Make Your Own Inspiring Journal Juice

Writing my Morning Pages

Make Your Own Journaling Juice Essential Oil Blend

I am a journal junkie. 

I carry a journal with me at all times. 

I never know when I will feel the need to write. 

I've been journaling since the 3rd grade. 

I remember my first diary -

Little Orphan Annie.

You can still buy this!

I love reaching in to my brain and 

emptying it all out on to the paper.

It helps me sort life out. It helps me remember things. 

It helps me look back and go 

"Wow, I've learned so much since then."

 or "Wow, what am I doing?"

Journaling is catharic. It inspires us. 

It allows our inner creativity to flow out.

Here is a recipe to create your own inspiring journaling oil.

Journaling Juice 

• 2 drops Black Pepper essential oil

• 2 drops Clary Sage essential oil

• 3 drops Lemon essential oil

• 3 drops Rosemary essential oil

Add your journal juice to an oil burner, 
pick up that pen, and let it the writing flow!

Peace, Inspiration, & Love,
 ~Amy
 The Magick Muse

Amy Riddle is an empowerment coach, crafter of sorts, writer,
herbalist, reverend, and all out muse.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Alternative Medicine with an emphasis on herbs. 

She is a certified professional life coach with the Life Coach Institute of Orange County. 

Amy craves to inspire others to be healthy and whole in body, mind, and spirit. 

She has an affinity for striped socks, stinging nettle, and all things faery.

New Book-New Journal-New Inspiration

I got a new book! I got a new book! I got a new book!

Inner Excavation by Liz Lamoreux

I love it. Just holding it in my hands makes my heart leap.

I feel good about this book.

One super cool thing about Inner Excavation is the author, Liz Lamoreux, has an amazing website where you can follow her along with the book. 

She has it broken down by chapter with blog posts and videos where she goes into detail with what she has created. 

I love that! 

How often does one get the opportunity to go through a book with the author? 

I'm in love with this book right now.

Every chapter is designed to guide you to dig deeper 

and really reflect. 

She encourages poetry and photography. 

I'm hoping that I can start writing some poetry. 

Who knows? Anything could happen. 

Here is my Inner Excavation journal.

My Inner Excavation Art Journal

I'm most excited about this journey!

Peace, Inspiration, & Love,
 ~Amy
 The Magick Muse

Kick Start Art Journaling with Sara Naumann

I'm pretty new to art journaling. 

You may recall I got an amazing journal with a crow on the front from Michael Seagle at a local artists craft show.

 It became obvious it would be my 1st art journal.

Since then, I've been having some fun and experimenting.

How perfect that an art journaling class became available to me.

http://www.saranaumann.com/

I'm really singing Sara's praises. 

She is organized and pleasant and easy to understand.

I haven't taken tons of online classes, however I'm part of a year long mixed media course and every single week is a different project presented with a different teacher, 

how-to video, and how- to PDF.

I have to say some of these videos and PDFs are 

completely shitty.

Most of the videos are just downright terrible...

plus they insert their dog or cat to make it look cute. 

Well, I'm wanting to learn techniques, not see your freakin pet.

I don't want to hear your cat meow or see your dog at the pool.

I don't want to hear your child.

If you are going to offer a course, make an attempt to make it PROFESSIONAL.

The PDFs look like a 1st grader did them.

So...anyway...now that is off my chest...

I am blown away with Sara Naumann.

Finally, someone that gets it.

Someone that is professional.

Her PDFs rock. 

I can tell her heart and soul has gone into this course.

The videos are great, her voice is pleasant and elegant.

The lessons are easy to understand.

and they present challenges as well.

Sara gets you thinking!

I love that.

I love to get my brain cells spinning. 

Week #1 was finding your mentor, or 

letting your mentor find you.

Sara gave us this incredibly inspiring website, http://achievement.org,

 chock full of leaders and visionaries. 

 As I was glancing through people I noticed Sheryl Crow...really? 

I went through a big listening phase to Ms. Crow back in 2003. 

I remember The Globe Sessions playing over and over in my condo by the lake that always 

smelled of incense and spirituality. 

I was a listener of her tunes, but I never really knew anything 

about Sheryl Crow.

I started reading about her and couldn't stop.

I was amazed to find out she has a brain tumor, but is fine.

She has fought cancer, and won.

She is creative, fierce, and beautiful.

I just love her.

I found similarities between Sheryl Crow and I.

We are both from the midwest.
We are both of Irish descent.
We are both aquarians.
We are anti-war and speak our minds.

We are both strong, independent, and 

we truly embrace who we are.

Thank you Sara Naumann!

So looking forward to more art journaling exercises.

Peace, Inspiration, & Love, 
 ~Amy 
 The Magick Muse 

20 Things I Enjoy Doing~The Artist's Way

20 Things I Enjoy Doing

excerpt from my art journal

I've been totally geeking out with the exercises in "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron. She is a brilliant woman!

One exercise is listing 20 things you enjoy doing.

This helps one to see clearly the kind of activities

that spark delight within. 

Julia says these are excellent resources for artist dates. 

Here is my list... 

watching movies (especially horror)

frolicking on the Blue Ridge Parkway

exploring downtown Asheville

road trips

making love and cuddling

reading a good book

going for a nature walk

relaxing and listening to music

going to concerts

medicine making

creating (creating almost anything...candles, jewelry, mixed media, painting...I really LOVE to paint)

hanging out with like minded females (I crave that energy in my life)

karaoke

playing skee-ball

visiting the ocean

exploring new territory

sleeping

tinkering in my garden

visiting wineries and breweries

writing

What about you? Can you list 20 things you enjoy doing? 

Tell me about them. 
Feel free to share!

Peace, Inspiration, & Love,
 ~Amy
 The Spirit Dancer

My Imaginary Lives~The Artist's Way

My Imaginary Lives 

excerpt from my personal art journal

One of the exercises in "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron is your imaginary lives. At the end of Chapter 1, she suggests you come up with 5 imaginary lives and start implementing pieces into your real life. At the end of Chapter 2, she says add 5 more.

Here are mine: 

Peace, Inspiration, & Love,
~Amy
The Spirit Dancer

I found my first art journal.

Last Saturday was the Local Artist Craft Show...

it was not the most financially rewarding show...

hardly a person showed up...

but there were other benefits.

I met some cool creative folks.

One of them is a gentleman named Michael Seagle. 

I oogled and cooed at his table all day long.

Michael's creations have a unique look...kind of that of Sid's toys from "Toy Story"...they are twisted, dark, and fun.

Need a nightlight? 

This was my favorite notebook.

I ended up with the Nevermore notebook...

I couldn't help myself. 

I was so drawn to it.

I got home and stared at it...

then a lightbulb went off in my head...

this will be my first art journal.

I've started a few pages and it is fun, therapeutic, 

and quite addicting. 

I have discovered it is absolutely perfect for the exercises

in "The Artist's Way" book. 

I'm looking forward to some create time...

I'm craving more art journaling. 

Peace, Inspiration, & Love,
 ~Amy
 The Spirit Dancer