Now it's time to collect images...
Holding your focus areas lightly in your mind, peruse some magazines and start gathering pictures and/or words for your cards. Here you can start to get more specific about what you want. If one of your Vision Cards is about creativity, you might choose an image of a paintbrush or a pointed toe or a studio or a beautifully set table, depending on how you want to explore that focus.
Intention
In each of your focus areas, there may be things you already know you want. Keep your eyes open for images that represent these specifics. For example, you may be clear that your Travel Vision Card needs the Eiffel Tower (like mine!) or that your romance card needs a candlelit dinner. This are images/words you choose with intention. They send both you and the Universe a clear message, identifying precise desires and inviting them into your life. If you don't find a precise image/word, you can write or draw in exactly what you want. Be specific. "I want a home on a cul-de-sac" or "I want new luggage." You can also choose images that are highly symbolic, as long as they make sense to you. I often choose vases overflowing with blooming flowers to represent prosperity; they symbolize gorgeous abundance to me.
Intuition
As well as choosing intentionally, let your intuition be a part of your image gathering. If something catches your eye, even if you can't quite understand why, even if you don't particularly like it, trust that instinct and pull it out. You may discover that as it comes together with the other images, its significance is revealed. Give it a chance to show its meaning.
Don't edit...
While you're gathering, don't do any editing. Whatever catches your eye, pull it out. Simply create three image piles, one for each focus area, and enjoy watching them grow.
Mystery pile...
I also recommend that you keep a mystery pile for images/words that grab your attention but somehow don't quite seem to fit in your present focus areas. At the end of your gather time, if you find that you have very few pictures in your "work" pile and your mystery pile is full of "self-care" images, your spirit is helping you refine your choices. Let work go for now and instead create a Vision Card for the self-care priority that has shown up.
Enjoy this creative time...
Don't rush through this process. Give yourself a good 30 minutes to gather the pieces of your vision. When you feel you have enough or have spent enough time, move onto the next lesson.
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