Tarot readings as self-care….
I have become an advocate of Tarot for self-care. Because it is my no 1 ‘go to’ for getting to the root of ‘what’s up?’ when I’m feeling anxious, stressed, can’t quite put my finger on some unease/ don’t know what to do, am feeling unmotivated.
Much as a walk in the park first thing has become essential to my well being. Consulting the tarot does much the same thing. It connects and restores me to myself, to balance. Life makes sense and I am ready for it.
Tarot as Teacher, Mentor, Conduit of wisdom…..the Hierophant connects us to a higher wisdom and knowledge, to our sense of Purpose
‘Working with’ Tarot as mentor and teacher (rather than as predictor of the future) and as a conduit between ourselves and our own innate intuition and wisdom is how I recommend approaching tarot reading. Yes the Tarot is uncanny in the way it reflects what is going on and the potential ahead, but so much depends on our interaction/interpretation of the cards, how they connect to us to our intuition and imagination…..
A reading gives us the space to tune into our innate intuitive wisdom and give voice to hopes and fears.
Tarot speaks of ‘potential’ (rather than telling us the future)
We are the activators of that potential (it doesn’t just happen to us)
Everything depends on how we engage, interact, interpret, respond.
And thereby the action we take….. that activates the outcome. (Hence why I always suggest pulling advice cards.)
An example of client who came to me only last week. She felt stuck, isolated, at a crossroads, and had no absolutely no idea at all about what to do.
This was how she described the reading, ‘it was like pulling threads from my mind and putting them on the table’. She said it was a revelation, suddenly she had clarity, and knew what she wanted to do. Before the reading it was as if had no idea because all the thoughts and feelings floating around her head were so vague. The reading drew it all out of her and in the end endorsed her instincts, the little hunches, the ‘what ifs?’ she’d been ignoring. She reconnected to herself and her purpose, and to what she really wanted!
I’ve have had readings that felt ‘wow that was so interesting ‘spot on’ and walked away have feeling great …..but a couple of days later, it’s lost its immediacy, I’ve forgotten most of it. Plus typical the one vaguely ‘negative’ thing that was said sticks in my mind!
I think the reason is, that I just listened and didn’t participate out loud.
My feeling is tarot readings at their best are a conversation between yourself and the cards (with a little help from the reader). So often a tarot reading reflects back to you exactly what you were thinking (but which was so in the back of your mind or so coloured by feelings of confusion and self doubt you didn’t take notice) you can’t help but start to trust your own instincts. At the same time what is marvellous about Tarot is that a reading brings all sorts of insights and ideas you would never have thought of to the table which opens up new hope and possibility.
The Hermit follows his own intuition on the path that is right for him/her
So come and have a tarot reading as part of your self care. Just as we go to the gym, have a trainer, go to the hairdresser, nail bar, have acupuncture, tarot is good for well being.
The Empress reflects nourishment, abundance, generosity, creative self-care
The Empress is the card in Tarot that teaches us about nourishing ourselves. The idea of it as a predictive tool is reductive. Tarot as our teacher and mentor, conduit of insight and wisdom teaches us to trust our own intuition and make decisions that are right for us. Also Tarot is a kind mentor who encourages us to be true to ourselves and our path and for that reason is a brilliant tool for self development and self care.
Do come and have a tarot reading with me in Battersea or online. It would be my pleasure