Abstract:

This study originated from a chance discovery or one that could be so defined if the author believed in chance (but he does not!). The collages used in focus groups can be interpreted by applying the Chinese theory of the five elements (the Tao). The intention of this paper is not to provide a key to interpreting collages, or to describe assorted and unlikely esoteric situations, but simply to offer food for thought about the energy of the collective subconscious or better, soul.