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Search - The Soulwork of Clay: A Hands-On Approach to Spirituality

The Soulwork of Clay A HandsOn Approach to Spirituality
Author: Marjory Zoet Bankson

Let go of your pretensions--squeeze, shape, knead & play your way to spiritual growth. "I am being formed by the clay. I am reconnecting with the earth, and with the other basic elements, too--air, water, fire--and life itself. Every gesture leaves its trail in the clay. Every fingerprint, a message. My breath fills the cavity. My touch curve... more »s the wall of a bowl. And inwardly, I am being formed by the outward practice. I am learning to trust the process, to lean into the possibilities rather than striving for some predetermined goal. I am being hollowed out, stretched and constricted, trimmed and sometimes reworked entirely."

-from the Prologue Drawing from her first-hand experience of working with clay, Marjory Zoet Bankson takes you through the seven-step process of making clay into a pot, drawing parallels at each stage to the process of spiritual growth:

Grounding--Connecting with our core elements

Kneading--Awakening to the inner realm

Centering--Gathering everything together

Shaping--Focusing inner and outer pressures

Finishing--Trimming away the excess

Decorating--Adding a playful touch

Firing--Committing to transformation This simple connection with the earth has the potential to put you in touch with the whole of creation and, at the same time, your soul's longing to participate as an artist, creating something new and unique. Through reflective questions in each chapter--along with a wealth of unique clay projects that even beginners can do--Bankson invites you on a journey of spiritual discovery, a path of reconnecting with your body and spirit, and with the earth itself. "Pairs insight with play in this invitation to inner awakening through creative time with clay. Guides us to embody an almost childlike awareness of the present moment while engaging in the mature work of becoming our fullest selves--for our own sake and that of the world."

--Grace G. Ogden, director, Sacred Circles spirituality program, Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. "Rich with wise reflections on the art of living with congruence and integrity so that the outer shape of our lives accurately reflects the inner space. You don't have to become a potter to benefit from this book."

--Rev. Thomas Ryan, csp, author, Soul Fire: Accessing Your Creativity "Draws powerful parallels to our own process of spiritual growth, showing us why `the potter and the clay' is one of the most ancient and deep-reaching of all spiritual metaphors."

--Parker J. Palmer, author, A Hidden Wholeness

ISBN-13: 9781594732492
ISBN-10: 1594732493
Pages: 167
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Publisher: Skylight Paths Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
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