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

Andrew and His Balloon: 3 Joyful Lessons on Creativity

Andrew, my grandson, was here for a visit with his parents last week so that we could celebrate his first birthday. We invited some close family friends over to share in the celebration and cake, and they brought Andrew three Mylar balloons. I now have a cherished memory of watching

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Let Go of Worry. Move into Creative Confidence

Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse for the Week of 3/25/2013. Theme, 7 of Swords.  This week, it’s time to pay attention to how others’ thoughts, attitudes, and ideas might sabotage your creative work.  Are you spending too much time worrying about what they think, how they are using your

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Are You Doing a Carly Simon?

Anticipation, anticipation/ Is makin’ me late/Is keepin’ me waitin’ ~ Carly Simon Do you remember being a child excitedly counting down the days until Christmas or some other special holiday? Do you remember the fluttery feeling in your tummy the first time you went out on a date with a

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Spring Forward with Your Creative Work

Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 3/18/2013. Theme, Queen of Coins. Coins is the element of earth, resources in the physical realm. This Queen has the ability to take the resources around her, create something beautiful from them and then use them to nurture others. This is your role for

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STOP Microwaving Your Creativity

I get it. I really do. Time is short and passes quickly. You are busy with a hundred and one things. And in today’s world of technology where information sharing and business occurs at the speed of nanoseconds, the oft-times snail-like process of creativity can become extremely frustrating. So we

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Stop Waiting for Creative Help. Ask For It.

Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse for the Week of March 11, 2013. Theme, 5 of Coins. Poor woman needs help…and all she has to do is get up, turn around and look at what is available to her behind her. Stop waiting for help for your creative work. Get

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Creativity is Not a Solitary Act

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main…” ~John Donne Did you watch the Oscars? Or the Grammys? If you did, you know that winners of those statuettes often get up on stage and thank everyone from

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Keep an Emotional Balance in Your Creative Work

Monday Tarot Message from the Muse for the week of 3/4/2013. Theme, King of Cups. Cups are the element of water, of the heart, of dreams and intuition, of creativity. Creative desires come from the heart and can sometimes overwhelm us, but if you remember to take a few steps

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Attack of the Purple-Pink Plush Dinosaur

In the dream, I am in my house (not mine in waking reality), a Cape Cod-style in a suburban neighborhood. Dinosaurs threaten the area and homeowners have secured their homes. I am sleeping until suddenly, I wake to the sound of something pounding on the front door. Throwing on a

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