How Does the Full Moon Inspire Your Creativity?

For many centuries, the moon has inspired thousands of beautiful stories, songs, dances, paintings, and poems. Through its many phases, it has served as a muse in a variety of ways.

What is it about the moon that stirs our innermost thoughts and inspires our deepest creativity?

This poem written by Mark Heard, first appeared in his lyric collection, Eye of the Storm in 1982:

 Moon Flower

When the moon blooms
Like a flower in the night
Petals of Heaven-born silver light
Its seeds ride the wind
To the souls of men
So silently
There is a fanfare
In the changing wind
For those who will listen
Beginning to end
And the nightingale pleads
For the well-tuned ears
Of every man
Oh the sun shines
Like a torch at sea
Author of all
For the eyes that see
Blind eyes know it only as a mystery
When the moon blooms
Like a flower in the night
Petals of Heaven-born silver light
Its seeds ride the wind
To the souls of men
So silently.

Sit with the above poem for a few minutes, absorbing the beautifully-crafted words and picturing the images that come up for you.

And, if possible, take a walk outside to view the full moon in its entirety. If you’re unable to view the moon, try pulling up an image of it in a book or on your computer.

As you ponder the words of the poem and take in the radiant light of the full moon, what comes to mind? And how does this connect with your creative voice?

Now think about a creative project you’ve been contemplating.

Perhaps it’s that life-changing book you’ve been working on for eons, but keep finding yourself facing one creative block after another. Maybe it’s that passion-filled business that you’ve been wanting to start, but you haven’t yet gotten the courage to just go for it.

Or it could be the nonprofit you’ve been considering, the one that’s destined to change the world. It might even be that art gallery you’ve been talking about, the one where you’ll finally display your artistic masterpieces for the public to see.

Or maybe it’s time to bring the film you’ve been visualizing in your mind to life on the big screen.

How does the energy of the full moon inspire your creative vision? How does it illuminate your creative process?

Record your thoughts in a creative project journal and decorate the pages with colors that represent the fullness of the moon – and the fullness in you.

Allow this journal entry to lead you to your next right step.

And if you’d like the support of a creative wisdom guide – to keep you on track and committed to your creative vision, consider joining me in my Creative Alchemy Studio – my version of a “creative think tank.” 

Whatever project or vision you’ve been contemplating, bring it to our virtual creative studio – and let’s work together on moving it from concept to completion.