| Each time the news program changed scenes or guests, and for each commercial, I drew the next card in the deck. Sometimes there was an immediate, mind-bending synchronistic connection between the card and what was on the screen.
But sometimes there wasn’t.
However, I found that trying to find a connection—an association— between the card and what I was watching was ... well, kinda fun. But even more so, I realized this little game I was playing was a powerful way to exercise my creative imagination.
And creative imagination is the force that drives our readings. Building those mental muscles and expanding our capacity to form new associations between unrelated things helps us become better readers.
Interested? Here’s how I recommend you try this exercise.
- Sit with your favorite deck while you’re zoning out ... err, watching TV. I suggest just using the 22 major cards, but feel free to use the full deck.
- Shuffle.
- Every scene change, commercial, or guest (if you’re watching a talking heads show), take the top card from the deck.
- Think about how that card relates to what is on the screen. Stretch your imagination. You’re not necessarily trying to get a strong connection or “hit”—although that’s great if it happens! But try to find a creative association between the card and the scene you’re watching.
- Repeat until you feel like stopping. If you’re using the major cards, stop when you get to the last card.
Just like exercising with weights builds our physical muscles, this exercise builds our creative imagination and association-making muscles.
Give it a try, and let me know if it works for you!
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See you next week!
Michael |
