Creativity Journal Flipthrough
I'm doing better than I ever have in this journal!
Happy Monday!
This love letter is a flip through of my Creativity Journal from
. I highly recommend grabbing one for yourself for either this year or next!This is my 3rd creativity journal, and I have only gotten better at it. I know that journaling isn’t a competition, and I don’t mean it like that. I just mean that I have been so much more intentional about using it this year than in the past. I have also released A LOT of my rigidity around what I write in which boxes, adding colors, stickers, etc. That first year? I struggled using anything other than my favorite pen in that moment. If I didn’t have it ready, I couldn’t write in my journal. Truly, this journal has been a multi-year lesson in releasing rigidity, which I obviously struggle with a lot.
I was originally only going to do a February flip through, but I struggled so much with my mental health in February that I just wasn’t able to do any of my lunar cycle things like I usually do. So here is January’s. I never used to fill out the circle, but I am working on being more loose with it. Yep, you can see my scribbles and mess ups, and that’s ok. February’s is very bare, and I’m not trying to hide that fact from anyone, but it is TRULY boring to look at, and y’all deserve better.
I use each of the 4 major moon phases listed to work with a different goddess. New Moon: Hekate, Full Moon: Artemis, Half Moons: Persephone.
Last year, these pages were where my zodiac season tarot spreads went. It was SUCH an honor be included in the 2024 Creativity Journal. This year, Dianna has put prompts for astrology and intentionality practices. I kicked ass in January, which is why I am showing it. February, I did end up doing the intentionality practice without realizing it, but I documented on a different page. I couldn’t get into the astrology portion of February as well this time. I will go back and work on it at some point though because it is interesting. I just couldn’t get my brain to cooperate.
My favorite page of every month! I pull a card from the Mother Mary Oracle deck each month. I put it up as the muse. I copy down 2-3 quotes from the book, and I love just love the process. I then include 3 cards from the Sacred Creators Oracle, and then I pull 3 cards from The Mary Magdalene Oracle. I love writing this entry. I love pulling the cards. I love decorating it. February’s was so romantic. January’s felt like being down by a mermaid lagoon.
Am I stupidly impressed with myself for this page? YES! This is the full month of ancestral messages. I managed to complete the entire month. Also, how stinking cute is this Peppercut Studio sticker? Thanks to
for sending it my way!!!
If you thought I was excited about the last page, it barely holds a candle to THIS! For years and years, I have been trying to participate in #postitnotepoetry or #pinp, and I have never gotten more than 5 poems down. Do you see all of these?! They’re haiku style poetry, and I did that! I did that for 28 days!!!! My dreams are recorded to the right and bottom. I had nothing but stress dreams this month 0/10.
My weekly check-ins in February, again, were lacking. I am not trying to hide that, but they’re just not pretty. They’re boring, empty, and not worth showing. This week from January was packed with activity, and again!!! I released sooooooo much rigidity around how I fill these out. I’m honestly so proud of myself!!!
What I track:
(left top box): gratitude
(left middle box): ways to nurture creativity
(left bottom box): curiosity
(right left lines): audiobooks and TV
(right box with lines): YouTube or what I am reading with my eyes
(right bottom lines): games my partner and I are playing/things that need e bit of emotional processing.
I am going to share my creative interpretation for both months because I have NEVER engaged with these pages until this year. I am so excited because it gives me a chances to junk journal! I really enjoyed using my cross stitch minis in January.
I love how February’s turned out too! So stinking cute!! How is your journal practice going? How was your February? Do you think you’d be interested in a more guided journal like this? Make sure to follow
if you’re not!!!Wishing you well this week! May your life offer what you need in this moment.
With love,
Aventurine ✨
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I'm not going to lie, this feels like a love letter to ME!! I feel so grateful that something I made is being worked with and supporting your creative and spiritual practices! 💜 I love seeing how you use the journal and happy that you feel less rigid around how to use it and really make it your own! Thank you so much for sharing 💜💜💜
Thank you so much for sharing!