The Other in Me

'The Other in Me' visualizes my soul‘s inner longing for transcendence in the ordinary and our common desire to (re-)connect with ourselves and nature.

Moving between the tender lines of reality and dream, material and immaterial, immanence and transcendence, I am exploring the magical world of women practicing rituals and energy work. Trying to break free from the confines of the material world and turning the inside out.

Through personal rituals we dive into different spheres – of ourselves and our environment – and share intimate, emotional and transformational experiences. Rituals create bonds. Rituals can provide a sense of orientation, healing and self-awareness.

'The Other in Me' visualizes my soul‘s inner longing for transcendence in the ordinary and our common desire to (re-)connect with ourselves and nature. This journey allows us to unearth other paths of being and becoming.

© Ciara-Angela Mission Engelhardt - Image from the The Other in Me photography project
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Trees represent the connection between above and below, between heaven and earth. Rooted in the earth, the past, 'the underworld' - stretched towards the sky, the future, 'the upper world'.

© Ciara-Angela Mission Engelhardt - Image from the The Other in Me photography project
© Ciara-Angela Mission Engelhardt - During a full moon ritual on a drumlin, a hill that was created in the last ice age.
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During a full moon ritual on a drumlin, a hill that was created in the last ice age.

© Ciara-Angela Mission Engelhardt - Embracing a deer skull, found in the age of 15 in a forest. Since then, it is a long companion of the portrayed woman.
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Embracing a deer skull, found in the age of 15 in a forest. Since then, it is a long companion of the portrayed woman.

© Ciara-Angela Mission Engelhardt - Image from the The Other in Me photography project
© Ciara-Angela Mission Engelhardt - Image from the The Other in Me photography project
© Ciara-Angela Mission Engelhardt - Image from the The Other in Me photography project
© Ciara-Angela Mission Engelhardt - Image from the The Other in Me photography project
© Ciara-Angela Mission Engelhardt - Image from the The Other in Me photography project
© Ciara-Angela Mission Engelhardt - Image from the The Other in Me photography project
© Ciara-Angela Mission Engelhardt - During an incense ritual.
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During an incense ritual.

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The medicinal plant mullein in the middle of a wild meadow. Mullein blossom teas relieve cold symptoms, the plant sap promotes wound healing.

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© Ciara-Angela Mission Engelhardt - During a grounding ritual.
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During a grounding ritual.

© Ciara-Angela Mission Engelhardt - Image from the The Other in Me photography project
© Ciara-Angela Mission Engelhardt - Image from the The Other in Me photography project
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After a ritual, we met this toad in front of our house entrance as if it had been waiting for us. Toads are closely associated with elements of earth and water, the life-giving forces.

© Ciara-Angela Mission Engelhardt - Image from the The Other in Me photography project

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