Now is the time of year when many people are making New Year’s resolutions. Excited for the fresh start we buy our juicer, throw out the now stale holiday cookies, buy a new pair of sneakers and commit to no caffeine no alcohol no gluten in a bid to make ourselves healthier! More productive! Kinder! Save more money! Living a more meaningful life than last year! And by the time March rolls around we are barely clinging on to these resolutions or have abandoned them entirely. We try not to think about letting ourselves down but it does creep in and we judge ourselves, sometimes rather harshly. But, what if we could use Tarot as a way to see if the resolution is the right one for us? Perhaps our resolution is not the resolution we should be making; perhaps the resolution is to leave a toxic relationship or lean into our work for a promotion rather than lose 10 pounds. Sometimes half the battle is not the resolution per se, but choosing the right one that fits where we are right now. Tarot can help us figure out what we need to do to keep on track as well as point out any danger spots along the way. Getting guidance on the most important resolution to make, ways to make it stick, and pitfalls and set- backs to be aware of can be a powerful tool for igniting transformation. So to help you think and create the resolutions that make sense to you I have created the ever handy-dandy: New Year’s Resolution Tarot Spread (You can create whatever kind of shape you would like for this spread, I tend to just read them line by line) What area of my life needs a New Year’s resolution the most right now? Pull 3 cards: 1, 2, 3 How can I best achieve positive results with this resolution? Pull 3 cards: 4, 5, 6 What obstacles or dangers are in the way of the success of this resolution? Pull 3 cards: 7, 8, 9 How will I know that I am on the right track to sticking to the resolution? Pull 3 cards: 10, 11, 12 How will working this resolution contribute to transforming my life? Pull 3 cards: 13, 14, 15 With a little guidance we can truly create the life we want to experience. If you have a tarot deck and can read yourself, give it a try and let me know how it goes for you! Or, book an appointment with me and we can discover this together. Either way, once you are done, join me in my class on January 11th, Visioning the New Year Vision Board Workshop to cement what you uncovered and create a board to help you synthesize your best and keep you on track. Happy Resolutioning!
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Happy Equinox & Mabon! When I think about the Equinox, the time of perfect balance and equilibrium, I think about the tarot card Lady Justice. Lady Justice is also known as Lustitia the Roman Goddess of Human justice with a lineage that includes even more ancient Goddesses who precided over fairness including Dike of Greek and Maat of Egyptian pantheons. Justice's call is to maintain equilibrium, to make things fair, to be without bias and while we might feel that this balanced state is stable, it is actually a very interdynamic process needing a lot of care and attention to maintain. So for today I have made for you a guided meditation to help you deepen your understanding and work around balance and also a little sweet, sweet divination, i.e. communication with the Divine! The meditation is about 10 minutes and I hope you can join us as you recalibrate your sense of equanimity while our very planet suspends between movements. I would LOVE to read your experience with the meditation, please write about your experience and insights in a comment below! Hey all! I am a guest blogger and I wrote a piece about the Moon Viewing Festival tomorrow, an ancient Asian holiday devoted to worship of Chang e' Moon Goddess. I also included a pretty badass (if I say so myself) Moon Phase Tarot spread to help you connect with Lunar energy. |
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Jenna Matlin
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