Have you read The War of Art by Steven Pressfield yet? He writes candidly (painfully) about the challenges and obstacles we creative types burden ourselves with. And he suggests ways to overcome our self-sabotage.  Like praying, or inviting, our Muse to be present whenever we begin our work. 

 “Artists have invoked the Muse since time immemorial. There is great wisdom to this. There is magic to effacing our human arrogance and humbly entreating help from a source we cannot see, hear, touch, or smell.” 

I’ve felt the Muse with me many times while in my creative stream. Pictures, colors, words, ideas swirl around and ping me. I can’t explain where all this comes from, but I like Pressfield’s theory that a magical, ethereal source is present.  Starting now, I’m taking Pressfield’s advice to entreat help from the Muse, Angels, or higher power that loves what we co-create. 

Prayer to my Muse

Thank you, Muse, for your inspiration and guidance to help me write what is meaningful and helpful to myself and others. Amen

muse

noun [C]UK  /mjuːz/ US  /mjuːz/ literary a person, or an imaginary being or force that gives someone ideas and helps them to write, paint, or make music: 

The muse has left me – I haven’t written any poetry for months!

Juliet was not only the painter’s best model but also his muse.