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

Be the CEO of your Creative Fires

Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse for the week of 7/1/2013. Theme, King of Wands. Think of the King as the CEO, the one who has ultimate decision-making power, who controls and manages resources, and who must also keep the big picture of his/her realm so that decisions and resources

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4 Alternatives for a Retreat when You Can’t Afford to Travel

I know I’ve emphasized many times here how important making time to get away is for your life and especially for your creativity. But sometimes time, money, family and health prevent traveling to idyllic locales such as the one here in the Catskills where I am holding my retreat. So,

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What Creative Seed Are You Planting?

Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse for week of June 24, 2013. Theme, Ace of Coins. Coins is the element of earth and the Ace is all potential, all possibility. With the Summer Solstice just passed, think of this Ace as a seed waiting to be planted this week. What

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From Bird Watching to Muse Catching

This past Sunday was Father’s Day here in the US. But I called my dad on Saturday because I didn’t want to deal with busy phone lines or trying to catch Dad when he was home and not at church or on the phone with one of my other three

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Time for Focused Work on a Creative Project

Monday Tarot Message from the Muse for the week of 6/17/2013. Theme, 3 of Coins.  Three is the number of growth, change and creativity.  So the theme for this week is to make time for focusing on your current creative project, especially in ways that will manifest that project physically,

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Do You Share the Story of Your Work?

A Story has emotional power: it brings meaning, hope, and vision together; it connects body and soul. It can be as simple as a saying or as complex as a biography; it can come from a conversation, a newspaper clipping, a movie, or a myth. A Story can bring the

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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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