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Soulcollage: An Intuitive Collage Process for Individuals and Groups

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This entire book has a single great idea--the use of collage as a potent personal growth tool.

The author describes a college process leading up to the creation of a personal deck of cards consisting of four categories:

--Committee (aspects of the self, such as Inner Critic, Good Little Girl, Drama Queen, you name it
--Community (persons of significance in the life of the persons making the card, whether personal friends or persons of inspiration from history)
--Companion (totemic figures representing chakra forces); and
--Council (archetypical figures such as Death, the Warrior, and other larger forces in one's life).

The process of collecting images to assemble the cards, and working with the cards after making with them in a divinatory or reflective way, provides a way to access one's own inner wisdom while bypassing the verbal part of one's mind. Because the cards are assembled from images that have personal resonance, the deck can have an impact that no purchased tarot cards ever could.

A very interesting way of making powerful personal art of especial interest to those who have no technical training in art.

I had to have this book. I have checked it out from the library, until I can check it out no more! Making soulcards is something that I would use with myself, my children, as well as my spiritual direction clients. It offers a way to reveal one's self that no other divination tool, spiritual tool, or self discovery tool can match. It is a lifelong process that is sure to be of benefit to anyone that tries it. Using the artistic/visual technique of soul cards, it bypasses the rational left brain to get at what we are really thinking, feeling, intuiting, etc.. We can't choke the flow with this tool! It is a meditative, creative process that can be done in groups or alone. I could see myself using this with a women's empowerment group, spiritual group, or for children. Kids often don't have all the words to say how they feel, and this is a way for them to express it, and have those that care for them "get it." Love the book, love the process! Treat yourself and get this book!

There are some things in life for which nothing else can substitute. This book, this SoulCollage® process, is one of them.

I spontaneously discovered SoulCollage® in early 2004, when I stumbled upon an introductory workshop (a great way to start, if you can access a group). Within months, SoulCollage® became invaluable in helping me process life events that were unexpected and challenging, for which no other form of support proved adequate. The beauty of expressing myself through the images of others, then the writing evoked by my collage of images, started the process of "retrieving" all the parts of myself that I had buried, given away, repressed, or allowed to be suppressed throughout my life.

Seena Frost is a tender, lovely woman, both as an individual and the creator of this powerful, popular SoulCollage® process. Worldwide support exists, both in person and online. Nervous about the process? I've simplified it online at [...].

When I found the SoulCollage book (or perhaps I should say when it found me!) a thrill went up my spine. Each page seemed like an adventure into a familiar yet undiscovered land of the Soul. Seena presents a captivating, easy to read and understand process for finding the lost voices of our deepest wisdom.

I have used a therapeutic process with my psychotherapy clients to find their inner wisdom, but this fool proof method gives a physical reality - the SoulCollage card - to the often-muffled voices that live within everyone.

When I introduce the SoulCollage process to clients, and they consult the card, their answers seem to come more quickly. Resolution to what seemed unsolvable dilemmas come forward. Aliveness returns. I have used my own cards with similar results. I am looking forward to trying it with my group-therapy clients.

Her book inspires, awakens and thrills me. I recommend it to any one who wants to get to know themselves more deeply, and at the same time connect with others. Because ultimately, while her method helps us reach inside, it also helps us reach out to our loved ones, and the wider community of Souls and archetypes to which we are intimately linked.

I highly recommend this book to therapists, artists, spiritual seekers and anyone who wants to enjoy the thrill of insight and awakening. It is on my top 10 lifetime favorite books, along with "Loving What Is" by Byron Katie. Simple tools anyone can use. Enjoy this wonderful book!

Suzie Wolfer LCSW

I found this while searching for art books and discovered it was all about my current passion-collage(!) plus making a personal card deck, similar to Tarot-a long time interest of mine. I'd sensed my collages had hidden meanings, so I knew immediately the book was meant for me! I've now owned the book for several years and have created a wonderful card deck with personal meaning. I often use it to help answer life's questions. Through SoulCollage I've met new friends and also assisted old friends in making their own cards. It has been a fantastic and inspiring time of life for me, combining my love of art, creating new images with scissors and glue, and understanding my own spiritual world.

Ahhhh! There is nothing like trying on a new technique, a new tool, a new way to get even deeper with my spiritual and personal growth. Seena Frost is really onto something here with her SoulCollage process.

I also really appreciate her tone and approach: she is not heavy handed as she guides, she is open and flexible and at the same time, speaks with an air of authority that asks the reader to listen and respect her wisdom.

I was also pleased at the respect given across belief systems: a very pragmatic, creative, soulful approach.

I have several ideas percolating as far as application of the process.... I am so glad I found this beautiful, simple, elegant book. You will be, too, after you read it and try it out.

From the first moment I saw Seena Frost's book, SoulCollage, I knew I had to have it. First I looked at all the pictures. I was fascinated by the intimate, honest, personal collaged cards shown there. It took me a long time to actually read about the SoulCollage technique described. I think this is the kind of book you get ready for in stages.

I wanted to try making cards-the book has a chapter on technique which clearly describes the process of making cards-but first I needed to understand the purpose and structure. Seena has included that in language that is non-technical even though she is a Jungian therapist. Knowing how she developed this process added to my readiness to try it myself.

A SoulCollage "deck" is divided into suits which correspond to parts of one's personality (Committee), members of one's "tribe" (Community), transpersonal guides (Council) and different energy centers in the body (Companion). There are clear descriptions and lots of examples of each suit in the book. Seena also includes situations in which SoulCollage cards can provide guidance, again with clear examples.

One can easily make great cards using this book as a guide. I eventually joined a group and found that way of working very satisfying. There are more and more classes offered by SoulCollage facilitators, and these can add to your enjoyment of SoulCollage. However you can get everything you need to work on your own from the book.

I highly recommend SoulCollage for anyone interested in self-development. If you are already an artist, you will find a fun, new way of using your talent for self-understanding and expression. If you have not done much art work before, SoulCollage offers an incredibly easy way to create a beautiful, meaningful piece of personal art.

If you want a way to get in touch with your inner wisdom and to access that level on which we're all connected, get this book and if you can, find a workshop/group in your area. You won't be sorry.

A lovely book with an interesting process for making collage cards of the different parts of one's self. The process led me to greater self-awareness and I had fun putting together the cards.

I think this book is meant to be a textbook and used in the classes taught by trained facilitators, but I haven't taken the classes and probably won't simply because they all seem to be on the east or west coast, and I'm in the middle of the country. I had, however, seen some of the colorful images online and wanted to learn more about the process of creating SoulCollage cards. As a counselor/artist, I was expecting bright, vibrant examples throughout, as in most art technique books, but this one seems washed out. Of the 154 pages, there are 6 pages in the middle (8 sides) that are photographed in color, and even they seem muted and detail a bit off. The rest are black & white. It just isn't visually appealing, and though I'm going to keep it for now, I don't think it will ever be a favorite or one I'll reach for often.

The chapters are laid out logically, with in-depth explanations of the significance of the Chakras in creating the SoulCollage deck, so if the info is more important to you than examples, then you may love this book. I can see how it would be a very good tool for self-discovery, and the classes are probably great fun.