@fydani.space Chiou 27 Athens 104 38
Introduction and Hosting by Helen Dimos and Maria Juliana Byck

A spirited evening of being regaled with CA wisdoms, stories, rituals and political diatribes. It was a charming and inspiring time together. 

Some highlights of shared (Soma)tic Ritual gold:

Dive into crisis—you have to love this world in a new way. All the sounds extinct animals once made are gone: their footfall, their breath, the flutter of their wings.
Intrusions become parasites inside us.
Intuition—be open to it, listen.
Dreams weave what we learn throughout the day into our subconscious.
If you find yourself blocked, go deep into the block. Create a ritual to move through it and find your way—you can always find your way.
“I wished I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, instead of the life others expected of me.” —Bronnie Ware, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
Love what you are doing. You have to absolutely love what you are doing.

We are in discussion about doing an event to implement some of CA’s rituals together, and perhaps come up with some on our own. Let’s collectively keep clenching and unclenching our toes, something wonderful is bound to happen.

This gathering was an exploration on how (Soma)tic Rituals can help us see the creative viability in everything around us. CAConrad has created writing rituals using the night sky to design homemade star constellations, another ritual to dream with crows, and many others, from talking with trees and ghosts, translating Shakespeare’s sonnets with crystals, and coping with the destroyed wilderness of our planet. The workshop crossed all artistic boundaries.

2025 will be CA’s 50th anniversary of writing and publishing poetry, and over the past half-century, they have known many brilliant artists who stopped doing their work for various reasons, from being overwhelmed by their new and growing families or jobs to disappointments with the reception of their art. Using (Soma)tic Rituals can keep us vibrating on the frequency of our talents no matter what challenges lie ahead.

We focused on Intrusions, which vary from holding onto negative comments about our art to doubts that hinder moving forward with the things we want to create. These voices often come forward in times of crisis and shut many artists down. (Soma)tic Rituals can be used to remain focused, always treating our creativity like a vital organ.

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