SoulCollage® Community Update
February 2016
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Seena Frost 
May Her Wisdom Endure Within You
by Audrey Chowdhury
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A wise person, a teacher, a mentor, an inspiration: these are all words that have been used to describe Seena Frost in the many Facebook posts that have been written since news of her passing came on January 14, 2016. Many people have written that they wish they had known her in person. I would like to say to those of you who have read her book, created SoulCollage® cards, taken a workshop, shared SoulCollage® with others, or made the commitment to take the Facilitator Training, that you do know Seena very well.
Seena described herself as "the birth mother of SoulCollage®. She felt that this process was one of her children, and that she wanted to share this child with the whole world. She knew that the power of intuition and imagination could offer solutions to so many of our problems as humans, and yet most of us struggle with ways to tap into the great resources that dwell within us. With SoulCollage®, Seena gave us a simple, direct, and creative method for exploring our deepest Selves.
I believe that when we label someone as wise or a leader, we recognize something in that person's words or actions that resonates with some part of us in a very profound way. Very often, we don't even know why we are so drawn to the message that a wise teacher is sharing, but we believe it is true because we feel this truth and wisdom in our bones. Seena's process helps us to find, to express, and to learn from the parts of our Selves that carry the knowledge that we are seeking from others. That is the genius of SoulCollage®.
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We may feel that we need someone else to help us with our problems, but rarely do we really want advice. True wisdom comes from the place within that remembers the truth of who we are and why we have come to Earth. Seena has given us a way to explore and to find this place inside where guidance and truth live. When the answers to our deepest questions come from aspects of our own being, then the chances that we will have the drive and the courage to act upon them are great.
In SoulCollage®, those who want to share the process with others are not trained to become "teachers," but rather to become "facilitators." What is the difference? Teachers are considered carriers of the knowledge that we need to know, but facilitators set the stage, give us a process, and enable us to find the answers for ourselves. This is what Seena Frost has done for us by giving us SoulCollage®. She has created a road map for Self-exploration and discovery that people can follow, if they are willing to face their many facets, and most importantly willing to own the vast stores of wisdom carried within.
Yes, Seena was a muse, a clown, a poet, an inspiration, a wise person, and a writer -- someone to emulate and learn from. But I believe that her greatest wish was for each of us to believe in our own ability to creatively and imaginatively explore the amazing world within the Self, and to share what we find with kindred spirits, and ultimately with the world.
If you have a card for Seena Frost in your SoulCollage® deck, talk to her, get to know her, and you will discover the strengths of Seena within your amazing Self.
 Audrey Chowdhury, MS, ATR-BC, is an art therapist from Madison, WI. She is a SoulCollage(R) Facilitator/Trainer. She is the author of three CD's: "SoulCollage® in Spiritual Settings". "Discovering the Suits in Your SoulCollage® Deck" , and "Giving Voice to Your SoulCollage® Cards", published by Hanford Mead. Audrey was honored to assist Seena Frost during her later years. Click here for Audrey's website.
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From the SoulCollage® Blog
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Seena Frost, founder of SoulCollage®, wrote this poetry about spirituality and aging when she was 77 years old. Every morning, for almost 20 years, Seena took her walk along a span of century-old redwood fence near her home. She began to feel a relationship with different parts of the fence and started naming them and "talking" with them and then journaling about her conversations. The poetry speaks in turn with the different voices of this fence about the experience of aging. Each poem is illustrated with Seena's own photo of that part of the fence which is speaking.
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Seena B. Frost's book ignited a worldwide interest in SoulCollage®, which invites anyone to be creative and undertake an adventure of self-discovery. All you need is a good pair of scissors, pre-cut mat board cards, images you can find anywhere and glue! After you have made some cards, you can consult them, ask important life questions and let your cards speak your own intuitive wisdom back to you. SoulCollage® Evolving won two book awards, including one from the Nautilus Book Awards for titles that contribute significantly to conscious living and positive social change.
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 Keep your SoulCollage® cards with you, make notes about any card, share your cards, and do readings on the go. "At first I couldn't imagine using this app, when I have my deck close at hand. This morning I did an actual 4-card reading. Oh my, I loved it! It was as powerful as any of the readings I have done with my actual deck." ~Ginette D'Silva, Edmonton, Canada
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Seena Frost gives a basic introduction to the SoulCollage® process and leads a guided meditation to help people identify allies for their Companion Suit. Listening to Seena you will easily understand the basics of this satisfying and inspiring art process and be ready to get started.
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 From the SCU Archives
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Photo by Diane Karen Born
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*No degrees or certificates are required to attend the SoulCollage® Training. The purpose of the Training is to prepare people to share SoulCollage® with others. The pre-requisites for the SoulCollage® Facilitator Training are your own active practice of SoulCollage® and your enthusiasm for sharing it with others, as well as reading SoulCollage® Evolving by Seena B. Frost and listening to her CDs: Introduction to SoulCollage® and Facilitating SoulCollage® in Groups.
Before attending a Training, we want you also to have a SoulCollage® workshop experience with a trained SoulCollage® Facilitator or listen to a recorded class Fundamentals of SoulCollage®, make some cards, do the exercise, "I Am One Who...", with your cards and do some SoulCollage® Readings, letting your cards answer at least one of your questions. |
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