Beth All politics is local. — Thomas P. (Tip) O’Neill As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, please consider making as many of your purchases as you can from local merchants and businesses. Sure, going to the big sales at the malls, or online shopping may seem to save you a few dollars, but … Read more
There is more to life than to increase its speed. — Mahatma Gandhi So now, gentle readers, we are going to zero in on one of our most pervasive, insidious blocks. Julia gives it a full four pages or so. Deep breath. We’re going to take a closer look at workaholism and our addiction to … Read more
Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. — Mark Twain I love the insights some of you are sharing! What you are noticing, and what Julia promises for the rest of us, is that our blocking devices will begin … Read more
We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. — Paulo Coelho As we explore the deeply rooted habits of blocking our inner artist, it might help to know that many times, these temptations show up disguised as coincidence. I see this all the time in my Tarot … Read more
He jests at scars that never felt a wound. — William Shakespeare In this tenth chapter, we are Recovering a Sense of Self-Protection. Lo and behold – turns out that some of the most necessary self-protection we need is from ourselves! So we are gently, but honestly examining the last stronghold of our most volatile, … Read more
Light is the first of the painters. There is no object so foul, that intense light will not make it beautiful. — Ralph Waldo Emerson. Today is the second part of our group spell/prayer/meditation for the rebirth of the Light at Winter Solstice. It does not matter if you are just now joining us, or … Read more
From December 3rd through the 9th, a delegation of modern Pagans and Witches from across the globe are gathered in Melbourne, Australia for the Parliament of the World’s Religions. They are representing organizations like Covenant of the Goddess, the Temple of Ara, EarthSpirit, Cherry Hill Seminary, Earth Traditions, Circle Sanctuary, Solar Cross, the Pagan Federation, … Read more
The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what we do, even what we think. We do this because we’re afraid. — Richard Bach We’ve been examining how we block our creativity by using deeply rooted behaviors of self-sabotage and distraction. As soon as our artistic process starts to … Read more
My theory on housework is, if the item doesn’t multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you? — Erma Bombeck Even as the end is almost in sight for our Artist’s Way journey, we arrive at some of the toughest final barriers to our … Read more
Fill your mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it will not be easy to feel peace in your heart. — Marianne Williamson The Moon reached Her fullness this morning at 2:30 am, Dec. 2nd, Eastern time (or 7:30 am UTC; or 11:30 pm last night, December 1st, if … Read more