Totemiko
The concept of this session is, based on my own work and research, to recognise the practice of clay as a cathartic experience, to access a deeper part of ourselves, to shape clay forming whatever entity comes from within, ouranian or chtonic, and then to release it back to a clay matrix. Like in the buddhist practice of Mandala, the participant will have to create then destroy, learning to let go and release, instead of holding on.
The goal is to link a physical chtonic ritual (placing our hands on soil to access inner growth) with a ouranian and liberating catharsis (open air contemplation of the sea and sky), while remaining playful, interested in the discovery of ourselves and of the others.
Chtonic gods are from the underworld, linked to the earth, the growing of plants and beings, the physicality of life. ( χθών, "khthon", meaning earth or soil).
Ouranian deities are associated with the sky and the spiritual aspect of life (ouranos means "sky").
Accessing the deeper self :
To illustrate both worlds, we will have a short introduction on : The Minotaur, half man half beast, doomed to emprisonment by his own father, symbol of entrapment, the repetition of patterns, the maze of our deep fears. ANd the Owl (athene noctua) symbol of wisdow and of the goddess Athina, patron of the city of Athens. (ouranian) and the Kerylos, sea bird blessed by Poseidon.
The goal is to link a physical chtonic ritual (placing our hands on soil to access inner growth) with a ouranian and liberating catharsis (open air contemplation of the sea and sky), while remaining playful, interested in the discovery of ourselves and of the others. Chtonic gods are from the underworld, linked to the earth, the growing of plants and beings, the physicality of life. ( χθών, "khthon", meaning earth or soil).
Ouranian deities are associated with the sky and the spiritual aspect of life (ouranos means "sky").
Available for groups from 1 to 20 and suitable starting 10 years old. Can be paired with breathing meditation, sound healing and other therapeutical practices.
Guests leave with a picture of their piece, before it’s put back into the clay matrix.