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.

Category: Creativity

David Bowie & the Hermit, Following a Vision

I don’t know where I am going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring. ~ David Bowie ~ Some weeks, I have absolutely no idea what to write for my newsletter and blog until I sit down to write. I have to trust the process and my Muse.

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Break the Chains of 2015

O darkest Year! O brightest Year! / O changeful Year of joy and woe, Today we stand beside thy bier, / Still loth to let thee go! ~ Julia C. R. Dorr, poet ~ Happy New Year! A brand new year and all that implies. New beginnings, new opportunities, new

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Receive Your New Creative Project

MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, JANUARY 4, 2016 Theme, Page of Cups. The Page is the messenger, so this week, be alert to the message of a new creative vision, idea, or project that, because it is in the suit of Cups, comes from that deepest place of heart

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Value Your Creative Work

MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 12/21/15 Theme, 4 of Coins. Coins is the element of Earth in the realm of the physical, home, health, wealth. Four is a number of stability and structure. This week, be aware of how your creative work brings structure and stability to your life

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Be an Outspoken Champion for Your Creative Work

MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 12/14/2015 Theme, Knight of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communication. The Knight is the one who has the ability, training, tools and equipment to serve the realm. Your service to your creativity this

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NO! Don’t Kill Your Darlings!

Whenever you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally fine writing, obey it—whole-heartedly—and delete it before sending your manuscript to press. Murder your darlings. ~Arthur Quiller-Couch, Cambridge lecture in 1914~ How many times at writing conferences, seminars, workshops and coaching have you heard that advice? A dozen times

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Answer the Creative Call

MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 12/7/2015 Theme, Judgement. This Major Arcana card urges you to stay alert this week to the higher calling of your creative work, to listen for the summons, to look for the vision of the power of your creative work. Where and how can you

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The Power of Story to…

After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world. ~ Philip Pullman~ This past Thanksgiving, Bob and I traveled to Virginia to be with our oldest son, his wife and his two sons, all of whom were struggling with a virus that resulted in

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Be the Queen of Creative Abundance

MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 11/30/2015 Theme, The Empress. You are the Queen of Creativity. This Major Arcana card suggests you be alert and aware this week of all the opportunities that arise for you to receive creative abundance in the form of inspiration, new ideas, and creative gifts

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Creative Comfort Time

MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 11/23/2015 Theme, 10 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuition and creativity. Ten is the number of moving from ending into the new beginning. This week, take time to indulge in a sense of comfort

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