A Leap of Faith

A few days ago I drove a stake into the ground, with force and conviction, and marked it as the time to finally take action in relation to career and earnings. First I must pour my energy into writing the books and then find contract work to cover basic living expenses and continue funding the project.

For the writing part, the tarot deck offered clear guidance in The World card – this showing me a bubble that I would exist within for a period of 21 days. With the outer world safely outside the wreath, just one item in each hand, and plenty of space around me, this would be my opportunity to rediscover the delicious glide of creative flow.

It just so happened that the 21 days fitted perfectly between breaking the fast and an event I want to attend at the end of the month. On the day of entering the bubble I decided to do a walking meditation in part of the gardens here at the cottage, before I sat down to begin.

As I descended the steps to the garden I discovered it was elliptic shape, just like the area depicted on the card. I took off my shoes, stepped into the ellipse and onto the wet grass. To symbolise a transition into a more focused space I then circled the garden 3 times before returning indoors to begin.

I’ve now commandeered a small lounge room at one end of the cottage to be my creative space for this period. The table I sit at looks out onto the gardens, it’s blissfully quiet and there’s an open fireplace in the room that I can use. On paper, it really is the most idyllic setting I can imagine for the purpose of writing a book. The only thing I need now for all to fall into place is that wonderful, magical flow…