by Joan Forest Mage Note: This essay was published as a chapter in the edited book Healing With Art and Soul: Engaging Ones Self Through Art Modalities Introduction Expressive Arts Therapists are led to several questions regarding the relation of aesthetics to our...
by Matthew Ellenwood The theatrical arts have their origins in humanity’s urge to communicate myth, ritual, and song through the medium of storytelling. All ancient cultures gave praise to their spirits and gods, and celebrated the “sacred times” with stories and...
by Lori Daniel Falk Have you ever had one of those nagging problems that seemed to drag on and on? You know, the kind of problem that, try as you may, you couldn't quite get to go away. The kind that had your blood pressure rising, your stress levels soaring, and the...
by Shantal As a dancer, music has always played a prevalent role in my life. Music and dance are almost symbiotic in nature: sound inspiring movement and movement creating the very rhythms and beats to which I dance. Music communicates directly to my Soul, weaving...
by Sharka Glet, M.D Sacred Science originated in Egypt. Its goal is to enable the mind to become a channel through which the physical energies can connect with the energies of the Divine. In order to achieve this goal, Sacred Science seeks to understand the...
by Lon Milo DuQuette (A pre-performance address at the opening night of the Los Angeles Opera's presentation of Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte" at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles Music Center, March 24, 2002.) In a world…where your mother is a homicidal Moon...
by Shantal The drive to create can be described as an almost primal need within the individual who seeks to connect with a greater power outside one's Self. Spiritual art takes on many forms of creative expression – through word, dance, music, and painting, to name a...
by Jeri Love Words, pictures, and symbols connect us. We share this connection through story and art – as the teller, observer, and listener. When we’re able to consciously engage in the creative process in a safe and confidential environment that is free of...
by Shantal There on the walls and the tables below lay some pieces of wood with stories waiting to unfold. Creative destruction - a metaphor for life - out from Mother Nature's bounty Spirit's wisdom springs to life. Etching and sketching with a wood-burning pen or...
by Ruby Sara April is National Poetry Month. It is therefore a delightfully auspicious time for the release of Datura: An Anthology of Esoteric Poesis, published by Scarlet Imprint! As we celebrate poetry in all its forms throughout the month of April, so too can we...
