Spiritual Memoir: The Art of Self-Inquiry
Filed under Art and Creativity, Events, Writing.| January 11, 2012 | ||
| 6:00 PM | to | 7:30 PM |
Mark Matousek
This course for writers of all levels, from complete beginners to professionals, will introduce us to the art of spiritual memoir, a genre which seeks to tell the whole truth about experience, to discern one’s soul odyssey and come to understand the mythic dimensions of one’s struggles, triumphs, confusions, longings, and “mistakes.” Through writing exercises, storytelling and group interaction, we will investigate the mysterious connection between the person we believe ourselves to be and the internal witness who sees beyond the conscious mind into the secrets of our hearts. By putting our feelings down on paper and learning to shape life’s raw materials into art, we discover that our challenges are also our greatest sources of wisdom.
A WEEKLY COURSE
(5 sessions) Wednesdays, January 11–
February 8, 2012, 6–7:30pm
11FAW06T
Members: $130 / Nonmembers: $145
Mark Matousek is the author of two acclaimed memoirs, Sex Death Enlightenment: A True Story and The Boy He Left Behind: A Man’s Search for His Lost Father, as well as When You’re Falling, Dive: Lessons in the Art of Living. A 20-year student of Buddhism, he teaches memoir-writing workshops around the country.
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