different strokes
Healing is not dependent on any particular system of treatment such as homeopathy or allopathy (Western medicine). The criteria for choosing one treatment over another needs to be a simple one—does it work? Any type of therapy that moves us closer to a state of wholeness is worthy of our attention. Whatever works, works. Without our cooperation, willingness to change, and desire to get well, all methods of healing will fail.

psychic play/sacred play
Healing is soul work and soul work is creating—and birthing—the life we want. Healing releases a surge of creative energy because we turn to the wisdom of our Higher Self and discover the healing creator within.
One way to connect to our inner resources is through creative self-expression. Since the goal is learning about the healing creator within, no artistic skill is needed. Use whatever medium is most suitable to express parts of yourself that might otherwise stay hidden. 
The secret to creative play is first centering—then remaining free of all judgmental or self-limiting thoughts.
Sing, dance, or just move to music; draw, paint, go to an art museum; read fairy tales and mythology; work with Tarot, pendulums, runes or the I Ching; play a musical instrument, listen to music, compose a song; make jewelry; take photographs; read poetry or, better yet, write poetry; buy clay and sculpt; finger paint, color with crayons, get messy. What are you naturally interested in? What did you enjoy as a child? Let your imagination soar.
The goal of creative play is to learn to trust your inner knowing. Without any particular intent other than self-discovery, you can recapture the joy and spontaneity you knew as a child. The more engaged the inner self becomes, the more the healer within will communicate with you—and the stronger your mind-body connection becomes.

it’s all in the cards
The following suggestions are ways to psychically play with Tarot cards. Use the ideas to ignite your own playful imagination—and have fun:

	Photocopy your Tarot cards: Enlarge the cards and then color them yourself, without looking at the original deck. For  example, what color is the High Priestess in your mind’s eye?
	Choose a Tarot card to accompany you through the day: Think about the card as you make choices and decisions.
	Choose a card a day and write down everything that comes to mind about that card, just by looking at the picture. Do not refer to a book of definitions. Then compare your impressions with the traditional meanings found in any basic Tarot book.
	Separate your cards into piles of positive, negative, and neutral categories. Why do certain cards repel or attract you?
	Choose a card and write a story, poem, or song about it.
	Buy a blank deck and draw your own Tarot cards. Be sure to color them.
	Throw an imaginary party and invite characters from the Tarot deck. How would these characters interact with one another?
	Incubate a dream using a Tarot card: Ask the card for specific information, place the card under your pillow and whisper that you will remember the dream when you wake up. Record any impressions as soon as you awaken. If it’s unclear, ask the card again on another night. Be patient. Answers will come.

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