SoulCollage® Bibliography and Resources

This bibliography and resource list was provided by Seena B. Frost author of "SoulCollage® An Intuitive Collage Process for Individuals and Groups."

On transpersonal and archetypal psychology…

Bolen, J.S. (1985.) Goddesses in Every Woman. Gods in Every Man. New York, Harper and Row. Describes the god and goddess archetypes from the Greek tradition.

Campbell, J. (1970.) The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Cleveland: World Publishing. Joseph Campbell spent years studying mythology and wrote this book about the cross-cultural monomyth of the Hero's descent and return. The themes he writes about often emerge in non-ordinary states.

Downing, C. (1981.) The Goddess: Mythological Images of the Feminine. Crossroad/Herder & Herder. An in-depth portrayal of the goddesses and their psychological meanings.

Ford, D. (1999.) The Dark Side of the Light Chasers. Riverhead Books. This has exercises and visualizations in it to help people identify some of their light and shadow parts, which makes it a resource for the Committee suit.

Grof, S. (1985.) Beyond the Brain. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. A book expanding the traditional psychological paradigm to include perinatal and transpersonal theory and phenomena.

Grof, S. (1998.) The Transpersonal Vision: The Healing Potential of Non-Ordinary States. Sounds True: 1-800-333-9185. Nine-hour AUDIOTAPE An audio-learning course that covers all of Stan Grof's principle lecture material. Comes with a 48 page booklet.

Hillman, James. (2000.) The Force of Character and the Lasting Life. Ballantine Books.

Hillman, James [Ed.] (1980.) Facing the Gods. Spring Publications.

Hillman, James. (1991.) Blue Fire. Perennial.

Hillman, James. (1997.) Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling. Warner Books.

Houston, J. (1992.) The Hero and the Goddess. New York: Ballentine Books.

Houston, J. (2000.) Jump Time. Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher

Metzner, R. (1998.) The Unfolding Self: Varieties of Transformative Experience. Origin Press.

Murdock, M. (1990.) The Heroine's Journey. Shambhala.

Pinkola-Estes, C. (1992.) Women Who Run with the Wolves. New York: Ballantine.

Shlain, L. (1998.) The Alphabet Versus the Goddess. Viking. The book's intriguing thesis is that literacy changed the way people perceived the world, shifting the balance of power between men and women, Masculine and Feminine.

On the chakras …

Judith, A. and Vega, S. (1993.) The Sevenfold Journey: Reclaiming Mind, Body & Spirit Through the Chakras. Crossing Press. A useful, practical guide (with exercises) for those interested in its combination of modern psychotherapy, physical culture, and the ancient yogic perspective of the charkas. Judith, A. Wheels of Life. Llewellyn Publications A basic guide to the charkas including each chakra's meaning, location, element, function, inner state, outer state, relation to body parts, color, mantra sound, Hindu Deity, as well as other deities from other pantheons. Pike, K. ( 2003.) Pathways to a Radiant Self. PTR Publishing. A workbook that takes you through each chakra and a resource for people working with the Companion suit. It is full of exercises and activities suitable for workshops.

On shamanism and animal allies…

De Lubicz, R.A. Schwaller. (1982.) Nature Word. West Stockbridge, MA: The Lindisfarne Press.

Gallegos, E. S. (1990.) The Personal Totem Pole. Moon Bear.

Harner, M. (1980, 1990.) The Way of the Shaman. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco. A book about traditional shamanic medicine and symbolism.

Sams, J. ( 1999.) Medicine Cards: The Discovery of Power Through the Ways of Animals St. Martin's Press. A card deck of animal allies and an interpretative book of traditional meanings of numinous animals.

On other symbols and their meanings…

Cirlot, J.E. (1971, 1991.) A Dictionary of Symbols. New York: Dorset Press. A comprehensive symbolism dictionary.

Cooper, J.C. (1978.) An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols. Thames and Hudson. A comprehensive symbolism dictionary.

The Herder Symbol Dictionary: Symbols from Art, Archaeology, Mythology, Literature, and Religion. (1986.) Translated by Boris Matthews. Chiron Publications. A comprehensive symbolism dictionary.

Olderr, S. (1986.) Symbolism: A comprehensive Dictionary. Olderr, S. Reverse Symbolism Dictionary: Symbols Listed by Subject. McFarland. A comprehensive symbolism dictionary. Olderr, S. (1986.) Reverse Symbolism Dictionary: Symbols Listed by Subject. McFarland. A unique comprehensive dictionary referring the reader from meanings to the symbols that imply such meaning.

On healing trauma…

Bass, E. & Davis, L. (1988.) The Courage to Heal. New York: Harper & Row, Publishers. Basic text and consciousness-raising about childhood sexual abuse trauma and ways to work with healing those wounds. McLaren, K. (1997.) Rebuilding the Garden: Healing the Spiritual Wounds of Childhood Sexual Assault. Columbia, CA: Laughing Tree Press In the cadre of childhood sexual assault books, this one is uniquely sensitive to the spiritual issues involved with this type of trauma. Conterio, K. and Lader, W. (1998.) Bodily Harm: The Breakthrough Healing Program for Self-Injurers. Hyperion. Contains a program for healing the compulsion to self-injure and includes a lot of help in understanding the traumatic causes of the compulsion.

On facilitating SoulCollage…

Frost, S. B. (2002.) Introduction to SoulCollage. [Audiotape.] Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. An audiotape introduction to SoulCollage which includes a 20 minute guided meditation on finding an animal ally in the charkas.

Frost, S. B. (2002.) Facilitating SoulCollage in Groups. [Audiotape.] Hanford Mead Publishers, Inc. An audiotape with Seena Frost's years of experience, wisdom, and suggestions about facilitating a group which uses SoulCollage as a technique of artistic expression.

Progoff, I. (1992.) At a Journal Workshop. Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher. A book about writing from a meditative state about intuition, images, and memories.

Taylor, K. (1995.) The Ethics of Caring: Honoring the Web of Life in Our Professional Healing Relationships. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers. A model of self-reflection for volunteer and professional caregivers who want to sort out confusing ethical dilemmas when working with clients in profound states. Foreword by Jack Kornfield.

On working deeply with the psyche…

Anderson, S. R. and Hopkins, P. (1991.) The Feminine Face of God: The Unfolding of the Sacred in Women. New York: Bantam Books. Discussion about spiritual emergence in women. Describes the personal experiences of several women with their spiritual emergence over time.

Bradshaw, J. (1988.) Healing the Shame that Binds You. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc. Unmasks the dynamics of shame in the family system.

On metabolizing grief…

Callanan, M. and Kelley, P. (1992, 1993.).= Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying. Bantam Books. Case histories of life review, resolution, and completion when families and caregivers understand the metaphorical language used by those who are dying. Also can apply to the communications of those in deep nonordinary states of consciousness. Kubler-Ross, E. (1969.) On Death and Dying. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. The basic text on the grief process, describing the five stages of grief, which apply to any loss.

On being an artist in self-exploration…

Cassou, M. The Painting Experience. Michele Cassou, The Painting Experience, 2101 20th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94116. {Videotape] Remarkable story in paintings by a French artist who painted her way through her spiritual emergency.

Grof, C. (1994.) The Thirst for Wholeness. New Canaan, CT: Mead Training Systems, Inc. 49 minute VIDEO Using her dramatic drawings, Christina Grof illustrates her own healing journey and, by doing so, gives us all insights into the relationship between addiction and the spiritual path.

On-Line Resources & Training

www.soulcollage.com Official SoulCollage™ website with a gallery of cards, information on facilitator training, workshops, and products that support the process of SoulCollage.