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.
Recently, Bob and I spent a weekend in Virginia with our grandsons and son Stephen and daughter-in-law Mindy. The two boys, Andrew and Ryan are now 5 ½ and 3 ½ and our interactions with them has changed. Instead of bouncing, lifting, carrying, swinging and all those other physical actions
My theory is you shouldn’t apologize for believing in an idea-channeling muse. You should just be sure to feed her. ~ Laurie Seidler~ Whenever I teach dream work to writers or others, I remind them to practice gratefulness for their dreams and dream messengers by taking some kind of immediate
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 11/20/17 Theme, 10 of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communication…sometimes too much communication. As in the case of this poor guy, who seems to be attacked from all sides. Ten is a number
The thrones of kings and queens are understood as symbols and seats of power. Certainly there is no more powerful example of the power of a throne (ugly, intimidating, uncomfortable thing that it is) than the Iron Throne in the HBO series, Game of Thrones. But everyone doesn’t fight to
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 11/13/17 Theme, 9 of Wands. Wands is the element of Fire in the realm of spirit, creativity, career, and work. Nine is a number of intensity and of completion (like nine months of pregnancy). Carry a creative project long enough and it wears you
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 11/6/2017 Theme, 8 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuition and creativity. Eight is a number of movement. In this case, with the man’s back to us, it is a movement away from. In the
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 10/30/17 Theme, 3 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuition, and creativity. Three is a number of the Goddess, of creativity, something created from the energy of water. Here, it is celebration, joy, movement, music.
In preparation for the on-coming winter, Bob and I weeded a hillside garden that boasts proud, colorful daylilies, a run-away oregano plant, rampant dill, and two small boxwoods. We carefully weeded and mulched that bed last fall and, this spring, pulled out most of the young weeds. The bed looked
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 10/23/17 Theme, Knight of Wands. Wands is the element of Fire in the realm of spirit, creativity, career and work. The Knight, who leaves and returns in service to the realm, has the tools and resources necessary to do the job. This Knight is
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 10/16/17 Theme, The Hermit. This Major Arcana card encourages you to look this week for opportunities to follow your own path and to seek occasions for silence and solitude. When you do so, you give yourself the chance to go deeply into your work.
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