Be daring, be different, be impractical; be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary. — Cecil Beaton Some of you may, at this point, feel like nothing much is happening. I beg to differ. Don’t bail out now! You … Read more
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare;it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.— Seneca Working our way through our kriyas, or at least the small and large shifts of how we perceive ourselves, many peripheral things will change, too. Things that seem to have no obvious … Read more
Walking Between The Worlds Painting in Gouache © MorgaineCreativity comes from awakening and directing men’s higher natures, which originate in the primal depths of the universe and are appointed by Heaven.— I Ching What wonderful, juicy discussions we are having! As creatives, as magical people, as awakeners and the awakening, we are all walking the … Read more
© Osho Zen Tarot The significant problems we have in the world today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them. — Albert Einstein As we take the steps necessary to restore our sense of integrity, we are cultivating new ways to understand and identify our true creative self. … Read more
from the Esocentric Tarot Deck © Shot in the Dark Photography Taking a new step, uttering a new word is what people fear most.— Fyodor Dostoyevsky Today, we begin the fourth step together, Recovering a Sense of Integrity. And frankly, I have a lot of complex feelings about this one. I will warn you, it … Read more
Blue Anger ©1998, Jamie Alaine HulleyAnger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world. — William Shenstone (1714-1763) This week, we begin the third step of our twelve-step recovery, healing the artist within us. This step focuses on “Recovering a Sense of … Read more
Yes, this is one shelf full of my morning pages. Like an ability or a muscle, hearing your inner wisdom is strengthened by doing it. — Robbie Gass Yesterday, I discussed the time commitment that working with The Artist’s Way will require. You could scrimp, of course, but you will only shortchange yourself. I can … Read more
We must accept that this creative pulse within us is God’s creative pulse itself.— Joseph Chilton Pearce After The Artist’s Way became such a huge phenomenon, Julia Cameron followed up with a number of books, many of which support, directly and indirectly, The Artist’s Way. After browsing through the lists of her many offerings, it … Read more
Another world is not only possible,she is on her way. On a quiet day,I can hear her breathing.— Arundati RoyChange is upon us, dear ones. As has been foretold for decades by astrologers, shamans, indigenous peoples, and those attuned to non-ordinary communication channels, we are now seeing the structures that we have called “security” in … Read more
St. Bridget of the Mantle by MD Spooner (?) Fire in the forge thatshapes and tempers. Fire of the hearth thatnourishes and heals.Fire in the head thatincites and inspires.— The Three-Fold Fire of Brighid, the Ord BrighideachToday is the feast day of St. Brigid who is also Brighid, the beloved Goddess of the Old Religion. … Read more