53: The Artist‘s Way: Recovering a Sense of Power (Week 3)

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁'𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝘆: 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟯 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 This episode is about the third of twelve weeks in the course and book The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron.  My artist date this week was looking through a thrift store, which I hadn’t done in awhile! This chapter begins by talking about anger and how it can reveal where we need more boundaries or how we have been holding ourselves back. Synchronicity shows up as opportunities that push us to move forward and take action. It can be scary to realize that we have the freedom and power to live our dreams. Things are not just going to magically happen but there is magic in how the universe can make things happen when we commit and do the work. Shame comes up when we are building our power because it is linked to ways that our confidence was dimmed in the past. When we are shamed for not doing something well or for our dreams, it becomes part of our shadow. Being seen for our authentic self is incredibly healing and helps us to turn vulnerability into power. There is some solar plexus healing that can happen here when you realize that your inner artist reflects your inner child and needs to be nurtured. Sharing with supportive people first can help you to build your power from within before putting your inner artist on trial in front of a larger audience. You have the power to determine what you internalize from now on! Growth is not linear and we take back our power every time we choose to listen to the voice within. There is no deadline for your dreams and it’s okay to take a few steps back occasionally. Rest is important!   The exercises that I talked about for Week 3 are: Describe your childhood room  Describe 5 traits you had as a child that you liked List 5 childhood accomplishments List your 5 favourite childhood foods then buy one! List 3 rotten habits (obvious) and 3 undesirable habits (subtle) Make a list of 3 nurturing friends and their great characteristics Call one of those friends Inner Compass: how are you being lead? Use your morning pages or pay attention when you’re cleaning, driving etc. to see what is coming up as a warning or inspiration. List 5 People you admire and their traits you could emulate List 5 people you admire that have died and how you could find friends like them Compare the lists and determine which are qualities you “should” admire and the ones that your heart really wants  you to embody! ***Check out the link in Karen’s Instagram bio at @kare.and.co to check out the readings that I mentioned***   𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨!   𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 Ready to recalibrate and do some healing? My 𝟳 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗿𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 series of energy healing sessions continues tomorrow, Wednesday October 13th with the heart chakra. There are no links or meetings but there will be a Zoom meeting after the last session to talk about our experiences and connect. The link is in my bio! My 1:1 energy healing offerings include: the 15 minute 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 session, the 30 minute 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 session and a 60 minute session called 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵. 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 allow you to create your ideal session with a custom blend of intuitive oracle card reading, light & shadow coaching and energy healing! These sessions are 90 minutes long and there are packages available as well. My Podcast Support services include everything from start-up to editing, show notes and audiograms!