Theme, The World. A phase or part of your creative journey has been completed successfully. Time to look at where you are and what you need to do to move your career or your work up into that next level of development and expression. A new phase, a new journey is yours.

Focus, Ace of Coins. What project, as part of this new, upleveled work, do you need to begin this week? What creative seed should you plant that will manifest in the material realm as a book, product or event?

Action, Faith. This week, ground yourself in your spiritual experience and understanding. Meditate, contemplate, do ritual, in order to be open and receptive to illumination and inspiration.

Gift, 7 of Cups. In spite of all the bright, shiny objects that surround you, look for the gift this week of clearer focus, of the opportunity to recognize and eliminate the distractions that slow you down and keep you from doing your creative work.

Theme for the week, Knight of Wands. Ready to do battle? Put on the armor of your passion for your work, then ride out to use your creative work to serve others. Your passion for what you do fuels the passions of others and inspires them to creative action as well. And remember that your creative work is a gift, a service to others.

Focus is Temperance. This is a Major Arcana card, so this speaks to big energy and importance for the focus. Temperance is about balance and harmony, about mixing in new creative elements that strengthens our creative work, and about the testing of our commitment and strengths. Keep asking, “Where do I need to strengthen my work? What new elements could I integrate that would help do that?”

Action for the week is the Moon. No surprise, since we have a Full Moon tonight. This week be especially mindful of paying attention to your dreams and your intuitions. Trust your emotional responses to situations and ideas. Keep your journal handy so you can record and process. This will keep you from becoming overwhelmed by everything that is flowing through you.

Gift is the 9 of Cups. Cups also has to do with emotions and with the love of your creative work. Look for that sense of emotional abundance that comes when you are in your creative flow. And look for the gift of getting your wish, a common reading for this card, related to your creative work.

Here is a great quote for your weekend.  If you aren’t a writer, the principle still applies.

The Internet has changed publishing. The growing pains are fierce. But they are not your growing pains. Publish however you think best suits you. Don’t rush it. Take your time writing and editing, and then, when you think you’re ready, study the options and use them to your best advantage. 

For now . . . just write.  ~Hope Clark, Author

A reader recently asked me a few questions that I often receive from other readers and viewers of my 3-card tarot readings, so, here are my answers…

1. These cards are lovely, do you have a favorite deck that you use?

They are lovely, aren’t they?  I just love the use of light and shadow in this deck.  It reminds me of the Italian chiaroscuro (light/dark) technique of the Renaissance period.  The deck is by Ciro Marchetti and is called The Legacy of the Divine Tarot.  I use this deck when doing readings here or for myself or when writing.  When I work with clients, they get to choose which deck they’d like to use.  I usually offer three or four different decks for them to choose from because the deck the querent chooses has an effect on the reading.

2. How can a daily reading speak to all that see it?

Ahhh, this is the BIG question.  Well, I don’t think of these readings as predictive or prophetic, therefore it doesn’t have to be precise for each reader.  I think of these readings as evocative and provocative.  That means, whatever comes up in the reading is there to alert anyone involved in creative work to the potentials, possibilities and energies active for the day.  Will the readings speak more to you on some days than others?  Absolutely.  But, if you listen and ponder and pay attention throughout your day, there is a good chance that at least one of the cards will be active for you that day.  Some days that energy will appear as very soft whispers, other days it will feel like someone just rang a big gong and your whole body feels the reverberations.  At the very least, my hope is that the readings will make you think about your work in a new way that helps inspire you, motivate you, and empower you.

3. Is there a way to put the date in the text of the reading, so we know when reviewing past posts if we have missed one?

Done!

Thank you for the questions!

I am so pleased and excited to welcome you to my newly redesigned website and blog. For many reasons, this has been a year-long process, but as the site developed so did my clarity around what I do well, how I do it and whom I do it for…

So I look forward to sharing with you thoughts and ideas that will help you gain clarity about your unique creative gifts (and the challenges that come with them).  I’ll also be posting my 3-card tarot readings Monday through Friday to keep you focused  and motivated, as well as tips, quotations, and information to fuel your creative fires.

If we can live our lives with a fierce commitment to our creative potential, then, along with our creative work, we can also create opportunities for change and transformation–in our lives and in the world.

So, I hope you’ll return here again and again, to read, to comment and question, to engage with others, and to explore your connection to the Muse.

Finally, I want to say how very grateful I am to everyone who helped with the redesign, and/or provided insight and feedback. I especially want to thank my youngest son, Jason, who designed the header/banner in one day, proving how very much he gets his mom; my oldest son, Stephen, who provided information and advice, even in the midst of a challenging year; and Win Day of Creative Implementations for her knowledgeable and oh-so-helpful layout and technical assistance, as well as the last minute charge to the rescue . Most especially, I offer a thousand thank yous to my patient, persistent, loving husband, Bob, who worked hard to make this a site we are both proud of.

Divine Musings,
Paula