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The Insurer, by Andrew Fearnside (SWC Alum)
The Insurer by Andrew Fearnside 3,000 Hours: Meeting The Auditor I've got this image of The Insurer lurking in me, down deep where it's dark and close and stuffy....
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Shadow Side of a Peacekeeper: Using Art to Explore Beyond “Being Nice”
This video is an amazing piece of inner reflection, exploration, engaging the shadow side of a "nice person" coming to peace with all she finds. Amazing piece by Amy Hautman-Bates ...
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First Year Southwestern Student: On Family Constellations
My Personal Take on Family ConstellationsÌý ÌýÌý by Beza Addis In my 3rd quarter I had the opportunity to participate in a class activity that left a great impression in...
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Lessons From My Multicultural Class, by Beza Addis
Lessons from my Multicultural class by Beza Addis In my multicultural class we each had to select a topic that is focused on multicultural issues which has bearing in our...
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Holding Gently
by Debbie Schroder The front door was already open and as I opened the sliding glass door to my patio, a fierce gust of wind blew through my house,...
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Wholeness Through Mandalas: Putting the Pieces Together For Greater Unity
by Amy Hautman Bates The Mandala is a symbol of wholeness. And within that oneness, there is a wonderful kaleidoscope of experiences and expressions. Every moment is new as everything...
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Contained in Canvas
Ìýby Debbie Schroder As it got close to 6:00 on Monday evening I could feel my eagerness to begin painting. Every Monday evening the in-state art therapy...
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Archetypal Psychology Spring 2013
ÌýÌý "To find truth, we must always begin with ourselves...Art is our vehicle...When we access the realm of archetypes, we are entering the consciousness from which we 'create' our...
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Reflections on First Year, by Allegra Borghese
Does 91µÎµÎ really deliver on its mission, "Transforming Consciousness through Education"? I am approaching the end of my first year at 91µÎµÎ. Time has flown. This is not...
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Giving Life to Unconscious Images through Collage and Poetry by Megan Sturges
by Megan Sturges, © 2012 My practice in the studio is about giving life to the unconscious image in specific form through my hands and eyes – bringing it into...
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The Magician
by Kat Dison Ìý "Carl Jung realized that archetypes are not based on interactions and experiences between actual human beings, but on simplified characterizations. These simplified characters, or archetypes, perform...
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What Is Consciousness-Centered Practice?
"Laura Lansrud-Lopez offers the most eloquent version of consciousness-centered practice I have ever read." President Jim Nolan...
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Visioning the Life Path by Gabrielle Tatha Viethen
One of the last classes offered to students at SWC before they launch into internship and graduation is Career and Life Development, well placed as a stepping stone into life...
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Where Southwestern Grads Work: Shauna Perry, Art Therapy/Counseling
Shauna Perry, M.A., LPC, ATR I graduated from the Art Therapy/Counseling program at 91µÎµÎ in the Fall of 2010. I am currently living in Denver, CO and working for...
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Experiential Learning at 91µÎµÎ
Is there Drama Therapy at 91µÎµÎ? By Allegra Borghese At 91µÎµÎ we incorporate many modes and traditions of healing into the classroom. For first year students in...
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Creative Shoes, Another Journey
My 2013 section of Current Trends in Art Therapy's Journey Shoes! Check out the directional video on Vimeo, which was used in Art Therapy Alliance's Six Degrees of Creativity 2. ...
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Creating Characters
ÌýI love gluing things together to create beings. Broken toys, bits of jewelry, feathers, recycling, stones, pistachio shells.. the list of gluable-together items is infinitely long! Crone Calm Observance and...
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Art-Based Genograms: Ancestors Visible
by Debbie Schroder The idea seems simple, initially. When making a Genogram (kind of a family tree) use an image instead of a square or circle (how...
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Art Therapy Heals Through Interpersonal Neurobiology
by Amy Hautman Bates Watching the jellyfish at the Albuquerque Aquarium reminded me of how magical and mysterious we all are. The photos I took were perfect for my...
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“Illusions”Mixed Media Hanging Altered Book Mask
IllusionsÌýÌýÌý Mixed Media; plaster mask, watercolor, fairy dust & altered book sculpture By Molly Blythe Doerner February 20, 2013 I have said it every quarter since I...
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Shadow Boxes
Shadow Boxes created in my section of Current Trends in Art Therapy, Winter 2013. After exploring a population that students have a form of resistance to working with (from lack...
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SWC First Year Student Wrestles With Consciousness
ON BEING HUMAN at 91µÎµÎ, Santa Fe - Allegra Borghese I sit in client-mode, staring at myself down a long, dark tunnel. I see a flicker of myself that...
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Making Crayons
I have been inspired by all of the crayon melting art that Laura Lansrud-Lopez has been posting on NMATA's Facebook page. ÌýI have a bunch of broken crayons that I...