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What is Blossoming Within You?

The third issue in a quarterly series of journals/zines celebrating the spiritual life using words and images.

44 full-color pages, 6 by 6 inch square (fits easily in your journal or bag). Filled with photos, drawings, and written reflections all by Christine on paying attention to the blossoming inside of you and the wisdom of spring.  A wonderful guide for prayer and meditation and also a great gift.

Individual copies $15

Annual subscription $50 (4 quarterly issues: 9/1: Praying With the Elements, 12/1: Callings, 3/1: Blossoming, 6/1: A Season By the Sea)  

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Discernment Prayer Cards

Discernment is a process of learning to listen attentively for the call that springs from the Holy One who speaks out of your deepest desires.

This is a set of 10 prayer cards with photos I have taken. On the back of each card is a quote (Mary Oliver, David Whyte, Martha Graham, Rumi, Frederick Buechner, Parker Palmer, Book of Jeremiah, Revelations) and a brief reflection with questions. Great to sit with during a time of discerning a new direction in your life.

They have been professionally laminated for durability. The cards are about 2-1/2 x 3-1/2″ so they fit in your wallet or can go in your journal. $20 for a set of $10 

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The journey of loss through the landscape of grief is a difficult and painful journey.

This is a set of 10 prayer cards with photos I have taken. On the back of each card is a quote (Mary Oliver, Rumi, Rilke, Emily Bronte, Maxine Kumin, John O’Donohue, David Whyte, Psalms) and a brief reflection with questions to provide support for the grieving process.

They have been professionally laminated for durability. The cards are about 2-1/2 x 3-1/2″ so they fit in your wallet or can go in your journal. $20 for a set of $10 

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Callings: Becoming Who You Already Are

The second issue in a quarterly series of journals/zines celebrating the spiritual life using words and images.

44 full-color pages, 6 by 6 inch square (fits easily in your journal or bag). Filled with photos, stamp images, paintings, and written reflections all by Christine on listening for the voice of your deepest Self calling you to become the wholeness of who you already are. A wonderful guide for prayer and meditation and also a great gift.

Individual copies $15

Annual subscription $50 (4 quarterly issues: 9/1: Praying With the Elements, 12/1: Callings, 3/1: Blossoming, 6/1: A Season By the Sea)  

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Praying With the Elements

This is the first in a quarterly series of mini-journals/zines celebrating the spiritual life using words and images.  I had a delightful time putting this together and I hope you will consider ordering a copy and support my work as writer and artist!  If you enjoy this blog, I think you’ll love Praying With the Elements.

48 full-color pages, 6 by 6 inch square (fits easily in your journal or bag). Filled with photos, stamp images, Celtic design, collage images, and reflections on earth, wind, fire, and water, all created and written by Christine

Individual copies $15

Annual subscription $50  (4 quarterly issues: 9/1, 12/1: Callings, 3/1: Blossoming, 6/1: A Season By the Sea)

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Winter Prayer Cards

Winter is a season that invites us into stillness and slowing down.

This is a set of 10 prayer cards with winter photos I have taken. On the back of each card is a reflection that expresses one of the energies of winter, such as Holy Darkness, Listening, Rest, Essence with a short reflection and questions to meditate on. A great way to be present to the gifts and invitations of this season.

They have been professionally laminated for durability. The cards are about 2-1/2 x 3-1/2″ so they fit in your wallet or can go in your journal. $20 for a set of 10.

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Autumn Prayer Cards

Autumn is a time of letting go, to make space for what is new, it is an invitation to release and surrender into different ways of being.

This is a set of 10 prayer cards with autumn photos I have taken. On the back of each card is a word that expresses one of the energies of autumn, such as Changing, Harvesting, Falling, etc. and a short reflection with questions to meditate on. A great way to be present to the gifts and invitations of this season.

They have been professionally laminated for durability. The cards are about 2-1/2 x 3-1/2″ so they fit in your wallet or can go in your journal.  $20 for a set of $10 

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Spring Prayer Cards

A set of 10 prayer cards with blossom images I have taken.  On the back are quotes about blossoming from Denise Levertov, Book of Isaiah, Song of Songs, Rumi, Hafiz, Kabir, Anais Nin, and Dawna Markova.  They have been professionally laminated for durability.  The cards are about 2-1/2 x 3-1/2″ so they fit in your wallet or can go in your journal.  They are $20 for a set of 10. ***************************************************************************

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2008-2009 Anticipated Themes for Reflective Art Journals:

9/1: Roots and Branches: Your Sacred Story
12/1: New Year
3/1: Lenten Retreat
6/1: Book of Hours

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