Willing to Ask for Creative Help from the Right Sources?
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 11/25/2024 Theme, 5 of Coins. Coins is the element of Earth in the realm of home, health, wealth, and anything physical. Five in the tarot is a point of challenge or conflict. A challenge for many creatives is to ask for help, whether through grants, donations, awards, or the […]
Celebrate the Small Creative Successes
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 10/7/2024 Theme, 3 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuition, and creativity. Three is a number of flowering or creativity. This week, make time to celebrate those small creative successes with others who appreciate your creative work. Those small achievements […]
Ready to Work Your Magic?
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 8/28/2023 Theme, The Magician. This Major Arcana card at the beginning of the Fool’s journey is about the ability to harness the power of both the spiritual and material realms. The Magician turns idea into physical form. As a creative, you are the Magician every time you move from […]
Focus on Fulfillment of Creative Goals
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 3/20/2023 Theme, 9 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, creativity and intuition. Nine is a number of completion and achievement. Look for moments this week when you might be tempted to let creative achievements and the fulfillment of creative goals […]
Celebrate Creative Success After Hard Work and Struggles
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 11/28/2022 Theme, 6 of Wands. Wands is the element of Fire in the realm of spirit, creativity, career, and work. After the challenge of the Five of Wands, the card before this one, where roles, responsibilities and numerous projects all were vying for your attention and time, this […]
Celebrate the Joy of Creativity & Creating
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 9/27/2021 Theme, 3 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuition, and creativity. Three is a number of creativity. Look at how woman and water dance to the music of the instruments pictured. Celebration and joy are apparent. This week, look […]
Find Moments to Celebrate Creativity & Life
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 4/6/2020 Theme, 3 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuition, and creativity. Three is a number of play, creativity, optimism. This is the third time in five weeks that this card has appeared in this position, as if to keep […]
Keep Celebrating, Keep Dancing with Your Creativity
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 3/9/2020 Theme, 3 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuition and creativity. Three is a dynamic number of change, creativity, optimism. This card appeared here last week. Since it appears again, even after three or more times of shuffling the […]
Dance to the Music of your Muse
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 3/2/2020 Theme, 3 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuition and creativity. Three is a number of creativity, playfulness and optimism. This week, look for opportunities to do as the rock group, Three Dog Night advises–dance to the music, the […]
Be Proud of Your Creative Accomplishments
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 1/27/2020 Theme, The World. This week, this Major Arcana card urges you to celebrate and be proud of your creative accomplishments. Note how the Fool stands with his mask off, his chest lifted, his arms out. No hiding his light under a bushel. He’s put in the work, traveled […]
Are You Focusing on Your Creative Work?
MONNDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 12/16/2019 Theme, 7 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuition and creativity. Seven is a number of action or contemplation of action or imagination. This week, pay attention to whether or not you are focusing on your creative work or […]
Prioritize Your Creative Projects for the New Year
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 12/31/2018 Theme, 5 of Wands. Wands is the element of Fire in the realm of spirit, creativity, career and work. Five in the tarot is often a challenge point. Here, the challenge is one of creative projects and other responsibilities. As the New Year ring in, now is a […]
Remove the Blindfold on your Creativity
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 12/10/2018 Theme, 8 of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communication. Eight is a number near completion. This week, be aware of the times you allow yourself and your creativity as you near the end of a project to […]
3 Reasons to Celebrate Creative Work
People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation…Celebration is a confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent meaning of one’s actions. ~ Abraham Joshua Heschel ~ For many, this time of year […]
Celebrate your Creativity
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 6/18/2018 Theme, 3 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuition and creativity. Three is a dynamic number of movement and creation. This week, look for opportunities to celebrate your creativity, the magic of who you are and what you do, […]
Bring Joy into Your Creative Work
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 10/30/17 Theme, 3 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuition, and creativity. Three is a number of the Goddess, of creativity, something created from the energy of water. Here, it is celebration, joy, movement, music. This week, look for ways […]
Celebrate Your Creative Work
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 12/5/2016 Theme, 3 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuition, creativity. Three is a number of creativity and making.This week, look for opportunities to celebrate your creative work, by yourself or with others. Celebrate with dance, music, wine, joy. Focus, […]
Focus on Your Creative Goals
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 11/7/2016 Theme, 6 of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communication. This week, be aware of where you tend to worry about your work or doubt your directions and abilities. Bring your mind back to your creative goals. Trust […]
Finish that Creative Project!
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 9/19/2016 Theme, 9 of Wands. Wands is the element of Fire in the realm of spirit, creativity, career and work. Nine is a number of completion. Note how weary the warrior is, and the waning moon. The warrior has taken the work, the battle as far as he can. […]
3 of Cups and Creative Joy
Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow. Helen Keller In this week’s Tarot Message from the Muse, the Focus card for the week is the 3 of Cups. The Focus card asks a question. In this instance, the questions are, are you experiencing joy in your creative work; […]
Create from Faith in Your Craft’s Foundations
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 6/27/2016 Theme, Faith. This Major Arcana Card is also known as the Heirophant, the one who teaches or causes people to see a vision with the power given from a tradition–like an art or craft. Obviously, the four major religions of the world arise out of a long, historical […]
Time to Surface that Creative Dream
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 10/19/2015 Theme, Ace of Cups. Cups is the element of Water, in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuitions, and creativity. The Ace is all potential, all possibility. Look at this beautiful cup sitting at the bottom of the ocean. Isn’t it time to bring it, this creative Grail […]
Be Passionate about Your Creative Work
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 3/9/2015 Theme, Queen of Wands. Wands is the element of Fire in the realm of spirit, creativity, career, and work. The Queen has power to nurture others as well as herself. This week, look where you are called or challenged to be fiercely passionate and courageous about your creative […]
Celebrate Your Creativity
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse Theme, 3 of Cups. Three is a magic number and Cups, the element of Water, is in the realm of the heart, feelings, dreams, intuitions and creativity. This card is all about the celebration and after all, it is that time of year. This week look for opportunities to […]
7 Lessons from the Towers of Tuscany
When Bob and I committed to traveling this spring to Tuscany, I knew from friends and reading I’d done that we would do a lot of walking. I just didn’t imagine how much. At a rough guess, we walked between 5 and 10 miles a day. All that walking burned off the pasta and pastries […]
A New Creative Project Wants to Emerge
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse for the week of 3/10/2014 Theme, Ace of Cups. Cups is the element of Water, of heart, feelings, dreams, intuition and creativity. Ace is the place of new beginnings. It’s the seed of all potential, all possibilities. Look at that beautiful cup lying at the bottom of the ocean, […]
‘Tis the Season for Silence—for Your Soul & Your Creative Work
“Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?” Actually, how can we avoid listening? During the holiday season there is a barrage of sound– the voices of too many people in a crowded mall, the honking horns of tired, short-tempered shoppers who just want to get home, and the piped music in every store, elevator and restaurant […]
Celebrate Your Creativity with Passion
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse for the week of 10/7/2013 Theme, 3 of Cups. Cups is the element of water representing the heart and all its emotions, and creativity. This week look at the element of celebration, especially shared celebration, around your creativity. Look for opportunities to celebrate creative achievements and ideas. Really celebrate, […]
Celebrate Creative Abundance
Monday Tarot Message from the Muse for the week of August 12, 2013 Theme, 10 of Coins. Abundance. An abundance of creative ideas, of creative resources, of creative opportunities. And through your work, others experience abundance as well…an abundance of beauty in real material form. Think “abundance” this week. Focus, 3 of Cups. And through […]
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, then you know that giving […]
Are Worries or Dreams Your Creative Night Life?
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 4/15/2013. Theme, 9 of Swords. These Swords (thoughts, attitudes, beliefs, communication) are waking you up at night…are they worries or dreams? For this week, prepare yourself for sleep in a way that supports your creative night life. Cleanse your space and your mind. Do a brain dump of ideas […]
Be the Fool for your Creativity…Take Risks, Be Playful
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse for the week of 4/1/2013. Theme, The Fool. Since April 1st is April Fool’s Day here in the US, I decided to pull that card from the deck and make it the theme for the week. So this week, be the Fool for your creativity. Be willing to take […]
Creating Beauty in your World with your Creative Work
Monday Message from the Muse. 9/3/12. The theme for this week, 9 of Coins, is creating beauty in the world for yourself and others through your creative work–whether you write, paint, sing, coach, heal–you create beauty for others and, through that, for yourself. So focus first on how your own thoughts and beliefs may keep […]