About the Author

COLETTE VAN PRAAG has dedicated her life to the path of healing artistry and service. Colette is a visionary collage artist, a passionate performer of mystical poetry, and the creator of Gateways of the Divine: An Illuminated Manuscript for the Modern Age, published by Epiphanies Press in 2001. Created over the course of ten years, this contemporary illuminated manuscript is being widely used as a tool of transformation by individuals, therapists and chaplains across the nation. Gateways of the Divine was also featured in an interfaith service of remembrance at Washington National Cathedral to commemorate the first anniversary of 9/11.

During the past five years, Colette has been embodying the wisdom of Gateways of the Divine by offering poetic performances and ceremonial presentations from the book at conferences, retreats, and private events. Drawing on her studies of Indian Temple dance, Jungian psychology and Expressive Arts therapy, Colette weaves together initiatory poetry, divination and sacred dance as a means of revelation and healing.

In 2006 Colette was the inaugural Program and Artistic Director for Wisdom University’s New Chartres School, a seven-stage mystery school that is being convened in Chartres, France over the course of seven years. Colette continues as a member of New Chartres School’s Core Faculty. (For more information about New Chartres School, go to: www.wisdomuniversity.org/chartres)

Colette is currently working on her next book and DVD, Alchemy of the Divine: Visions of Initiation and Transformation, a modern-day alchemical initiation that represents the next octave of consciousness that began with Gateways of the Divine. Stay tuned to www.AlchemyoftheDivine.com to experience Colette’s alchemical offerings – including a series of prints from Alchemy of the Divine and The Alchemy of Creation: Visionary Coaching for Artists of Life.

Colette may be contacted at 888.434.1154 or
Colette@gatewaysofthedivine.com


				COLETTE VAN PRAAG has dedicated her life to the path of healing artistry and service. Colette is a visionary collage artist, a passionate performer of mystical poetry, and the creator of Gateways of the Divine: An Illuminated Manuscript for the Modern Age, published by Epiphanies Press in 2001. Created over the course of ten years, this contemporary illuminated manuscript is being widely used as a tool of transformation by individuals, therapists and chaplains across the nation. Gateways of the Divine was also featured in an interfaith service of remembrance at Washington National Cathedral to commemorate the first anniversary of 9/11. During the past five years, Colette has been embodying the wisdom of Gateways of the Divine by offering poetic performances and ceremonial presentations from the book at conferences, retreats, and private events. Drawing on her studies of Indian Temple dance, Jungian psychology and Expressive Arts therapy, Colette weaves together initiatory poetry, divination and sacred dance as a means of revelation and healing. In 2006 Colette was the inaugural Program and Artistic Director for Wisdom University’s New Chartres School, a seven-stage mystery school that is being convened in Chartres, France over the course of seven years. Colette continues as a member of New Chartres School’s Core Faculty. (For more information about New Chartres School, go to: www.wisdomuniversity.org/chartres) Colette is currently working on her next book and DVD, Alchemy of the Divine: Visions of Initiation and Transformation, a modern-day alchemical initiation that represents the next octave of consciousness that began with Gateways of the Divine. Stay tuned to www.AlchemyoftheDivine.com to experience Colette’s alchemical offerings – including a series of prints from Alchemy of the Divine and The Alchemy of Creation: Visionary Coaching for Artists of Life. Colette may be contacted at 888.434.1154 or Colette@gatewaysofthedivine.com