EPISODE · Jun 14, 2022 · 1H 5M
Art as Medicine with Dee Mulrooney
from Home to Her
You can watch the video of this episode with captions here: https://youtu.be/ov3sVx2LjOs You can learn more about Dee and her work here: https://deirdre-mulrooney.com/. If you scroll down, you can see some of her art, including the piece we discussed in detail. You can also follow Dee on Instagram @deemulrooney; and Growler has her own Instagram account: @growlerspeaks During this conversation, Dee and I referenced our shared practice of praying the rosary. My first episode of this podcast was dedicated to exploring the Sacred Feminine history of the rosary with Clark Strand and Perdita Finn. You can access it here: https://hometoher.simplecast.com/episodes/exploring-the-secrets-of-the-rosary-with-clark-strand-and-perdita-finn Dee mentioned the ancient Irish art of divine invocation, known as Imbas Forasnai. Here’s an article providing more information: http://searchingforimbas.blogspot.com/p/imbas-forosnai-by-nora-k-chadwick.html Dee also referenced the Tuam Mother and Baby home scandal in Ireland. This article provides more detail; please be warned that the content is upsetting: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54693159 The art piece that Dee and I discussed displays a vagina dentata, or a vagina with teeth. This article provides some background on the term, plus an overview of myths surrounding vagina dentata from around the world: https://www.vice.com/en/article/payq79/pussy-bites-back-vagina-dentata-myths-from-around-the-world For more Sacred Feminine goodness and to stay up to date on all episodes, please follow me on Instagram: @hometoher. To dive into conversation about the Sacred Feminine, join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hometoher To go deeper in your Sacred Feminine explorations, check out the course offerings via Home to Her Academy: www.hometoheracademy.com And to read about the Sacred Feminine, check out my award-winning book Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine (Womancraft Publishing), available wherever you buy your books!. If you've read it, your reviews on Goodreads and Amazon are greatly appreciated! Mentioned in this episode: 1:1 Coaching Available This show has ended, but I'm still available for 1:1 coaching. You can learn more and book a discovery call at www.hometoher.com.
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On the latest episode, I have the privilege of speaking with Irish artist Dee Mulrooney, whose creative work includes painting, drawing, film, story-telling and performance art. I first got to know Dee through her remarkable performance piece “Growler,” an 81-year-old shamanic vulva living in exile in Berlin, Germany. Dee works with the alchemical aspect of transmutation in her art and she uses this process to deal with difficult topics, including abuse, death and loss. She has exhibited and performed numerous times in both Berlin and Ireland, and she is also the creative force behind the feminist “Holy Cvnt Collective” in Berlin. On today’s episode, Dee and I explore: ● Her spiritual background and how growing up Catholic shaped her views ● Why it’s important to find the sacred in the ordinary and mundane aspects of life (and why she’s not a big fan of the word “sacred”) ● Who Growler is and how she came into being ● How art functions as medicine for her, and how it has helped her work with collective feminine shadow ● What it means to use art as activism – “artivism”
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