The Prayer I Say Every Night: A Sleep Ritual for Artists, Dreamers, and Busy Minds

Sleep is not always simple. Especially for artists. Especially for dreamers. Especially for those whose minds are still moving long after the day is done. In this episode, Sarah shares the small nightly prayer — or spell, or doorway, or invitation — that she says before falling asleep: "Take me where I need to go. Show me what I need to see." This is not a religious prayer. It is a creative ritual. A way of giving the subconscious somewhere to rest. A way of inviting dreams, imagination, and inner wisdom to take the lead. Through reflections on lucid dreaming, nighttime processing, and the strange beauty of the inner world, Sarah explores how artists can work with sleep as a place of softness, clarity, and creative return. Because sometimes the answers don't come when we push harder. Sometimes they arrive when we stop grasping. When we soften. When we let the deeper parts of us speak. In this episode: • The simple nighttime prayer Sarah says before sleep • How dreams and the subconscious can support creative clarity • Why artists with busy minds may need a gentle point of focus at night • How to adapt the prayer for creative blocks, writing questions, or emotional processing • Why sleep, dreams, and imagination can become part of your artistic practice If sleep is something you struggle with, or if your creative mind has a hard time settling at the end of the day, Sarah invites you to explore Creative Wellness — a self-paced mini course from Elemental Alchemy. It's designed to help artists reconnect with their energy, rhythm, and inner world through gentle reflection, creative prompts, and guided support.  Because your creative life doesn't only need inspiration. It needs care. It needs rhythm. It needs a body that feels safe enough to soften. Explore Creative Wellness here: RockwoodAlchemy.com/CreativeWellness