{"id":959,"date":"2016-02-23T02:20:02","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T02:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keen.com\/newarticles\/uncategorized\/cups-runneth-over-are-you-falling-for-your-creative-inspiration"},"modified":"2021-05-24T20:07:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T20:07:12","slug":"cups-runneth-over-are-you-falling-for-your-creative-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/tarot\/cups-runneth-over-are-you-falling-for-your-creative-inspiration","title":{"rendered":"Cups Runneth Over: Are You Falling for Your Creative Inspiration?"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

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The line between creative energy and love can be a thin and permeable one. When creating with someone\u2014whether it is music, art, a building, or a major project for a client\u2014late nights, mutual frustrations, exciting breakthroughs, and a shared mind can lead toward romance. It also can lead to confusion and the fear that taking the next step can either ruin the friendship or compromise the creativity\u2014or both. Falling for a creative partner is a challenge and one that must be taken a case at a time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Same Dreams, Same Goal, but Not the Same Heart\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex was an artist with tile. While many people might not think of tiling as an art, Alex knew it could be. He created beautiful, natural-looking, decorative displays for people, combining artistry and function, and did well enough to hire someone else. Summer wasn\u2019t as gifted technically as he was, at least not at first, but she had an amazing vision. If a client requested that his or her foyer feel like the ocean, but not be a picture of it, she instinctively knew how to balance vibrant and pale blues and reds to create the sensation of a sun-setting beach. Alex knew all the tricks\u2014how placing a bright stone in a certain spot could make it look like a glinting wave. Together, Alex and Summer worked wonders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, as Alex said when he came to see me for a Tarot reading, he had fallen for her. \u201cWe work so well together. It\u2019s like we\u2019re one mind when we conceptualize the project, and when we get to work, we are almost like one body. I want so much to ask her out\u2014we seem perfect for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, as I explained, being perfect together at something doesn\u2019t always imply the ability to be a couple. There is much more to it. A rapport can transfer over, but once the stimulus of creation is removed, and real life sets in, there might not be that same connection.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A Minor Arcana Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n

I decided to do a two-card Minor Arcana reading because I felt Alex\u2019s feelings for Summer could be explained not by the law of the universe, but what governs us every day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The first draw was a reversed Three of Cups<\/a>. This card can signal being unbalanced\u2014of being in an affair. The three people in it are often taken to mean \u201cthree\u2019s a crowd.\u201d I asked Alex about Summer\u2019s dating life, and he said that while she sometimes mentions going on dates, she hasn\u2019t been involved in anything serious in the few months that they have worked together.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Of course, this card could explain a different sort of \u201cthird wheel\u201d\u2014their business. Alex depended on Summer\u2014she was a vital part of his ability to take on and satisfy new clients. Similarly, Summer not only needed this job, but she also loved it. After years of bouncing around, she finally found something that she was excellent at and that she loved.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It could be interpreted that this was what was coming between them. Not another lover, but something that was, in some ways, more profound and less transient. They had found a true partnership that let both of them create. Maybe it wouldn\u2019t be right for love to come between that.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This seemed to be confirmed when, next, I drew the upright Three of Pentacles<\/a>, which shows architects building a cathedral and listening intently to a young apprentice. The apprentice isn\u2019t as experienced and hasn\u2019t accomplished as much, but the older men value him not by the wrinkles on his face, but by the wisdom of his speech. This is how truly respectful partnerships are made, and how creativity can flourish. It represents the respectful space that forms between people. It isn\u2019t a space that pushes people apart, but one that binds them, and one in which ideas can be almost wordlessly shared.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Platonic Partnerships Are Real Relationships<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex wasn\u2019t exactly cheered by what his reading told us, but it wasn\u2019t bad news, either. In life, we have many different kinds of relationships, and they aren\u2019t all romantic or sexual. You aren\u2019t always \u201cmeant to be,\u201d<\/a> but that\u2019s only if you define \u201cbeing\u201d as \u201cbeing lovers.\u201d<\/p>\n

A creative partnership\u2014whether it is model and photographer, co-songwriters, bandmates, an artistic collective, or the best strategists in the firm\u2019s accounting department\u2014are real and vital relationships. They are a hugely important part of life. It is wrong to define a relationship that doesn\u2019t become romantic as a failure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two friends I knew are an example of how sometimes it\u2019s better to keep creative partnerships platonic. These two friends had started a band. His vocals matched with hers beautifully, and since they both had a similar outlook on life and music, the songwriting flowed naturally. After many late nights in the studio, trips to crummy little venues, and overnighters in strange towns around the Midwest, they thought it was silly not to date. Soon enough, they moved in together. It seemed like the perfect story, but there were problems. For one thing, he hated dishes in the sink and would wash them immediately. She was more of a \u201clet it go for now\u201d type.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This didn\u2019t seem like a big deal, but it affected the couple\u2019s songwriting. Differences weren\u2019t worked out; they became part of a larger battlefield. Eventually, the two friends broke up, in every possible way. The story doesn\u2019t always have to end poorly, of course. Many times it works out great. But it\u2019s important to keep in mind you\u2019re introducing a wild card into something that had been working.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alex\u2019s feelings for Summer hadn\u2019t changed when he left. But he had come to realize that the path wasn\u2019t just romance or frustration and smoldered longing. There are many paths we can walk down with the people in our lives. Finding a partner for one thing doesn\u2019t inevitably make them a partner in everything else. Life is too varied, too wild, and too unpredictable to make everything fit one or two boxes. Exploring your heart, asking yourself what is most important and lasting, and getting help from qualified advisors, can help you find the right path.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Do you want answers about your relationship? Advisors at KEEN.com<\/a>, including Tarot readers and psychics, can fill you in.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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The line between creative energy and love can be a thin and permeable one. When creating with someone\u2014whether it is music, art, a building, or a major project for a client\u2014late nights, mutual frustrations, exciting breakthroughs, and a shared mind can lead toward romance. It also can lead to confusion and the fear that taking …<\/p>\n

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