In this fun and
supportive women's circle you will create a doll that houses the spirit
of your deep transformation. Women are using the ancient tools of
creativity to rediscover the fun of handcraft, building community,
reclaiming soul loss, and birthing a surer sense of self and inner
direction.
Dolls hearken
back to our ancient tribal roots and have been found in every
indigenous culture. As mothers we made dolls for our children,
for friends, for health, long-life, as talismans of power, and
as medicine for the soul. Clarrisa Pinkola Estes in her book,
"Women Who Run With The Wolves," talks of the
cultural and personal importance of dolls through the ages, as
well as her deep understanding of them;
For centuries
humans have felt that dolls emanate both a holiness and a mana--an
awesome and compelling prescience which acts upon persons, changing
them spiritually. Dolls are believed to be infused with life by
their makers. They are used as makers of authority and talismans
to remind one of oneีs own power.
The doll is
the symbolic homunculi, little life. It is the symbol of what
lies buried in humans that is numinous. It is a small and glowing
facsimile of the original Self. Superficially, it is just a doll.
But inversely, there is a little piece of soul that carries all
the knowledge of the larger soul-Self. In the doll is the voice,
in diminutive, of old La Que Sabe, the One Who Knows.
The doll is
related to the symbols of leprechauns, elf, pixie, fairy, and
dwarf. In fairy tales these represent a deep throb of wisdom within
the culture of the psyche. They are those creatures which go on
with the canny and interior work, who are tireless. They work
even when we sleep, most especially when we sleep, even when we
are not fully conscious of what we are enacting. (pgs. 88-89)
Now is the time
for the Feminine Principle to blossom, and successful rebirth of
the Divine Feminine depends on every woman's ability to begin the
process of emergence--emergence into a recognition of spiritual
gifts, creative power, passion, and life purpose.As women emerge,
so too, the divine feminine emerges. It is through our Women's Artistic,
Crafts and Spiritual Heritage that we can develop a personal and
direct connection with the Divine Feminine within.
This class is
designed for beginning and advanced artists. Most students do not
start class with sculpting ability. They may even doubt their "artistic"
talents...but the doll spirit calls them. And before they know it,
they are sculpting, painting, sewing, wigging and creating in all
manner of new and delightful ways.
When you are done
with the program you not only go home with your personal totem spirit
doll, but you go home richer for the artistic skills, dream work,
and the encouragement of your creative community circle of women.
Class starts in
Summer 2003. 12 weeks Cost: $375 register. If you would like to
join the Art Spirt Doll Circle please send an email to: enrolldolls@krisetnawest.com
*Fee does not include doll supplies
