“The ultimate call of the Muses in contemporary life is to live a creative and authentic life.” Angeles Arrien

Get the Big Picture on the Income & Expenses of your Creative Work

Monday Message from the Muse for the week of 10/15/2012,

The Theme for this week is the King of Coins. He was the theme several weeks ago and he’s shown up again, so obviously an important energy right now. The theme this week is managing expenditures and income, both monetarily and energetically. The king is the one who has the power and makes the decisions so don’t let yourself fall into victim mindset around your resources this week. Get the big picture on the flow of money and energy in your creative work. Then make decisions and choices based on that.

The Focus for this week is the Page of Cups. The Page is the messenger, the one with youthful vitality. So look at how you carry the message of your creative work out into the world. Are you sharing the deep love you have for your work? Can people hear and experience your love for it?

The Action for this week is the challenging 5 of Wands. And it is challenging. Five guys emerging from that trunk of the tree, each with his own wand or staff, hitting at others. This week, the card is talking about the issue of competition. Competition can be a good thing as it makes us work to strengthen our skills and gives us an opportunity to see where we stand with others who do similar work. It also gives us an opportunity to see where are weaknesses are and whether or not we want to change them. So get out there and compete. Enter contests, submit to be juried for an exhibit or event. Test yourself and your work. Then use the knowledge you receive to get even better at what you do.

The Gift for this week is the 3 of Coins. After the communication and the competition, comes the opportunity to withdraw into your creative space and give time and focus to one particular project. Enjoy!