Spirit

To help you play with the idea of being more directive, try this Spirit Art Exercise. Imagine you have more control over your future than you thought you did. Pretend you are a palm reader and as you look at the lines in the palm of your hands you see your dreams coming true.

What would each line say about your future?

Draw a circle with a compass on your paper. Make sure it is large enough to fit the palm of your hand.

Create a boundary around your circle by embellishing or defining the outer edge of the circle in some way. I dipped rope in black paint mixed with moon water and pressed the rope along the outer edges of the circle to make a print of the rope. Then I drew a snake body around it.

Mix a little black acrylic paint with a bit of dish soap. Paint the palm of your hand.

Press the palm of your hand inside your circle so you have a print of your palm.

Highlight the most prominent lines on the palm of your hand by painting over them with a bright color.

Now for the fun part (as if getting your hands dirty wasn’t already fun). Pretend you are a palm reader who is studying the lines and decide what you want each line on your palm to mean about your future.

Make fantastically wild and magnificent predictions that describe your dreams coming true.

Draw an arrow to each line and beside it write your prediction.

As you can see in my example, I predicted my future book would find a kind, happy audience and magic would always walk with me.

When you are finished, ask yourself if you truly captured your big, bold, wild dreams or if you held back. If you notice you held back, get curious and ask yourself why. Is it because you judge your dreams or is it because you worry others will judge you for wanting those things?

Finally, when your art is dry, place your palm back on the print you created and place your other hand on your heart. Think about the dreams you predicted coming true and promise your heart you will be a better friend and trust what it wants without judging or dismissing it.