Harnessing the Fire

From the Mary-El Tarot, the Ace of Wands; from the OH Cards, Box/Attractive:

          Hands and fingers on fire, an inner lion breaking free, and a fire burning in the belly are all ways White expresses in image what being possessed by creative passion feels like. She writes, "Your charge is to harness, direct and control this great energy and focus it into something good." Those great wings won't soar until this happens; if aimless and erratic, the blaze will quickly burn out. This fierce passion needs to be directed toward a purpose to create a slow and steady burn. The Box/Attractive pairing made me think of the oft used phrase, "thinking outside the box." What is more attractive to you, creating what feels familiar or what is unexplored? White includes a quote by Joseph Campbell that heads her Ace of Wands entry: "The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are." I appreciate that thought; I'm a strange mix of the tried and true with a bit of "what in the world?" thrown in. Whatever I create usually has a foundation in the conventional but with my peculiar spin on it. How about you?