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Personal Sacred Spaces
March 23, 2007 |
[-photo essay-]
compiled and written by Nancy S.M. Waldman
Creativity and Spirituality
are intertwined
© 2005 - 2007 Christine Fogg, Christine Fogg’s photos and art
Find the perfect space and make a place to keep both alive and well
© 2005 - 2007 Linea Lanoie, Linea’s flickr site
Establishing a personal sacred space in or outside our homes can benefit our creativity.
© 2005 - 2007 Yamanaka Tamaki, Tamaki’s outdoor studio flickr set
Our spirits must work in harmony with our minds and bodies in order to create.
© 2005 - 2007 Brenna Zedan, Brenna’s flickr site - Brenna’s art site
By intentionally setting aside a place to focus our spiritual selves, we make this goal of inner harmony visible.
© 2005 - 2007 Chan Lai Kuen Chan Lai Kuen’s photos
It’s a daily reminder telling us to pay attention to that part of ourselves.
© 2005 - 2007 Mary Hockenbery (reddirtrose) - reddirtrose’s saints and angels collection on flickr
Since your personal sacred space will speak to the most unique and private part of you, its content, size, position, visual impact - everything about it - should come out of who you are.
© 2005 - 2007 Daina Dajevskis Daina’s photos
The PCQ has gathered some wonderful examples to get you started.
© 2005 - 2007 sylvia…sometimes sylvia…sometimes’ photos
Don’t be put off by the term “sacred.” It’s not necessarily about being religious.
© 2005 - 2007 nancy sm waldman nuanc’s photos
Use what you love, what inspires you, what makes you passionate, serene, invigorated - whatever you need in order to experience your best self.
© 2005 - 2007 Billie Mercer Billie’s photos - Billie’s blog
It’s about making visible a part of yourself.
© 2005 - 2007 Brenna Zedan Brenna’s flickr photos - Brenna’s site
It doesn’t require a lot of space. If you have no other place for it, an intentionally designed bulletin board can do the trick.
© 2005 - 2007 rakka - all rights reserved; rakka’s photos - rakka’s blog
Use your sacred space to:
Make you joyful
© 2005 - 2007 Christine Fogg, Christine’s art and photos
Make you peaceful
© 2005 - 2007 Mary Hockenbery (reddirtrose) more of reddirtrose’s work
Make you laugh
© 2005 - 2007 photograph: Larry Miller; art: Flo Farhrenheit, see more
More Sacred Spaces
© 2005 - 2007 Suze Corte suze’s flickr site
© 2005 - 2007 Daina Dajevskis Daina’s photos
© 2005 - 2007 Billie Mercer Billie’s photos - Billie’s blog
© 2005 - 2007 Mary Hockenbery (reddirtrose) - reddirtrose’s saints and angels collection on flickr
Bill Rogers Bill’s flickr site - Bill’s blog
© 2005 - 2007 Billie Mercer Billie’s photos - Billie’s blog
© 2005 - 2007 Mary Hockenbery (reddirtrose) - reddirtrose’s saints and angels collection on flickr
© 2005 - 2007 photograph: Larry Miller; art: Flo Farhrenheit, see more
Most of these wonderful images were found at flickr.com
Do yourself a favour: view a slideshow of all the photographs in the Altars Big and Small pool. It’s beautiful, heartwarming, funny, surprising and definitely inspiring! Thanks to all who contributed to this photo essay.
All images published by the permission of the artist; please click their links for more
Originally published in the July 2005 issue of The Practically Creative Quarterly; theme: space and spaces
also posted in: Photography , Self-evolution , Art , Creative Cross-pollination , Photo essays , Creative un-Blockers , Inspiration , Perception , Creations , Practice & Practices , C-mindfulness , The Original PCQ, 05-06 , Process
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