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. […]
Create from the Place of Play and Imagination
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 1/1/2018 Theme, 6 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuition, and creativity. Here, the child lies in the grass, imagining and daydreaming. This week, let yourself create from a sense of play and unlimited imagination. Anything is possible. Focus, 5 […]
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 […]
Will You Play with Me for 10 Minutes?
The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. ~Carl Jung~ Bob and I spent this past weekend in Virginia with our oldest Stephen, his wife Mindy, and their two sons, Andrew (almost 5) and […]
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 […]
What Do You Do When You Don’t Want To?
I’ve been writing articles for my newsletter for more than five years now, so you’ll understand if I tell you that some weeks, my inner child throws a tantrum. “No! I don’t want to write another newsletter. You can’t make me. No!” And yet, the deadline draws near. I can’t escape the deadline. And I […]
Exchange Creative Overwhelm for Creative Play
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse for the week of 9/9/2013 Theme, 10 of Wands. Surely you don’t want to spend this week on your belly crawling through the brush with a pile of projects on your back? Wands is the element of fire, spirit, creativity, career, work. Time to unload some of those creative […]
4 Alternatives for a Retreat when You Can’t Afford to Travel
I know I’ve emphasized many times here how important making time to get away is for your life and especially for your creativity. But sometimes time, money, family and health prevent traveling to idyllic locales such as the one here in the Catskills where I am holding my retreat. So, you have to get creative […]
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 […]