YouandTheTarot

Seemingly, everywhere I journey there's the mandate: Be grateful. Last night at my support group the usual meeting ritual was ditched. Instead members were asked to go to the podium set up and share what they were thankful about. Over-socialized, I didn't walk out. I remained there for the entire experience of toxic positivity. Much of that consisted of platitudes. There were no takeaways to equip me to cope with the complexities of the holiday season. As you are well aware, for too many, times are especially difficult right now. As a tarot reader I bear witness to that suffering. Because human beings are bombarded with messages that they should have an attitude of gratitude they come to me for "permission" to feel the pain of uncertainty about job security, the fragility of a relationship and declining health.  Allowing people to journey into the negative can move the needle toward a solution. Yes, things are that bad. Therefore maybe we should do something about the...

Transition is tough. So, it's predictable that those retired would come for a tarot session to "get permission" to, well, relax. For decades they had been socialized to be productive. That entails staying busy. Well, the good news on that one is this: It might take a while but eventually the retired can slide into the extreme pleasure of doing nothing. In The Wall Street Journal Robbie Shell celebrates that he reached that milestone. But not easily. He notes that for several years: "I was following one of the most important commandments of retirement: Keep busy to stave off feelings of isolation or depression." Then came that ah-ha moment of doing nothing while at a cabin and enjoying it.  While the weather still hadn't become wintery and the leaves on the trees were beginning to exude amazing color I hosted a dry run on doing nothing for three tarot-reading clients. I drove them to Geneva on the Lake, about an hour from Erie, Pennsylvania and an hour from Y...

  A student of religion/sprituality, as well as a consumer, I have been participating in a number of groups studying the messaging of Jesus. They range from liberals focused on the New Testament to conservative evangelicals.  What I've observed is that messaging spills out into the community. Those of very different political opinions will come together on one thing: Turn things over to Jesus Your Savior. And everything becomes manageable. Stop trying to control things yourself. That conviction pops up everywhere, be it the gym or car dealership.  This Thanksgiving there might be an attitude of gratitude that Jesus is a unifying force. Thriving in confusing times starts from the inside. Tarot Readings. Intuitive Coaching. Mediumship. Remote and in-person. No minimum booking time. Affordable Rates. For confidential complimentary consultation please contact Jane Genova at 203-468-8579 (text, voice)  or janegenova374@gmail.com . 

So, what's religion for? I assumed it's to guide the heavily flawed human species to be more ethical and compassionate. But recently I have had that assumption tested. A student of religion, in addition to being a consumer, recently I had attended an evangelical church and a bible reading group at a Roman Catholic Church. I pick up that the goal of righteous living is eternal life.  Right now I am not interested in achieving eternal life, even if it delivers bliss. My focus is to be inspired to cope with life as it is. Currently I'm finding darkness growing. To keep going I need to see the good. Holding on while operating in this present dimension - planet earth - is plenty challenging.  Meanwhile, so many of my clients for tarot readings are lost. That's symbolized by the Nine of Wands in the tarot. The human on that card is confused, losing confidence that there is a way back to feeling okay about life and making the right moves.  So, my advice to religious leaders: G...

  A lackluster student. No passion for anything much. Stuck in a boarding school. There was Anthony Hopkins, until that night. The school was screening the film version of "Hamlet" as the role was interpreted by Laurence Olivier. That did it, wrote Anthony Hopkins in his memoir "We Did Okay, Kid."  That was the psychic shift. Hopkins knew he could also "do" Hamlet. And he would do it. That kind of awakening is symbolized in the tarot by The World card. Everything becomes within our grasp. Sometimes we call that "manifesting." Thriving in confusing times starts from the inside. Tarot Readings. Intuitive Coaching. Mediumship. Remote and in-person. No minimum booking time. Affordable Rates. For confidential complimentary consultation please contact Jane Genova at 203-468-8579 (text, voice)  or janegenova374@gmail.com . 

 In the tarot The Lovers card is not about romatic love. Not primarily. It's about human relationships. Actually, the difficulty of connecting.  Notice that the two humans are not connected. But they want to be. That's shown by their reaching out to each other. Meanwhile to the side of one there is danger: the serpent. The water, which stands for emotion, is turbulent.  Much of the rest of the card, though, is filled with the "fruits" of a relationship. Literally there is an abundance of blooms. So, despite all the obstacles of our separate worlds it's worth trying to be present with each other in emotional and spiritual space. This might surprise you but what moves the vibrations in the right direction is not the phrase: I love you. At best, the delivers a warm feeling. What still remains is the proof through action that the feeling is authentic.  What does the daily heavy work of communicating are these two statements: I was wrong. I don't know.  Those unlea...