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

Share How You Do What You Do

Monday Tarot Message from the Muse for the week of 6/10/2013. Theme, The High Priestess. This week, be aware of your ability to share your knowledge and wisdom about your creative work. So often, when clients purchase work or services, they also want to have part of the creator. So

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Easing Those Creative Birth Pangs

I gave birth to three sons who ranged in weight from 7 lbs. 14 oz. to 9 lbs. 3 oz. My three favorite creative projects, I birthed them without medication, so I was very aware of the stages and the process. If you’ve given birth or attended someone who has,

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Catch All Those Fertile Creative Ideas

Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse for the week of 6/3/2013. Theme, The Empress. Here is the image of life and creativity in abundance. This week, remember that within you is a wellspring of creative ideas. Allow them to emerge, and even though you may not be ready to work

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Following the Path of Story from Antique Mall to Home

On a recent vacation, Bob, his friend, Bill, and Bill’s wife, Patty and I walked into an old building in a run-down area of Indianapolis. It was an antique shop called Audrey’s Place. Walking through the back door where stuff was pile high for loading or unloading, a guy who

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Do You Have a Partner for your Creative Path?

Whether it’s the image of starving artist in the garret, or the wildly successful artist who lives in a world of constant creation and work, the one thing both of these images have in common is the artist alone. Creatives do need frequent doses of silence and solitude in order

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Finish Up & Get Ready for the New Creative Project

Monday Tarot Message from the Muse for the week of 5/20/2013. Theme, 4 of Cups. This week, it’s time to finish up those projects you’ve been working on that are near completion so you have room in your schedule and your energy for the new project that is rising up

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Are You the White Rabbit?

“Oh dear, oh dear, I shall be too late!” When I work with clients or lead workshops on creativity or writing, I often here the complaint of not having time.  So early in the coaching process, I have clients explore establishing a regular time to work on their creative projects,

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Time to be Fiercely Passionate about your Creative Work

Monday Tarot Message from the Muse, 5/13/2013. Theme, Queen of Wands. Don’t you love the look of fierce will on her face? This fierce and passionate desire is your theme for the week. Bring that to your creative work, and to how you nurture and help others with your work.

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Is Your Muse a Chatty Cathy?

Creative friends and clients often complain that getting connected to their Muses and staying connected is an ongoing challenge, especially when in the middle of a book or project. But once in a while, a client has a Muse who is a Chatty Cathy. Chatty Cathy, a doll that was

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