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NatWriCoChallenge: Win 2 FREE Coaching Sessions!

NatWriCoChallenge: Win 2 FREE Coaching Sessions!

This is a great way to get little bits of writing done. There’s a single-word prompt for each day, and the idea is that you write 250-500 word story using the word in the prompt. Then you post it on Instagram, or share a link via Instagram, using the hashtag #NatWriCoChallenge. Do that for 30 days and possibly with 2 sessions with a writing coach. I, of course, can’t enter in to win. That’s just…

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2020 Year In Emperor Tarot Spread

#2020 #NewYear in Emperor #TarotSpread What does it mean to have the Emperor ruling over this year? What can we expect? #Tarot Community

Happy New Year! It’s finally 2020 and I don’t know about you, but I am absolutely pumped.

As you know, I like to write long posts. So, for those of you who just want to get to the spreads, here’s a table of contents for you:

The Emperor - The Number 4 - The Card, The Emperor What the Emperor Means for the Year - Divine Masculine - Growth - The World 2020 Emperor Spread

First, I want to thank…

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The Light Seer's Tarot: a Deck Review

The Light Seer's Tarot: a Deck Review #Tarotcommunity #LightSeersTarot

Image Credit: Chris Anne

I’ve watched artist and tarot creator, Chris Anne‘s plight to get this deck released for a few months now. She first caught my attention with her Muse Tarot, though it was never a deck I invested in. However, the Light Seer’s Tarot was what really got my attention.

I watched Chris’s Instagram, and delighted whenever I saw a post revealing one of her cards in the Lig…

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Can I Change a Tarot Spread?

Sometimes a #tarotspread doesn't quite resonate with us, though it's in the right general ballpark. Is it alright to change a Tarot spread?

There are a lot of Tarot spreads out there. If you follow any Tarot-related hashtag on Instagram, you’ll quickly see how many truly amazing and helpful spreads there are out there. There is a spread for just about every need that there could be. But we are individuals, and while some spreads hit close to the mark, you might be wondering if you can change a tarot spread to resonate more definitely…

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Re: Gender in Tarot - Thank You Root Lock

Re: Gender in Tarot - Thank You Root Lock Tarot for your insight on gender in tarot, and the spectrum of gender represented

Understanding gender in its entirety is a huge necessity in our society. Whether it is to simply accept that there is more outside the dualistic masculine/feminine binary we’ve created, or to fully understand each point on the spectrum, as people feel more comfortable fully expressing themselves, we are understanding that gender is a complex topic. However, Tarot can help, especially when we…

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In Consideration of the Weekly Tarot Cards

In Consideration of the Weekly Tarot Cards - What are your thoughts?

So in my absence, I stopped doing the Weekly Tarot Card, leaving it very partially completed. In fact, I believe that I left off having only completed the 3’s, and was about to get into the 4’s.

I don’t like leaving things partially done. I would like to continue doing them but in such a way that it isn’t going to drain me. I go back and forth on how I’d like to continue onward, but I don’t…

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Shifting Perception and a Message on Difficult Times

Shifting Perception and a Message on Difficult Times

I wanted to share this post this morning because it truly is beautiful. I think that the message behind this is so important. We all have difficult moments in our lives, and sometimes difficult periods that can span for years, and it is often challenging to keep our chins up. But this post in a blog that I absolutely adore, Cauldrons and Cupcakes, hits the nail on the head.

https://cauldrons…

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Good Morning Eos; Good Night Offer

Good Morning Eos; Good Night Offer: with the coming of the dawn comes the setting of my offer

Good morning readers and writers!

I woke up this morning feeling so excited for this October day. I sat down at my computer and peered over the fence just outside my window to see a thick wall of fog, set to inspire my absolute adoration of autumn.

I thought I would start the day by asking for some guidance from my new oracle deck (which I am so excited to have!), Ancient Feminine Wisdom…

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KarmaStar: Writing Coach (Free Offer)

KarmaStar: Writing Coach (Free Offer)

Ok guys, I have a confession: I’m not just a two-dimensional character. I do more than just read tarot. I have many interests and hobbies and experiences, such as writing! But I’m sure you guessed that after exploring my writing prompts and my #30DayTarotWritingChallenge.

However, I have even more about me than just reading tarot and writing stories (and blog posts). I’m wanting to delve into…

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Are You Spiritually Bypassing?: Using Tarot as a Tool, Not a Medicine

Are You Spiritually Bypassing? Using #tarot as the prescription, not the medicine itself

Tarot is a beautiful and fantastic messenger that many people turn to in times of need. However, it’s important that we recognize that we are using tarot as a tool, and it is not the medicine itself. Only you can distribute the medicine prescribed through tarot, or any spiritual tool for that matter.

I think it was February or March that I realized my year’s card was the Moon, meaning that I…

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I Think I'm Back

I Think I’m Back

As I noted in my previous post, it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything.

In an effort to get a website up with lots of content, I definitely burnt myself out, which obviously worked against me. As a result, I have two Tarot series left unfinished, and I felt that anything I wrote about would just be….forced and inauthentic. And that just isn’t fair to you. Of course, neither is taking…

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New Moon Libra, Balance, and the Climate Crisis

New Moon Libra, Balance, and the Climate Crisis: honoring the gifts of the Univserse.

This is the first time in a long time I felt that I had something that must be said, and I think, I hope, that it’s the reawakening of my blogging. I have so many things I want to say, I just hope I can get my thoughts organized enough to get it all out.

Today marks the New Moon in Libra, which is a time of balance. The Autumn and Spring Equinoxes in the northern and southern hemispheres…

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Dear “Scared White People”

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Non-Binary Paganism — Book of Eucalypt

Non-Binary Paganism — Book of Eucalypt

I wanted to share this post from Book of Eucalypt because I do think this is important, especially when we’re considering Tarot. While Tarot isn’t Paganism, it is closely linked with it, though itself doens’t have a specific spiritual path.

One of the issues with it which is addressed in Queering the Tarotis the bionary lanugage within it: Queens and Kings, Emperor and Empress, never mind the…

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Tarot Readings For Sale

Tarot Readings For Sale

Good morning readers!

Some unexpected bills have come up, and I am in need of drumming up some money to make it happen. Thus, I have a question to ask you:

Anyone want a Tarot reading?

I would love to hear from you if you do. I have my email reading available via my Etsy site, or you can Contact Mefor face-to-face readings (if you’re in North Yorkshire or southern County Durham area) or…

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Summer Solstice Reading | Spread to Practice

#Summersolstice #tarotreading | Spread to Practice #tarotcommunigy

Happy belated Solstice! Happy Winter solstice to those in the southern hemispheres and happy Summer solstice to those of us in the northern hemisphere.

This week’s Media Review, during which I reviewed Queering the Tarot by Cassandra Snow, didn’t have any spreads included in the book. So, in celebration of the solstice, I decided to do a spread that I found on Instagram.

I recently started…

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4 of Wands | Weekly Tarot Card pt 5: Defining the 4 of Wands

4 of Wands | Weekly Tarot Card pt 5: Defining the 4 of Wands #tarotcommunity

This is the fifth and last installment in this Weekly Tarot Card series: 4 of Wands defintion. The next series will begin on Monday. However, if you’d like to get caught up on the rest of the week, you can use the following links:

Monday Description and Observation

Tuesday Meditation

Wednesday Suit/Element and Number

Thursday Symbolism

Starting the week, we spent some time developing our own…