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Creative Course Program

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Creative Course

The Practical Aspect: I will provide simple guidance. We start by setting up a safe containing space, inviting the inner energy to want to come. Drawing upon your current emotional state of mind, commencing with what comes to you, it is allowed to unfold. It is really important that you should be working in a medium which you enjoy. It does not matter if you are not familiar with the medium. In preparation to our work, a regular, everyday environment must be prepared to become a liminal space. By arranging the workspace the night before, we signal to our inner selves that an event of some kind is forthcoming. With this objective in mind, participants will receive recommendations on how to prepare. The advantages of working online is that one can use one’s creative material of choice and mess as much as you like, yet still be supported and guided by another, and sharing the experience.

The Theoretical Aspect: revolves around the fundamental principle of the creative space, which encompasses both physical and psychological aspects. It delves into the exploration of the psychological creative space as a containing space as well as the process and significance of its unfolding content. In our discussion we explore the unconscious mind’s innate inclination to restore equilibrium within creative work, and its symbolic function. Objective observation and the building of relationships with our work aid us in integrating the content of our creative work into our everyday lives. Utilizing old stories or fairytales from various cultures can illustrate these key characteristics of the creative process and its unfolding content. Prior reading is essential to prepare for our theoretical work, and all relevant discussion material will be made available.

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The zebrafish

In this image, the foreground frames the background vision. The two fantastic animals represent the process of integration of the opposites; it represents wholeness. The man and the animal at right are gazing at each other with wonder. The man has the marks of the fish on his face. It is the task of the man to reflect upon this mystery and to learn to relate to it consciously.

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Psyche and Art

Wilna’s inner journey brought a discovery of the reality of Psyche through the expression of art. She views the creative space as the sacred space between above and below. In this approach the canvas became a living mirror reflecting meaningful inner truth.

“In Wilna van der Walt’s work she gives expression to the inner consciousness of healing powers that find expression in the creative fervency. Here it has to do with the activation of the practice of art to stimulate the subconscious to find expression in an image and a striving for purification. She opens herself to tell her story on canvas within the rich chaos of inner perceptions. Her palette becomes the medium and her canvas the reportage of her psychic journey, and the answer to her continuous inner dialogue. Each of these paintings has its own life – a part of the greater puzzle of truths that form part of a wider cosmic understanding.”

Amanda Botha