WELCOME TO THE LIMINAL OFFICE
What is a 'liminal state'?
Liminality is a concept originating in anthropology, first introduced by Arnold van Gennep (1909) in his study of rites of passage and later developed by Victor Turner (1967). Liminality refers to a temporary period of transition that occurs between an established situation and a new one. During this phase, familiar structures, roles, and routines lose their clarity, which can lead to feelings of uncertainty and vulnerability. At the same time, this "in-between" state also opens up possibilities for transformation, renewal, and the creation of new ways of being. We experience various liminal states in our lives. To name a few: a grieving process, relationship break-ups, moving, transitioning, birth, coming of age, etc. The term derives from the Latin word limen, meaning "threshold," and describes the experience of standing at the boundary between what has already ended but not yet fully begun.
What does the liminal office do?
@THELIMINALOFFICE, is the very first office to treat liminal states with care.
Paying attention to what is no more, what is not yet, the in-between, the transient.
The protocol consists of three parts and goes as following:
PRT 1
Naomi welcomes people, with whom she has an intimate conversation about a moment when they have been in a liminal state or about the role of liminality in their lives. These intimate conversations are not documented. There is only the exchange of words and energy between Naomi and the people she welcomes, without any audience, in complete intimacy. To conclude the conversation, an 'exchange agreement' is drawn up. In it, the person concerned gives Naomi permission to enter the studio, carrying its liminal state.PRT 2
PRT 2
Naomi goes into the studio and generates movement - from the intimate conversation. No audience is present. This too is done in complete intimacy and with the utmost care.
PRT 3
Immediately after generating movement, Naomi makes a registration on paper. A "drawing".
"It is not really a drawing, it is a registration. A registration of energy. Of us connecting. Of me protecting your liminal state. Carrying your liminal state. Caring for your liminal state. it may happen that there is a longer period of time between the intimate conversations and going into the studio and generating movement. My body is becoming an archive of liminality".
All registrations and ‘exchange agreements’ are kept - like dossiers - in an archive folder.
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Do you feel that you would also like to have an intimate conversation about a liminal phase in your life?
Would you like to use this protocol to give your liminal phase a place?
Fill in the form below and receive your 'INVITATION FOR CHANNELING A LIMINAL STATE' by email.
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