Scientists discovered that if an open, chaotic system is tracked long enough over time, it does not break down as was once expected, but reveals instead a unique (to that system) image. This hidden image of wholeness resides at the heart of chaos and is called a strange attractor because it has power to align and propel the whole system toward a higher level of
order.

Young people struggle to find themselves and their gifts and this process is characteristically chaotic — especially when observed by those with more life experience and stability. Despite their outwardly chaotic lives, however, they have a hidden wholeness, an innate image or mark of character that seeks to guide and shape them from within.

While they search and struggle, Catalyst for Youth, the non profit organization that funds the Heart of Chaos, tends the fire of their creativity and mirrors their gifts back to them until they can see their path. The Heart of Chaos artisan collective is one avenue to let their creativity shine. May it facilitate their growth and movement toward personal power and authentic authority.