Your muse isn’t some mythical creature floating above your life.
She’s not hiding in a grand cathedral, or waiting for the perfect moment to appear. She’s in you: in your body, your desires, your quiet thoughts, your little sparks of curiosity, your softness, your fire.
But she does go silent sometimes. Here’s my tips on how to awaken her again:
Make your space a little more theatrical
Muses are often described as having an “air”, a presence that feels otherworldly and intentional.
You don’t need a full room makeover. Just choose one thing that makes your space feel like you again:
- A candle that smells like your teenage bedroom
- A string of lights
- A dramatic flower
- A framed photograph of yourself
- Light a candle.
- Throw a silky robe over a chair.
Create something terribly, beautifully imperfect
She needs creation. Your muse doesn’t respond well to pressure. She loves experiments:
- a terrible self-timer boudoir photo
- messy makeup
- journaling in half a corset
- dancing in your kitchen in stockings
Bad art is often the gateway to good desire. Creation wakes her up, even when the result isn’t “good.”
Dress like the version of you that feels the most you
Muses often seem “self-possessed” – like nobody else in the world exists but them. Wear something that makes you feel that way:
- A lace lingerie set
- Flowers in your hair
- Velvet
- Latex
- Something sparkly
- Something soft
It doesn’t matter what. It matters how you feel in it. The point isn’t to seduce others, it’s to seduce yourself.
Let a mirror be a doorway, not a judgment
Look at yourself as if you’re meeting someone interesting for the first time. Not to critique – but to discover.
What shape does her bellybutton make?
What is she trying to tell you?
How many eyelashes does she have?
What version of her is surfacing today?
(Btw; doing this in lingerie or something kinky multiplies the effect by 10.)
Surround yourself with people who see your magic
Some people drain your muse. Some people ignite her. Choose the ones who:
- See your creativity
- Encourage your ideas
- Don’t judge your weirdness or kinks
- Make you feel expansive
- The friends who say “OMG do that shoot!!”
Your muse needs safe company. She flourishes around people who aren’t threatened by your shine.
Let your body speak first
Your muse loves to show up when you drop into your body.
Stretch, roll your hips, arch your back like you’re mid-boudoir pose.
It’s amazing how much more alive you feel when you allow a bit of sensuality into your daily movements.
Make time for solitude that feels decadent, not lonely
Your muse thrives on being alone with intention.
A bath.
A journal.
A playlist that makes you feel like a witch or a femme fatale.
Not isolation, but intentional solitude is where fantasy grows.
Learn something just because it makes your spark return
Take a pole-dancing class. Watch a latex-making tutorial. Try a new makeup technique. Learn a skill that feels “too extra” or “too sexy”.
Your muse doesn’t care about practicality. She cares about aliveness. As Salomé argued, self-knowledge grows when we explore – when learning becomes a way of remembering who we are.
Your muse fully awakens the moment you allow yourself to want:
“I want to feel beautiful.”
“I want to express myself.”
“I want to be seen.”
“I want to see myself differently.”
If you want a daily reminder to stay connected to that creative, sensual, powerful part of yourself, I created something for you:
The Muses Calendar 2026
Twelve women+.
Twelve photographs.
Twelve embodiments of creative, sensual, unapologetic energy.
Made to inspire you every time you walk past it, whether you hang it in your office, your dressing area, or right above your bed.
Order via Magcloud today.
Models featured in this post: Miss Anna Lynx, Goddess Coco, Red&Risky, Nereida Deadlysin
