I can’t express enough gratitude for the influence that my therapist, Fran Booth, had on me during the years after my first cancer journey. Her kindness, compassion, and wise insight gently guided me forward and away from that difficult diagnosis, and steered me towards a fuller, happier life. Fran worked with me with the Internal Family Systems model, and the imagery in my inner world that we explored had a tremendous impact on my journey.
I am ever and always grateful to Seena Frost for giving us the gift of SoulCollage®. My life has been transformed because of her, many times over, and in all ways affirmative.
Kylea Taylor, President of SoulCollage Inc., offered excellent suggestions so that I could bring this book to completion. I am also thankful for her compassionate mentoring of me as a Facilitator Trainer over the years.
Carol Coogan is an unrivaled goddess of creativity and book design. I am so grateful for the enthusiasm, expertise, and magical beauty that she brought to this project, including the amazing cover.
Marti Beddoe and Cheryl Finley are true companions who encourage and nurture me both personally and professionally. Marti and Cheryl are the sisters I never had; their presence in my life gifts me with a wellspring of peace and joy. I am grateful every day for the irrefutable fact of their friendship.
I also would like to shower buckets of love and appreciation onto every SoulCollager who attended one or more of my workshops, classes, retreats, or Trainings over the years. Because of you, I have become a better Facilitator. Because of your responses to these guided imageries, I have been inspired to open myself up to more and more of these Magical Inner Journeys.
My husband Jeff deserves mention here for his unwavering support and encouragement as I continue to bring SoulCollage® out into the world through my books, workshops, retreats, online teachings, and Facilitator Trainings. Several times a year, he carries (to and from the car) all of the heavy bins and boxes of magazines, mat boards, images, and other paraphernalia that accompany me to my workshops and retreats. With his strength, he also carries my heart, and I am grateful for the 27 years of love and laughter we have shared.
Resources
Books About SoulCollage®
SoulCollage® Evolving, by Seena B. Frost. An Intuitive Collage Process for Self-Discovery and Community.
The Ethics of Caring, by Kylea Taylor. Finding Right Relationship with Clients.
Through the Eyes of SoulCollage®, by Anne Marie Bennett. Reflections on Life Via the SoulCollage® Lens.
Into the Heart of SoulCollage®, by Anne Marie Bennett. Diving Into the Many Gifts and Possibilities of SoulCollage®.
Books About Guided Imagery
Guided Imagery Meditation: The Artistry of Words, by Sarah Mendenhall-Luhmer
Guided Meditations, Explorations and Healings, by Stephen Levine Imagery In You: Mining for Treasure in Your Inner World, by Jenny Garrison Inner Journeys: Meditations and Visualizations, by Gloria Chadwick
Laughter, Tears, Silence: Expressive Meditations to Calm Your Mind and Open Your Heart, by Pragito Dove
The Joy of Visualization: 75 Creative Ways to Enhance Your Life, by Valerie Wells
Seeds of Light: Healing Meditations for Body and Soul, by Elizabeth K. Stratton
Music
Sometimes it’s good to guide these Magical Inner Journeys with just the power of your voice, but other times you might want to have soothing music playing in the background. Here are some recordings that I like to use. They are especially good because there is no discernible melody at any time. Recognizable melodies tend to distract people from the inner journey.
As always, try these out before using with a group. Practice reading your chosen script aloud with the music in the background, then notice how it sounds . . . and especially how it feels. If it doesn’t feel good to you, don’t use it!
Dream: A Liquid Mind Experience, by Liquid Mind (anything by Liquid Mind is good!)
Healing Spirit, by Diane Arkenstone
Return of the Angels, by Philip Chapman
Spiritual Healing, by Deuter (anything by Deuter is good!)
Meditative Mind- This is a YouTube channel with soothing music using Solfreggio frequencies.
Websites
SoulCollage.com: Visit this site to find out more about SoulCollage®, and Seena Frost who created the process. There is also information here about how to become a SoulCollage® Facilitator, along with books, CDs, and supplies for your own SoulCollage® journey.
KaleidoSoul.com: KaleidoSoul is dedicated to the art and practice of SoulCollage®. It is your SoulCollage® playground! There are pages here on every aspect of the process- from card making, to journaling with your cards, to doing focused card readings . . . and everything in between! We offer online courses for beginners as well as those who’ve been doing SoulCollage® for a while. You’ll also find MP3 recordings and CDs of many of the Magical Inner Journeys scripts in this book on these pages:
KaleidoSoul.com/cds and KaleidoSoul.com/oasis
Your brain is wider than the sky.
~ Emily Dickinson
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