What are the stories shaping your life?
We think we are telling a story, when the more accurate reality may be that the story is telling us. Our alignment to archetypal stories which have the power to creatively attract and repel specific circumstances and individuals, shape the contours of our personal and professional lives. These unseen forces work like hidden riptides, invisible yet powerful enough to move us in a predetermined trajectory. The degree to which these stories remain untold and unrecognized is the degree to which we will find ourselves repeating patterns of behavior and not understanding why.
Whether you are navigating a career transition or a life transformation, your ability to recognize the archetypal stories of your own life and creatively engage with them will help you discover new insights and perspectives in order to experience your life from a place of authenticity and meaning.
The ancients understood that "every telling of a story is a new origin." It is only through creative engagement with our own stories that genuine transformation is sustained. Transformation happens in the deep waters of belief systems, values, perspectives, and firmly held assumptions all of which manifest in behavior.
Sailing in these waters necessitates a creative and holistic approach. The creative unconscious offers a counterbalance to the forces of life which can threaten to capsize us. Creative engagement is not an aesthetic luxury sidelined to the margins of life, it is a psychological imperative for surviving and thriving.
Join with artists, authors, analysts and professionals from around the world, as together, we explore our stories and prioritize our engagement with the creative wisdom which shapes a life.
Presenters
Artigiano: The Soul of Profession and the Muse of Vocation
Michael Conforti, Ph.D
Story, Place and Nature: Creating Art by Connecting our Stories with our Natural Environment
Deborah Greenwood, Ph.D
The Evolving Image Within
Sandy Salzillo, M.A.
Embodied Story: The Poetry of the Soul
Loralee Scott-Conforti, MFA
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