Cat Rose Astrology

I’ve gotten to the point where I’m a bit burned out on reading books about creativity, how to be more creative - there are lots of them, and not many of them are worth dipping into other than to procrastinate on doing actual creative work.

But when I heard about today’s guest, Marc Silber’s book, Create: Tools From Seriously Talented People to Unleash Your Creative Life... I knew I had to have him on the show. We discuss Marc's incredibly practical and inspiring book about what it is to be a creative, and what it takes. He even has an interview with Nancy Cartwright, whose voice you are likely very familiar with...

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Create: Tools From Seriously Talented People to Unleash Your Creative Life

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We've got a bit of a repeat Year of Fun adventure today, but only in that I went to another book club earlier this year, but that was (1) ages ago and (2) a very different type of event.

What made this particular book club different is... that it was at someone's house. Which is definitely a push for many introverts - rocking up at a virtual strangers house, in order to not only discuss a rather meaty book with them and their other high-brow friends, but also to dine with them - and not make a fool of one's self.

So as you can imagine, I was pretty apprehensive about this. Thankfully, I had a fellow introvert to drag along, so I wasn't going alone. I will note that we'll be doing a much much more in-depth podcast about this event on my other podcast, The Seeker and the Skeptic.

I don't have a release date for that episode just yet, but if you listen to the kind of stuff we've been doing so far, and like it, then by all means subscribe, and you'll get to hear the full low-down on the juicier aspects of the book we discussed, which was Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules For Life.

I'm going to focus on the atmosphere, the facilitation, the introvert-friendliness and of course the FUN of this event in this podcast. So, the first check box was how prepared I felt going for the first time. I was invited by an existing book club member, and had had some email back and forth with the host, John, a fellow introvert!

As an ISTJ, it's no surprise that he paid great attention to detail in making sure we were prepared, sending over questions we'd discuss in advance as well as an incredibly detailed summary of the book itself - so if you hadn't managed to read it, I reckon you could still have a really valuable evening.

I also understood the running order, and all round felt very prepared going in. And I don't know about you, but that's super important to this introvert. So if you ever feel extra nervous before going to an event, don't hesitate to ask for more information from the host. Luckily with John, I didn't have to.

So myself and Rebecca were a smidgen early, but we were warmly welcomed by John and his lovely wife, we chatted about books - including one of my favourites, The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin - and sipped wine.

The other guests started to trickle in, and I was pleasantly surprised I knew 4/5 of them! I guess I've done more networking in Brighton in the two years I've been here than I thought...

We sat down, plates loaded with delicious homemade lasagne, and started going through the questions. Again, this was all very civilised. Despite the book and moreover the author, old JBP, being somewhat controversial, we kept the peace. There were differing views sure, differing personality types (though nearly all of us were introverts) and everyone joined in.

I was a bit... awkward at times. I felt like my understanding of what Peterson is saying is a little more abstract than others, and that might come from me diving deeper into his overall work than some others had. But anyway, it gave me a lot to think about and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I didn't assume anyone was thinking I was saying anything totally stupid, and I felt like I could pipe up when I wanted.

I think part of this is down to my own passion for the subject, my own practise of talking in group environments (which does NOT come naturally to me) and John's excellent ability to facilitate a group and keep a lovely, safe environment.

This had basically everything: challenge, entertainment, friends, dessert... it only lost points for me being my awkward self.

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I remember clearly being in school and being taught about learning styles. The teacher went through the model taught to her, which boiled down to auditory, visual or kinaesthetic.

• Auditory being people who learn best by hearing something,
• Visual best by seeing or reading something,
• Kinaesthetic best by doing something.

It made sense to me that I must be a Visual learner, given that I was the designated class cartoonist, at least when there was a Rugrats character to draw.

Later, I learned that this was just one of many (supposedly there are around 70) models to describe our preferred learning style.

It's also possible - in fact very likely- you have a mixture of styles. Some may be best used in certain circumstances. For example, learning how to put an Ikea wardrobe together requires different processing than learning a language.

Plus, you can develop or change your preferences over time: in fact 1 did this through listening to podcasts. Now, I process audio - with or without accompanying images - way better than I did at school.

I still think it's useful to explore learning styles, and not just the ones you think you have a preference over. It's useful not just to help you learn stuff more effectively, but to communicate better with others,

When you know what style someone else prefers, you can accommodate them. It's something I try to take into account in my online courses, as well as when I'm coaching someone or consulting with a client.

If I pickup that they're a visual/spatial learner, I scribble down images to represent my ideas, or use visual analogies to give from to my sometimes vague and floaty concepts.

Or if they're kinaesthetic I try to slow my speech a bit. This is another weird factoid: apparently kinaesthetic types speak slower.

There are 7 styles that I like to take into account now, which gives a slightly more detailed range of preferences than I was taught at school.

• Visual - with pictures
• Auditory - prefer using sound
• Verbal - with speech & writing
• Kinaesthetic - doing with your body, touch
• Mathematic - using logic, numbers, systems
• Social - in groups
• Solitary - alone

I dig deeper into these learning styles in today's episode, and what knowing your learning style might mean for you.

Today I'm speaking to Theolyn Cortens, a fascinating woman who has a great deal to share about her experiences with astrology, angels, Kabbalah and much, much more! I really enjoyed chatting to Theolyn, and her ability to bring such lofty topics down to earth.

Find Theolyn's work at: https://theolyn.com/

Find Theolyn's upcoming series of books: https://angelofsecrets.com/

***SPECIAL OFFER ON THE ANGELS SCRIPT***

Theolyn will offer a £10 discount off the usual £25 (UK postage & packing is calculated at an additional £5.)

Anyone who then signs up for the Accessing Angelic Realms course will get their payment for The Angels Script (including the p&p) deducted from the course price. This course is on special offer during April.

Anyone who books for the full supervised version of this course can, on satisfactory completion, claim a Certificate as SoulSchool approved Angels Script Consultant.

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For hundreds of years, creatives have been supported by patrons and all-round good eggs who want to see more magic in the world. I love supporting my fellow creatives, and I make no secret of asking for support from those who appreciate my work.

Every penny helps this labour of love go on, and with every milestone reached, I can throw more of myself and resources into making the Creative Introvert and all my offerings better and better.

So what do you get in return for becoming a patron?

Other than the fuzzy feeling of knowing you've helped support a creative, you can also choose from the following rewards:

**$5/month = Monthly Creative & Business Tips Report**

For $5 a month, I'll send you an in-depth email report outlining the key creative and business opportunities based on the astrology of the month ahead.

Each month I will cover:

The main creative highlight / opportunity - How to work with the lunar phases this month - What to watch out for (what not to do this month!) - And more!

**$10/month = Monthly Astrology Meetups + Moon Circles**

Monthly Astrology Forecast Meetups are held online, on Zoom. I will go through each of the prominent transits for the month ahead, and we can discuss the astro-weather and how to best navigate it.

We can also look at your own birth chart and see how specific transits might play out for you!

Creative Moon Circles are also held each month on Zoom, on the Full Moon. I take you through what each month's Full Moon can mean for you creatively (we can also look at your birth chart!) and will provide you with several journal prompts to guide your "moonth" ahead ;)

**$15/month = The Creative Introvert Academy**

This is the tier for creatives who are serious about building a business they love, on their terms! You get access to my entire library of premium courses, Masterclasses, templates, cheat sheets and all the bonus goodies.

Otherwise known as, The Creative Introvert Academy, this includes content on topics ranging from marketing your creative work, increasing confidence, getting clients in a way that feels good to you and so much more.

**$25/month = Personalised Monthly Astrology Report**

At the end of each month, I'll send you a recorded personalised astrology forecast for the month ahead.

These video reports will take into account your unique birth chart, as well as the current planetary weather. I'll also incorporate tips specifically for your current creative projects and pursuits!

**$75/month = 1:1 coaching with Cat!**

Not only do you get all the perks from other tiers, you get a monthly 1:1 chat with Cat!

We can do a proper coaching session, discuss your astrology transits or just have a chat about our favourite introverted pastimes - 100% up to you to use these calls as you like.

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"One genuine relationship is worth a fistful of business cards." ~ Susan Cain

Today's podcast is all about... Networking. Or, more accurately: connection.

I share my thoughts on how to network if you're an introvert, the four steps to genuine connection (online and offline methods included) as well as what to do with the connections you make.

Jennifer Corcoran's networking tip (the bathroom beeline)

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Laurie Helgoe - Introvert Power

Théa Anderson

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The League of Creative Introverts

This podcast is made possible only by means of my generous supporters on Patreon. Thank you! Supporting the Creative Introvert podcast also gets you lots of goodies, from a Monthly Ask Me Anything to a copy of my new BOOK, The Creative Introvert: How to Build a Business You Love on Your Terms. Hitting milestones also funds future projects, and ideas guided by you, my supporters.

BECOME A SUPPORTER

If you leave a rating and review on iTunes (here's how to do that) I will be as happy as a kitten playing with a laser beam (or sob into my pillow, depending on what you write.)