A LIST OF CONCEPTUAL INSTRUCTIONS AND REMINDERS

OCTOBER: FIELD NOTES FOR FINDING THE SOUL

Author: JANE by The Grey Attic

PERSONAL NAVIGATION
WALK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FOR A DAY.

MAKE NOTES TO DOCUMENT WHAT YOU FIND. HOW DOES YOUR PERSPECTIVE SHIFT?
WAYS TO COME BACK HOME

LIST FOUR THINGS YOU CAN SMELL, HEAR, TOUCH, TASTE.

TOUCH THE EARTH WITH YOUR HANDS.
LISTEN TO YOUR BREATH. NO, REALLY LISTEN.

NOTICE WHERE YOU CAN SOFTEN.

DRINK SOME WATER.

Watch your heart step back into rhythm.

ON THE CYCLICAL NATURE OF CREATIVITY

make something and destroy it.

make art out of the chaos.
COME BACK TO YOURSELF

LEAVE A TRAIL OF BREADCRUMBS* WHEREVER YOU GO FOR:

A DAY
A WEEK
A MONTH.

Make a new loaf with the pieces that are left upon your return.
What do the holes represent?

*Other items can be used instead of bread as a representation of yourself or your art.
BODY POETRY

Stand in front of a mirror.

Make outlines of your strength, the shapes of your soul.
What colours are they?

Make a note to remember.

RULES FOR LIVING

LISTEN TO LUDOVICO EINAUDI’S ‘EXPERIENCE’. (eyes closed).

 NOTES ON TOAST, OR TV, OR INSTAGRAM

Remove something from your home:

a toaster
a TV
your iPhone.

What presence does it leave behind?

Does it serve the soul?

Does your appreciation or process change upon its return?

MOVING MEDITATION

BEND YOUR BODY WITHOUT FORCE FOR FIVE MINUTES.

WHERE DO THE KINKS SIT?

Repeat for a day.

A month.
A year.

Can you learn to soften somewhere?

Tell people about it through emotion or compassion.
 HOW LONG IS AN HOUR?

Stand at the ocean’s edge. Feel her breathing.

Stand under a tree. Watch the shadows melt.
Stand under the clouds. Watch the sky.

Make shapes as the landscapes change.

SILENCE

Don’t speak for the first hour upon waking.

Watch where the heart goes. How the soul speaks silently.

Document your experience.

Repeat daily if required.

 ENERGY TRANSFERENCE

Find a consensual other.

Touch without touching.

Have lunch or tea together afterwards.

 SOUL REPAIR KIT

Fill in the blanks and repeat until the soul feels safe.
SHIFT THE MIND FROM THE BODY

CAN YOU SEE THROUGH MOVEMENT?

THE MOON AS A MARKER

Watch the moon each night.

Draw a map to note her changes.

Scream when the moon is full.

Put the scream in a jar and leave it outside.
 BLUE-COLOURED VEINS

MAKE A SCULPTURE WITH AND FOR THE EARTH.

BREATHING PIECE

Breath into your body.

Where do the colours go?
Paint a picture with them.
SOUL LANGUAGE / speak / see / make freely from the soul for five minutes.

REPEAT DAILY UNTIL THE BODY BECOMES FLUENT.

HOW TO DISAPPEAR

Turn off technology for an hour.

A day.
A week.

Have a conversation with yourself.

Document the transcript.

Repeat ritualistically.
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