Marlo Johnson - Creative Alchemy: Meditations, Rituals, and Experiments to Free Your Inner Magic

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Copyright 2018 by Marlo Johnson.

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ISBN: 978-1-4521-6180-8 (epub, mobi)

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Slip yourself into the extraordinary world of conscious creationa world of inspiration and excitement, where you are free and empowered to live any life that you can dream of. With this book you will learn how to create wildly and abundantly, with fewer fears and inhibitions holding you back. You will remember the infinite potential of the gifts you already possess. And you will discover that by using the power of creativity, you can transcend limitation in a way that is both powerful and fun.

Who needs this book?

Do you feel out of touch with your inner magic? This guide can help you get it flowing again. It is designed to teach you how to wake up and create everything you do with more passion, excitement, success, and authenticity. Whether you are an artist, or would just love to achieve a more fluent and profound level of creativity in your work and life, this book is for you. Put simply: This is a tool for the joyful liberation of your most amazing and magical self.

How do I use this book?

Each set of activities is designed to address a particular area of personal development, such as self-love, self-worth, focus, courage, or gratitudeaspects that are essential to your creativity, well-being, and success. To use this book, simply carry out each set of meditations, experiments, and rituals, in order or at random, at any speed you feel comfortable with, until you have completed them all. Its best to undertake a whole set at once, but you can spread it out over a few days if you need to, exploring each theme in a more deep and thorough way.

You may find it essential to schedule specific times each week to work through these pages, perhaps even with a group of friends to help one another stay on track. Keeping a journal may be useful, too; writing down your most interesting experiences, victories, and epiphanies will bring positive momentum to your journey and be inspiring to look back on. Anything that will make using this book more fun and exciting for you is highly encouraged!

The Meditations are intended, first, to help you find blind spots or hidden negativity in your thinking, and then to allow you to shift your beliefs into more empowered and beneficial ones. What you believe about yourself and the world shapes all of your emotions, choices, and perceptions, so working with your belief system directly is extremely powerful. Spend a few minutes with the phrase, repeating it in your head or out loud until you feel resonant with it. Really embody the feeling it gives you. Imagine your life if the statement were true. Immerse every cell of your being in that vibration. If a meditation brings you inspiration or moves you into action, follow your intuition. If you feel resistance or negativity concerning a meditation, this means you genuinely need it! Relax, breathe deeply, and allow any negative emotions to come up to the surface freely and then dissipate freely. Once youre able to fully embody a meditation without any inner resistance, deep transformation can occur.

The Rituals are designed for the releasing or focusing of energyin the form of emotions, ideas, or creativity. You are encouraged to choose favorites and use them often, incorporating them into your life in any way you choose. Rituals are acutely valuable for creating intentional shifts in your day, and ultimately in your life. You can use any of these rituals any time you want to shift from one state of being to another of your choosing. They work in mysterious ways, so complete them all even if you dont understand their exact purpose. You may find that the benefits emerge over time.

The Experiments are meant to propel you out of old habits and inhibitions, to awaken areas of yourself perhaps left ignored, and to inspire you to create in innovative new ways. It is crucial that you approach each experiment with curiosity, rather than expectation. Instead of trying to create a particular outcome, allow yourself to dive into the magic of the unknown and see what you discover; this mysterious realm is where your most authentic connection to inspiration lies. Just relax and enjoy playing with the process! Pleasure, adventure, openness, and ease are not trivialthey are truly essential elements of genuine creativity and well-being.

If you feel inspired to take any of the exercises further than suggested, feel free! Your own creativity and intuition are important parts of this process and should be trusted. You may also modify any of these activities according to your current situation and abilitiesit is far better to complete an altered version than to skip something. If you cant do the task at all, use it for some creative thinkingif you were going to do it, what would you do? Visualize the entire process.

Do not worry whether what you create during these tasks is good or not (unless specifically prompted to think about that). Let each creative action flow out however it wants to without judgment.

I am free!

What makes you feel trapped? Imagine setting yourself free.

Lie on the floor. Move your body as strangely as you can, while making the weirdest sounds possible. Keep going until you break through any discomfort and feel free. If youre worried about being overheard, put on some loud music to mask the noise!

I am a clear conduit!