During my doctoral studies I was required to read Awakening the Creative Spirit: Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Direction by Christine Valters Paintner and Betsey Beckman. This book is full of gems.
I do not paint or sculpt. I sometimes sing, but mostly my creativity comes out in my writing. In chapter 10 Beckman offers several experiential exercises. One such exercise is entitled, “The Senses of God.”
I modified the exercise a bit, personalized it and took to Haiku. Haiku is touted as a wonderful tool discussed in detail in my book, co-authored by Madison Leigh Akridge, Essential Soul Care®: Playbook Designing an Expansive Life.
Paintner and Beckman’s exercise really sparks my creative spirit and dovetails nicely with Essential Soul Care® teachings. May you be inspired as you read the following six Haiku expressions about seeing, smelling, tasting, hearing, feeling and intuiting Spirit!
See Spirit
What does Source Look like?
Source looks like me, you and yours.
Source looks Heavenly.
Smell Spirit
What does Source smell like?
Aromatic and Divine.
Awesome is the rose.
Taste Spirit
What does Source taste like?
At the banks of a river
I taste the nectar.
Hear Spirit
What does Source sound like?
A harp that plays so sweetly
Harmonious joy.
Feel Spirit
What does Source feel like?
A soft support so very safe.
A supple pillow.
Intuit Spirit
Source and clair senses
All the feels come out to play.
My third ear, third eye.
If you like the rhythm of these poems- if the quick, yet soft pace of Haiku speaks to you, read Madison’s Haiku blog, Haiku and Coffee.
