollage helpful?
SoulCollage can offer a way to “externalize” parts of your self in order to begin to dis-identify from this part enough to see what other parts are there (that have been being overshadowed by this part). For example, someone who has an overdeveloped “perfectionist,” “Do-er,” or “part-that-is-always-anxious” can make card images of these parts. When these parts are allowed to emerge and speak, they can loosen their grip on other parts of the self (for example “Being,” “Angry-Power-Monster,” or “Vulnerable child”) that can then emerge. It can also be a way to tap into the innate wisdom within these parts of the self, such as the parts-that-are grieving, and bypass the critical voice. Often, in SoulCollage readings, people find profound wisdom, emotions in the body, guidance, and beauty that they have been unknowingly splitting away from. Soulcollage® can be a powerful way to discover your own wisdom and wholeness.
Linda Shanti McCabe is a licensed facilitator trained by Seena Frost, MFT. She works with women recovering from disordered eating/body hatred and/or learning to carry grief with grace. To join one of her SoulCollage® groups. please email/call: Linda@DrLindaShanti.com (415) 335-2596.
