Welcome to my website
At the hub of all my work is my belief in human potential, and the power of the human spirit in conjunction with creativity to renew, re-envision and regenerate itself. Alongside this is my own commitment to environmental issues, plus a strong need to celebrate: this earth, its beings, the fact of being alive.
My own creative work primarily takes shape through words and images: my books and my paintings. (You'll find some examples here; I will be adding to these.) My novel IMAGO is due out later this year - we hope.
Equally important, though, is the work I do with others, primarily in the fields of creative and reflective writing, but always with an undercurrent of soulwork and the evolution of consciousness. I believe passionately that our way forward as a species depends on our growth in terms of consciousness, and I've been privileged to work with many lovely people.
To this work I bring a lifetime spent in the meadows and seas of literature (especially poetry), art, psychology (I trained in transpersonal counselling), mythology, the exploration of philosophy, mysticism, mindfulness techniques from Buddhist practice, and the personal growth movement.
I am interested in what makes good writing. But I'm also interested in writing with soul and imagination, and in writing for personal development and as therapy. I don't see these things as mutually exclusive, although sometimes one focus will take precedence over the others. My courses will enhance your understanding of the tools and dynamics necessary to create work that is the best you can produce; and frequent feedback suggests that they also enhance your understanding of yourself and of the world.
I believe that the writing process is as much a passionate journey into inner space as it is about reaching an outer creative destination. A common theme running through all my work is a dialogue between inner and outer landscapes; this is underpinned by my own Zen practice. I believe in the alchemical power of words to forge connection: to oneself, to each other, to the natural world, to creative consciousness and the human potential movement, and to the silence from which words grow... and if these things interest you too, then welcome, friend.
Thank you for visiting.
CALENDAR FOR 2009: click here
Next course: BOOKINGS NOW BEING TAKEN FOR THE SUMMER SCHOOL, July 20 - 25: novels, poetry, therapeutic journaling. click here
Poetry Correspondence Course nearly ready
New courses in Totnes, Devon:
- the breakfast sessions BEGINNING MONDAY 4th MAY for 10 consecutive weeks, drop-in sessions at Birdwood House, Totnes, 9.30 - 10.30, £7
- COMING LATER: writing for personal development - The Sacred Path of Relationship: We do not come together to shore up each other's egos, fears and preconceptions. We come together for wholeness, to practise dancing on the edge, to help each other expand our little selves into all that we may be.' More info soon on Courses page.
I look forward to seeing some of you at some of these events. GREEN ISSUE FOR JUNE Dear friends,
Peru's government is clashing violently with indigenous groups protesting the rapid devastation of the Amazon rainforest by mining, oil and logging companies. The forest is a global treasure - let's stand with the protesters and sign the petition to President Garcia to stop the violence and save the Amazon:
The Peruvian government has pushed through legislation that could allow extractive and large-scale farming companies to rapidly destroy their Amazon rainforest.
Indigenous peoples have peacefully protested for two months demanding their lawful say in decrees that will contribute to the devastation of the Amazon's ecology and peoples, and be disastrous for the global climate. But last weekend President Garcia responded: sending in special forces to suppress protests in violent clashes, and labelling the protesters as terrorists.
These indigenous groups are on the frontline of the struggle to protect our earth -- let's stand with them and call on President Alan Garcia (who is widely known to be sensitive to his international reputation) to immediately stop the violence and open up dialogue. Click below to sign the urgent global petition and a prominent and well-respected Latin-American politician will deliver it to the government on our behalf.
http://www.avaaz.org/en/peru_stop_violence
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Roselle Angwin - poet, writer, painter
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