Time for a Perspective Shift & Creative Transformation
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 1/27/2025 Theme, The Tower. This Major Arcana card is one of major shifts and transformation. This week, be aware of moments when it feels like you and your creative work are being shaken to its foundation. As challenging as the experience may be, consider what new directions, ideas, and […]
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 […]
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, […]
Make Time for Your Creative Mind to Rest and Retreat
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 8/1/2022 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 stability. Because creatives are by necessity entrepreneurial the mind is always at work—on the next idea, the need for a new idea, planning, […]
Make Time to Rest and Renew
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 12/3/2018 Theme, 4 of Swords. Swords is the element of Air, in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communications. Four is a number of stability and structure. This week, make time to rest and renew, to stop the mind chatter and the busyness of the holiday season. […]
Rest Your Creative Mind–It’s the Season
True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. ~ William Penn ~ I get a lot of the ideas when I’m resting – either when I’m meditating or getting some kind of work done on my back, like physical therapy or […]
Don’t Let Criticism about Your Creative Work Immobilize You
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, July 7,2017 Theme, 10 of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs and communication. Be prepared this week and decide now not to let criticism about your creative work immobilize you. Let it, instead, push and challenge you to keep improving. […]
Move Forward with Creative Confidence
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 11/14/2016 Theme, 6 of Wands. Wands is the element of Fire in the realm of spirit, creativity, career, work. This card encourages creative confidence and optimism this week. Build on past successes for future ones. You’ve done it before, you can do it again. Focus, 6 of Swords. Swords […]
Elevate Your Creative Work
MONDAY TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 4/18/2016 Theme, Temperance. This Major Arcana card with the angel elevated in a special space, represents balance, elevation above the structures and rules of life, alchemy and the mixing or bringing together of opposites. This week, pay attention to where you have to bring both will and inspiration together […]
To Receive Inspiration, Rest and Renew
MONDAY’S TAROT MESSAGE FROM THE MUSE, 1/25/2016 Theme, 4 of Swords. Swords is the element of Air in the realm of mind, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs, communications. Four is a number of stability, no movement. This week, look for opportunities to be still, to rest and renew in silence and solitude. It is there in stillness […]
Be the High Priestess of Your Creativity
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse, 5/19/2014 Theme, The High Priestess. See how she emerges from the deep waters? You do that for your creativity. You bring to light the mystery and magic of your creative work for others. Be the doorway into your work. Focus, 4 of Swords. Swords is the element of Air, […]
Take the Leap for Your Creativity
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse for 3/3/2014 Theme, The Fool. The first card of the tarot and the Major Arcana of the Tarot. The place of beginnings, of new journeys and adventures. But to venture forth means taking a risk, leaping into the unknown. Be willing this week to leap into the unknown for […]
3 Reasons You Need to be a Hermit…Occasionally
After almost four years of writing articles for this newsletter, sometimes I’m not sure what to write that won’t seem redundant or unimportant. So this time, I consulted the oracles in the form of Ciro Marchetti’s Legacy of the Divine Tarot. I pulled the first card to represent the subject of the article and turned […]
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 […]
Start the New Project with Passion!
Monday’s Tarot Message from the Muse for the week of 1/14/2013. Theme, Ace of Wands. It’s all about that new creative project this week. The one that has the fire in your belly raring to go, eager to get started. So start with energy and excitement… Focus, Ace of Cups. Just make sure it’s also […]
Reclaiming Sacred Time for Rest and Renewal
This past weekend, I sat at lunch with some tarot friends and colleagues, listening to a discussion about the evergreen issue of overwhelm and time management. One woman mentioned that she’s developed a practice of taking one day a week to do nothing, not even get dressed or engage with other people if it doesn’t […]