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Creative
Flow Tarot

By Mighty.Beautiful Art Studio
**Creative Flow Tarot** is a series of illustrations-in-progress, focused on unlocking creative potential and using creative energy to work through the mental, emotional and real blockages that might be hampering creative flow. The series will ultimately combine the ideas, concepts, beliefs and practices of traditional tarot with creativity exercises designed to help move users into creative habits and a creative flow state.
Get a Creative Flow Tarot Reading (in it’s current, unfinished state) here.

CREATIVE FLOW TAROT INTRO

Agnostic’s Guide to Finding and Commanding Your Creative Energy

CREATIVE FLOW INTRO

People are all energy, energy that is interconnected to all the energy around it and far from it through a web of vibrations made of decisions, goals, social pressures and family histories that have created our joys and our sufferings.

Energy exists to create, to act, to flow, to energize, to move, to expand.

We exist to create: to express and share our selves and our ideas and our dreams; to innovate, to inspire, to build.

We were created by the Creators, who created the Earth we stand on, the heavens we dream of and all the stars and space in the galaxy. We are not based on any one religion, but are Spiritually Agnostic in our understanding of the possibilities and grandness found in an infinite universe . Whether we believe in One God or in Many Gods, we believe in the power of Creation and Creativity itself.

Many of us feel this, or are searching fervently for it. But despite our faith and our desire, many people do not feel connected to their own creativity. They spend their lives looking for a spiritual significance or purpose or evidence, turning to organized religions, narcissistic leaders and hierarchal social structures that tell those to come to them what they should think, how to behave and what to do — and they create barriers between their followers and the(ir) Creator(s), insisting that the Creator(s) only speaks through a select and chosen few and that the rest of us are stuck with a 2,000-year-old book written to keep those in power in power.

But the truth is this: The only thing separating each of us from our Creator are our own limiting beliefs about the importance of creation, and the singular focus on biological creation. There are powerful organizations and forces at work to keep people in check, conformed to The Way Things Are, underneath the Powers That Be. Creativity is a force that could overturn all these structures, and so we learn from a young age that it’s not necessary for our survival or our souls. We learn that Math, English and Gym classes are all necessary, but that art and music are “extra-curriculars” that may or may not be worthy of funding. We learn that the Bible should not be questioned despite its millions of interpretations. We learn that getting married and having kids is Our Purpose and that anything beyond that is a misprioritization. We learn that only prodigies are worthy of a life spent creating and expressing and that happiness lies in how we spend our paychecks, which vary wildly depending on how much we’ve bought into the System, instead of how we spend our time, which should be priceless and unknown.

These beliefs surrounding creativity have lead to a separation between people, our souls and our collective Soul. But getting through that separation — the creative blocks we each feel for reasons to do with a perceived lack of skill, resources, support, inspiration, drive or other things — is possible for those searching to connect to their deeper meaning and purpose.

It is also a creative strategy card game that can be played multiple ways with friends.

THE FOUR POWERS OF CREATIVITY

Inspired by traditional tarot ideas, concepts and spiritual guidance, Creative Flow Tarot utilizes Four Powers of Creative Flow and connection to the main elements of the natural world: air, water, earth and fire.

The Four Powers are:

Swords (skills and knowledge),

Wands (ideas and experiences),

Stars (spirituality and passion) and

Stones (support and resources).

Each suit of the four powers contains 14 cards: numbers 1-10 and four “face” cards of equal value: Spirits, Knights, Gods and Goddesses.
Each number carries a special meaning, and each face card carries a special power.

Ones/Aces: Ones are about beginnings, initiations, and first steps forward

Twos: Twos symbolize balance, dualities and harmony

Threes: Threes symbolize unification, wholeness in partnerships and unlimited potential

Fours: Fours symbolize tethers and all the things that keep us grounded and in place

Five: Fives reflect war, competition and victory

Sixes: Sixes focus on the love skills: not romanticized, lustful love but the action of love: on reliability, dependability, communication, equality, partnership, integration

Sevens: Sevens focus on perfection, evolution and patterns

Eights: Eights symbolize boundaries, limitations, constraints and situations that are unavoidable

Nines: Nines represent existential Fears and the greater Oneness, the connection between the individual and the universal everything

Tens: Tens represent the completion of a cycle, an ending… and a beginning.

The Four Sides of each Power are
Knights, Spirits, Gods and Goddesses.

Spirits are the children, the muse, the guiding light of each power. They are the why. They are the inspiration, the student, the messenger, of each power.

Swords: Phoenix

Stones: Unicorn

Stars: Butterfly

Wands: Axolotl

Knights are the actions of each Power — they represent ability, motivation and determination. They are the legs of each power, the what.

Goddesses are the creators of each Power. They are the heart of the power, the how. Goddesses are master gardeners and masters of change, transformation, growth, compassion and experimentation.

Gods are the teachers of each Power. They are the holder of each power, the who. They are teachers and experts, advice givers and that which offers enlightenment.

22 Major Forces of Creativity

The deck also includes 22 Major Forces concepts or themes as they relate to spiritual connection and creative flow, which are described after the Powers.

Find Your Creative Flow ~ Help Your Soul Grow

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Find Your Creative Flow ~ Help Your Soul Grow 〰️

THE POWER OF SWORDS

**Traditional Deck Suit:** Spades.
**Natural Element:** Wind/ Air
**Power:** Knowledge

The Power of knowledge, instinct, skills and power, the Swords suit speaks to the classroom work one has to do to feel comfortable using creative tools, and the actual work involved in self-expression. It is the suit of experience and knowing. It is also the suit of the Wind; of deep understanding and search; of the intellectual. Its symbology focuses on birds, herbs and mushrooms. Its power colors are pink and blue.

**The Ace Of Swords: A Significant Breakthrough**
The **Ace of Swords** represents a new energy and a significant breakthrough. The Sword Force indications that doing so will require you to learn a new skill, but the challenge will be worthwhile.
The Magical Mushroom represents a new creative beginning or way of seeing the world. A powerful Sword is standing straight up from the ground under a powerful waterfall that stretches into the clouds. The Sword is perfectly balanced, held strong by a skillful force. Behind, a magical mushroom stands under a liquid rainbow. The rainbow and mushroom tell you it’s time to focus on the diversity of knowledge you need to really pursue the creative quests your Spirit desires of you.
You’ve had a project you wanted to work on for a long time sitting in the back of your mind; maybe something you’ve forgotten about, some planted seed that must have survived only off tiny drops of memory. Now is the time to water those seeds again, and see which ones have grown. Perhaps you’ll figure out how to finish a project long ago put on hold.

**The Two Of Swords:**
**Balancing The Honeymoon Stage And Avoiding Burnout**
**Your energy has drawn you to the Book of Tales**. Your spirit is requesting you remember the importance of Balance within your creative knowledge and pursuits. Two Swords come together over a field of mushrooms, which contain the power to communicate with powerful Earthly giants — trees. Where the two Swords touch, magic happens: galaxies are born from the explosion. What does the Book contain? It’s anyone’s guess. Perhaps it contains every story ever told, a how-to for everything ever created, every spell ever said, directions into the afterlife, or the meaning to life itself. The Book can’t be read, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be heard. You’re likely in the honeymoon period of a new creative pursuit — or experiencing the excitement and fears of a new job, a new relationship, or new circumstances. This card could symbolize that this new endeavor has you a bit overwhelmed, overstimulated, or overextended — though you might not mind at the moment. On the other hand, perhaps it’s a reminder that you haven’t tried anything new in a while and are in danger of burning out from your routine or norm. Grow some branches.

**The Three Of Swords:**
**Creating Emotional Release After A Painful Heartbreak**
**The Rainbow Heart** is about finding creative unity and emotional release after a painful heartbreak, loss or betrayal. Three powerful Swords stand in a mushroom field, the energy between creating a colorful forcefield of love. These three swords represent the mental knowledge necessary to process trauma, the spiritual knowledge that we are all connected and the physical knowledge of how to use your hands to connect to your soul. All three are necessary right now. All those feelings you're feeling right now are just different types of energy, and it’s up to you to use your hands to turn that energy into something tangible, meaningful, or beautiful. You’re grieving something, but grief is a kind of gratitude. What are you thankful for? Focus on that and use your gratitude to create something. Eventually, you’ll make your way through this painful period — or finally process a heavy loss from long ago that you’ve been carrying with you.

**The Four Of Swords:**
**Active Meditation, Self-Love And Wild Creation**
**The Meditating Hummingbird** has graced your presence. The Four of Swords shows the Four Swords over a reflective pond, serving as a frame around a peaceful Lotus flower, within which sits the dual spirits of both a woman and a beautiful bird, both sitting in a meditative pose, though the bird appears to be looking up, as if contemplating the future, and the woman’s back is turned, suggesting she is looking out or inward. This is a card about knowing how to be alone, about finding strength in solitude and creating a closer connection between you and your Creator - but through open thought and active meditation. The Four Swords represent Mind, Body, Soul and Spirit - Mind and Body being the vertical pillars with which we stand, Soul being the top we aspire to and Spirit being the foundation from which we come. We are each not just the woman or person in the scene. We are each the reflective pond, the peaceful flower, the impatient bird and the searching person — even when we don’t feel like it, even when our waters are raging, our flowers are dying, the birds are flying and the person is lost. Imagine changing the speed of your water. Imagine a new field of flowers blooming, imagine the beautiful moss on a dying tree. Imagine not having to flap your wings to stay afloat, but being able to just soar across the sky on the back of the wind. Imagine that you have been found by what you seek.

**Five Of Swords:**
**On Fighting Time, Unnecessary Competition, And The Practice Of Failure**
You’ve come across **The Cursed Hourglass**, for which the Five Eagles of Time are both fighting for and entrapped in. The Five of Swords is a sign that you are finding yourself surrounded by war and competition, that your foes are drawing nearer, or that you’re fighting a battle against Time itself, wasting it away on consumption instead of spending it in growth and creation. The Hourglass has the power to remind you that everything in this world is temporary, that time is running out, that time is always falling. But look a little deeper, and Time is a complicated subject. Time is always moving, that moments of time are both endless and infinite, as if every grain of sand in the universe was a moment of time in the multiverse of possibilities created by each and every passing decision. Is Time your enemy? Or is a gift? Regardless, war exists, and you’re preparing for battle. Think about who or what you’re up against right now, and see yourself holding those things hostage in this magical Hourglass bestowed upon you. Their power is running out, and you hold the key to victory in your hands. You’ve just got to pick up your sword and make the journey.

**Six Of Swords:**
**On Transition, Letting Go And Finding Your Own Truths**
You’ve encountered a great storm, but are being rescued by **The Six Seagulls**, forces of transition and change. This card shows a ghostly figure carrying six swords across a stormy ocean in a tiny boat that was clearly not built for such feats; fortunately it is being pulled toward land by forces stronger than the winds, guided by the wisdom and reaching arms of the Lighthouse. The shore is nearing; you’re moving past the storm and moving toward an unknown future. What are you carrying with you? The Six Swords will be difficult to carry without the help of a boat once you’re on stable ground. They represent the kinds of Knowledge we must let go of in order to move forward - bad habits, negative thought patterns, harmful beliefs, stereotypes, outdated lessons, the expectations and hopes placed on us by others. You’re about to transition into a new world, a new relationship, a new dream, a new job. Embrace the coming changes by letting go of the baggage you’re carrying that no longer serves you. For instance, perhaps you’ve been in search of your one true soulmate but are coming out of a long relationship with a person you had hoped would be “the one” that has scarred you. Why do we believe in one true soulmate? The Quest for our perfect mate is sold to us as a fairytale, but it causes so many nightmares. Most of us fall in love multiple times, yet we are told it is only right to love one person. Does that “truth” serve your truest self? Maybe it does. Maybe it doesn’t. Don’t hold on to what other people have told you; hold on to what you know to be true within you.

**Seven Of Swords:**
**On Secrets, Self-Deception And The Seven Swords Of Corruption**
Aye, Matey, you’ve come across **The Parrot Pirate**, who is cursed to curse everyone he meets. You thought the Parrot was there to help, as he repeated everything you said like a true yes-man should. But he was just lonely out at sea and couldn’t help but deceive you. The Parrot is holding on to Seven Swords, representing the Seven ways we deceive and corrupt ourselves: through gluttony, sex , greed, depression, anger, rejection, and pride. This is a card about betrayal, strategy and deception. You’ve been cursed to believe the lies you tell yourself or are told by other people who are attempting to hold you back. Perhaps there is an inner struggle or grievance that your psyche is focused on but that you're afraid to express, or a small white lie you once told has grown into an elephant. Perhaps you're angry at yourself for some failure, feel guilt about a conversation or argument with a loved one, or have been lying about your inner well-being. This is a card about telling your truth and dealing with deceit, theft, fraud and hidden secrets. Everyone loves a secret, a mystery, an untold truth. Choose one to unravel.

**Eight Of Swords:**
**On Negative Self-Talk, Self-Limiting Beliefs And Turning Can't Into Can**
**The Caged Bird** beckons at you, crying out to be released from her tiny prison. Seeing the door is open, you try to encourage her to fly free, but she doesn’t understand. The prison isn’t the cage she’s in, but her fears of leaving. The cage, after all, is all that is protecting the bird from the Eight Swords thrown at her. What do the Swords represent? Possibility. The What-ifs you’ve passed on. Fear is a prison, and it exists even when conditions are perfect: even when the world is in full bloom around you, you may fear getting stung by a bee. Fear is a powerful weapon to use against yourself when you don’t want to leave, to change, to grow: when it seems simpler to just live in a cage of your own making if if that cage makes you unhappy, leaves you unfilled, endangers you in a violent or dependent relationship or keeps you from pursuing your purpose. How do you break through the prison of fear? You’ve got to accept your power, consider your choices, create a plan and a path. For every negative thought you have, force yourself to have a positive one. For every negative possible outcome you perceive, think of a good beneficial one. Focus on the answers and solutions, not the problems and questions.

**Nine Of Swords:**
**On Nightmares, Indecision And Facing Demons**
Don’t panic, but you’ve revealed the **Nine-Eyed Raven,** which represents an escalation of the Caged Hummingbird (the Eight of Swords). A tiny canary sits paralyzed, surrounded by swords. A monstrous nine-eyed raven rises from a cloud of smoke above the canary’s nest. The swords represent the fears, worries, demons, and nightmares trying to keep the canary from feeling at peace. Your dark thoughts are now keeping you up at night; you’re not sleeping or taking care of yourself; your fears are in full control. You’re living in a nightmare, paralyzed with indecision, being torn apart in different directions; the stresses you’re facing are eating you alive. Your concerns might be very real; the world is a stressful place full of suffering, hatred, inequality and uncertainty. But the world is also a wondrous place full of joy, love, growth and opportunity, But you’ve got to come up for air. You’ve got to breathe. Grab on to any tiny bit of happiness you can and hold on. The world is stressful, but friends are loving, the Earth is beautiful, blankets are soft, and we are all connected.

**Ten Of Swords:**
**On Moving Forward From Painful Endings**
**The Dead Flamingo** represents a painful ending, a deep loss and the end of a cycle. A flamingo lies dying in a shallow pond, struck in her head by a sword, surrounded by nine other swords and pools of blood. Someone or something has hurt you, giving a fatal blow with regards to that relationship or connection. This most likely cannot be undone. This is the card of grief. Remember that every ending leaves room for a beginning. With deep losses come new gains, and at the end of any cycle lies the unlimited possibilities that come from learning, changing and growing. The sun sparkles on the water and the Flamingo awaits her new, enlightened and transformed self - the Self that has learned from her mistakes and experiences, has been reborn from the wisdom of her past, and has an understanding of how to move forward from despair. You are strong, and all it takes to keep going is a single step, followed by another one, and another. Soon this abysmal present will be nothing but the past.

Spirit Of Swords:
On Rebirth, Rejuvenation And Renewal
**The Phoenix** shows a great, beautiful bird rising above a lake caught on fire. The Phoenix controls a powerful sword, a sign that you have gained a state of knowledge akin to the enlightenment that comes from being inside a spiritual realm. This card represents renewal, new ideas and a new burst of energy after a period of trauma, depression, rest or low flow. The Spirit of Swords is an enthusiastic force of knowledge, an expert at breaking through barriers, gathering information and winning from behind. The Phoenix is a resourceful problem solver, adept at brainstorming and researching and finding creative solutions to challenges that would drag others down. Drawing the Phoenix is a sign that it’s time to let yourself be heard in situations where you otherwise may have kept quiet, though you might want try new and different ways of getting your message across if old techniques aren’t getting the attention your ideas deserve.

**Knight Of Swords:**
**On Ambition, Drive and Motivation**
You’ve caught sight of **The Striking Owl,** a powerful bird of prey on a mission. The Knight of Swords is determined to achieve its goals, knowing that the work required to obtain the knowledge necessary (the storm) will pay off dividends later (the blooming desert). The owl’s wings are spread and the sword is perfectly straight, showing determination and expertise, while the owl represents a focused intellectual drive of someone who is ambitious without apologies. This is an action card; you’re quickly moving toward something, not pausing to plan ahead. You can’t tell a Knight of Swords to slow down or to be careful, but a lot can go wrong when you move so fast. Things can change quickly, especially if you come across some unintended consequences of your prior actions or cut corners in the name of speed. Still, the Knight of Swords is a great communicator and can normally take its way out of a jam with ease.

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**Goddess Of Swords:**
**On Independence, Persuasion And Leadership**
**The Peacock** shows a beautiful woman walking through a lavender field. She is carrying a basket of flowering herbs and walking with a blue peacock companion, and she wears a crown of feathers that suggests she and the peacock are one. A Sword is shone stuck in a granite rock, with three tiny butterflies seeking to pull the Sword out to unlock its potential and power. The Butterflies represent transformation; change is a predominant force when the Goddess of Swords shows herself. The herbs carried by the Goddess represent the knowledge, skills, and instincts necessary to get through any situation and to get the truth in all matters. The Goddess represents the mastery of inner strength that comes from overcoming loss and personal suffering, which makes her powerful, bold, resourceful and independent. Her knowledge is capable of changing the world. She knows herself inside and out and is comfortable in her own skin, though she is also a master of transformation and change and is able to read which way the wind will blow. She isn’t afraid of the truth; she is the truth. You can lie to yourself, but not to the Goddess of Swords. Her energy works to give everyone the insight and power they need to become fully themselves. Is she attempting to tell you something? Now is the time to listen to the wind, to hear the clouds, to see everything as a sign.

**God Of Swords:**
**On Power, Manipulation And Enlightenment**
You’ve discovered the wonder and power of **The Flowering Mind,** the purveyor of enlightenment and truth. The God of Swords shows a jellyfish-like creature resembling a brain and the beginnings of a nervous system, floating across an ethereal space, a rainbow of light shining down on it. The creature has grown a flower with seven eyes from which it can see different dimensions of the surrounding world and is cutting a large magical mushroom with a powerful Sword. Like the Goddess, this card radiates deep knowledge, truth, understanding and intuition during a search for truth, answers, meaning or purpose. But while the Goddess is still reaching the peak of her powers, the God of Swords has fully embraced their creative potential and purpose. The God lives and learns beyond its human body and form; their legacy and impact on the world has no bounds. The God isn’t just respected, but worshipped. This card is a sign that you have reached peak mental and creative clarity, and that people are watching and listening to what you have to say, or that someone around you — most likely an expert in finance, business, psychology, engineering, spirituality or a creative medium — can offer you the exact wisdom, direction and insight that you are missing and seeking.

The Power of Wands

**Traditional Card Suit:** Clubs
**Natural Element:** Water
**Creative Power:** Inspiration & Flow

Wands hold the powers of thoughts, flow, ideas and experiences of being— of self-love, focus, rhythm and harmony. It is the suit of water. It is the suit of action, of doing, of moving and exploring. This suit speaks to the experiential aspects of creative flow. Its symbology includes sea creatures and koi pond features. Its power color is purple.

**ACE OF WANDS:**
**On Getting Swept Up, Exploration And Experimentation**
You’ve crossed paths with **the Magical Octopus**, one of the great wizards of the sea. The Octopus has discovered a powerful wand that allows them to manifest the beginnings of a beautiful coral reef. This is a card that symbolizes the excitement of getting swept up by an exciting new idea or project. Now is the time when you’re at your highest potential — you hopefully feeling energized, inspired and motivated about a great epiphany you’ve had or path you’ve started, but it’s only the very beginning. Whether this spark catches fire is up to you. Follow your vision board, trust in yourself, and get rolling. Wands are the suit of ideas and flow, so they should be coming easily to you. Stay flexible, go down those rabbit holes, have fun and play. Don’t forget to stop and dance every so often, and jazz or somehow change that space up if you need to. Your creative space should be a sacred space for your soul.

**TWO OF WANDS:**
**On Comfort Zones, Planning, And Pursuing Your Purpose**
Breathe and focus, for you’ve discovered the **Lotus Pond**, a place for deep thinking, planning and manifestation; a comfort zone of peace and safety, protected from the stresses of the larger world. The pond is home to **the Dragonfly**, dancing and coasting its way between two large Wands. Though the pond is quiet and contemplative, the dragonfly is always moving from place to place, unable to sit still for more than a few seconds at a time.
This card indicates that you have recently embarked on a path of self-discovery and are feeling aware of your life’s true purpose or meaning. Still, there are probably big decisions to be made, decisions that might be painful or that you might be reluctant to take. The Dragonflies life will soon be yours — you’re ready to be on the move.

**THREE OF WANDS:**
**On Adventure, Momentum And Instinct**
**The Sea Turtle** makes their way to the ocean, lead there by the wisdom and direction of ancestors, passed along through generations by spiritual forces so strong they don’t require a physical presence to be followed; it’s instinct.
This is a card about progress, momentum and opportunities. You’ve recently taken a big leap or accepted a grand new opportunity that has moved you away from your comfort zone and into a great unknown that has expanded your world. Believe that you’re going in the right direction and stay committed to the journey. Don’t be afraid to let your dreams get bigger.
Even if you don’t know exactly where you’re going, you’ve got signs guiding you along the way. You just have look out for them, and figure out which ones to follow as you broaden your horizons and get comfortable out at sea.

**FOUR OF WANDS:**
**On Celebration, Relaxation, And Play**
You’ve been blessed with a jubilant sighting of **Leaping Dolphins**, joyously jumping through a window of four floating wands, fully emerged in playtime and celebrating the whimsy of their lives. The Four of Wands is a milestone card; you’ve got something to celebrate. You’ve completed or established an important step in your creative and spiritual journey, are experiencing a period of peace and harmony, have reconnected with good friends, and are wealthy in all the ways that matter to your soul. Enjoy the harmony and stability you should be feeling and find a way to reward yourself and those who have been supporting you. Throw a party, host a game night or potluck with friends, buy some concert tickets. Laugh and let loose, and don’t keep your successes or happiness to yourself. Spread it around as much as you can.

**FIVE OF WANDS:**
**On Conflict, Disagreements And Turmoil In Collaboration**
Your energy has drawn you to quite the scene: **five narwhals** fighting over one fish, though many other fish are swimming right nearby. The five narwhals are all unique from each other, but why are they all going after the same fish? They could all have their own meal if they hadn’t all set their sights on the same one. The Five of Wands indicates an imagined or unnecessary war or argument amongst friends, family members, coworkers or creative collaborators that is causing tension and impeding progress. Everyone is shouting in their own way, but no one is willing to listen to what others have to say. Take a step back and remember that everyone has had different experiences, faced unique challenges and has something valuable and niche to bring to the table.

**SIX OF WANDS:**
**On Recognition, Confidence And Showing Off**
You’ve come across quite the show: five Sea Lions are cheering on a sixth as the powerful creature leaps out of the water and clears an iceberg on a beautiful night lit by the northern lights. Six wands light their rocky beach.
The Six of Wands represents the support you’ve received from others and the confidence you have built recently to finally feel like a success after accomplishing a significant milestone in your journey. You’ve cleared through all the hurdles you’ve faced so far and others are enjoying the results; you’re putting your skills on display and finally getting noticed for your work and progress. Keep believing in yourself and have faith that you’re still on the right path. Revel in the love received from others and use that appreciation to keep shining bright.

**SEVEN OF WANDS:**
**On Exhaustion, Perseverance And Maintaining Success**
Trouble is afoot. A killer whale is under attack by a shiver of great white sharks, and seven powerful wands are loose in the waters. Who will get to them first? The competition and stakes here are real. Now that you’ve achieved some level of success, others want what you have and are gunning for you. There is a lot of pressure that comes after successly finishing a creative project or goal. It feels like you’re being circled by something ominous, like you could lose everything if you slow down and catch your breath or take a break.. It’s okay to get knocked down a little, but don’t forget about all the powers you’ve developed to get to where you are. Creativity builds **resourcefulness** and a unique ability to solve problems. Think about your resources and make sure you are putting them all to use. You don’t have to out gun someone you can outsmart. There isn’t a problem that can’t be fixed, and everything that is overwhelming you can be broken down into smaller and more manageable pieces. When seen in the right light, all problems are opportunities, and you’ve got some magic on your side.

**EIGHT OF WANDS:**
**On Action, Alignment, And Appreciating The Moment**
The Eight of Wands is a sign that you’re approaching peak flow state: a dynamic period of high energy and momentum. Eight **Playful Penguins** swim together with the ocean’s current, jumping in the waves, their wands of inspiration moving with them. Perhaps you’ve just recovered from a state of burnout or exhaustion and are feeling like your old or best self again, you’ve finally made it past a significant hurdle that was causing you to procrastinate and stagnate, or you’ve pivoted in a new promising direction.
Either way, the Eight of Wands is a sign that you’re going places now, and that things are moving fast — but you’re up for it. Stay enthusiastic. Don’t question your worthiness for any opportunities you’re surrounded by. There are wild rides to come.
Allow yourself to get excited and grab hold of new ideas, and make sure you’re appreciating all these high-energy moments and this particular period of time. Soak it in. Focus on the present.

**NINE OF WANDS**
**On Facing Adversity, Overcoming Pressure And Building Resilience**
**The Tangled Ray** shows a beautiful ray caught in a fishing net, the inspiration and magic from nine wands lighting up the waters below. The ray is embattled and tired, but not trapped. She’s been tested. The net symbolizes that you’re facing some kind of adversity, pressure or stress, but the wands show that not all is dark. Maybe you’re suffering from an injury or illness, you’re having financial difficulties, you lost a loved one or you’ve gone past a deadline. Now is the time to dig deep. You’ve built up a lot of resilience during your journey, and now is the time to put it the test. You don't need to make excuses; you just need to take accountability, acknowledge your situation and let go of what you can’t control. Write down everything you’re feeling and any silver linings you think of. Feel free to laugh at yourself or to make some jokes; dark humor is sometimes the only way to stay sane in a difficult situation. Being able to laugh when you want to cry or scream, or being able to laugh when you are crying and screaming, is a sign that everything will be okay. The amount of adversity you are currently facing is temporary.

**TEN OF WANDS**
**On Burdens, Responsibilities And The Weights We Carry With Us**
The **Traveling Lizard** determinedly walks across a hot beach lined with unique treasures, but the lizard cannot stop. He must push on without adding to his load, as he has his hands full carrying 10 wands across the beach. Unlike the rest of the Wand cards, the Wands’ magic has been temporarily extinguished in the Ten of Wands. The 10 signifies that you’re finally nearing the completion of this particular adventure, but the journey at this moment is too hot for flames. This is a card about the burdens and responsibilities — and the lost loves, the regrets, the traumas, the things we will not let go of — we carry with us as we go about our journeys each and every day. The Ten of Wands indicates that you’ve recently taken on an extra workload of sorts — maybe caretaking for an elderly parent, helping with a big move or transition, or you’ve become an active volunteer for a demanding nonprofit, church, or political organization. You’re always trying to help, but you forget to offload. You always think you can do more, more, more, but we all have our limitations and it’s important not to forget about your own dreams, goals, wishes and priorities. The Ten of Wands is a sign that you’ve over-extended yourself and need to ask for help with your load or stop and let something off your shoulders. You’re a person, not a machine.

**SPIRIT OF WANDS:**
**On Transformation, Callings And Having Faith In The Flow**
You’ve got the power of **the Magical Axolotl** on your side right now. The Spirit of Wands shows a friendly salamander swimming over a lively and colorful coral reef. The Axolotl holds a magical wand in one hand, channeling its creative energy into the manifestation of transparent sea angels. The light from the wand is literally shown enlightening the axolotl, while the sea angels are glowing from the inside. These ethereal beings represent the manifestation of the axolotl's artistic vision from the creative inner realm into the physical realm. They embody the limitless possibilities that arise when you’ve fully embraced all the rapids, waves and still waters of your own creative flow; when you’ve followed your own Way, whether fast or slow or wild or tame. The axolotl, a symbol of transformation, exemplifies the power to become who you are meant to be to transcend obstacles. It’s curious and inventive nature serves as a reminder that creativity is one force that knows absolutely no bounds. Through the magic of its wand, the axolotl teaches us to tap into the flow of our lives — good and bad — to unlock our creative potential. The sea angels suggest that you are forming a close connection to your spiritual creator and have embraced the notion that you have a calling to pursue.

**The Knight Of Wands:**
**On Exploration, Existential Questions And Pushing Boundaries**
The Knight of Wands shows a seahorse floating above a coral reef, looking up into the Heavens through the lens of a large telescope, How much of what the seahorse sees of the stars and dreams of what they might be can they possibly understand? The telescope takes the seahorse straight from the ocean and into space; does the Earth cease to exist simply because the seahorse cannot see what’s on land?
Wands are the suit of thoughts, flow, ideas and experiences of being, going and doing. The Knight of Wands is always, in her heart, an explorer, compelled to always go farther and farther, to dream bigger than is allowed, to want to break boundaries and shed chains.
They pursue the deepest thoughts and questions of the human experience, take no one answer as truth, and are curious about everything. They are relentless in their pursuits for truth, honesty, connection and awareness and strive to always be courageous in their missions.. The Knight of Wands is not ruled by money, but by inner desire, passion and curiosity.

**GODDESS OF WANDS:**
**On Charisma, Introversion And Showing Your Full Self**
The Goddess of Wands shows a beautiful mermaid sitting on a rocky island appreciating the liquid colors of the sunrise. Next to her, a magical wand shines bright. The Goddess is not alone; she has attracted the attention and affection of a parrot, who will repeat the Goddess’s words and teachings everywhere they go.
The Parrot is a sign that the Goddess of Wands is a social butterfly, someone other people are naturally drawn to and like deeply, even though they may have nothing in common with the Goddess. She is an upbeat leader and listener whose advice is valued among friends and peers and who values a diversity of experiences, influences and perspectives. The Mermaid personifies creativity and the power of genuine connections. She owns her powers and shares all the beauty she sees with the world around her, but she doesn’t shy away from the darkness of deep waters where she lets her fish side fly. She knows which way is up and how to find the sunrays through cloudy waters. She leads a busy life, but only because she makes time for all the things she loves and enjoys. Her powers are independence, freedom, communication and charisma.
The Goddess of Wands is here to encourage you to be and show your full self, not just the self you think people want to see or the self you want others to get to know. Your full self: the dark humor, the scars from traumas, the gray parts and the neon-colored parts. Step into your confidence, into the comforts of the deep ocean that makes up your heart and mind and just share a wave.

**GOD OF WANDS**
**On Leadership, Power Dynamics And Following Your North Star**
Your energy has led you to cross paths with the **God of Wands**, a giant whale-like creature capable of growing an entire ecosystem on its back. The Whale possesses a powerful magical wand and is using it to direct his followers — the Knights and Spirit — in the creation of a magnificent castle. What powers does the God’s wand possess? Gods are the teachers and experts of each Power, and Wands hold the powers related to ideas and experiences, so the God of Wands is often someone at the top of his or her field, someone who is well-respected in their communities and circles and someone whose words aren’t often criticized or questioned. The Whale is a natural-born leader, a charismatic speaker who excels at clearly communicating his vision to others and seducing them into joining his mission or project. He possesses the powers of direction, delegation and authority.
The God of Wands is a sign that you might be encountering a major opportunity now or in the near future that you should carefully consider. The God of Wands has his eye on you. Unlike the Goddess, who leads quietly through listening and connections, the God of Wands leads loudly; when he’s in the room, he is the one speaking. While the Goddess almost always presents herself in peace, the God of Wands can come in peace or in war. He might be an amazing mentor, or someone who has inspired you so deeply that you’ve stopped working on your own vision and have adopted his or hers. Or (s)he might appear as an adversary — a condescending boss who is uninterested in your ideas, a my-way-or-the-highway-type influence who seeks to overpower and silence your voice, someone who does not want to be questioned or challenged by the gifts you’re bringing to the table but still wants to take advantage of those gifts.

**The Power of Stars**
**Traditional Card Suit:** Hearts/ Cups
**Natural Element:** Fire
**Creative Power:** Spirit, passion

Stars hold the powers of spirit, passion, energy and connections — of love and freedom and chaos. It is the suit of fire. It is the power of wanting, of dreaming, of the ethereal and the surreal. This suit speaks to the spiritual aspects of creative flow. Its symbology focuses on fantasy creatures and flowers. Its power colors are red and yellow.

**The Ace of Stars**:
**On Universal Love and Connection**
A katydid stands on a rose bud just about to bloom, in front of a constellation of stars that form a diving dove with its brightest points, diving directly onto an overflowing five-pointed star with different streams of light flowing out of its corners and radiating from its insides in the shape of a rainbow-colored cloud.
The Ace of Stars is a declaration that the Spirit is pouring through you, and you can feel the **love and connection** of the Universe coursing through your veins. Whatever you do now, don’t keep it all to yourself. Let that love pour back out as a ray of light. Remember that the things the Spirit makes — love, energy, passion — grow when shared. Let your heart overflow for the things that you appreciate the most. Creativity is a force of love, and art is a love letter.

**The Two of Stars:**
**On Finding A Powerful Partnership And Creating Space For It**
Two **Picasso moths** fly around a bouquet of Jasmine flowers, two stars shining bright in the night sky, their lights intermingling. The Two of Stars is a card about falling in love or the beginning of a powerful new **partnership** that has the potential to both transform and ensnare. Stars are the power of chaos and wanting, but the two represents balance and harmony: perhaps a real dream come true, a truly deep spiritual connection that is just starting to spark in this lifetime. Maybe you’ve just met someone who it feels like you’ve known forever, or maybe an old friendship or long relationship has suddenly felt a bit revived. The sweet-smelling Jasmine flowers symbolize a purity of the soul and a transference to a higher realm or state of spirit, so embrace this new connection with the enthusiasm of your inner child. There’s no promise that this connection will stay around forever, but that just makes every moment more important.

The Nine Of Stars:
On Contentment, Gratitude And Fulfillment
**Two Luna Moths** fly together around a field of moonflowers, nine stars lighting a circle above them. All is right in your world, it seems. The Nine of Stars is a sign that you are perfectly content with your life, showing gratitude for everything you have and are feeling emotionally fulfilled — everything you’ve wanted and worked for is or has come into alignment. Soak up those feelings of pleasure, peace and joy, because they don’t last forever. Allow yourself to indulge in the things that make you smile and laugh and seize the days. Do the extra: take an extra long walk, get an extra drink at happy hour, start painting an extra big canvas, take an extra day off for a last-minute vacation. You’ve earned it all. But don’t *over* indulge; too much of a good thing is a bad thing. Instead, now is the time to plan ahead: take and make notes that you can send to yourself when the days are feeling longer and grayer, when something goes wrong, when you find yourself stressed out and feeling down. What is it about these moments lately that have been so special? What about them do you want yourself to remember and to hold close?

**The Ten Of Stars:**
On Finding Harmony,
Being Yourself And Creating Strong Relationships
**The Fireflies** shows a family of fireflies flying through a field of zinnia and lighting up in sync, creating a spiral with the stars that shine above them. This card represents **harmony**, alignment and **living your values.** The fireflies and the stars are connected through the fabric of space by a universal pattern, and they have a lot in common. Both produce light. Both hold mysteries we do not understand. Both hold spiritual and an almost magical meaning for millions of people. Both are getting harder and harder to see as we light up our skies with cities and remove the wilderness from our own habitats. Zinnias, meanwhile, represent hard work: they do everything it takes to bloom as brightly as possible. Whether the conditions are wet or dry, they pollinate steadily and don’t stop producing blooms even if they are cut down. That’s the tenacity in which we should all approach our life and our purpose, and the Ten of Stars is a sign that you are right there with the fireflies, honoring your connection to your self, your loved ones and all other things great and small. Keep following your heart, leading with love and sharing your bliss with those around you.

**The Spirit Of Stars:**
**On Intuition, Curiosity And Cultivating An Open Mind**
**THE TRIPPING MORPHO** shows a beautiful, glistening blue butterfly resting with its wings spread on the tip of a cannibis leaf, the air around her swirling and dancing. Stars hold the power of connections and spiritualities, while the Spirits of each power often act as messengers, muses and students of those powers. The Spirits are not knights, goddesses or gods — they are children playing, hopeful and carefree and naive. They are the why of each suit. The Spirit of Stars is a sign that the creative spirit is flowing through you and that you’re open and listening to what your Creator is telling you. You are seeing the signs and the messages and hearing all the whispers: the transformation of the clouds, the shape of a butterfly’s flightpath, the highlights of the sun’s rays. These things aren’t hallucinations; they are your spirit and Creator talking to you. Observe. Converse. Share that conversation with the world through what you make, create and express. You’ve got so many ideas flowing through you right now that you’re giving them away for free. There’s no rabbit hole you don’t want to go down, no dream you’d dismiss as impossible, nothing you don’t want to try right now. But the nature of time is that you’ve got to pick and choose. Follow those signs and what your intuition is telling you.

The Knight Of Stars:
On Romance, Beauty And The Power Of Fleeting Moments
The night is beautiful and full of wonder. Ahead of you, **the Dragonfly** flies past a cherry blossom branch, its blooms bursting out like a star backlit by the light of the moon and stars behind it. Stars hold the power of love and connection, while Knights are action cards; a powerful romance between the dragonfly and the starry night sky is unfolding. Meanwhile, dragonflies are a symbol of change, while cherry blossoms are signs of renewal and reminders that life is short and fleeting, so the Knight of Stars is a reminder to appreciate the love around you right now. It’s a call to wear your heart on your sleeve, to embrace the magic of the moment and ask questions later because not everything is meant to last forever. Sometimes, something exists just to show you what’s possible, just to show you what you’re capable of feeling, just to show you that there is always beauty around you somewhere. You could say ‘no’ to these moments out of fear of getting hurt or being rejected, but maybe you shouldn’t. Now is the time to tear down your walls, quiet your mind and follow your heart. Fully feel your emotions and share your love with those around you. The Knight might not be a person; it could be a group you’ve recently come across or a new mission you’ve taken on, but someone has a passion to share with you that should send your creative flow soaring. Just go in knowing that this muse is as fleeting the moment, and isn’t meant to be permanent. It’s the impermanence itself that often gives something meaning and value.

The Goddess Of Stars:
On Compassion, Caring For Others, And Self-Love
An out-of-this-world creature forged from the strength and vulnerability of flower petals stands in a field of purple coneflowers, an herb renowned for its medicinal powers. A shining star of light particles gather between her hands, called together in celebration by the creature’s energy. Behind her, her planet’s moon appears to be melting, a waterfall of light cascading down onto hoodoos, large towers of potential energy collecting the wisdom of millennia. But what does it all mean? Stars hold the power of connection, love and spirit, while Goddesses are creators and the heart of each power, the how, so the Goddess of Stars is a reminder that love creates love and that love and creativity are the forces that get us all through difficult times. The Goddess of Stars is a reminder that the creative spirit is absolutely everywhere. It is in you, it is in the weeds, it is in the stars, it is in grains of sand, it is in the constellations, it is in not just the flower, but each and every flower petal. Everything in nature is a manifestation of spirit and energy. Flower petals are soft and healing, beautiful and fleeting, so the Goddess of Stars represents the soft and healing love that drives our connection to the universe. The melting moon suggests an epic disaster is unfolding around you, but the Goddess finds a way to shine light onto the coneflowers anyway, allowing them to bloom in the darkness.
**#goddessofstars**

**The God Of Stars:**
**On Perspective, Leadership And Manipulation**
**The Butterfly Spider** stands in a field of sage flowers, weaving together a constellation of love in front of him, seemingly powered by the energy field of a gigantic star above him. Like the Goddess’s purple coneflower, the sage is renowned for its healing properties. It is commonly a symbol of good health and wisdom, and is considered a gift that even Gods cherish. The God of Stars is perfectly balanced in a flow state, feeling the energy of the universe behind them and using it to create their own constellation in front of them. They are fully engaged with the light, patterns and particles of the natural world. They know with true sincerity that everything and everyone is connected. Stars are the suit of spirit, connection and passion, and Gods are the givers of each power, so the God of Stars might be a sign that you are about to come into a whole new level of enlightenment, spiritual fulfillment or genuine connection. The God of Stars also represents emotional balance, resiliency, stability and level-headedness; they are an excellent networker, debater and deal-maker because they see all sides of everything; they know perspective creates reality and that shifting perspective is like finding yourself in a whole new world. The God of Stars can be a sign that now is the time to shift your perspective on something that is troubling you. If you do, you’ll find the stability and resiliency you’re craving.
**#godofstars**

**The Power of Stones**
**Traditional Card Deck:** Diamonds
**Natural Element:** Earth
**Creative Power:** Wealth,
Resources and Support

Stones hold the powers of wealth, resources, finances and support — of all the real-world struggles and successes artists face that might hamper or grow creative flow. It is the suit having. Their symbology is rooted in beautiful Earthly landscapes, mammals, and powerful gemstones. It’s also the suit of Earth, of solidity, of the material. Its power color is green.

Ace Of Stones:
On Manifestation, Opportunities And Time
A baby rabbit sits in a field of dandelions, stunned by the discovery of a single moonstone gem in a field of dandelion wishes. It’s a lucky sight to behold indeed; an indication that you’ve recently been at the right place at the right time. Moonstones are the gems of new beginnings, linked to time and the tides, and are connected to the wisdom of the Moons, while rabbits are often symbols of abundance, prosperity, luck and fertility. Aces are linked to new opportunities, fresh starts and sprouting seeds, while Stones hold the powers of wealth, resources, support and the material world.
The Ace of Stones is about prosperity, abundance, new beginnings and green lights, so it’s possible you’ve recently had an idea you want to monetize, been offered a new job or career opportunity or have been gifted a new resource or amount of money: perhaps an inheritance, grant funding, or crossing paths with a powerful new acquaintance.

**Two Of Stones: On Time Management, Juggling Priorities And Adapting**
Now the work begins. The Rabbit from the Ace of Stones has led you to the Busy Beaver, the tiny workhorse of the animal kingdom, a true engineering and planning expert, and you have followed the beaver into a secret cave filled with turquoise crystals. The Beaver, tasked with gathering wood to build a dam, faces a conundrum: to drop the wood and take the captivating turquoise crystals instead, or to carry on with his duties at hand, leaving the crystals in their natural home, beautiful and unmined? Twos symbolize balance or imbalance, harmony or friction, while Stones hold the power of wealth, resources and the material world, so the Two of Stones is an indication that you are currently focused on balancing your resources, juggling your time and priorities, and adapting to all the changes associated with starting a new project, opportunity, side hustle or income strategy. Beavers, as mentioned, are workhorses and masters of using their environments to benefit their needs, building dams to control water flow. Turquoise, associated with perfectly blue skies, holds the powers of hope, good fortune and protection.

**Three Of Stones:**
**On Collaboration, Teamwork And Toxic Leadership**
**The Wolf Pack** shows three wolves in a snow-covered Arctic wilderness discovering an arch of **sodalite** gemstones. As the pack indicates, Threes symbolize unification and wholeness in partnerships, while Stones how the powers of the material world, of wealth and resources. Wolves are masters of teamwork and collaboration, cunning and creative. They are expert strategists and enjoy solving problems. The blue sodalite, meanwhile, is often associated with boosting charisma and self-expression, so the Three of Stones is a sign that you’re being extra heard at the moment, that people are being drawn-in by a new-found confidence, change in attitude or just a genuine burst of charisma. You’re either spending some time in an environment where different ideas are valued and where people are genuinely working together and creating cohesion, or you’re really wanting that kind of experience. Have you found the perfect spot in the perfect team where you feel utilized, trusted and appreciated? Or have you been working by yourself for a long time?

**Four Of Stones:**
**On Money, Scarcity And Financial Security**
**The Mesmerized Leopard** crawls through a beautiful flourite cave, its focus squarely on a balanced stack of **purple flourite** gemstones. Just how obsessed is this Leopard over this discovery? Would you dare to try to steal his stones? There is no need — the cave is full of beautiful gems to admire or mine. The symbolism of the Four of Stones is indeed rich. Fours touch on the things that tether us and ground us and Stones hold the powers of wealth and resources, while leopards are a symbol of royalty, confidence and strength and flourite symbolizes protection, direction and confidence. The manifestation of the Four of Stones is a sign that your relationship with money is influencing your creative flow, and it’s time to re-examine that relationship. Money, while a force to be reckoned with, is most often not a healthy or soul-strengthening driver of creative flow, but having enough to move past survival is essential to truly thriving. Achieving some form of financial security lifts a heavy stress from your mind, allowing more energy and focus to be spent on creative pursuits. The burdens of a scarcity mindset can keep a person from truly investing in themselves and their dreams, force someone to take safer options and poison other facets of a person’s life. To achieve maximum creative flow, a person has to believe they and their creative souls are worth investing in. Now is a good time to apply for a dream job, create a new revenue stream, or otherwise think about the future with a positive outlook.

**Five Of Stones:**
**On Loss, Mistakes And Weathering The Storm**
**The Grieving Elephant** stands at the edge of a cliff in the height of a storm, far away from fallen pile of five **amethyst** gemstones. Elephants are incredibly sensitive creatures with strong family bonds, but this elephant is alone, desperate to get to the happiness and love associated by the amethyst. Fives relate to war, competition and loss, while Stones hold the powers of wealth and support. This is a card about loss — the loss of support, resources or wealth, probably related to a family member or loved one. Perhaps you’re going through a costly separation, lost a loved one who acted as a primary resource or supporting force, or are experiencing a costly medical issue or natural disaster. Drawing this card is a sign that you’ve recently gone through, or are going through, something traumatic and difficult, or haven’t yet processed something that needs to be processed. The kind of loss you’ve suffered isn’t something that is easily overcome. It’s going to take time, effort and belief to recover. It’s likely that you’re grieving, and that your grief is significant and needs to be honored. But it’s also important to focus on what you still have, and what you *can* hold on to from what you’ve lost: how to save your memories, the lessons you can carry with you, skills and experiences that can be repurposed or used for growth. Use those things to energize your creative flow. You may be in debt in some areas, but you’re not starting from zero. Your feelings may be overwhelming now, but just like the storm, they are temporary, and there is beauty to be found in both the lightning and the power of human emotions. Your feelings and emotions are an energy that can be molded and shaped.

**The Six Of Stones:**
**On Generosity, Receiving, And The Things You Owe**
**The Giving Bonobo** sits in a rose garden near a forest and offers up a carefully-balanced cairn made out of **rose quartz** gems. Sixes are the number of love and friendship, while Stones hold the powers of wealth and support, so the Six of Stones is the card of **generosity and giving**, as well as acceptance and receiving. Roses, including the quartz gems, symbolize a healing, giving and unconditional love, while Bonobos are known to be incredibly emotionally intelligent creatures. The Six of Stones can be a sign that someone near you needs you right now and that you are in a good place to be generous and giving of your time and monetary support to a person or cause you believe in, and that your help is a calling from the Cosmos. Or, it might be a sign that you are in need of support, and that you should lean in to any offers of support or gifts of appreciation; people want to help you succeed, and get joy from your presence. Don’t feel guilty about accepting what others have to give, and be proud of what you can offer in exchange. Money isn’t the only thing people value: They might want your time, your skills, your knowledge, your humor, your advice, your assistance. It might be time to to teach and learn from someone else, offer skills for trade or put a balanced team together to help someone achieve their goals more quickly.

**Seven Of Stones:**
**On Sustainability, Investment And Having A Long-Term Vision**
**The Golden Giraffe** has found a treasure in the middle of a yellowing savannah — a seven-stoned pyrite structure. Giraffes are gentle giants known for their grace, beauty and gentleness, but they are also a highly vulnerable species that, like all wildlife in the African Savannah, requires a long-term strategy for protection against heat, drought and other effects of the climate crisis. Though Pyrite is known as fool’s gold, it also symbolizes the promise of abundance and prosperity, which the Giraffe needs and deserves. Meanwhile, Sevens focus on perfection, evolution and patterns, while Stones hold the powers of wealth and resources. The Seven of Stones is a reminder to focus on long-term sustainability in all aspects of your life. It’s time to step back from individual trees and look at the whole health of the whole forest. It can be a difficult goal to achieve, especially if you’re living life by the seat of your pants, purposefully trying to live more presently in the moment, or are struggling with expenses paycheck to paycheck, but creating stability over the long-term by nourishing quality friendships, increasing skills and knowledge, dedicating a certain amount of time and energy each week to a longer-term goal, repurposing items and resources, and learning when to take risks and when to play safe can all help a person achieve a level of sustainability and stability in a chaotic world. Does what you’re doing right now feel sustainable to you? Could you do what you’re doing now for the next 20 years and be happy?

**Eight Of Stones:**
**On Repetition, Constraints, And Pushing Boundaries**
A pair of cunning foxes are in a large, cave-like den, climbing a structure built from eight Carnelian gemstones, carefully balanced into a perfect tower. Foxes are incredibly intelligent creatures, able to strategize with each other and solve complex puzzles, and the Carnelian stones are balanced in a way that can only be achieved through patience, care and a masterfully steady hand. The Carnelian’s greatest energy is courage, making it a powerful stone for people working to conquer their greatest fears, push boundaries, or fight against oppression or injustice. It’s also known for reducing stress and increasing the flow of spirit and energy. Eights are the number of boundaries, limitations and constraints and Stones hold the power of wealth and resources, so the Eight of Stones might indicate that you’re pushing the bounds of your wealth or feeling constrained by resources. But pushing boundaries can lead to growth, and constraints are just creative challenges that lay the foundation to innovation. What are your strengths? What are your constraints? The Eight of Stones is an indication that you might need to master a certain skill, and the only way to do it is through repetition and practice and more repetition and more practice. You’ve learned all the broad strokes of your craft, but now you’re getting into the nitty-gritty details to really make your unique work shine or level up in some way.

**Nine Of Stones:**
**On Abundance, Independence And Knowing Your Worth**
You’ve come across a wildflower mountain valley, home to the Royal Gazelle, a mountain goat with a 9-petaled emerald flower crown on its forehead and a large following of blue birds. Goats are known to symbolize sacrifice, balance and abundance, among other meanings, while emeralds represent good fortune, growth, peace and foresight. Nines represent your connection to the world and your greatest fears, while Stones hold the power of wealth and resources.
The Nine of Stones is a sign that you’re finally enjoying the fruits of all the time and energy you’ve poured into a project or your life-long creative pursuits. If that’s the case, it has probably taken a huge amount of dedication, discipline and resilience to get to this point, and you should be proud of what you’ve achieved.
Even if you haven’t quite reached financial independence yet, you’re close, and the Nine of Stones is still a call to reward yourself for hitting a recent milestone or goal. It’s a good time to look around you to witness all the beauty and abundance you’re surrounded by and are living in harmony with.
You’re a part of the natural world and feeling every vibration of the wind.

**The Purposeful Panda**: The Ten of Stones shows a family of giant pandas playing around a carefully-balanced Citrine stone structure. Drawing this card is a sign that it's time to focus on the bigger picture: on how your legacy and reputation. How do you want to be known? What do you want to be remembered for? What responsibilities do you have and how can you best meet them? If you're feeling blocked now, revisit an old failure and take note of the lessons you learned. Then try it again. Maybe you'll succeed this time, and if not, remember: failure is the truest way to success.

**The Spirit of Stones** holds the power of the Unicorn. Drawing this card suggests it's the time for procrastination is over. It's time to manifest what you want. This is about more than wishing something into existence though. You've got to actually will it. Choose your medium and make a Wish. Make it twenty times in twenty different ways. It takes time for a unicorn to grow.

**The Tired Opossum** : The Knight of Stones shows a possum in a flower garden next to a aventurine stone pile. The Knight of Stones is about productivity, and the garden is fully blooming. But this is also a sign that you might be overworking yourself, burnt out, or nearing burn-out; the opossum is facing away from the garden, not enjoying it. Perhaps it's time to veg out and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

**The Goddess of Stones** is a generous lover of the land and the universe, nurturing and supportive of others, as symbolized by the fawn following along on her mountain walk, along a trail covered in blooming rhododendron bushes, reminiscent of a trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The card's thirteen Stones are piled into a sculptural Rhodonite cairn along the trail, showing the way forward. Are you the Goddess? Or do you need her? If you're feeling blocked right now, perhaps find inspiration in a biography or memoir from someone you admire, or offer to teach a class or workshop doing something you know. It's time for some show and tell.

**The Magic Stag** shows a majestic white moose carrying a baby cradled in a cloud in his antlers, surrounded by a beautiful garden growing on large mossy Garnet rocks. The background shows a Weeping Willow and Japanese Maple tree, while the foreground shows a flamingo cleaning themselves in a river of cherry blossoms. The God of Stones is a God of **creation and prediction,** a powerful force of serious concentration that manifests into whatever he desires. Wealth, influence and abundance comes easily to this God, but having your sense of self-worth tied to material riches might create superficial relationships. The Stag is a special creature symbolizing stamina, enlightenment and wisdom, and is often seen as an omen that your spirit guides are seeking to give you an important message that could greatly change your life. The Garnet cliffs surrounding the stag symbolize that both you and the stag are well protected right now, as garnet is a high-energy gem often associated with inner fire, worthwhile sacrifice and perseverance.
**If you’re feeling blocked:**
Are you overly obsessed with money to the point where gaining more has become a bit of an addiction? You could be working too hard and playing too little, caring too much about the numbers and status and too little about the more important, fundamental aspects of being alive. After all, money is a man-made construct, not a spiritual one, and that could leave you feeling stuck in a rut even when you’ve got the world at your fingertips. On the flip side, it could be that you’ve turned away from the construct so much that finding money is your biggest struggle, while others seem to make it appear out of thin air. Think about the things you are rich in, whether it’s friendships, skills, athleticism, knowledge, confidence - how did you get there?
**Get inspired by:**
Abundance. What do you have too much of? Repurpose it into something else.
Trade. Create something with the specific goal of trading it for something else. See what people offer.

There are also 22
Major Forces cards.

These cards do not belong to any suit and each has a different power. They represent the major forces affecting your life and blocking your creative spirit. They are:

1- The Inner Child:

A small kitten (modeled after the cutest kitten in the world, my cat Cosmos) plays with butterflies in a patch of flowering grass without a care in the world. The kitten is all wonder, joy and curiosity; she has a completely open mind about the world as nothing has jaded her yet. The Inner Child is a major force of creativity: It represented what you wanted to be, what you wanted the world to be, before you had to take on the weights of the responsibilities and injustices the world handed you.

If you’re feeling blocked:

This card could be a sign that perhaps you've lost touch with your Inner Child, or that you should listen to them more than you have been. What made that child happy? What did they dream of becoming? Go for a skip, open up that childhood photo album and just imagine yourself happy at eight years old. Make yourself a toy.

2- The Imagination Station

This is where the real magic happens, in the cave made of every spirit you’ve ever touched that protects the depths of your soul, a place unlocked by the appreciation and experience of art, stories, curiosity and the audacity to dream of other worlds, as miraculous and beautiful as this one is. This is where ideas are born and manifest, where they go from being nothing to becoming something tangible and physical. This card could be your super power, a sign that you’re on a true role when it comes to making your visions reality and expressing your true self.

If you’re feeling blocked:

Perhaps it’s a sign that you’re a little too stuck in reality, that you’re trapped in the hum drum and every day minutia. Take a look at everything around you. You have everything you need to break through. Start by breaking your routine.

3- The Mind’s Eye

Drawing the Mind's Eye is a reminder to listen to your inner voice and awareness -- but only if it can be trusted. Do you trust yourself? Can you hear your own instincts enough to follow them or has your ego drowned them out? Do you listen to your intuition? Or does your ego cause too much friction? Is the inner voice or sight leading the way kind or is it cruel? Your inner awareness is a major force guiding -- or blocking -- your creativity, but can you trust it to steer you toward a more enlightened expression of your soul?

If you’re feeling blocked:

Look to the eyes for inspiration. Every animal on earth sees the world differently. Think about the diversity in perspective and how the eyes shape our realities. Let your intuition and awareness explore that magic, and keep your ego in check while you practice, practice, practice on just this one thing.

4 - Mother Nature

Mother Nature shows a celestial being appearing in the night sky, her arms wrapped around the Earth, tending to a field of wildflowers. This card represents a creative force larger than the Earth itself, a sum greater than its parts. Mother Nature has great power over our lives, whether we know it or not. She is the goddess of growth, of making seeds and ideas flourish. She can be an inspiration, the fruit that allows our subconscious imagination to flourish, but she can also be an obstacle as her years and cares are more eternal than us mere mortals can understand. You best befriend her.

Get inspired by: Earth art and found objects.

5- The Moons

The Moons are a powerful creative force. They are masters of illusion, of casting shadows and shining light, creating the greatest illusion of all: of Time. They are the shifters of tides and the observers of stars and planets. The Moons card often represents a confrontation with your fears: after all, our greatest fear is running out of time. Is that what you're afraid of right now? You have the right to be afraid; look to the Moons for guidance. Sometimes your fears should drive you. But what do you do while you're in the passenger seat? Don't just sit there.

6- The Messenger

Ever feel like someone from the Great Beyond is trying to connect and communicate with you? The Universe is constantly sending us signs and messages to keep us on our path and guide us to where our souls need to go, but too often we ignore the signs, misinterpret them or don't know how to read them. The Messenger is telling you that all the signs you've been looking for are right in front of you. You've got to read and hear them with your soul, though. If you can't, start by making one. It doesn't have to be written with words, but it can be.

7. The Lovers

Two parakeets lean on each other, resting in a beautiful slot canyon as music plays from a hand-shaped ledge above them, sun rays shining down form an unseen opening above and the music’s vibrations echoing forward. The parakeets aren’t the only lovers here; the shadows, lines and shapes of the canyon itself reveal its own set of carved lovers, both created and torn apart by the forces of nature over millennia. This card is all about love, connections and relationships, both the ones we share on this Earth and those that exist in our past and future soul lives, and serves as an important reminder that our connections to each other are ultimately the only things that matter. Whatever you’re doing with your time, keep that in mind.

If you’re feeling blocked:

Perhaps you’ve been forced apart from a loved one, are missing someone from the past or are yearning for a future encounter with someone from your soul’s universe, or maybe you’ve really been struggling with trust and communication in your current relationship. Maybe you’re feeling lost in your relationship or like you can’t be your true self. Whether you’re single or in a relationship, plan a romantic getaway that is true to you and your most ideal desires.

Get inspired by:

All the different kinds of love and the greatest love stories of your life, whether they were passionate, platonic or unrequited.

Creativity exercises:

Create a landscape ideal for a romantic scene

Decorate a heart

Paint a portrait of someone or something you love

8. The Creators: The Creators card shows all the levels of creation or creator - A blue-skinned God painting the hand of a human being, painting the body of a miniature clay sculptor, sculpting a clay figurine of a person sculpting a tree. Hands, here, are the focus and the theme, because it’s the hands we use the most to create, and the hands are the muscle that most immediately connects us to our creative souls. The background shows a minimalistic hand print, an indication that our hands have special meaning and symbolism held within them. This is the most spiritual of all cards in the Creative Flow deck, and a sign that you are deeply connected with your creative self. Go move with the flow.

If you’re feeling blocked:

You’re connected with your creative soul, but are you listening? Or are you doing all the talking? Are you going with the flow or are you trying to swim against the current? Maybe you’re procrastinating on a job that you shouldn’t have taken, or are working on some sort of assignment that is hurting your soul. Or maybe you just completed a soul-crushing job that really took off in some way and you’re in rapid waters that you don’t want to be in. Are the things you’re spending your time on aligned with your true self, or is your soul suffering while you’re achieving something for someone else?

Get inspired by:

God. Why did They create You? Individually, you. What would They want you to achieve by giving you all the characteristics and challenges and powers they gave you? Which God created you, anyway? Were you created by a God of science? A God of stories and poetry? A god of artistry? Where does your soul come from? Now is the time for the Big Questions. Your answers can always change later.

The clouds. All the abstract signs you think you’re seeing but you’re really not sure. Trust that they really are signs, meant for you.

Creativity exercises:

Create a portrait of your soul

Go cloud gazing and interpret the messages.

9 - The Starry-Eyed Sloth

Sloths are is one of animal kind's greatest loners. Here he sits still at the very top of a tree canopy, watching a meteor shower streak through the sky as the powers of sacred geometry show behind him. Sloths do not pressure themselves to race, to act fast, to stress. They take their time and they move slow. Perhaps it's because they are introspective, meditative, lost in each and every miraculous moment. The Hermit card tells you that now is the time to be alone, to let your lone soul heal, shine and grow. Close your eyes and dream of all the light you hold within.

10- The Winds of Fortune

Drawing this card is a reminder that there is a universe of variables outside of your control and that much of what makes up our lives are determined not by our choices, but by the wheel and winds of fortune - by luck, good or bad, by the randomness of each and every chance that comes with existence. Luck swirls around us like winds addicted to the gamble, our wheels a finite representation of infinite possibilities spread out across time, people, events and results. Too often we hate ourselves for not achieving what we set out to accomplish, but we forget that we are the directors of our lives - not the choreographers. We are the dancers, not the dance. There are things that happen outside of our control; all we can control is our own actions.

11- The Activist

The Activist shows a young gorilla watering a garden of budding flowers, creating a tiny rainbow as the sun shines on their efforts. This is a card about cause and consequences, living your values, making the world a better place, fairness and justice. Are you doing what you can to make the world a better place in the future? It might seem like a tall task, but the micro and macro are the same - every tiny, small action matters. This card is a reminder that creativity is a power, a force, that can change the world.

If you’re feeling blocked:

Perhaps you’re having a hard time believing that you — yes, YOU — matter. It’s difficult if you’ve been feeling unseen or unheard if your work has gone unnoticed and unappreciated, or if you tried to do something good but feel like you failed. Remember that you can’t always see the impact you or your work has on the world; you do not know who you’ve helped, who you’ve inspired, all the ways in which all your individual small acts of creation are summed up. The world is in turmoil; every minute spent doing something positive is better than every minute spent doing nothing.

Creativity exercises:

Plant some seeds;

Reduce, reuse, repurpose;

Volunteer your skills and passions with a nonprofit that suits you

Try to creatively raise money or awareness for a cause you believe in

12- The Hero

The Hero card shows a mother bat with her child, both of them getting ready to let go as the young one prepares to fly by himself for the first time. Mother bats are tremendous caretakers, usually giving birth and caring for just one offspring at a time, carrying the extra weight with them every time they must fly out to feed. This is a card asking you to reflect on the ways we sacrifice our selves, the sacrifices we make for our dreams and why we make those sacrifices. Who is your hero? Do you feel like the hero you are or could be? Or do you need to be saved after giving too much of yourself to something or someone else?

**13-Death**
The Death card shows a skill buried in the dirt, a tiny lively miniature pollinator garden springing up from its decay. This is a card about death, but it’s also a card about cycles and what the role Death plays in our lives. Death is the one thing every living thing has in common - from Sequoias to whales, the end comes for us all, eventually. And yet, there is no evidence that death is the just the end. All of science says energy can be neither created or destroyed; it is always present, ever-transforming. Death is the driver of the cycle of life; it’s necessary for life to move forward. A dead lion feeds food for other animals and decays to become soil, which becomes moss, which helps the whole forest function. This is a card about transformation and transitioning, about the alpha and the omega. Something large in. your life is ending — but also beginning. The only direction is forward.
**If you’re feeling blocked:**
Perhaps you’re holding on to the past or a loss a little too close to the heart and too hard in the chest and are resisting the changes that are now happening in your life. Loss is one of the most painful things human beings experience, and it’s easy to want to live in the past, to not want to cope with out what or who is now gone. But living in the past only leads to a life of lost meaning and missing purpose. The best way to move forward is with love and appreciation. Find a way to honor what has been lost, something you can come back to visit from time to time when you need to.
**Creativity exercises:**
Imagine a conversation with a lost loved one. What are they up to now?
Create a gratitude board or some kind of visual illustration of what your heart is yearning for.

14- Harmony

The Harmony card is about balance, moderation and finding alignment. It shows a peaceful person with their eyes closed, dreaming of music and flowers. Harmony serves as a reminder of how important it is to stay grounded internally, even when the current flowing around you is chaotic and wild. It serves as a suggestion to take the middle road, to investigate various perspectives, to let the small things wash away and to always work toward peace in times of disagreement. We are all human, after all. And though the card shows just one person, Harmony does not exist in a vacuum. It requires a diverse set of elements and people working together with mission and purpose.

If you’re feeling blocked:

Something is off-balance or off-kilter in your life. Are you spending too much time over-indulging in pleasure, or too much time paralyzed by fears and anxieties? Is there something that doesn’t feel right that you’ve been ignoring? Is there a part of you heading in a direction you don’t want to go? Meditate with a calming sound bath, do some deep stretches, take some deep breaths and come back to center.

Creativity exercises:

Visualize what balance means to you

Write a haiku or poem about how to find Harmony

15- Strength

The Strength card shows a lion standing firm in a raging river carving its way through a slot canyon, a reminder that something as soft and pliable as wind and water can still overpower something as hard and solid as rock. The lion represents having the inner strength and courage needed to overcome obstacles in your life. This card challenges you to turn to your own strengths right now, whatever they happen to be. Through your strengths, you have the power within you to not only stand your ground, but to take every step forward to meet your goals.

If you’re feeling blocked:

Perhaps you’re too focused on your weaknesses to make use of your strengths. Maybe you believe it’s your weaknesses holding you back, and you’re frustrated from trying to improve on something that just isn’t in your being, spirit, or soul. It’s important to know and understand your weaknesses, but it’s not necessarily healthy to focus on them. Accepting your weaknesses can become one of your greatest strengths as. you find ways to work around them and find others to collaborate with who are strong where you are weak and weak where you are strong. Sometimes it takes a team to make a dream work.

Creativity exercises:

Create an ad looking for your perfect collaborative partner, including all the things they should be bad at to be the perfect yin to your yang

Create a love letter of sorts to the places, people and events that gave you your greatest strengths

The Devil card shows a large rat sitting on top of a pile of money lined with white powder, looking over a hoard of mice living in tents. This is a card about your darker side and the darker forces of our human nature that pull us away from each other and from true happiness, meaning and purpose — from something that is truly more. The Devil, obsessed with money and power, has allowed those dark forces — greed, addiction, insecurity, hatred, domination — total control of its life. The Devil has what it thought it wanted and needed — wealth and power over others — but there is no long-term happiness and spiritual purpose here, only instant gratification and temporary highs followed by a sense of despair or thirst for more, more, more. This card is a sign that there is a negative pattern or force currently controlling or taking control your life: a negative thought pattern, a negative relationship pattern, a bad habit, an unhealthy attachment that is holding you back from a break through or higher level of consciousness. This card is a sign that you’re being called toward something more.

If you’re feeling blocked:

You’re probably aware of these darker forces and your darker side, but you may be feeling helpless or scared when it comes to actually breaking through the cycle holding you back. People can lose friends when they seek treatment for their addictions, and you’ve come to believe that the uncomfortable is comforting. You’ve got to examine and investigate the darkness within you in order to break through it. Confront your fears.

Creativity exercises:
Create a postcard that shares a dark secret or truth you don’t want to admit, inspired by the public art project Postsecret. (www.postsecret.com). What you do with it is up to you.

Create something inspired by studying the Buddhist take on attachment and desire — detachment. What do you desire that causes the most pain? Create it and cut it up, pull yourself a part from it. Make something to destroy it, knowing the true beauty is in what can be made from the pieces.

The Destruction card comes as a sign of great coming upheaval, crisis, disaster or change. The card shows the branches of a tree on fire, surrounded by more flames. This is a sign of what life could become if you aren’t prepared, but the catch is there is no preparing for the emotional, mental, financial and spiritual challenges to come. Have you been wanting more adventure? Because you’re about to go on quite a ride, most of which won’t be pretty. Your world may turn upside down and inside out, the sky will fall and crash, the ground will fall from beneath you. Remember: obstacles create growth. You’ll be wiser, stronger and better when you rebuild.

If you’re feeling blocked:

It’s time for a personal transformation. Start small, but change something up. Redecorate your office, your living room or your bedroom; ditch your go-tos in favor of finding new favorites, cut your hair, change your style, walk down different paths, explore different spiritual teachings. Remember, you should always be You, but nothing about You is set in stone. Life evolves and becomes.

Creativity exercises:

Look back at your old creative works - things from five or ten years ago. Pick something to redo over again and see first-hand how your style, choices and skills have changed.

Make something new out of something broken.

18- The Constellations

Look up. The Constellations card is a symbol of healing and hope, of guidance and direction. Where do your thoughts wonder when you look at the stars? Do you see how small you are? Or how wondrous the whole is? How miraculous each and every cell must be? How much light we come from? How much infinite possibility exists in the universe? If you're feeling blocked, create your own constellation and connect the dots.

19- The Lightning Storm

The Lightning Storm asks you to confront your doubts, fears and the ghosts that haunt you - or maybe it's just telling you to just let them go. Some storms just happen in passing, others can rock your world to the core, leaving you with only broken remnants and severe ptsd and anxiety. Our fears are there to keep us safe, but how important is safety in the grand scheme of everything? We must make our mark on the world, on our world, in the blink of a constellation's eye. Our doubts? What purpose do they serve? And our ghosts? They must be evidence of something.

20- The Sun

The Sun shines over two puppies running through a wild field, radiating positivity, happiness and innocence through a thin cover of lacy clouds. Of all the stars in all the galaxies, the Sun is ours, giving Life, Light and Hope to Earth and all her inhabitants. This card serves as a reminder that everything is okay, or will be okay soon, and that we should love each other like the Sun loves each of us - unconditionally, unflinchingly, and as brightly as possible. It’s also a sign that it’s time to play, to dance, to laugh and to share joy with others in the world.

21- The Critic

The Critic is the inner judge, the ego, the vulture tearing your soul apart in order to maintain its control over the spirit, the thing that turns your warmth to ice and turns your heart to coal. If your demons are loud it makes it harder to hear. Move past the noise. Your spirit is quiet, hiding to survive. If you're feeling blocked, give that inner voice it's own body to remind yourself that that voice is not you. It's your shadow. It's a monster you can tear down limb by limb.

22- The Multiverse

The Multiverse card symbolizes the completion of one path and the beginning of an infinite multiverse of possibility forward. You've come full circle with a project, passion or commitment and you're wondering what comes next. It's a question with every answer. Everything might die, but nothing in this miraculous cycle of life ends. Everything branches out and becomes something else. Our souls come from an infinite and unbreakable web of cosmic connections. They have roots in this world and access to every timeline imaginable, every fork in the road of choices not taken before, every dream we've put on hold. Follow your Way forward. Let your creativity travel.

The Creative Flow Strategy Card Game

Creative Flow Tarot can be used as a personal tool to help work through creative blocks or as a fun, strategic card game for multiple players.

In the strategic game, there are 78 cards (a full tarot deck), spread out in the middle of the gaming area. Gamers also need a drawing tool (paper & pencil/pen/marker/crayon/etc) and a scoresheet.

There is no dealer; draw high card to determine who goes first; That player will be the Reader of the Hand.

To start, each player goes around in a circle, drawing 1 card, for seven circles, until every player has seven cards in their hand.

At that point, every player at the table gets a chance to “shuffle” the deck before their turn.

Each player must try to make the best 5-card poker hand, with each card having the value of its associated number and each suit used for the creation of straights or flushes. Spirits and Knights are all worth 11 points; Gods and Goddesses are all worth 12 points. A straight is considered 5 consecutive cards without the same suit; A flush is five cards of the same suit. Then comes a full house, four of a kind, a straight flush, or five of a kind. Major Forces cards are their own suit.

Players will get two rounds of actions before they have to show their hands.

In round one, players have the choice to draw another card from the deck or to force-trade a card from one other player, in which both players must draw from the other player’s hand at the same time. They then must discard one card, whose value goes into the collective “Pot”. These cards are the Wishes.

In round two, players have the choice to draw another card from the deck or to again force a trade on another player. This time, they must show their best 5-card hand at the end of the turn, as well as the leftover 2 cards. These are the Block cards.

At the end of the round, every player has revealed their 5-card hand and their two Block Cards. There is also a Pot of discarded cards, called Wishes.

The player with the highest five-card hand wins the Wishes (the pot of discarded cards).

Now players count up the value of all 5-card hands based on their numbers and assigned values, except the Block cards. Major Forces cards in the 5-card hand are worth 5 points each.

The two Block cards become Action cards. Each Block card has symbology, meaning, purpose and power and must be acted on for players to add Flow points to increase the final value of their hands. Suits no longer matter.

Players might have two Minor Force cards to choose one action from. They might have one Minor Force card and one Major Force card, in which they must perform the action associated with the Minor Force card and take the Power of the Major Force Card. If they have two Major Force cards as block cards, they must choose which power to use. You can only get points for the cards you use. (So if you have to choose between two Minor Force cards, you only get the points for one; the same goes if you have to choose between two Major Force cards.)

As a group, players now each get a set amount of time (2-3 minutes) to perform their task. Set a timer. After the timer ends, it will be the Reader’s decision when to call for Silence and start around-robin of Show and Tell.

If your block card is/ are:

Aces: (1 point each) Aces are beginning cards. Close your eyes and draw an animal of your choosing without picking your drawing tool up off the paper. Draw as many animals as you think you can within the time allotted. At the end of time up, get one additional point for every player who correctly guesses each animal. Once an animal has been drawn by someone, other players playing aces cannot draw that animal.

Twos: Twos represent harmony. Write a haiku (a three-line poem with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line and 5 syllables in the final line) about one of the elements depicted in any of your cards. (Elements can include plants, animals, landscapes, or symbolic meanings found in the Creative Flow descriptions, which the Reader of the Hand can read if needed). Get an extra point for every element mentioned; deduct a point for every syllable missed.

Threes: Threes are for unification. Use your body or available surfaces to drum out a beat. Get one extra point for every player who joins in before the Reader calls for Silence.

Fours: Fours are for tethers. Spend your time searching your surroundings for every color of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple). Document the colors you see by taking a photo; no photo or singular item can represent more than one color. Get one additional point for every one of the six colors of the rainbow photographed. (Once an item has been photographed, it cannot be rephotographed by another player for the same color).

Fives: Five is for staying alive amid conflict and competition. Create a secret code inspired by one of your card elements and send an encoded message to one other player. Both players get one additional point per correctly-guessed character.

Sixes: (+6 points) Sixes are for love, so assign every player their own special color and a spirit animal (you cannot give more than one player the same color, or the same spirit animal). Get one additional point for each time the individual player agrees with your choices.

Sevens: (+7 points) Sevens are about evolution. Make up a new purpose for items you find in the room. Get two points additional for every item you successfully create a new purpose for, as demonstrated by a democratic show of players’ hands.

Eights: (8 points) Eights are about constraints. Create and demonstrate a spell that incorporates a way to get past your greatest constraint. Each spell must include a Potion with Ingredients, a chant, and a dance or body movement to work. Get 3 additional points for each player who agrees the spell worked.

Nines: (9 points) Nines are about Oneness. Hum, chant, sing, or whistle for the duration of the timer. Get three additional points for every player that joins in before the Reader calls for Silence.

Tens: (10 points) Tens are about alphas and omegas. Choose to complete any task, so long as no other player has chosen that task to complete in this hand.

Spirits: (+11 points) Spirits are about impulse. Write a four-line rhyme about the elements, symbology and meanings found within your 5-card hand. Get two extra points for every element mentioned and two extra points for every set of rhymes.

Goddesses: (+12 points) Goddesses are creators. Create a story that connects the cards in your five-card hand. Get three points for every card element incorporated in the story.

Gods: (+12 points) Gods offer enlightenment. Get one point for every player you help or every point you give to another player during this hand.

The Major Forces cards in the Block pile have no set value but each have a different Power. They include:

double the points you receive from your Action card
Swap the points from another player’s completed Action
Steal another player’s Block card
Steal a player from another player’s 5-card hand
Take double the time for a task
Double the points from your highest-pointed task so far
Skip a task but take the Action points
Steal half the points from another player’s Action and extras
Take a Wish back from the Pot to add to your score
Cancel or block someone else’s Power

Add up the value of your final 5-card hand with the value of your used Actions, earned extras and Powers and that is the final score of your hand.

Play as many hands as you want.

SERIES IN PROGRESS

CREATIVE FLOW INTRO

THE FOUR POWERS OF CREATIVITY

The Four Sides of each Power are Knights, Spirits, Gods and Goddesses.

22 Major Forces of Creativity

Find Your Creative Flow ~ Help Your Soul Grow

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There are also 22 Major Forces cards.

The Four Sides of each Power are
Knights, Spirits, Gods and Goddesses.

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There are also 22
Major Forces cards.