A Kaleidoscope of DayDreams is a sensuous self-healing workshop in creative therapy. The workshop empowers you to accept who you are by creating a safe haven where you can develop the sensual side of your nature to reclaim your creativity. While you delve and discover, avenues that you never even knew existed suddenly appear. Traversing along these vistas, you will find they all lead to a magical place... a refreshing place of excitement and wonder, Your Life! Most of all, A Kaleidoscope of DayDreams reminds you what a rich and exciting person you are when you look at yourself differently. So enjoy the journey - and let hidden treasures unfold before your eyes....
Excerpted from A Kaleidoscope of Day Dreams by Amber McCarroll, Veronique Pignatta, John Yow. Copyright © 1998. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved
A Kaleidoscope of DayDreams is an easy way to re-discover your creative space. A combination of stunning artwork steeped in symbolism, evocative poetry, meditative mantras and aromatherapy blends trigger ideas and thoughts, nourishing creativity. Once re-discovered, your creative space is a comfortable environment to build up self-esteem and calm anxiety. You become relaxed and rejuvenated as fresh thoughts feed the imagination and help reshape the course of your life.
A Kaleidoscope of DayDreams uses the major arcana of the Tarot to represent the archetypes of our psyche and guide us through our journey of self-discovery. Together, these archetypes make up a kaleidoscope of intriguing characters, each with their own personality, message and destiny. They are extremely powerful as they represent the deepest parts of yourself, of the people in your life, of your past, present and future. They show you your dreams and fears and give the clues to tap into your hidden potential. As the archetypes are your guides, you can use them to ask questions about yourself. What is the card saying to you? Look into the symbolism of each card and try and crack the code. You may have an instant affinity with a card, in other cases it may leave you baffled. Each archetype moves effortlessly to the next one, as your journey becomes a progression inward, step by step. The more you work with the cards, the more they will reveal themselves. As each card reveals itself, the more you understand yourself.
As you reflect and muse, a state of daydreaming takes place and a stream of unconscious is unlocked, creative thoughts free fall into your mind. Perhaps it's a quote you have read or a favorite saying of a friend. Maybe some inspired words of wisdom come to you or you are reminded of a past experience. As you become more focused, write these musings down. You might find a photograph, a picture from a magazine or a postcard of your favorite painting which captures the thought. Whatever it is that you associate with the card, stick it in the space, which has been left for your use. Ask yourself why you have associated that picture/quote/ thought with that particular card? Look for the connections and find the link. The answers will come. The more you come to know yourself, the less afraid you will be to put your own inspirations and photo's in the spaces. As you gain deeper insight into who you truly are, the windows in your mind open, allowing the freedom of creativity and sensuality refresh your life. It's by knowing yourself that you discover the most exciting treasures of all, the hidden ones inside.
