Art as spiritual practice group, facilitated by Margaret Lindsey:

the idea for this group has grown out of a series of conversations in other groups that Margaret facilitates, and is sourced in a seminar she developed and taught in JFKU’s Arts & Consciousness program. The details are in development now, and Art As A Spiritual practice in this form will evolve—we will set it in motion, nourish ourselves within in, and see how it wants to develop. A group of 11 of us met on zoom recently to share ideas about art & spiritual practice, and dream up what an ongoing group might look like.

here my notes from the meeting, and Here’s what we know so far:

our plan is to meet monthly on zoom for 2.5 hours, on zoom and perhaps create some other events that will be in person as the year progresses. Margaret Lindsey will facilitate, and participate. Group Members may also contribute content/experiences, as well as share resources.

ten monthly sessions time/date: first mondays (usually) of each month, beginning Feb. 12, 10am-12:30pm PT (remaining dates; mondays, 10am-12:30pm PT, 3/4, 4/ 8, 5/6. 6/3, 7/1, 8/5. 9/9. 10/7. 11/4)

These are Our intentions for on-going Art as Spiritual Practice group:

• to share in a safe and sacred space with kindred creatives.

• to inspire each other, nourish ourselves, and co-create

• to shepherd each other’s unique creative spiritual practices

• to meditate and make art together

• to support each other in their own unique creative spiritual practice, whatever that looks like

• to evolve ourselves and our creative spiritual practices

At a recent meeting of creators interested in art as a spiritual practice, We imagined a plan for how the monthly meet-ups might go:

• One theme or main idea each month

• Margaret leads a Guided meditation connected to theme, followed by Soul-crafting/artmaking together (in our own spaces) with a prompt after meditation.

• Additional activities: a guest or a member offers an experience/practice/ concept for the group to do together, sharing what they know best, or we may focus on one single prompt/activity for the whole session.

• Posse time: the idea here is that we need some time for Solo sharing about our individual practices, that others can mirror, support, and give input to. As time would be an issue, perhaps just one sharer per meet-up.

• Conversation time discussing ideas and issues of creativity and spirit. This we need, no matter what!

• And each meeting includes time to share resources: book titles, creative practices by others of interest to the group

• ML may give the group a prompt to apply at home or do in preparation (not homework) to be utilized/applied to one’s current creative practice

Please contact Margaret at m.lindsey.art@gmail.com if you are interested in joining the group.

Offerings for Margaret as facilitator are by donation-- suggested sliding scale $300-500 or whatever works for each person.

QUESTIONS:

we are currently in progress defining the days/dates for these 10 sessions…

Do you have a suggestion for a theme for one of the sessions? i.e. “LOVE & NOURISHMENT: giving and receiving”. some other theme ideas include: “sound/movement/music”, “despair/grief”, “honoring the divine feminine”, “connecting to all beings”…

Do you have an experiential offering you’d like to offer the group (possibly integral to a particular theme)?