Spirituality
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CSAE 2021 Chair-Elect
CSAE stands for the Caucus on the Spiritual in Art Education, and is a group of individuals that come together to support the connection between spirituality and art. The Caucus on the Spiritual in Art Education (CSAE) seeks to:• Study the relationships between the spiritual, the visual arts and art education in ways that advance…
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Music as Medicine
We are a collection of all the actions, thoughts, and experiences of those who came before us.
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Fierce Courage
Another thoughtful creative challenge… the word mood comes from the old English root word for MIND, or Fierce courage… perhaps when we get in a mood it is to remind us to have fierce courage. Mood… mind… I see this one as realizing that everything comes from within. Our mood is set by our mind……
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Illustration
A recent creative challenge word for my students was Illustration. After looking into the root of the word, I was fascinated that it comes from the world for illumination! Spiritual or intellectual enlightenment. As I thought more about the context of this word and its meaning, which is … a picture illustrating a book, newspaper,…
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Sacred Retreat
Retreat: from Latin retrahere ‘pull back’, to withdraw to a quiet, or secluded place. Withdrawing from the world around us, into a sacred space.
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Creativity is Spirituality
Spirituality is an ongoing journey of learning from the inside out. Where as creativity is the ability to take that learning and apply it to our reality.
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Earth Meditation
The earth is the Goddess, in all her feminine and receptive energy. Her direction is North. The Pentacle and a bowl of salt are her tools. Her colors are green, yellow, brown, black, and her season: is Winter. The Zodiac Signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn are earth signs. Earth energy is grounding, bringing us back to…
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Water Meditation
Water is life. It flows… freely or with structure. It rushes loudly or trickles softly. Filling the world with its music. Carrying away all of our thoughts and cares. Water cleanses. Reminding us that nothing stays the same. Its constant rush is grounding There’s security in the rush of the water.
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Water Drumming
Drumming with the water helps release things we are having a hard time letting go. Grounding us in the present moment.
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Diving Deep – Into the Unknown
Let go of the fear, and head into the unknown. Remember to have compassion for and be gentle with yourself. The one thing that matters in the end, is simply being your own best friend. You are doing amazing things in this new world. Thank you for sharing what you know, and who you are,…
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