by Ivette Ebaen
A Recipe For Haiku On a frosty Saturday morning, Galway wakes to the bustle of traffic and the food market vendors setting up shop. cider in glass jars… listening to men speaking in tongues Tourists and residents parade the sidewalks while canoe-ers canoe the rapids of Galway’s canal. river run, down-stream the paddle of blue and orange By 11:30 am street… Read More
by Ivette Ebaen
Haiku Haiku poems consist of no more than two images written in very few words. Tiny poems recited in the present tense, emotional yet never sentimental, without the use of rhyme or metaphor. Contemplative haiku experiences, when they arise, are as spontaneous as they are unpredictable. Arising in relationship to nature, haiku maintain their purity, mystery and delight, because what arises is captured in… Read More
January 11, 2017 + Archives, featured, Guest Artists
by Ivette Ebaen
Archetypal Zeus: A Force to Reckon With Amirrorself.com: Welcome Zeus. Thank you for taking the time from your archetypal rein to describe how you manifest in our lives. Can you shed some light on what makes you an archetype to reckon with? Zeus: I may be an archetype to reckon with, but do not confuse my energy with that of my brother Warrior. Amirrorself.com:… Read More
January 11, 2017 + Archives, featured, Reflections of A Golden I
by Ivette Ebaen
Reflections Of A Golden I After the holidays and the world is getting over its hangover, January rolls in as dismal as the weather. What to do to keep from falling into the depths of depression after the gangs all gone and you find yourself alone? Which reminds me how vigorously I had to practice, not to fall into the pit of depression while… Read More
January 3, 2017 + Archives, Articles, featured, Reflections of A Golden I, SoulCollage
by Ivette Ebaen
Four decades ago when I lived in New York, green and ripe right out of college, the haven I called my own was housed in a cigar box. Home then was a one-room studio, a hotplate and a hand basin served as a kitchen. Having spent my day filing invoices for a company on the Lower Eastside, I’d come home, flip open the lid of… Read More
December 24, 2016 + Archives, Articles, featured, SoulCollage
by Ivette Ebaen
Holy Day Christmas Eve It may be just the two of us celebrating the holidays in our home this year, but Srajan and I are grateful that we have a table, and have food to serve on our plates. No, we’re not carving a Xmas turkey or serving hot cranberry sauce with all the trimmings. We’re cooking a sweet potato, parsnip, squash,… Read More
December 19, 2016 + Archives, Articles, SoulCollage
by Ivette Ebaen
Intimacy: Your SoulCollage® Barometer Intimacy. Hmmm? How does it relate to SoulCollage®? Whenever we refer to intimacy, we refer to being intimate in relationship to somebody else. Yet to a card how is this possible? Regarding SoulCollage®, the intimacy refers to the “I” that I must get to know. Fundamentally it is through an image that we connect with our source of self. This… Read More
December 19, 2016 + Archives, Articles, SoulCollage
by Ivette Ebaen
Part 3 All I Want For Xmas: Name Your Cards, Ask What They Mean It’s another winter’s night and you’re in for the evening. As sunset dips and night falls, a drizzle wets the windowpane and fogs the view. You light a candle, nestle into your easy chair while an aromatic hot chocolate brews in your cup. Recipe for Hot Chocolate on a Cold… Read More
December 16, 2016 + Archives, Guest Artists
by Ivette Ebaen
Amirrorself.com Interviews and Welcomes Linda Woolfson, SoulCollage® Trainer & Facilitator: The week of October 19th, 2016, I was trained by Linda Woolfson to become a SoulCollage® facilitator. Behind the green doors of her home in Cascais, Portugal, she welcomed participants with open arms into her SoulCollage® garden of delights. Along with five other participants from around the world, I immersed myself in SoulCollage®, learning… Read More
December 15, 2016 + Archives, Articles, SoulCollage
by Ivette Ebaen
Crafting Your SoulCollage® Card Portfolio Once a pastry chef always a pastry eater. I can’t teach you how to create a five-tiered chocolate Opera, but at least I can introduce you to some of my favorite Christmas treats. So to kick-off our first Christmas in Ireland, and before you settle into constructing a portfolio for your Xmas deck, here’s how you conjure a batch of… Read More
