A few days
ago I was reading Prince Lenormand’s blog where he was telling us about Soulcollage. I’ve heard about this before but you know what mostly happens: It was
buried beneath a lot of other “great
Idea’s for future times”. I am familiar with collage since I like to do art
journaling, which for me is a combination between collage and painting. But
Soulcollage is just you , some magazines scissors and glue.
You flip
through the magazines, cut out everything that’s appealing to you and past it
on a piece of cardboard. When you have several those, you’re starting to form
your own deck which is a reflection of your soul and you're needs, wishes and desires. The real Soulcollage is also
dividing the cards into suits and has more specific ways of making them and working
with them, but I would rather just see my cards as my own oracle.
While
flipping through my magazines I discovered that some pictures just work for me
without adding anything else: what more can you add to a bear in the woods, or
a hand with a tiny mindfulness cymbal. Sometimes I add a different background
to a person or for instance some
butterflies to a pondering woman representing clear thoughts.
The fun
thing about collage is, you can always add more elements to a card. And for me it is very easy to start working on a card because if you don’t like it
you can start over. Even when you are growing to dislike a certain card you can
always put it aside for a while. It is also a learning point not to
obsess about bulges, bobbles and glue stains, just to let go of my perfectionism.
It’s not necessary
to add names and descriptions to the cards because the moment you start making them
you know what they mean and why you’re making them. And without keywords the meaning
can more flexible. I've made about
eleven cards now and it is so good to just look at them and feel who I am. In time this will become a very personal customized oracle deck just myself. J
