“Through imagination we find meaning in our experiences and often arrive at wonderful solutions to problems. Imagination and intuition delight in our collected perceptions. Our perceptions are experimented with in this wonderful, dynamic playscape within.” – Elaine Clayton, Artist and Author of Illuminara Intuitive Journal with Cards
An extraordinary bridge between the conscious and unconscious, emotional memory and the vast storehouse of archetypal symbolism, the Illuminara Intuitive Journal With Cards provides a simple, yet revolutionary, way of uncovering, harnessing and focusing intuitive guidance.
Presented in a gorgeous spiral bound, full-color glossy notebook, the Illuminara Intuitive Journal provides a 32-page introduction of incredible wisdom on creativity and intuition by Elaine Clayton (that alone, truth be told, is worth the price of the kit), as well as 122 pages of blank, lined notes and card reproductions with four journal prompts. Forty large cards (9 x 6 inches) are housed in a sturdy compartment attached to the back of journal, which makes everything nicely portable. (Schiffer Books publishes the most GORGEOUS products!)
Never have I read a more clear, understandable and deep treatment of intuition—how it’s accessed and how to apply it for personal insight and increased awareness—than in Elaine’s introduction. Not only this, but the author/artist also explains, quite brilliantly, how our perceptions, emotional impressions and reactions towards visual stimuli creates and builds our “inner library”.
She also gives us sound reasons for keeping a journal, playing with images, and indulging in creativity, as well as advice on intuitive readings, automatic writing and psychic journaling. (If this sounds too “woo woo”, I assure you that this process is anything but!)
Our memories and personal associations—people, places, things, dreams, art, feelings, conversations—not only form our experience, but also serve as an inner storehouse for intuitive information and interpretation.
This results in greater confidence and joy from both quiet knowing, and our ability to mine our personal unconscious for the intuitive information and answers that we carry always within us.
I’ve been using the the Illuminara Intuitive Journal with Cards for several weeks, and I can’t express how profound working with this set has been for me (and I’m used to tapping into intuition and connecting it with visual images, especially as a Tarot author and reader!). It is grounding, comforting, illuminating and centering.
If you’re interested in exploring the power of perception, the bridge between the inner and outer “realities”, and the connection between art and intuition, you will find a treasure trove in the Illuminara Intuitive Journal with Cards. Tarot readers, psychics, mediums and sensitives can hone their skills and expand their inner library with this journal and cards set, while those new to intuitive exploration will find a steady, gentle and discerning guide in Elaine’s art and words.
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