Episode 18: How I Make Things (And How They Make Me)

This is The Wisdom Path – where inner knowing becomes lived truth.

Welcome to The Wisdom Path Podcast. In this behind-the-scenes solo episode, Rosie Peacock takes you deep into her creative process — not just how she makes things, but how they shape her in return.

From books to oracle decks, photoshoots to Substack essays, Rosie shares the messy, magical, and very human rhythm of making.

'This isn’t a how-to. It’s a peek. A creative nosy around my brain. The intention isn’t to be wise and serene about it, it’s to be honest about what it actually looks like to bring ideas into the world when you’re multi-passionate, slightly chaotic, and very much making it up as you go.

It’s designed to be a creative behind-the-scenes from someone who has 47 open browser tabs, more half-finished projects than I can count on two hands, and one Google Doc titled ‘final final FINAL version’ that absolutely isn’t.

So grab a tea, or go for a walk, or fold your laundry and let’s chat about how ideas turn into real things… eventually.'

With humour, honesty, and insight, Rosie explores what it really looks like to live a creative life, one that includes chaos, blank space, and the occasional happy cry in the woods. This episode is an invitation to reflect on your own process and remember that creativity isn’t just about what you make. It’s also about who you become in the making.

In This Episode, We Explore:

• The six-phase rhythm Rosie follows for every creative project

• Why blank space is just as important as doing the work

• What happens when you’re overbooked and creatively starved

• The relationship between creativity, capitalism, and soul nourishment

• Real talk about voice notes, Google Docs, and editing as alchemy

• How creativity isn’t something you extract, it’s something you co-create with

Key Quotes:

• “I don’t just make things. It's an alchemical process, they make me too.”

• “Creativity isn’t a resource to extract, it’s a force to honour.”

• “Fully booked isn’t always the goal. Fully alive is.”

• “Some ideas are for now. Some are for later. And some just needed to move through you.”

• “Refinement is where the meaning deepens. It’s where the piece becomes itself.”

Resources Mentioned:

• The Flaws of Perception — Rosie’s 7-part Substack essay series, check out Part One Here

• Voice memos and Google Docs — Rosie’s go-to brainstorming tools

• ChatGPT - used as a creative sounding board during editing

• Her upcoming book, The Wisdom Path and her Psychedelic Feminine Oracle Deck — both currently deep in their creative processes planning to be birthed in 2026

Connect with Rosie:

• Blog

• Photography Portfolio

• Instagram

• Substack

• Facebook

• Facebook Group – The Wisdom-Keepers Collective

Takeaway for Listeners:

Creativity isn’t always tidy. It’s layered, alive, and often a little chaotic. But in the rhythm of idea, marination, flow, refinement, and release, we come to know ourselves more deeply. The act of making becomes a practice of becoming.

Journalling Prompts:

• What part of the creative process do you love the most?

• Where in your life do you need more blank space?

• What idea has been circling in your mind lately, and is it asking to be made?

• Are you working on something because you love it, or because you think you should?

• If money and time were no object, what would you be creating?

If you’re ready to honour your creative process as ceremony, Rosie offers Ceremonial Photoshoots and creative leadership coaching to help you bring your soul’s work into form, with intention, beauty, and depth.

Thank you for joining us. If this episode resonated, please download, rate, and review the podcast and share it with the creatives and visionaries in your life who might be walking this path too.

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