The Idea Fairy: When Do You Tune In?
Richard Bach, author of the metaphysical classics, Jonathon Livingston Seagull and Bridge Across Forever, noticed that the Idea Fairy came to him when he was gardening, or flying in a plane. That’s when he’d get his storyline ideas and life solutions.
Call it what you want: the zone, the flow, the magical gap, the illuminating silence…there is a place in space and time where we tend to think and feel most clearly. And in that place, ahaa’s, creative genius, strategies, and revelations tend to flow our way.
THIS WEEK: Identify when and where the Idea Fairy likes to visit you. Notice how solutions enter your being. Maybe it’s when you’re talking to a particular friend or associate (interaction). For Carrie, it’s in her car or on a morning run (movement). For Danielle, it’s in the bathtub or washing the dishes (water). We’ve heard other people’s idea Fairies like to show up after a good meal or great sex, first thing in the morning, or just as they’re drifting off to sleep.
The Idea Fairy can be slightly unpredictable. She won’t always show up when you’re in the zone. But she really appreciates being invited. And when she does appear, you can count on getting some custom-made magic.
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October 6th, 2008 at 9:02 am
Perfect day to read this…I took out Johnothan L.S. book to start reading with my eldest last week. We found a plaque that had been given to his Great Grandfather (whom he never met) that said “To Pat, our Johnathon Livingston Seagull, it got us curious.
My fairy usually comes around at about 3 a.m. and stirs me to get up and grab my journal.
Last weekend I took almost exactly the same photo at Rockridge Canyon…the water was still and sparkling and I could have sat there all day.
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October 6th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Oooh, this gives me a great idea – could you sit down and have a talk with your idea fairy?
October 6th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
I often joke that my muse is like a little kid — she'll hit me over the head when I'm least expecting it, and I have to answer her NOW. (Meaning, usually, sit down and write.) If I don't, she'll go away for weeks or months at a time.
I've learned just to put stuff aside and listen.
October 6th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
it can happen for me if as soon as i wake up i lay in bed and just let thoughts flow, stream of consciousness – style.
i think that state between sleeping and awake is pretty magical
lucid and free
October 9th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
It also shows up for me while I'm moving. Usually by the time I get in a place where I can write down my ideas, I've already forgotten them. I've decided to buy a little tape recorder so I can scoop up ideas when they come.