Practice Leads to Creative Growth
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 2/5/2024 Theme, Page of Coins. Coins is the element of Earth, in the realm of home, health, wealth, and anything physical. The Page is the enthusiastic messenger, the one eager to learn and grow. And this Page shows up for the second week in a row in this position. […]
Be Honest with Yourself and Your Creative Work
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 4/3/2023 Theme, 7 of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communication. Seven is a number of action or of contemplation of action. This week, look for moments when you need to be honest with yourself about what you want […]
Ask for Help with Creative Work from the Right Place
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 11/4/2019 Theme, 5 of Coins. Coins is the element of Earth in the realm of home, health, and wealth, anything physical. Five is the place in any of the four tarot suits where there is challenge or conflict. This week, be aware of moment or situations where it isn’t […]
Celebrate Accomplishments, then Move Forward
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 8/26/2019 Theme, The World. This card is the last card of the Major Arcana, also known as the Fool’s Journey. The Fool has arrived at the end of this journey and stands fully revealed and triumphant. This week, look for opportunities to celebrate your accomplishments and successes so that […]
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 […]
Time to Eliminate Distractions from Your Creative Work
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 11/5/18 Theme, 7 of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuition and creativity. Seven is the number of contemplation, seeking, questing and, in the tarot, action. This week, it’s time to eliminate distractions and contemplate where you need to put your […]
Be a Loving Champion for Your Creativity
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 9/24/2018 Theme, Knight of Cups. Cups is the element of Water in the realm of heart, emotions, dreams, intuition and creativity. The knight is the champion of the realm. Your realm is your creative work. This week, look for opportunities to be a loving champion of your creative work […]
Champion and Serve with Your Creative Work
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE Theme, Knight of Wands. Wands is the element of Fire in the realm of spirit, creativity, career and work. The Knight is the champion, the one with the training and resources who can go out into the realm to do battle, to serve and protect. This week, look for […]
Stop the Fireworks! Get Your Creative Priorities Straight!
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 7/3/2017 Theme, 5 of Wands. Wands is the element of Fire in the realm of spirit, creativity, career and work. Five is a number of change and challenge. This week, when the US is celebrating Independence Day, avoid your personal fireworks by establishing creative priorities. All those sparks may […]
Establish Your Creative Priorities
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 9/12/2016. Theme, 5 of Wands. Wands is the element of Fire in the realm of spirit, creativity, career and work. Five is a number of challenge and change. You can see how the five men emerging from the same tree trunk are battling with each other, just as your […]
Love Needs More than Scraps
Love cannot survive if you just give it scraps of yourself, scraps of your time, scraps of your thoughts. ~ Mary O’Hara, author ~ Do you remember when you were a child making your own Valentine out of scraps of doilies, construction paper, glitter, and ribbons? Usually, those were for your mom and/or dad. Sometimes […]
Sometimes Life Gets in the Way…
Recently, I spoke with a friend and client who is feeling challenged by the demands from family and friends for her time and space. She’s feeling understandably frustrated and concerned. For her, it feels like the time and energy she could be using for working on manuscript revisions are slipping away while nothing gets done […]
Stop the Inner Battle.
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, JULY 6, 2015 Theme, 5 of Wands. Wands is the element of Fire in the realm of spirit, creativity, career, work. Five is a challenging number. Here, the challenge this week is that of too many ideas, projects or roles fighting within you for prominence. Be aware this week, […]
Weave Together Creative Opportunities
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 12/29/2014 Theme, 2 of Wands. Wands is the element of fire in the realm of spirit, creativity, career, and work. Two is often about choices and balance. This week, instead of believing you have to choose one or the other creative project or opportunity or expression, ask a different […]
Celebrate Your Creativity
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 9/15/14 Theme, The Empress. A Major Arcana card, so lots of energy, which is apparent from the abundant life that fills this card. This week, be aware of your creative power, your ability to bring to life so much beauty and abundance. You are the source. Claim it. Focus, […]
Are You Willing to Drop a Coin?
We all have our priorities. Think of each priority as a coin you hold. Top on the list of priorities for most of us (unless you are superhuman, in which case you need read no further), are eating and sleeping. So there are two coins. For those with small children, top priorities include making sure […]
Get Going on that New Idea or Project
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, July 7, 2014 Theme, Ace of Wands. This week, it’s all about beginning new projects and taking action on new ideas. Wands is the element of Fire, of Spirit, of creativity, career, work. Ace is the beginning, the seed, holding all potential, all possibilities. There’s energy and excitement in […]
Stop Waffling and Trust Your Creative Intuition
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 4/28/14 Theme, 2 of Swords. Two often indicates choice or decision and Swords represents the element of Air, of mind thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communication. This week, stop trying to make choices and decisions solely from a logical point of view. Trust and go with your intuition about creative […]
Make Space for Your Creative Work
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 2/10/2014. Theme, 4 of Wands. Wands is the element of fire, of spirit, creativity, career, work. Four is a number of stability. Creating stability for your creativity means making a commitment and making space for it. This week stay alert to how you make space and how you are […]
Time to Get Straight on Your Creative Priorities
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse for the week of 11/18/2013 Theme, 5 of Wands. 5 in this suit of fire and creativity is a number of change and challenge. Here, it seems, creative roles and projects battle each other for your time and energy. This week, look at establishing priorities for your many ideas […]
Is Your Muse a Chatty Cathy?
Creative friends and clients often complain that getting connected to their Muses and staying connected is an ongoing challenge, especially when in the middle of a book or project. But once in a while, a client has a Muse who is a Chatty Cathy. Chatty Cathy, a doll that was manufactured from 1959 to 1965 […]
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 […]