🌀 Creative Channel 🌀
If you’re stymied, stalled, or stuck in your creative practice…
Welcome to a magical, 6-step guided journey toward creative flow, clarity, and ease.
You’ll soon be dancing with creativity again, making your art, and enjoying the hell out of it!
With supported solo travel and live group support.
Are you… ?
❤️🔥 Dying to create, but can’t muster the time or energy amidst work, parenting, feeding yourself, and living every day under capitalism?
😒 Trying to create, but before you can actually enjoy it, your brain is taunting you for wasting time, not being good enough, or not knowing what exactly you’re doing?
💩 Finding creative flow here and there, but the second you step back and look at what you created, you’re crapping on your own work and beating it ruthlessly with your giant hammer of perfectionism?
😫 Getting paid for your creative talents (because of course you wanna do creative work for a living!), but now your creative tank has dropped to E (for awhile now), and you hardly remember what it feels like to create for your SELF?
If any of these remind you of you, Creative Channel is the road back…
To the creativity as you knew it before life saddled you with too many responsibilities…
To the flow that came so easily before the world steam-rolled you with 10,000 mixed messages on what makes creativity “worth it”…
To the creative joy you’ve ached for but can’t seem to find, no matter how hard to push yourself to “get back to it”…
If you see yourself in any of what I’ve described so far, you are 100% NOT alone!
Welcome to my Ted Talk…
A metaphor for what capitalism, patriarchy, and colonialism have done to your Creativity!
I hate to use war metaphors, but in this day and age, your imagination is a battlefield.
And patriarchy, capitalism, and empire are winning.
Hell, in the face of three overlapping, relentless systems bearing down on a lone Creative Spirits… of course, we’ve all experienced creative estrangement and defeat.
We were taught that creative work is the road to poverty. And we see how creatives are treated in the marketplace — undervalued, underpaid, stolen from, ignored.
We’re rewarded when we channel our creative thinking, good ideas, and problem-solving powers into the maximizing of profits for someone else. But when we try to create for ourselves, we’re told it’s silly, frivolous, and unserious (unless we turn it into a side-hustle!).
The systems keep us busy, busy, busy, and flood us with urgency, notifications, ads, bings, and dings. It’s all we can do to meet our work deadlines, pick up groceries, and pay our bills. We’re too tired to create (understandably). Maybe someday when things slow down…
These systems keep us in a state of scarcity (on purpose!) — never enough time, never enough money, not enough support from our communities, and especially not the institutions that demand so much of us. In a state of constant scarcity, creativity feels as faraway as the moon.
But it’s not. I promise.
Unfortunately, I can’t kill the systems — not by myself. But…
I can help you clear the toxic gunk these systems dumped into your Creative Channel.
It just takes a little reimagining, a little magic and intention, and a willingness to start seeing and doing things differently. And I can show you how!
Whether we’re talking about a few bags of litter or a Superfund site clogging your flow… Creative Channel helps you reunite and reconnect with The Creatrix who’s always been with you… and who’s always ready to create with you.
✨ It’s about to get so fucking magical! ✨
Who’s dropping these audacious truth bombs?
👋🏻 Hi… I’m Cecily, a creativity coach, writer, and Tarot reader who knows a lot about creative struggles — because I’ve had them all! And worked through many of them.
And because I know how hard it is to stay creative in these ultra-modern times… and how sad it is when we’re disconnected from creativity… I’ve made it job to support Creative Spirits in the work of reclaiming creativity and living creative lives.
I’ve led creative writing workshops in public schools and community centers, helped writers complete their manuscripts, and built creative communities and safe-havens for people of all ages.
I’ve learned that doing it “capitalism’s way” will not help us sort through the difficulties and internal struggles we experience when trying to create. But a spiritually oriented perspective — whether it centers mysticism, divination, or religious faith — can help us cut through the noise and carve out a different path.
Over the years, I’ve helped hundreds of creative people see and embrace the inherent value of their creative work and cultivate the magical gift of creativity that each of us experiences uniquely and universally. I’m here to help as many people as I can before I return to stardust! And I hope I get to walk with you on this journey!
How Creative Channel Works…
⛲️ Once you join, you’ll enter our digital garden, where you get immediate access to our events and group conversations!
💌 When we begin our journey on March 1, I’ll share our first of six “Scenes.” I call them scenes because we’re dropping into a particular aspect of the creative life, explore what’s been happening there for you, and begin some mystical, metaphysical, and practical work to clear the channel.
🎁 Each “Scene” includes a video message from me, plus two guiding Tarot cards, a list of suggested reflection prompts and practices, a meditation, and a Tarot spread. You’re not meant to do everything included in each Scene, but pick out a couple things to work with over a period of 7 to 10 days before the next Scene arrives.
🫶🏻 Every other Friday, I host an “Iced Mocha Chat” — a group space where we (and our favorite morning beverages!) convene to explore what’s coming up as you move through Creative channel. You can share what you’re noticing as you work with each scene, or sticky places you want help with, or hear from other folks who are walking the same path.
🕰️ When you join, you get access to Creative Channel for a full year. We’ll go through this first journey together, then you can revisit the Scenes at any time, and even move through them a second time when new folks are invited in. You also have access to twice-monthly group support calls for 12 months!
What Are the Scenes Like?
Here’s a Quick Tour…
🧹 Scene 1: Clearing the Path — We work with The Fool and the Ace of Pentacles to start making more space for our creativity, whether on our calendars or in physical space. We examine what’s sucking our time and energy away, and what small shifts we can make to conserve and protect creative time for ourselves.
🤝 Scene 2: Meeting the Creatrix — Drawing inspiration from the Queen of Wands and The Empress, we begin to imagine — and connect with! — creativity as a shape-shifting spiritual energy, one that’s always available to us and eager to reunite with us under a new frame of mind than what capitalism has been feeding us all our lives.
🍵 Scene 3: Creating Containers — Creativity is a space where we channel our felt sense of the world into new form (writing, visual art, dance, etc.). If we are cut off from our own emotions, we will also be cut off creatively. In this scene, we work with the tender Queen of Cups, and the fully contained World archetypes to move emotional energy into creative action and expression.
🌀 Scene 4: Opening the Channel — We’ve been clearing the gunk out of the channel and making space for creative energy to flow again. Now we’re ready to plug in and ride the current. Connecting withThe Magician and The High Priestess, we practice what it looks and feels like for each of us to open the channel and receive creative conductivity (the flow state you’ve been aching for!).
🙏🏻 Scene 5: Practicing Devotion — As you know, Creativity requires us to show up. But so often, we come at this from the perspective of discipline, ignoring our own natural energetic cycles. In this scene, we work with Temperance and Eight of Pentacles to practice showing up in smaller ways, without pressure, but with consistency and love for the practice.
🏆 Scene 6: Claiming Creativity — We reach the end of our journey — for now — having reframed and re-contextualized our relationship with Creativity so we can connect more often; explore, play, and nourish ourselves creatively; and move forward with the ability to show up, make art, and fucking enjoy it. The Sun and Knight of Wands are our teachers in proudly and happily claiming our place as Creative Spirits!
In Creative Channel, we’re taking time, and pairing it with intention, curiosity, and deeper attunement to meet Creativity in more places and moments in our lives…
💡 Are you ready to really feel and know the shape of your Creative Channel?
💡 Are you ready to feel like Creativity is your new bestie who totally has your back?
💡 Are you ready to discover what’s possible when you orient toward Creativity like a flower turns to the sun?
(Not like a factory worker clocking in for another overtime shift?)
I’m excited to help you get there in this six-step adventure complete with maps, magic, resources, and a community of Creative Spirits who know the struggle is REAL.
By the end of Creative Channel…
💃🏼 You’ll feel more grace and ease in your creative practice.
🍂 You’ll be able to recognize different creative seasons in your life and how to move with them.
🌀 You’ll have a unique, mystical understanding of The Creatrix and how she speaks to you.
👻 You’ll ease WAY UP on the self-criticism, perfectionism, and doubt that have been haunting your creative practice.
🤩 You’ll have more clarity about what you want to create and where to go next.
🏡 You’ll be saying to your friends things like, “I feel like I’ve come home to my Creativity.”
💥 You’ll better understand yourself as a Creative Spirit and how you want to live and craft your Creative Life.
That could look like…
🍎 Inspiration hitting while you’re unloading the groceries, and allowing yourself to jot down a note in your mini-Moleskine before you finish loading the salad greens into the fridge, so the idea gets honored, instead of slipping off into the ether.
✨ Waiting for your partner to get ready for date night… instead of scrolling through the whiplash of global horrors and cat-café videos, you’re sketching a little doodle, or writing down a couple lines of poetry that arise in a small moment of listening and receiving.
📑 No spinning your wheels rewriting and rewriting and rewriting the 9th chapter of your novel because you’re not sure what comes next… instead you know exactly which questions to ask The Creatrix in order to determine your next move. While also knowing how to give yourself space and patience so you’re not pressing too far too fast.
🎸 No more thinking about how you’d like to get back to playing music again (for the 200th time), watching another month pass of no-contact with your instrument… instead you’re coming up with lyrics and singing around the house again, hearing sweet chord progressions in your dreams, strumming your guitar for a few minutes after dinner, and feeling the buzz of that creative connection even when you’re not playing.
Look…
We’re not gonna hold on to Creativity by doing it barely…
Or just a little bit in secret…
Or only when we go away for an artist’s retreat…
Or if we make sure it feels like work.
I’m afraid we actually have to fight for it…
a flip a table or two.
(But in a fun and enchanting way!)
What Creative Spirits
Say About Creative Channel
“I feel like Creativity just proposed to me! With the promise of a long, fruitful, happy marriage.”
“I don’t really have the words to describe how powerful this work feels to me right now. After taking a few days off, where the Creatrix continued to whisper to me (despite my mind’s best intention to avoid her), I did the Scene 5 spread, and then the Scene 4 meditation. Man. She wasn’t whispering today. Still processing, but I have been feeling led to research and write about my matrilineal line… the mothers, mothers, mothers. I think the mothers are asking me to find them and tell their stories.”
~ D. F.
“The unblocking is real! I can feel it happening! I attribute much of it to this nourishing work.””
“My therapist talks about how letting yourself feel the hard feelings expands your capacity and makes room for the more pleasant feelings. It all sounds great, and I believe it in theory, but I’d never seen the hard proof until this morning. There it is — proof that we do have room for both!”
~ W.A.
“This has been sooo helpful! I’ve gotten a lot out of this, and it’s been such a great group of people too. I feel like I’ve made exponential progress.”
“This container you’ve created has been so uplifting and so supportive, and this community you’ve gathered is so safe and capable and gentle. You know, witchy spaces can sometimes be a lot. I’m in a couple others and they don’t feel this way — this level of safety and camaraderie.”
~ C.C.
And then what…?
After moving through the Creative Channel process, here’s some of what’s happened for participants…
🏖️ A long-time federal worker who’s secretly been wanting more than just “a vacation,” went to her supervisor and asked for a summer sabbatical to spend more time with her child and her creativity. The boss said yes!
✍🏼 A prolific writer with fears of publishing posted her first Substack piece after wrestling for months with that to share first and how to make it “perfect.” (Instead she made it easier and posted a poem that flowed right out of her!)
🛠️ One participant began finally laying down some of the language and ideas she’s been holding around a project related to land, identity, and liberation. The website for her project is now coming together!
🌱 One participant realized she was further along than she thought with some of her creative plans and seeds. She’s ready for what comes next… to start building a project in earnest, collaborating, and sharing it publicly.
Are you ready to deeply shift your relationship with Creativity — and never look back?
If so, an incredible adventure awaits you!
You can join Creative Channel for $333.
You can make two or three payments, if needed.
Your access to Creative Channel is good for one year after joining!
We begin on March 1!
You might be wondering…
-
I’m not the boss of you, and this whole thing is really about checking in with your capacity and choosing what works for you. If you only listen to the weekly audio, use the meditation at least once each week, and work with at least one of the suggested practices, you will experience results. (That would take anywhere between an hour and two hours.) You can fold in a little more when or if you can or want to, but a little goes a long way here.
-
You can keep working on your project as you like. You just want to fold in some of what’s suggested for each Scene as well. You may decide you want to slow down a little (temporarily) and feel into what we’re focusing on. But I always recommend following your energy and flow, so if you’re blazing onward, keep truckin’!
-
This is a 100% noncompetitive space. In Creative Channel, we honor the fact that creativity is cyclical, and success is something we define for ourselves. The idea is to let go of how it should be or ideas of better / worse, accomplished / novice and just meet the divine energy of Creativity where it wants to find us. If you have a pattern of feeling jealous or making comparisons, this might be a nice space to gently work with such tendencies, and let some of it go, or reframe your perspective around what other people are doing. In my group spaces, we’re all at different “levels,” but each of us brings unique wisdom to every conversation, and we inspire each other all the time. The same will be true here.
-
You don’t. But good things do happen in community! Creative Channel centers the solo-journey first, but includes group support because I know it’s powerful, and it’s the best way for me to support y’all deeply and strongly throughout the journey, ensuring that I’m giving you what you need.
-
I’m hosting Creative Channel on Circle, the same platform I use for my membership community (the Creative Magic Collective). I really like Circle, it’s pretty intuitive and easy on the eyes, and you don’t have to download an app — you can use the plain ol’ internet. But there is an app for desktop and mobile, which would allow you listen to the weekly audios while driving or taking a walk.
Do you have questions I didn’t answer here?
Email me at cecily@typewritertarot.com.