fall season links:
intro
calendar
circle members
opening
creative inventory
workshop
revisiting exercise
reflective conversation
closing season
To see printable pdf of the seasons guide go here.
opening: mission statement silent time word: now intro sentence: falls past were… stepping stones/synchronicities: share creative journeys and guiding influences business notes: Who will present for revisiting exercise? jewel box: creativity inventory — creative cycles stepping stones for next meeting: closing: brief silent time The creative inventory meeting is a time for digging deep and finding answers that will help us understand our creative development through a selection of questions and topics related to the theme of the season. The circle selects questions and then engages in discussions from the list. This season's creative inventory explores the interlacing connection between the four seasons of nature and a woman's creative cycle. Use the discovery questions below to help you explore and reflect and then use them for your discussion. Think of the four seasons as metaphors for the transitional periods of your life, then discuss your seasonal transitions. For example fall could be a metaphor for adolescence or a time in your life when you focused on a fresh beginning. Discuss the words "budding, blooming, retreating, dormant" as cyclic phases to the creative cycle. How do we, as a culture, deny ourselves time to retreat and rejuvenate? Spring, summer , fall, winter. What is your seasons to blossom? Observe the ebb and flow of your creative energy during the phases of your menstrual cycle and/or the moon. Did your mother or a female mentor share her recognition of a feminine force in nature? How would you describe it? What elements of the feminine creative cycle would you like to see passed down to future generations? How have the hormonal changes within your body been connected to your creative expression? List your creative inventory questions here: |
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