Starhawk

September 14 - October 25

$140 / 6 week online course

Unveiling Creativity

Writing for Ritual and Spirituality

This online course explores writing both as a spiritual practice and as a key to freeing our creative voice.  In a supportive atmosphere, we’ll write chants, liturgy, poems, songs, and short essays or journal posts, using the process as a way to affirm our power of self expression, defang our critical inner voices and transform them into helpful editors.  We’ll learn how to give and receive constructive critique, and hone our work to a higher standard of excellence.  Starhawk will off her special tips for chant-writing for the musically impaired.   And we’ll create wonderful new material to enrich our spiritual communities.

Week One:
Observing and blessing nature
Opening the creative flow: establishing a personal practice

Week Two:
Chants that Raise Power
Identifying critical voices.

Week Three:
Devotional poetry
Constructive Critique

Week Four:
An essay or blog post.
Transforming negative voices.

Week Five:
A song or hymn.
Calling on the inner editor—rewriting, rewriting, rewriting!

Week Six:
Your own liturgy.
Celebrating and sustaining your creative voice.