Journaling For Spiritual Growth and Creativity

Journaling: Where to Start?

Journaling for spiritual growth can be a rewarding and centering part of the spiritual journey, but where to start and how to do it to get the best results for you?

I have been journaling on and off for many years now, from my first journal at age 13, where I mainly wrote about my looks, boys, and which hairstyle to have, right up to the present, where I use stacked journals for inspiration and creativity.

Perhaps you have journaled for a while and are looking to change things up, or are new to journaling and want to make the most of it.  Maybe you are starting a creative project and want to get the ideas out of your head and onto paper.

I hope you’ll find something useful here.

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Journaling For Spiritual Growth – The Ooh Factor

I have always joked that I have a pen fetish, and I do.

I love pens that glide, that feel good in the hand, and that create clearly defined lines.  And I do NOT like pens that create too skinny a line, not for writing, anyway.

Plus, when I write during Akashic Records Readings, the pens must be purple; they make me happy and remind me of Akashic energy.

As important as pens are in my journaling for spiritual growth process, the journal itself is even more important.

My favorite purple pens on Amazon: Pentel Pink BCA RTX Retractable Liquid Gel Pen, (0.7mm), Medium Line, Metal Tip, Violet Ink, Pack of 3

The Texture Of The Cover

Soft covers are great (the Moleskine journals are popular for just that reason), leather covers are nice too, and a tab or other device that keeps the journal closed is really useful.

With some type of tab on your journal, you can keep scraps of paper and other inspirational bits and pieces tucked into your journal as well.

I’m also keen on shiny.  Shiny writing, blingy graphics, sparkly pictures, bling is nice too if you like that sort of thing, and it makes you happy.

To me, something shiny or simple, a nice classic softcover, speaks of the value of the journaling process.

After all, you are investing time and energy into your writing and journaling for spiritual growth, and a nice cover gives the message that you value your work right from the start.

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Use Separate Journals For Specific Purposes

Sticking to perceived journaling rules can make the journaling person feel a little dull or uninspired at times.

I discovered this after trying to use one journal for different processes and got frustrated when I wanted to review certain journaling activities. I had to keep flipping back and forth within the same journal – very annoying.

Also, stacked or separate journals are great for your brain. You may find that if you are using journals for creative or reflective input, you start to think differently about your ideas if you write about them from different perspectives in different journals.

There’s also the possibility that you’ll see links and connections that you didn’t see before if you have stacked or concurrent journals as part of your creative process.

If you are a visual thinker like me, you may also enjoy something that incorporates Mind Mapping – a diagrammatic way to jot down ideas and thoughts.

Available on Amazon: Mind Mapping Notebook: Paper With Blank Map Templates To Save Brainstorming , Thoughts , Ideas I Mindmapping Book to Visual Thinking

Here Are Some Examples Of Journals I am Currently Keeping

• Personal journal, for writing down anything I want to process emotionally
• A gratitude journal
• A daily business journal (I like the Best Self Journal – see here for more)
• An ideas journal
• A mind-mapping journal
• A journal for an oracle card project I am working on
• A journal for progress notes related to an online course I am studying.

To Color, Or Not To Color?

As I said previously, I have a pen fetish.  For me, when journaling or creating, I find different colored pens to be more of a distraction than a help.

Don’t rule color out, though, depending on the focus and intention of work, and especially if it’s an artistic project, color and medium may be crucial to how you feel about the finished project.

I like using different symbols and shapes that are meaningful to me.

A couple of years ago I did one of Brene Brown’s courses, and enjoyed the use of gouache and the inclusion of photos and drawings within the journaling process.

Why Journal For Spiritual Growth and Creativity When You Can Type?

Creating journal entries with a pen and on paper is better for you – science says so.  While it’s easy to think that producing lots of words is a good thing, it may not be the best way to feel into your journaling for spiritual growth.

If you are also writing creatively, new research by Pam Mueller and Daniel Oppenheimer demonstrates that handwriting encourages cognitive processing and retention of material.

The brain works very differently when a person is writing by hand, as compared to when they are typing on a laptop.

Mueller and Oppenheimer’s research showed that writing with a pen requires a person to think much more deeply about the essence of the information they are putting down on paper than when they are typing the information out.

Of course, if you are writing a book or a paper, then typing is a lot faster.  Notice, though, how much better the creative process goes when we can also print out a copy and mark it up for editing purposes.

Let me know how you like to create with the written hand, and what works best for you.

Journaling is a powerfully introspective activity that can also be considered somewhat of a meditation practice.

Learn More About The Akashic Records Readings I Offer

One way to experience a deeper creative journaling for spiritual growth process is to begin to work with your Akashic Records. This expands the connection to your Soul through your Higher Self (also known as your intuition).

You’ll find that your intuition expands with Akashic Records work, and questions you have on the spiritual journey will be answered. It really helps you to connect the dots.

If you are interested in an Akashic Records Reading, I always recommend starting with the Soul Star Reading.

This reading gives you 3 different immersive experiences of the Akashic Records: –

1. Connecting with your Divine Soul Blueprint (Soul-level gifts, talents, abilities).
2. Hearing about a Past Life that contains a karmic pattern ready for clearing (you’ll recognize this pattern in your present life).
3. Recognizing and clearing present life blocks and restrictions.

If you’d like to know about the different readings I offer on this site, start here>>

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