Guild workshop Sept. 9 helps writers tap into their intuitive creativity

Deborah Terra Weltman will help writers tap into their intuitive creativity at a workshop from 10 a.m. to noon, Sept. 9, at The Lodge Des Peres, 1050 Des Peres Rd., St. Louis, MO., 63131. Free to St. Louis Writers Guild members; $5 for nonmembers.

Her workshop will include practices and playtime to help align participants with their own personal brand of creativity, addressing questions such as:

·      What is a creative channel?
·      How can we access our innate creative flow? 
·      What is the connection between pleasure and creativity?
·      What kind of mental shift allows for increased creativity?

Deborah finds joy in creative work of any kind, especially work that inspires personal and spiritual growth. She adores creative problem-solving, magical places, “treasure hunts,” and imagining from new perspectives. Deborah teaches classes in “The Artist’s Way,” “Treasure Journaling,” and “Realizing Big Dreams” at the local community college and other venues.

Her debut book -- Camino Lessons: Losing 21st Century Fears on an Ancient Pilgrimage Trail (the story of realizing her own Big Dream by walking the 500-mile Camino de Santiago trail across Spain) -- is due out soon from PenUltimate Press. She is also the author and illustrator of two 75-card decks: “A Seeker’s Guide to Internal Paradigm Shift, What if…? Cards" (questions to guide and bless your day) and "A Seeker's Guide to Money and Abundance, What if…? Cards” (questions focusing on peace and plenty).

View a sample of her “What if…? Cards” online at: www.whatifcards.com or contact Deborah at: terraartframe@sbcglobal.net

Learn more about the St. Louis Writers Guild at www.stlwritersguild.org.

Jung Society Authors' Reception Sept. 7

Information reprinted from CGJS newsletter

C.G. Jung Society of St. Louis - Authors Reception
Saturday, September 7, 2013
6:45-10:00 PM

Kings House Retreat Center 

700 N. 66th St. 

Belleville, IL 62223 (click here for map and directions)

A wine and cheese reception will celebrate the release of the C.G. Jung Society's second collection of essays. Winners of the 2012 writing contest will be reading their work:

Adversity and the Movements of the Soul, by Mark A. Cameron, PhD, MA

"Jung once described God as 'the name by which I designate all things which cross my path violently and recklessly, all things which upset my subjective views, plans and intentions and change the course of my life.' I soon came to know this aspect of God intimately. Eventually, I would come to see the sly plan which God had placed into motion through this period of suffering."

Healing Through the Numinous, by Leah Friedman, PhD

"Recently, to my great surprise, I was visited by a mystifying, life-altering shift of consciousness. As I pondered what had happened, which I shall describe later, I thought about the meaning of the word numinous and realized that this was not the first time I had encountered numinosity."

Gifts of the Camino, by Deborah Terra Weltman

"I crossed the Pyrenees on foot, up and over incredibly rocky terrain, in higher altitudes than I'd ever been, and made it, exhausted, into Spain. What followed was a series of life lessons on the topic of trust. As it turned out, I was on the Camino to learn about trusting myself, trusting others, trusting that I would always be provided for, and in general, trusting God."

$15 Registration online (click here) in advance or pay at the door. If paying at the door please RSVP to let them know you are planning to attending: cgjungstl@yahoo.com.

Books will be available for purchase and authors will be available for signing.

Click here for a flyer and click here to see complete program and registration details online for the Third Jung in the Heartland Conference: Healing Through the Numinous  September 5 - 8, 2013.