Get the Big Creative Picture
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 10/10/2016 Theme, King of Coins. Coins is the element of Earth in the realm of home, health, wealth. The King is the master of the element, and here he stands surveying his domain, getting the big creative picture. This week, be sure you are seeing the big picture of […]
Finish that Creative Project!
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 5/2/2016 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. You can see how worn down and tired this warrior is. Look this week for creative projects that are overdue in being finished. […]
Make Time for the Finishing Details
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 3/7/16 Theme, 7 of Coins. Coins is the element of Earth in the realm of home, health and wealth–anything physical. Seven is a number representing creative or active energies. Your creative project is almost ready to manifest in the world…almost. This week, pay attention to the final details, the […]
3 Reasons to Travel for your Writing
Join Beth Barany and I as we share with you the magic of travel and writing. Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, novels, short stories, personal essays or keep journals, we offer information, tips, techniques and tools for using travel to inspire, inform, enrich and empower your writing. Look for posts from both of us […]
Be the King of your Creativity
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, July 14, 2014 Theme, King of Swords. The King is the one with power and dominion, with confidence that emanates from within. Swords is the element of air, of mind, thoughts, beliefs attitudes, and communication. This King communicates and rules with utmost confidence in his personal and creative power […]
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 […]
Believe in Your Creative Work
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 4/7/2014 Theme, Faith. From the Major Arcana, this card emphasizes belief, faith in yourself and in your work. Act, create, move from that place of surety in who you are, what you do that rises from the traditions of your work, your level of experience and a trust in […]
Get Up & Get Out There with Your Creative Dreams
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 10/28/13 Theme, 5 of Cups. Cups is the element of water, heart, feelings, dreams, intuition, creativity. 5 is a number of change, a tipping point. This woman sits with her back against the wall protecting the two creative dreams she still has because the others are broken disappointments. But […]
3 Steps to Finding Your Way through the Fog
Emergencies have always been necessary to progress. It was darkness which produced the lamp. It was fog that produced the compass. ~ Victor Hugo I woke the other morning, and saw that the rich gold of autumn leaves was dimmed by a thin layer of fog, a not unusual occurrence here in the Catskills. Because […]
Keep Some Emotional Perspective
Monday Tarot Message from the Muse, 8/19/2013 Theme, King of Cups. The King has the power, gets the big picture, makes the plan. To get the big picture on your creative work this week, give yourself some emotional distance on your creative work. Focus, 8 of Cups. Cups is the suit of heart, emotions, dreams, […]