What Creative Transformation Will You Perform?
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 2/12/2024 Theme, The Magician. This Major Arcana card reminds you that as a creative, you are the Magician. You have the power to move from desire or idea into manifestation, to do the tasks that lead to completion, to perform a creative transformation for you and others. Don’t hide […]
Go Deep Within for Creative Clarity
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 10/2/2023 Theme, The Moon. This Major Arcana card illuminates what lies in the darkness such as dreams and intuition, as well as fears and doubts. Your challenge this week is to go beyond those fears and doubts. Instead go deep within for creative clarity, to see what has purpose […]
Communicate Clearly about Creativity Boundaries
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 9/18/2023 Theme, Queen of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs, and communication. The Queen is the mistress of the element, and this Queen doesn’t want to deal with interruptions, criticisms, and unnecessary demands. This week, enthrone yourself in the royalty […]
Time to Rest, Renew, and Dream for Your Creative Work
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 7/31/23 Theme, 4 of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communication. Four is a number of structure and stability. For more structure and stability in your creative life, take time this week of the Full Moon to rest, renew, […]
You’re the Master of Your Creative Dreams
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 5/8/2023 Theme, King of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, and creativity. The King is the master of the element, and you are the master of your creative dreams and ideas. Look for opportunities this week to share your creative mastery […]
Ready to Receive Inspiring Dreams?
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 7/11/22 Theme, The Moon. This Major Arcana card is timely since there is a Full Moon on the 13th. The Full Moon illuminates what lies in the shadows and catalyzes the dream time. This week, be ready to receive inspiring dreams for your creative work and path. Be ready […]
Pay Attention to Nighttime Messages
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 2/21/2022 Theme, 9 of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communication. Nine is a number of moving towards completion of a phase or project. What about your current creative project is keeping you awake at night with worries, doubts, […]
Follow Your Creative Dream, Path or Star
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 2/1/2021 Theme, The Hermit. This Major Arcana card suggests solitude and removal from distractions in order to follow your creative dream, path or star this week. Look for those unexpected moments when time slows and you are able to go inward and connect with the desires and dreams for […]
Identify Creative Concerns & Dreams
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 9/28/2020 Theme, 9 of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs, and communication. Nine in the tarot is the number of finishing, and the suit at a high intensity. This week, when the worries waken you, and the dreams call to […]
Show off Your Creative Work with Pride
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 2/24/2020 Theme, Page of Coins. Coins is the element of Earth in the realm of home, health, and wealth, anything you can touch, taste or feel. As with last week, the Page is the messenger. This Page is a messenger with actual products, not feelings. He/she wants to show […]
Stand Tall & Claim Your Expertise
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 7/8/2019 Theme, 7 of Wands. Wands is the element of Fire in the realm of spirit, creativity, career and work. Seven is usually an awareness of a need for action. Even though you are approaching the end of a suit, you don’t get to rest on your laurels yet. […]
Will You Fight for a Creative Dream?
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 10/29/2018 Theme, Knight of Cups. The Knight is the champion, the one willing to fight to serve and protect the realm. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, creativity and intuition. This week, be the champion for your creativity. Be willing to fight […]
Liam Neeson as Muse…in a Dream
We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything, than when we are at play. ~ Charles E. Schaefer ~ Recently, I had one of those dreams that makes you pay attention, even though this one was more fragment than a full dream. You wake, aware of being given […]
Creative Blindfold? Time to Remove It.
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 12/4/17. Theme, 8 of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communications. After that Full Moon in Gemini on the 3rd, it’s no wonder the theme for the week is communication, especially with yourself. See how the woman seems helpless, […]
Work Your Creative Magic–It’s Needed
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 8/28/2017 Theme, The Magician. The first card in the Major Arcana, the Magician urges you this week to look for opportunities and moments to work your creative magic. You are the Magician, able to take energy or an idea and manifest it in the physical realm. Be sure to […]
Listen for Nighttime Messages
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 5/15/17. Theme, 9 of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of the mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communications. This week, pay attention to those nighttime messages, whether they are worries and concerns or inspirations and ideas. They are trying to wake you into taking action […]
Dreams or Fears?
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 12/12/2016 Theme, 9 of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communication. Nine is a number signifying completion or ending. At the end of the day, as you lie sleeping, are you in the sacred realm of dreams, or are […]
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. […]
New Project, Old Doubts
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 8/17/2015 Theme, 10 of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communication. Ten is the tipping number from ending to beginning. This week, be aware of when you are working towards finishing one project and beginning another how old doubts, […]
Do I Scare You?
I’m working on a re-design of my site and recently someone suggested that I might want to leave out any mention of the tarot and perhaps even the dream work if I didn’t want to scare potential clients away. Point taken, but… After years playing down certain aspects of my work, I finally gathered my […]
Work Your Creative Magic
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 4/27/2015 Theme, The Magician. A Major Arcana card with lots of energy, the Magician is the person who knows how to move ideas from the energetic realm of the mind into the physical realm. This week look for opportunities to move from inspired idea into physical form, even if […]
What is Your Chocolate Croissant?
Bob and I live out in the country on a wooded five acres. The only Starbucks is about 20+ miles into Albany or its suburbs. When Bob and I travel, one of our traveling treats is to stop at a Starbucks for his coffee and my chai latte. Oh, and chocolate croissants. Recently, I had […]
Plant that Creative Seed
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 1/26/2015 Theme, Ace of Coins. Coins is the element of Earth in the realm of home, health, wealth, anything you can touch, taste, feel. This week, look for where and when you need to plant the seed (Ace), take the first physical step of a new creative project, one […]
5 Favorite Ways to Move Out of Stalled
I’m about to tell you something really embarrassing. For the last few months, I’ve been stalled on my manuscript. Yep, the book coach was floundering. I had 70,000 words written but couldn’t figure out what the next 10,000 or so had to be in order to get to the last 10,000. I knew what was […]
Are You Dreaming of the Dead?
Halloween, Samhain, and Dia de Muertos, All Saint’s Day. These holidays mark the time of year when the veils between the worlds are thin and dreams of those who have died are common. So, not surprisingly, I dreamed a few nights ago of my mother who died in 1984. I worked with the dream as […]
Listen to Your Intuition for Creative Work
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse for the week of 10/13/2014 Theme, The Moon. This Major Arcana card suggests that this week you pay attention to the insights, intuition and dreams that emerge from the unconscious. Trust your instincts and record those dreams. They will guide your steps in your creative work. Focus, The High […]
Follow the New Creative Vision
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 9/8/2014 Theme, 8 of Cups. Tonight is a Full Moon in Pisces, just as we have on this card, so the tarot is speaking loudly and clearly to us. See all those cups (heart, emotions, dreams, intutions) at the bottom of the card? Empty cups, creative projects, ideas or […]
Be the Star. Inspire!
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 8/18/2014 Theme, The Star. A Major Arcana card, the Star shines, inspires and heals. So this week, look for opportunities to shine, to inspire and yes, heal others with your creative work. Also be alert to sources of inspiration for you. Focus, 6 of Swords. Swords is the element […]
Conquer Creative Disappointment & Get Out There!
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 7/21/2014 Theme, 5 of Cups. Cups is the element of water, the realm of heart, feelings, dreams, intuition, and creativity. This challenging 5 reminds you that pursuing your creative dreams is up to you. You can sit with your back against the wall protecting those dreams or you can […]
Share Your Creative Message Loud & Proud
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 5/5/2014 Theme, Page of Coins. The Page is the messenger, a youthful, vibrant, energetic messenger. Coins is the element of earth, anything you can touch, taste or feel. This week be the energetic, vibrant messenger for your creative work. Share it loud and proud in visible, practical ways. Focus, […]
Writing Process Blog Hop
Thank you to friend and writing sister, Win Day, for the invitation to participate in this writing blog hop. Win is a writer, a speaker, a strategist, and a geek. Her company, Creative Implementations, offers lifestyle business strategies and WordPress development and technical maintenance services to creatives and heart-centered entrepreneurs. She’s writing her very first […]
Creative Collaboration is a Thing of Beauty
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 3/24/2014 Theme, 2 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water, representing the heart, emotions, feelings, dreams, intuition and creativity. See the two cups with the images of a man and woman. We see them in The Lovers card as well. Behind them, is the sign of Venus, the […]
Remember You are the Source of Creativity
Monday Tarot Message from the Muse, 2/24/2014 Theme, The Empress. This Major Arcana card shows that you have the power to nurture and create abundance for yourself and others through your creativity. This week, remember you are the source. Focus, Queen of Swords. Swords is the element of air, of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and […]
Ready to Answer the Call of Your Creative Vision?
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 1/20/2014 Theme, Judgement. A Major Arcana card, number 20, this card tells you to stay awake and aware this week to the calling of your creative work or vision. It asks you to pay attention to power and purpose behind the work that you do and to how that […]
Don’t Abdicate Your Throne—Please!
Abdicate: to give up or renounce (throne, duty, etc.) The dreamer is the final authority on her dream. It is a rule I always stress when I teach dream work. Too often, I see people, whether they are sharing dreams with friends, with members of a dream circle, or on Facebook, give over their common […]
Get Centered & Remember Your Creative Vision
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse for the week of 9/16/2013 Theme, Wheel of Fortune. Being creative and doing your creative work can feel a lot like riding the Wheel of Fortune, ups and downs are the nature of things. One way to avoid feeling the extremes is to move to center. At the center […]
Ready to Move Forward with that New Creative Project?
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse for the week of 9/2/2013 Theme, 8 of Cups. Cups is the suit of water, of heart, feelings, dreams, intuitions, creativity. What creative attachments or projects have you been holding onto? Look deeply because these attachments are not obvious. This week, be aware of attachments to old creative projects […]
Was Sleeping Beauty Really Sleeping? Are You?
I don’t remember the first time I heard the story of Sleeping Beauty. Some fairytales enter your lexicon and mind before you’re aware of it, and feel like they’ve always been there. I do remember, though, when the fairytale pulled me in to let me see its deeper aspects and meaning. One day in the […]
What Creative Seed Are You Planting?
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse for week of June 24, 2013. Theme, Ace of Coins. Coins is the element of earth and the Ace is all potential, all possibility. With the Summer Solstice just passed, think of this Ace as a seed waiting to be planted this week. What new creative idea needs to […]
Time to be Fiercely Passionate about your Creative Work
Monday Tarot Message from the Muse, 5/13/2013. Theme, Queen of Wands. Don’t you love the look of fierce will on her face? This fierce and passionate desire is your theme for the week. Bring that to your creative work, and to how you nurture and help others with your work. Be proud, be passionate. Focus, […]
Signs and Synchronicities: Connecting with Charon and Morpheus in a Waking Dream
When I teach of group of people how to work with their dreams, I ask each of them to remember a recent sleep dream to practice the process on. “What if I don’t remember my dreams?” is a question that always comes up. Every time. “Think of a recent waking dream you may have had,” […]
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 […]
What or Who Lies Hidden Beneath your Bed?
In my dream, I am away from home, sleeping in a strange bed. During the night, I was frightened, like a child, by the sense of something under the bed. In the light of day, I decide to brave up. I get down on the floor, reclining on my right side with my feet towards […]
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 Andrew tow one of those […]
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 robe, I rush to the […]
Stop! Connect with your Inner Vision Before you Set those Goals…
Creating a business plan for the 2013 is important and necessary if you want to be successful whether you are a professional writer, artist, performer, coach, or healer. But, planning for your business and/or your creative work has to start from within. Clarity about your Inner Vision gives you clarity about where you want to […]
‘Tis the Season for Creative Hibernating
Perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal, underneath, for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is so strong in me. ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh There is a wilder solitude in winter/When every sense is pricked alive and keen. ~May Sarton Can you feel it? Even in the midst of the hustle […]
Are You Blocking Dream Messages?
Many people pray and receive the answer to their prayers, but ignore them—or deny them, because the answers didn’t come in the expected form. ~ Sophy Burnham Answers that don’t come in the expected form are something I warn people about all the time when I am teaching them how to incubate dreams. Incubating a […]
Get Ready to Receive Creative Insights from the Blue Moon
Tarot Action, The Moon 8/28/12. We have a Blue Moon coming up in three days but you may be feeling the effects of it already. A Blue Moon is a second full moon in the same month. It is a Pisces Full Moon as well, so it is time to see the big picture of […]
How Do You Connect with your Muse?
Tarot Focus, Temperance. 8/27/12. How do you connect with your Muse to bring a balance of creative passion and creative dreaming together? How do both passion and dream make your creative work and life stronger?
Writing from the Dark: Interview with Adela Rubio
If you write only about the things that are safe, about the emotions that are happy and easy, then your story will lack the authenticity and power that readers hunger for. Thursday, I had the privilege and fun of being interviewed by coach, author, colleague and friend, Adela Rubio. I talked with her about the […]
Time—A Convenient Creative Scapegoat
Most of us say we want to write and sell the book, or be cast in a film, or perform on stage, or coach a client and even take a few steps toward the dream. But when fear rises, time becomes the scapegoat. We tell ourselves, we just don’t have the time…we mean to, but […]