A central aspect to working with the Genius Symbols is to make one's own symbol deck, out of materials that one feels drawn to, and to inscribe the symbols oneself according to the instructions.

This makes any Genius Symbol set unique to the owner, and of course, the owner can make as many different sets at any time they want, as the symbols are free from any object, but can be applied to any object.

Here are some examples of every day symbol decks readers have sent in.

Recently recovered, here is the original Genius Symbols poem/spell/dedication which was created of course, using the Genius Symbols in the order and sequence they appeared on the day.

The Genius Symbols are an infinitely flexible friend when it comes to all manner of meditations, prayers, affirmations. On this occasion, and the occasion being Winter Solstice, the Festival of Light, what could be more wonderful than a Genius Symbol Sphere made from candles - the Circle of Light ...

Here is a little story that might give you an idea or two of what (else) you can do with the Genius Symols.

A friend came to visit the other day, a very stressed business man. He said over and over that he was running after time all the time, always running out of time, never enough time in the day ...

This is a wonderful healing story for abandoned shelter animals with a beautiful and heartfelt prayer to the guardians of animals from Amy Lim who is an animal energy healer in Singapore. She is using the 23 magic Genius Symbols to unfold the healing story, step by step.

Don asked: Hi there, I have just purchased the Genius Symbols e-book, which is great. I am having trouble relating to the symbol of the alien. Its not that I don't believe in aliens I just am not drawn to them in any way. I don't read sci-fi and Im not interested in outer space. So as a metaphor it is something I don't relate to. Must I use this symbol?

• This question and answer about The Genius Symbols is relevant for any symbol that might "feel weird" or that someone might not "like" so read on!

The Genius Symbols are not just an excellent tool for creativity, they can also be used to create truly amazing and hugely powerful energy meditations, adding layer upon layer of intention to the nexus or focal point and culminating in the awesome "symbol sphere" when the sum becomes far more than the 23 component symbols.

And what's even better still is that The Genius Symbols make it so easy to build this meditation to get higher and more intense with every symbol added so even beginners can expect outstanding results.

Here is how to create a personal symbol sphere for World Energy Awareness Event on August 8th at 8pm.

The Genius Symbols can be used for many things. Many, many things! Amongst those many things is a quick exercise to relieve stress and to make it known to the energy mind, the conscious mind and all else who might be listening how we want reality to be. This is known as affirmations, and with this online game, you can make 23 positive affirmations that will make you feel better and keep your reality on track. Enjoy!

A fun little anecdote from a TGS afficionado has a highly strung fashionista girlfriend who was to attend a special event and throwing a tantrum over which one of four possible hair salons to choose for the perfect hair styling.

There's so many things you can do with the Genius Symbols - creative story telling is of course amongst them, and this can have many uses. A recent example is a story for terminally ill children, to inspire them and support them, created with the Classic Game by a student on the Genius Symbol course. Read the story, what the children thought to it and find out the contract that was used.

Imprinting or charging water with intention is one of those things that divides the skeptics from the believers. However, if you are really smart, you'll realise that actions combined with intention have a powerful effect on the human psyche and can be used to bring about positive change, whether you believe in energy or not.

Here's an exercise to create a powerful "magic potion" using the Genius Symbols, your intention and a bottle of plain water that we will turn into Genius Water that money can't buy.

Here is a lovely idea from Dimitra Paraschou, who is a current student on the Genius Symbols Intensive Distance Learning Course:

The Genius Bath By Candle Light.

Enjoy :-)

The completely revised and updated new 2nd Edition of the bestselling The Genius Symbols has just been published.

Read this interview with Dr Hartmann to find out what's new and different, and how the best book on Genius just got even better ...

The day after watching The Apprentices and doing a spurious ideas exercise using the Genius Symbols, it came to pass that I was asked to come up with some ideas for a modern holistic 2 hour workshop as a bonus workshop for the 4th Annual Energy Psychology conference.

I phoned my good friend and long time collaborator Nicola Quinn QED and we both got our symbol decks out.

• In the following 73 minutes, we generated the following ideas and titles for 23 modern holistic workshops.

I just had the painful experience of watching the current contestants on The Apprentice failing to come up with any really good or novel ideas for a beach product. As so often, I said, "God, I wish just ONE amongst them had a Genius Symbol set in their pocket!"

And so for fun, here is the Apprentice Beach Challenge - with the Genius Symbols.

"The Gift" is a wonderful and very powerful Energy Magic pattern that lends itself perfectly to being used with The Genius Symbols.

After all, they're both children of Project Sanctuary and from the same stable, as it were.

Here is an example of using The Genius Symbols to create firstly, 23 magical The Gifts as birthday presents for a young lady, and then to activate the entire symbol sphere at the end as a meta-gift. Fabulous, really recommend this.

Here is a short video with an easy Genius Symbols beginner's exercise in how to use the symbols to ask for specific memories to be flashed up in response to a question or set up.

Simple as it is, this exercise covers many of the important principles of communicating with the energy mind, engaging in a conversation, steering and controlling visions (in this case, memories), and getting a broader perspective on the multi-level nature of the symbols. Plus this is also a strongly motivational exercise, and for more advanced users and TGS players ...

What is so cool about the Genius Symbols, amongst other things, is their amazing range. Sure, they can used for major creative visions that blow your socks off, and the most esoteric threshold shifts, but they are also immensely practical when it comes to every day occurrences.

Here is the case of the missing cat, contributed by Carna from http://messagesfromyoursoul.com

Ah ... Genius Symbols are everywhere!

Here are some fun images of TGS in places where you might have seen them before ... in pivotal places, and pivotal moments of human history ...

Here are two sets of the original matrix design genius symbols - animated gifs and static jpgs in SpaceNode friendly 132x132.

These are not transparent so they display well on any color website.