Poiesis Spiritual Direction

"Poiesis" has roots in the word "poetry" and means "to create, to form, to make." "Art-making is somehow all at once a journey, a communication, a modality, a healing, and a prayer. Art is a distinctly (though perhaps not exclusively) human activity. Through the arts we connect with the mystery of Creative Spirit beyond us, moving in us and through us. Through the arts we open ourselves to dialogue with the Divine." - Awakening the Creative Spirit by Christine Valters Paintner and Betsey Beckman. Through Spiritual Direction, you will be accompanied and supported as you discover the sacred within you and deepen your ongoing encounter with the Divine. By using the expressive arts, including painting, collage, drawing, clay, movement, poetry, and music, we can encounter the Divine in deep and profound ways. From the earliest times, humans have used the expressive arts to connect with the sacred and gain greater insight into life's mysteries.