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

Creative Challenge May Be a Turning Point

MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 1/15/24

Theme, 10 of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communication. Ten is a number of completion and preparing to begin again. This week, as you near completion of a project, expect to feel challenged by it. Don’t give up or feel sorry for yourself, but see it as a turning point in your creativity. New insights and opportunities arise if you use the challenge to learn and grow.

Focus, 7 of Coins. Coins is the element of Earth in the realm of home, health, and wealth, anything physical. Seven is a number of contemplation or awareness of action. Here, the farmer contemplates their crop and considers what must be done before harvest. This week, take time to consider if your project needs more work before launching it into the world. What do you need to do to nurture it to completion? What do you need to do to protect it from damage? What actions do you need to take to meet the creative challenges that have arisen?

Action, Judgement. This Major Arcana card also suggests the wisdom of reflection, assessment, and evaluation of your creative work or project. If you can bring honesty and clarity into the moment then creative challenge becomes an awakening, a true turning point in the project and/or your creative work. Do this and feel a sense of renewal and new beginnings that are possible.

Gift, 10 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuition and creativity. As with the Theme, Ten is a number of completion and preparing to begin again. If you have responded to the creative challenge with reflection, honesty, clarity, and wisdom, then you are ready to receive the gift of that turning point leading to fulfillment, a sense of creative homecoming and love. Certainly a gift worth the challenges.