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Bath is synonymous with it’s Roman Baths and perceived healing powers but Where do YOU go to be healed?
Where do we go to be healed? is a curatorial project developed by Antony Mottershead and Melissa Hinkin for Fringe Arts Bath 2011. Consisting of two parts -an online blog and zine; the former has been created to provide an accessible online platform for discussion of the question and to initiate creative responses which have been brought together in this limited edition publication.
This Publication is sponsored by the The Practice Rooms
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heal
–verb (used with object)
1. to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
2. to bring to an end or conclusion, as conflicts between people or groups, usually with the strong implication of restoring former amity; settle; reconcile: They tried to heal the rift between them but were unsuccessful.
3. to free from evil; cleanse; purify: to heal the soul.
–verb (used without object)
4. to effect a cure.
5. (of a wound, broken bone, etc.) to become whole or sound; mend; get well (often fol. by up or over ).
To be healed must we not first be hurt in some way?
i often go here; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ here;http://www.ebay.co.uk/ and here; http://somafm.com/ to be healed : )
What once was a dreaded act, bound up in fear, writing – as a space in which to develop and affirm my philosophy of life – has become a daily ritual of confrontation, liberation and ultimately great healing.
Hurt can happen in an instant – can healing? Different situations need different remedies. Try a concoction of incurable romanticism, amazing percussive sounds, and in-yer-face Scots, to be administered whenever appropriate: http://www.we7.com/#/song/The-Proclaimers/Im-Gonna-Be-500-Miles (Particularly good for alleviating miserable, dark, wintery outlooks). Other remedies available from the same stockist.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/thought
healing….healer….
need to find a healer.
asking to be healed…
“Who forgiveth all thine iniguites; who healeth all thy diseases;..Psalm 103:3
“for I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee oh thy wounds,said the Lord”..Jeremiah 30:17A
Heal me O Lord, and i shall be healed:save me and i shall be saved: for thou art my praise… Jeremiah 17:14
“And the whole multitude sought to touch Him: for there went virtue out of Him,and healed them all”Luke 6;19
“He sent His word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.Psalm 107:20
” the centurion answered and said, Lord i am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only and my servant shall be healed.Matthew 8:8
And this signs shall follow them that believe:…; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover
healing is believing; believing ..is being saved and receiving a power of the One that has saved u..a power of God
When Mother Teresa speaks of the “greatest evil,” she has this to say:
“The greatest disease is not TB or leprosy, but the feeling of being uncared for, unwanted, deserted by everyone. The greatest disease is the lack of love.
“The unwanted are hungry — not for food — but for love. They are thirsty, not just for water, but for peace. They are homeless, not just for shelter, but for understanding.
“Be the living expression of kindness — kindness in your face, your eyes, your kind greeting. Let no one go away from you without being better and happier.”
One may wonder why God had not given Mother Teresa the power to work miracles of healing and thus restore some of her patients to health. But perhaps the healing Christ had given her a power of working even greater miracles — to restore a sick or dying person’s faith or trust in God; to bring some peace and joy to someone terribly scarred by life.
Many volunteers traveled hundreds of miles just to see Mother Teresa and be near her. They couldn’t explain the joy in her presence. They simply knew it was real.
I go to my sketchbook and leave drawings and dreams and frustrations and observations on its pages. If I’m happy and feeling well then the pages are often blank since I no longer need that mirror.
I go to my studio and paint and paint and paint. Expressing the emotions that need to be released. The attached painting was actually done with every brushstroke punctuating words or phrases in my rant after a particularly frustrating day when not a lot went right. She’s called “Medicine Woman” and she is whom I am in my work. I go to my own inner space, and teach people how to do the same. I’m a firm believer that we are each responsible for our own healing.
a kind thought, a soft touch, a resonating sound, a saturated colour, a satisfying taste…
Nature, love and this magic place http://www.tamera.org
Light, the sea, colour, love, laughter, silence.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilylander/
I can feel it now
smell the wild garlic
taste salt and stillness
through the green gate
over the hill
the thing that heals me most is sleep: I go and sleep as often as every night and it works wonders.
Here is a video I made, Dream in a LandscapeDream in a Landscape from Melissa Doran on Vimeo.
The Irish Art Ambulance moves, so gets into areas where Art is unexpected.Sometimes it makes films other times it shows the films it has made. Always it provokes a human response. And each human response is why we are special. Now there are nearly 7 billion of us and the wild thing is, each one of us is capable of that creative response.
With that small indecent of creativity many peoples existence is enhanced.
My only question at this time is: Why are there not more Art Ambulances?
painting and nurturing my children has been my healing process. Caring for someone in need, forgiving in the name of wisdom, brings a sense of peace and thus heals the spirit.
I grew up hurt. The unfair treatment, criticism, and ridicule caused deep scars in my spirit. I was angry and insecure with many complexes. Feelings to hurt myself were strong. To heal myself I walked into calm water and communicated with nature. Ghosts of the sadness still follow me, but I just breathe hard, ignore, them and leave my scars to heal.
“…And as we are – the world is. That is, if we are greedy, envious, competitive, our society will be competitive, envious, greedy, which brings misery and war. The State is what we are. To bring about order and peace, we must begin with ourselves and not with society, not with the State, for the world is ourselves. …If we would bring about a sane and happy society we must begin with ourselves and not with another, not outside of ourselves, but with ourselves.” J Krishnamurti
When I was a little child, my nan, Mrs. Stair, had an arm, a big, soft, round arm to lean on that wobbled when she walked. I loved her, and I loved the arm. There was no worry when my head lay against it. As I napped on the arm, I could hear her afternoon “stories” playing out on TV . . . “Like sands in the hour glass, these are the days of our lives.”
Many thanks to everyone who has taken an interest in the project and for sharing your thoughts around the notion of healing. Melissa and myself made a visit to Bath on Monday, both outsiders, we felt it was important to spend some time exploring the city whilst thinking about our own ideas of healing.
Keep the posts coming!
On a school trip to Bath in the 1970′s I remember dipping my finger in the Roman Baths and asking for my wart to disappear – it did! I’ve believed in asking for healing ever since.
When everything in life seems bad,
I get some wine
whenever I’m losing, failing and sad,
I go to the shop and get some wine
When I need to boost my courage,
I get some wine
whenever solitude plagues punish,
I go to the shop and get some wine
when time is not on my side,
I get some wine
whenever I need a sick day to hide,
I go to the shop and get some wine
when I run out of wine,
I get some wine
Whenever everything seems to be going fine,
I go to the shop and get some wine
My husband and I have been going to these hot springs for over 15 years. Many miraculous things have been experienced here. Since I am a clinical hypnotherapist\massage tech\artist, it has been a great inspirational blessing and place of mystical healing for myself and many others.
There are also the Yampa Caves which offer an unusual experience.
My artwork can be viewed at Convozine, Saatchi, Yola, Artist Daily, and Art Slant under Kathleen Jacobsen.
Thank you for this opportunity to share
Thank you everyone for your comments so far…. There have been some lovely personal accounts and creative responses, thank you for sharing them with us!!!
‘The function of the river in the plan of nature is incessantly to renovate the surface of the continents, to convey the life and alluvium of the lofty mountains down to the plains and the coast of the oceans. It has been said that a landscape cannot be really beautiful when it is destitute of the rippling motion of the lake, of the presence of running water. The fact is, that man, whose life is so short, and in consequence, so restless, has an instinctive horror of immobility. To make him fully appreciate the vitality of nature, it is requisite that motion and sound should bring it home to his senses. Only by a course of long reflection can be duly estimate the long- protracted movements of the terrestrial crust; he therefore needs to view the rapid bands of the water leaping down in cascade after cascade, or the harmonious undulations of the waves’
- The Earth, Phenomena Of The Life Of The Globe, Section 11 by Elisee Reclus
‘Everything flows and nothing abides, everything gives way and nothing stays fixed’ – Heraclitus.
For those left behind, memories are universally and individually deathless through process of perception and keepsake mementos. It’s how we cope…..
Life is beautiful in every way
Laugh and joke every day
Dancing free like the Sun
Always happy, having fun
OPEN CALL, REMINDER!
Just to remind everyone that the open call for submissions to our zine publication closes on the 1st April. To submit directly to the publication please email submissions to: fringeartsbath-wheredowego@yahoo.com
Many thanks for all the great submissions to date!
Flags of Intention: An artwork series led by artists Marie Brett & Nic Piper, where the public are invited to participate by drawing or writing a personal intention and offering it anonymously to a collective expression. During one event …
“A group of two children and a man came forward and quietly wrote their intention onto a flag; when it was time to choose where to plant it, they selected a spot far away from all the other flags under a cherry blossom tree. Their engagement was quiet and thoughtful in amongst all the hustle and bustle around them. Once the flag was planted, the little girl ran over to me and said,
“That’s for my little brother, we’re remembering him, he died”
When people come and want to be healed
They sometimes don’t like what is revealed
Healing starts with acceptance of who you are now
It has nothing to do with a holy cow
To live with peace inside your heart
Is the very beginning of where you start
You learn to love who you have become
Open up yourself to becoming one
Loving yourself in every way
Loving all you meet along the way
Following the path wherever it goes
Accepting the whatever that help you grow
Relaxing into your journey going with the flow
Knowing you know nothing whatever you know
Finding your true passion and living that way
And total fulfilment if you can make it pay
You give to yourself to keep in good health
And teach others to see their own true wealth
Give gratitude and thanks each and everyday
Remembering to let the inner child play
Take yourself lightly open your wings
Fly in spirit as your soul sings
Share warmth, food and shelter with those in need
Let go of words like hate, worry and greed
Then you’ll shine like a diamond and light up the night
With so much beauty inside tis a wondrous sight.
My Two Loves
In each hand
I hold
A sphere of shining gold.
One crumbles into dust
And the other becomes
A blossom.
Deep scarlet
Changing into orange,
Which becomes
Yellow as the sun,
Its petals opening
As hands in prayer;
The palest silvery light
Changing into purest white.
It turns into a dove
And flies away.
Nature. As wild and as far away as possible. As silent as can be. Alone but not lonely. No outside boundaries of time, only daylight and darkness.
To have been in those places with only a fire and the unseen creatures for company is meet vulnerability and allow it to gently turn to strength, available in the mind and memory whenever deep healing is needed. To have been in those places is the greatest gift to the self.
Where do we go to be healed? came to fruition at the launch of Fringe Arts Bath a week last Friday. The free limited edition publication was distributed around FAB venues and across the city.
What follows is a collection of images of the print and the work of the artist’s whose work appeared in the publication.
Thanks once again to all that made this possible. A special thanks go’s to the artists, Leona Jones, Angus Landman at the Practice Rooms and the designers Rebeca and Christian from ONDO Studio.
By order of appearance
Paul Burns
Leona Jones
Mark Drillingcourt
Terry Buchanan
Lizzie Rose
Sonalle Photography
Denise French
Brenda O’Hern Six
http://www.reddirtwriters.org/ehistoryearth_six.html
Lapo Simeoni
Amanda Finch
Simon Jones
Final Publication