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.
When I was growing up, Santa brought my family a new jigsaw puzzle every Christmas. Later in the day, Dad would set up the card table and parents and siblings would draw up chairs and start turning over puzzle pieces. Hours passed with breaks for snacks and the bathroom. Pieces
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 2/17/2014 Theme, 7 of Coins. Coins is the element of Earth, of home, health, wealth. This week, pay attention to the final details and nurturing of your current projects. Make sure you give them all the sun and watering they need. Keep away the
Have you ever been to a conference or even just at a party or someplace new and someone comes up to you and asks, “So what do you do?” Do you cringe a little inside? Do you stumble and trip over your tongue, or worse, mumble? Or do you answer,
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 2/10/2014. Theme, 4 of Wands. Wands is the element of fire, of spirit, creativity, career, work. Four is a number of stability. Creating stability for your creativity means making a commitment and making space for it. This week stay alert to how you make
Brigit is one of the oldest known Irish or Celtic goddesses, worshipped as a triple goddess, i.e. maiden/mother/crone. As goddess of the forge or smithy, Brigit is the patroness of metalworking and other crafts. Her element is fire, the fire of passion and inspiration, and her celebration, February 2nd, includes
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 2/3/2014 Theme, Faith. This week, be aware of when you have faith in your creative work and when you don’t. The Muse asks you to have faith in her, in your creativity and in yourself. So remind yourself this week to have faith. Focus,
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 1/27/2014 Theme, Temperance. Like the Goddess Brigid who is the goddess of the forge, creativity, the well, the poet, Temperance asks you this week to combine passion and will with love and desire in your creative work. Moving back and forth between the fire
Habit is necessary; it is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive. ~ Edith Wharton Making breakfast this past Sunday morning made me think about the importance of habits and routines. Six months
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 1/20/2014 Theme, Judgement. A Major Arcana card, number 20, this card tells you to stay awake and aware this week to the calling of your creative work or vision. It asks you to pay attention to power and purpose behind the work that you
Abdicate: to give up or renounce (throne, duty, etc.) The dreamer is the final authority on her dream. It is a rule I always stress when I teach dream work. Too often, I see people, whether they are sharing dreams with friends, with members of a dream circle, or on
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