I had a birthday a few days ago and received a beautiful card from a friend. The image on the card holds a lot of meaning and different people will see different things or experience different thoughts and feelings.
For me the image represents healing. The woman holding the ball of light is both the healer and the receiver. She holds her own healing in her hands. She is the magic she seeks. I believe this image would be good at sparking creative, personal, and spiritual insights through writing in a personal journal and allowing thoughts, often negative, to run rampant across the page. Once all thoughts are emptied out, the image will take on new meaning and the mind can access a broader range of creativity and/or personal understanding.
As a story prompt, just putting the image into words might open a deeper understanding of a character’s inner journey and how it manifests in her every day life. Try writing a paragraph that describes the image, then write a paragraph that shows what you just described. Engaging the reader (showing) is far more powerful than telling them through descriptive monologue.
I may try doing this myself when time permits. If I do, I’ll add it to this post as an example. If anyone drops by and decides to use this image as a writing prompt, please leave a comment about your experience and/or the paragraph you created.
What a beautiful card, and I like what you’ve written about it. I also see energy, peace of mind, and moving forward into the next phase of life.
(It’s good to be back here. I had all my links wiped out a while ago and it is taking me forever to remember them all)
I agree, it’s a beautiful card, full of spiritual meaning.
I love the site as well, I’ve added it to my favorites!
Glo, what a beautiful picture. I can see several powerful stories coming out of that one. It looks like the kind of card a friend of mine, now long deceased, would have sent to me and makes me think about her in a good, healing way.
BTW, if you’re still at all interested in writer’s blogs, I’d love for you to come by and visit mine at http://www.debrastang.net/wp/
It’s updated several times a week with writing prompts, recommendations for writers and readers, and information about my own writings.
It doesn’t look like you’re posting too often (if the January date is the most current) which seems a shame, I really enjoyed my visit. And the card is beautiful.
Susan, there is a reason I haven’t posted since January. I hope to post the reason soon.