Writing Exercises

New Moon in Virgo Writing Prompts + Ritual—Devotion

 New Moon in Virgo Writing Prompts + Ritual—Devotion

Virgo is the Virgin, the devotee to the Goddess, cleaning and purifying the temple, ritualizing their devotion, offering themselves in service to something larger than themselves. And while I’ve certainly been feeling the back-to-school, prepare-for-winter vibes to clean out the closets and stock the pantry, I am also feeling, deeply, the call to recommit to my practices of writing, meditating, sitting with the sun each morning, making my bed, sweeping space and time for my own connection with something greater, my own devotion and service to the gifts and talents I must hone and create in offering to the world. My payment in exchange for this one wild world, this one short and exquisite life.

Full Moon in Scorpio Ritual + Writing Prompts—Sex, Death + Transformation

 Full Moon in Scorpio Ritual + Writing Prompts—Sex, Death + Transformation

Scorpio is not a light and easy sign. It is intense; it asks nothing less than the full transmutation of everything you were into who will become. The Full Moon in Scorpio in the spring reminds us that every birth requires—contains inside of it—a death, loss, grief. The seed must be cracked and hollowed to become a plant. The caterpillar must dissolve before the butterfly will emerge.

Writing Exercise: Dialogue—How to Talk to a Stranger

Writing Exercise: Dialogue—How to Talk to a Stranger

The exercise for this week will focus on dialogue. It's best with a partner (sorry) but for those intrepid writers flying solo, you can always make up the two "voices" in your head--or aloud. (Wait, you have full blown conversations with yourself too, right? Oh good.) Enjoy!