~ Philip Simmons, Learning to Fall

SoulCollage® takes me into mysteries of life, into the in-between and beyond, into the spiritual realm, and, as I have discovered, into past lives. This story is about that, although I have learned that some stories take a long time to reveal themselves. In the late 1980s, I began using a creative and soulful form of collage in my personal healing journey. In 1990 I brought it to groups I was facilitating for survivors of childhood abuse. This was around the time Seena was developing the SoulCollage® process. The intention of my expressive, creative, intuitive collage work was to help women gain deeper awareness in their process of healing, while connecting to parts of self and spirit. My collages of various shapes and sizes utilized both images and words.

In 2010 at an International Women’s Writing Guild conference, I was introduced to SoulCollage®. I was immediately drawn to the simplicity and complexity that one small card could hold. And without words! After having collaged for years, this guided practice introduced another way of being, another way of deeper self-exploration and expression.

Within several months, I became a Facilitator, and SoulCollage® became an integral part of my life. It strengthened and enhanced my connection with Self, with Spirit, and the Universe. In the same way that I date journal entries, I instinctively dated and numbered my cards. Knowing when each card was birthed (and in what order) can bring greater awareness about one’s passage through life and experiences lived.

I love revisiting my cards and discovering further meanings, I love recognizing “sister” cards and recurrent themes. At sixty-nine years old, as a creative woman, a retired nurse, an intuitive, a healer, a poet, writer, author of HATTIE an award-winning novel, a wife of forty-seven years, mom, and grandmother, I continue to learn through my writing, through SoulCollage®, and other creative endeavors.

This particular journey, in which SoulCollage® would play a future significant role, began with two poems I wrote in 1986 (clicking on this image will make it easier for you to read the poems). The words flowed unexpectedly yet easily, delivering unfamiliar content. “Tomahawk” and “The Wife of Tomahawk” were about an Indian brave, his death, and his wife. I did not know where the deeply moving words came from or why, but I trusted the process.

Months after writing these poems, while stopped at an intersection on my drive home, I became acutely aware of a presence in the car. Though not my first encounter with spirit, this was different. I sensed a very large Native American sitting in the front seat next to me. As amazed as I was, intuitively I knew he was my Spirit Guide. My protector. His name was Tomahawk. This encounter was especially timely as I had recently begun my healing journey from childhood sexual abuse. I didn’t know then how much I would need Tomahawk’s protective and grounding presence.

During my SoulCollage® Facilitator Training, one intention for card making was to honor Tomahawk. The result was a commanding card to which I felt an intense emotional attachment. When sharing it with my husband Doug he remarked, “He does not look like a spirit guide.” I didn’t want to admit it, but Doug was right. The card energy was that of a handsome, strong, Indian brave. A provider. A hunter. A lover. Not a spirit guide. A month later, I again focused on making a card for Tomahawk. This time the process revealed the wise protective energy of my guide.

One afternoon a few years ago, while going through my SoulCollage deck®, I found myself focused on these two cards. Holding one in each hand, I gazed at the Indian brave and at the Spirit Guide. Unexpectedly, emotion surged through my being. Chills danced up my spine. My eyes filled with tears. And my heart swelled with a love brought to my consciousness. In one moment of forever, the pieces of this life and another life came together. The poems I wrote, Tomahawk who has been with me for decades, these two cards I created years ago, and a recently found piece of Native American needlepoint that I made in my twenties . . . all revealed my soul’s journey. I had been Tomahawk’s wife. The handsome brave card represented Tomahawk, my past life husband. As the poems expressed, we had shared a meaningful life together. After his death, in spirit he became Tomahawk my guide and protector.

In writing this article and again going through my deck, I discovered more cards with connections to this unique journey. That’s the richness in our SoulCollage® practice. There is always more for us to comprehend. There is always more to our stories. Our lives are always unfolding.

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