YouandTheTarot

  "The cards have meanings, but they often shape-shift, so depending on the context, a card may appear in the form of an aid, charm, talisman, or benediction."  From the Chapter "What is Tarot?" in the 2021 book TAROT FOR CHANGE by Jessica Dore.  Here  it can be ordered from Amazon. Too often, unfortunately, confidence in the mystical  Tarot  is shaken because clients receive a range of interpretations from several psychics when the same card is pulled. For example, the first card in the major arcana is The Fool. Sure, there are traditional ways to read any Tarot card. Typically The Fool card sends the multi-layered message of acceptance of risk, new beginnings, and ability to cope with any bumps on the road of the new journey.  But that messaging could veer off in whole other directions. One could warn of recklessness that will not end well.  Such a deviation from the norm depends on these variables: The reader.  The more experienced and ins...

 The evidence-based profession of practicing law and the mystical force field of the Tarot are not mutually exclusive. A number of lawyers looking for an edge seem to know that. Yes, as a Tarot reader I receive calls from lawyers before, during, and after their trials.  From the get-go I clear up one key point: No, I am not a clairvoyant. That is, I cannot predict outcomes. I can only discern the energy around a situation. And what I pick up is not necessarily destiny. Actually, most human beings come to a Tarot reading to become aware of possibilities, providing the opportunity of changing them, if that seems useful.   Recently (this is a composite in order to conceal the actual identity) a lawyer engaged in a employment lawsuit asked me about how the evidence or lack of that was being presented. The issue was: How is the judge and jury assessing that material, by both parties. Based on what the Tarot was picking up the lawyer modified aspects of his strategy, inclu...

  The platitude in healing circles is that we Americans have a tough time admitting that we are in pain. However, that isn't the reality in the current plague of layoffs. Those I coach and provide Tarot readers to  know  they are in pain. Lots of it. That ranges from anxiety about landing comparable work to shame about losing a job. For them the situation is how to manage that pain. Here are 3 proven steps to begin that journey. SELF-COMPASSION The first and most important step is an ability that most in America don't have. That's self-compassion. In  "Tarot for Change"  by Jessica Dore that's assigned to the Strength card. It takes strength to love ourselves enough to take care of ourselves when The System says we haven't measured up (at least not enough to keep that job). So absent is this trait from our menu of healing that there is even the guide  "Self-Compassion for Dummies"  by Steven Hickman. Sure, we can detail what we might have done or...

 What sales representatives and those in the loop for that broad continuum of what we think of as "marketing" aren’t experiencing challenges in this perfect storm of an economy. That’s obvious. So, what to do new or do the status quo differently? Way back in recovering times after The Great Recession - 2016 -  Entrepreneur  ran an article on the Zen approach to sales. The focus was on how to manage the myriad variables that can’t be “controlled” in the selling process. Currently, of course, it seems everything is beyond the control of the salesforce. That makes Zen a must-consider. So, what is "Zen?" A simple but profound understanding is presented by  Science ABC : " ... [Zen] centers on a personal relationship with your own mind, and a higher, undefined entity outside of yourself. “ Yes, Zen is both an inside job - focusing in on one's mind - and an external reach to what is, including the existence of a force field beyond what the consensus is about ...

  The Freudian approach to therapy caught fire in America in the mid-20th century. We boomers, The First Therapy Generation, flocked to be psychoanalyzed. How we talked in public about what our psychanalysts said mirrored a The New Yorker cartoon. For three times a week for three years David W. Harder, now retired from a professorship in psychology at Tufts, guided me in unlocking my unconscious. I have a hunch that all became imprinted on my neural networks.  No surprise, I currently work full-time as a Tarot reader. Just like the psychoanalyst we Tarot readers struggle to open the clients’ unconscious so that they can gain insight and modify behavior. In April 2021  The New York Times  reported that use of the Tarot can be a tool for self-awareness and introspection. This morning I worked with a client whose father had died in a car accident. As Freud hammered, I emphasized there are no accidents. We dug into the possibility of a passive suicide. For years ...

 My mission as a Tarot reader is to help suffering human beings help themselves. That's why, if asked, I provide a tutorial on how each of you can become your own Tarot reader.  Here is the short version. But it is all you need. Purchase Tarot Deck.  Since you are a beginner, start out with the deck most newbies use. That is the Smith-Waite Tarot Deck. On Amazon it costs $17.96.  Here  you can order. Decks are also available for sale in metaphysical shops such as  Strega  in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Call those shops ahead and see if they stock the cards. Seek Access to Guides about Interpretations.  There are no absolute interpretations of how to read any of the 78 Tarot cards. That's the strength of this tool for self-awareness by opening the door to the unconscious or what is sometimes called the subconscious. All readings happen through the unique intersection between that particular human being and the universe.  However, when beginning it ...

  There are those whose brandnames are so powerful that their activity on social media attracts plenty of followers, likes, comments, reposts, and established media coverage. Who comes to mind, of course, is Elon Musk.  Then there are others who have achieved enough success that they wake up one morning and realize this: No longer do they have to participate in all those social media activities. Instead they are freed up to focus their time, energy, and creativity on their own core businesses or jobs. Sure opportunities could come from all that social-media involvement. But they can sit it out. And, what a relief it must be to not have to perform the analogy of gladhanding on LinkedIn. Note how these prominent names in law have relatively few LinkedIn followers: David Sanford of Sanford Heisler - 1,289 Joseph F. Rice of Motley Rice - 361 Jon A. Ballis of Kirkland & Ellis -1,749 Brad Karp of Paul Weiss - 1,650 As yet, I am not there. I still put in my time posting, liking, ...