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Writing and Creating with your Muse Introductory Exploration…Are you feeling called to write? (However you can use this exploration for any creative pursuit.)
I intend to run a ‘Writing With Your Muse’ retreat in Tavistock later in the year over several consecutive days, and invite you to a short introduction workshop in Tavistock on Sunday 2nd June 2024 to give you a flavour of the possibilities.
The word ‘muse’ is in the middle of the word ‘amuse’ so we explore this workshop playfully like innocent and curious children…
I first met my Muse 10 years ago, and she has become my greatest ally, particularly when it comes to writing and expressing myself. I was writing a story and I’d been told that most people suggest you ‘write about what you know’. But I knew I had a choice - to do just that, or to write from my inspiration (which means to breathe in the divine). I chose the latter.
When you write from what you know you access your rational mind, and therefore write from your ego. Here there are usually constraints to conform to, or rebel against, in the world around you.
When you write from your inspiration you go beyond the rational mind, and access your deep authentic voice. You’ll find there are minimal boundaries in this realm.
Your Muse is the key to this Inspiration. What you receive from here will be far more original and compelling than anything your ego can give you.
My Muse gave me a theme for my writing back in February 2014 which has become the theme of my life:
‘Love is the vital force which brings our imagination to life’
To go from Ego to Muse you cross a bridge of childlike innocence and curiosity.
Exercise One:
This is an exercise done in pairs where you will experience the power and strength of your imagination. It is very simple, you can do it at home, and it may change the way you approach life afterwards.
Exercise Two:
A very playful way to trigger more of your imagination even if you think you don’t have any.
Exercise Three:
This is an individual exercise where I take you through a short and deceptively simple guided meditation for you to receive a personal experience of writing from your Ego versus writing from your Muse.
Exercise Three:
This time the exercise is run in groups of three. We go through a similar guided meditation and you’ll explore the qualities each of you already possess as a writer.
This is just the beginning of your dialogue…
I have run these Meet Your Muse workshops for writers online and in person over a number of years, with life-changing results.
Testimonials:
‘Have you ever felt like you are writing what others want to read, rather than what your heart tells you to write? Have you ever finished an expertly plotted, perfectly punctuated, fiendishly clever story… Only to realise that it lacks passion? This was me, closed off from my Muse by an obsession with detail and structure, and barely able to remember what inspired me to write in the first place. This workshop was the perfect starting point on a journey to re-discovering my purpose in writing, reminding me of the value in letting my imagination run wild, opening my mind and letting in my Muse - and ultimately injecting the soul back into my stories. I would recommend this workshop to anyone with an open mind and a willingness to approach the concept of the Muse in an entertaining and original way.’ Rebecca Neil
‘Never before did I experience the clearest distinction between ego and creative space as I did in this workshop. I could so clearly see the circle of ‘I’ though as I walked out of it into the circle of the unknown I found my Muse waiting for me and what a difference, what a creative liberating force!’ Jack Russ
This introductory workshop is open to everyone interested in exploring their creative potential, regardless of the kind of genre you're interested in exploring. No writing experience is necessary. This is also open to men and women not in The Silver Tent.
Date: Sunday 2nd June 2024
Time: 10am - 1pm
Venue: Pinder Court, King Street, Tavistock
Investment: £35.00 introductory rate
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Tavistock Devon, Tavistock, Calstock, United Kingdom
