Creative Spiritual Direction
available for
personal individual companioning
- face to face, phone or zoom -
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Invitation to join our group
2 hours Ignatian Creativity with Lynne
at JISA Faber Centre of Ignatian Spirituality
111 Sir Samuel Drive, Bardon Qld 4064
10am - 12pm AEST 1st Saturday of each month
starts again February 2022
Cost: $25
Bookings- contact Lynne: lynne.head.weir2@gmail.com
Spirituality & Creative Arts - Zoom
Journey towards more spiritual dimensions together
This is a mini series of 3 retreats using items from nature in imaginative and symbolic ways. Third and fourth dimensional experiences will be invited as we work with collages, in clay and sand or soil.
How are you invited to be, this day?
7 pm (AEDT) 17 February 2022
With Kathy Cave
When we explore art in nature, we may notice patterns, spirals or fibonacci sequences. What might these stir in us? How do these beautiful, intricate, unusual features connect with us? Can they invite us into a different way of being? For this retreat, please bring a few natural objects (eg leaves, flowers, seeds, stones). In our time together, we will create a collage from these, allowing new dimensions of how we can be, to emerge.
How Are You Being Molded?
7 pm (AEDT) 17 March 2022
With Lynne Head-Weir
This session invites a tactile three-dimensional experience of molding clay with the intention of discovering more about who you are being, in your own individual way. Also, inviting you to be open to the spirit’s activity in the creative process, deepening your relationship with God in the fourth dimension of existence.
How would the Spirit have you play with sand??
7 pm (AEST) 21 April 2022
With Lynne Head-Weir
This session invites you to experiment with sand or soil in a third and fourth dimensional prayerful creative process. Imaginatively and symbolically, we each in our own way unearth, bury, build, play and exploring past and present experiences together. In preparation, a guideline will be provided beforehand to help think about and create your own simple and easy sand-tray for the retreat.
Bookings essential. Contact: info@jisa.org.au or 1300392636
www.jisa.org.au
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SPONTANEOUS HEALING DRAWING
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Contemplative Arts is an invitation into celebrating and recognising God’s love and joy in creative prayerful experiences. An invitation to Opening up to intuitive resources, personal journeys, dreams and purposes
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Creativity Finding God in all thing, creating is one sacred gift in my life. Creativity fits easily into the First Principle and Foundation of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. Contemplative arts is life giving for my soul and for others’ souls.
Discernment Creativity and prayer are dear playmates. As I open myself up to the gospel, I see through Jesus’ eyes. Contemplating on Jesus’ life helps me contemplate on my own life. As I draw or paint or write, I grow in awareness of what is drawing me away from or towards God. Contemplative arts is a form of Ignatian prayer with discerning when the spirits are true or false through meditation and imaginative contemplation.
Reflection My creative gifts impels me to reflect on all prayer experiences from different perspectives. We notice what we are experiencing [physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually]. Where is the truth, the true spirit? Questions are stimulated. Mysteries revealed. Contemplative arts is congruent with Ignatian principle of reviewing daily experiences of God in our lives.
Creative process When creating artwork, I participate in a transforming universal venture. When I draw spontaneously, I draw from a wiser place. My shapes, colours and lines are interpreted into new awareness and learnings. The invisible becomes visible.
Contemplative arts is an inspiring way to join in
action throughout the world for God’s purpose.
Detachment While drawing, I trust in the creative process and not being concerned about or controlling the end product. The outcome naturally unfolds, as I trust in the Holy Spirit at work. With spiritual freedom,
I patiently let go and let God create though me, for his design and grace to be developed. Contemplative arts allows detachment from personal expectations and outcomes, surrendering to Gods graces.
Inclusive for everyone Immersed in the creative process, I attempt to be true to who God has created me to be. The creation of my artwork is between God and I and I am not comparing myself with others. It’s not about being right or wrong even though my inner critic attempts to make detrimental judgements to the contrary. Contemplative arts provides a time and space for us all to express ourselves creatively without judgement.
Creative and spiritual freedom All types of creative expression can be used including music, drama, movement, poetry, storytelling, writing as well all visual arts using sand, clay, paint, drawing, etc.. There is no pressure to have any artistic ability or to follow any techniques, rules or conformity.
spiritual freedom opens us up to experience God’s love and graces more deeply.
My hope is to encourage you to create a resourceful contemplative arts practice in your everyday lives through creativity & spirituality.
- Be aware of the presence of the divine creative power, who brought healing into the world, through the birth of the Christ child.
- Start drawing [With spontaneously process drawing, there is no judgement about what it looks like, only the meaning it reveals. There is no right or wrong way. Freely choose colours, make lines and shapes - play and have intuitive fun. Enjoy.]
- What is drawing you away from God’s love of Him, others and self?
- See an image of a personal symptom, physical or emotional appear.
- If many images surface choose one. Look at all the details and make it as vivid as possible.
- What challenge does this speak to in your life right now?
- Draw another spiritual powerful image to appear that heals or resolves the problem .
- How do the two images connect?
- Create the healing spiritual image to be stronger than the problem.
- How can the problem be transformed into a healing image?
- What does this say about your life right now?
- Notice how it is revealed in your body
- Notice where God has been, giving you the power to heal through creating something new from a challenging situation.
- Write and record
- Share your experience with others
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Contemplative Arts is an invitation into celebrating and recognising God’s love and joy in creative prayerful experiences. An invitation to Opening up to intuitive resources, personal journeys, dreams and purposes
________________________________________________________________________
Creativity Finding God in all thing, creating is one sacred gift in my life. Creativity fits easily into the First Principle and Foundation of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. Contemplative arts is life giving for my soul and for others’ souls.
Discernment Creativity and prayer are dear playmates. As I open myself up to the gospel, I see through Jesus’ eyes. Contemplating on Jesus’ life helps me contemplate on my own life. As I draw or paint or write, I grow in awareness of what is drawing me away from or towards God. Contemplative arts is a form of Ignatian prayer with discerning when the spirits are true or false through meditation and imaginative contemplation.
Reflection My creative gifts impels me to reflect on all prayer experiences from different perspectives. We notice what we are experiencing [physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually]. Where is the truth, the true spirit? Questions are stimulated. Mysteries revealed. Contemplative arts is congruent with Ignatian principle of reviewing daily experiences of God in our lives.
Creative process When creating artwork, I participate in a transforming universal venture. When I draw spontaneously, I draw from a wiser place. My shapes, colours and lines are interpreted into new awareness and learnings. The invisible becomes visible.
Contemplative arts is an inspiring way to join in
action throughout the world for God’s purpose.
Detachment While drawing, I trust in the creative process and not being concerned about or controlling the end product. The outcome naturally unfolds, as I trust in the Holy Spirit at work. With spiritual freedom,
I patiently let go and let God create though me, for his design and grace to be developed. Contemplative arts allows detachment from personal expectations and outcomes, surrendering to Gods graces.
Inclusive for everyone Immersed in the creative process, I attempt to be true to who God has created me to be. The creation of my artwork is between God and I and I am not comparing myself with others. It’s not about being right or wrong even though my inner critic attempts to make detrimental judgements to the contrary. Contemplative arts provides a time and space for us all to express ourselves creatively without judgement.
Creative and spiritual freedom All types of creative expression can be used including music, drama, movement, poetry, storytelling, writing as well all visual arts using sand, clay, paint, drawing, etc.. There is no pressure to have any artistic ability or to follow any techniques, rules or conformity.
spiritual freedom opens us up to experience God’s love and graces more deeply.
My hope is to encourage you to create a resourceful contemplative arts practice in your everyday lives through creativity & spirituality.