Writing or creativity of any kind is a mysterious process, a journey into deep and unchartered waters. What you need is a compass… the Tarot.
It’s that time of year. Beautiful, flame-orange pumpkins are everywhere—on lawns, on porch steps, in windows and even serving as heads for ghosts. While some are pristine in their pumpkin-ness, others have been carved with ghoulish glee to delight or frighten. They are a sign of the season, representing harvest
Recently, I spoke with a friend and client who is feeling challenged by the demands from family and friends for her time and space. She’s feeling understandably frustrated and concerned. For her, it feels like the time and energy she could be using for working on manuscript revisions are slipping
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 9/28/2015 Theme, Strength. This Major Arcana card with it’s number 8 speaks of stability and strength that arises from within. It’s not the strength of muscles but of heart and soul and mind. When we merge our desires with a higher sense of inspiration
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it. Arnold H. Glasow, business man and humorist I have a new respect for caregivers, professional and otherwise, after spending a week providing care and support to my 85-year-old maternal aunt who recently
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 9/21/15 Theme, 8 of Coins. Coins is the element of Earth in the realm of home, health, wealth–anything physical. Eight, like four, is a number of stability but more advanced and developed. To provide financial stability in our creative work, it is necessary to
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 9/7/2015 Theme, The Devil. A Major Arcana card that suggests this week it’s time to be aware of how and why you may be held back in your work. Where is it time to break rules, to break the bonds of all the “shoulds”
The Magician of the tarot is number one in the Major Arcana (Arcanum = secret knowledge), often called the Fool’s Journey. The Fool travels through consciousness (outer concerns of life), to the subconscious (the search inward) and finally to the superconscious (spiritual awareness). Most people travel through these stages more
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 8/31/2015 Theme, King of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communication (especially writing). The king is the royal person who has the authority to make decisions, and does so from a place of seeing
Where words fail, music speaks. ~ Hans Christian Andersen Our youngest son, Jason, is visiting for several weeks while he and his dad work on restoring a ’69 MGB-GT, a fun project for father and son. When not working on the car, and at home in Los Angeles, Jason is
This weekend, I will officiate at a wedding. The bride is a young woman I’ve watched grow from infancy, so this is especially meaningful to me. Her mom is a dear friend. So you can imagine that weddings, love and commitment have been on my mind. Years ago in 2007,
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