by Lisa | Nov 10, 2014 | Tarot Readings
One of the most common questions I get asked is “Is an email reading as good as an in-person reading?” And what I say to this question 100% of the time is…
YES.
Now, that being said nothing beats a face-to-face. There is something that is truly magical when you and me sit down with the cards spread out, and we start the conversation.
Magic.
But an email reading has its own unique superpower.
No pressure.
And you never have to leave your house.
You don’t have to feel any pressure of having an in person meeting. With an email reading you submit your question, and I still woo-woo the heck out of the cards just like a face-to-face, and then I do a spread of anywhere between 3 to 10 cards. Then you get a snazzy pdf report of your reading straight to your inbox that you can print and go over at your leisure. All without ever leaving your house! Easy peasy lemon squeezy!
Here is what Victoria had to say about her email reading:
“Thank you so much Lisa!! I am totally saving this! It gave me goose bumps and have confirmed that I’ve made the right decision absolutely! Loved it!”
And here’s what Wade said about his email reading:
“Wow! Thank you so much Lisa! Your insights are amazing and totally resonate with the situation. I also like the way you got me to give my own impression of each card first and how the two coincided was so cool.”
Different delivery method – still powerful outcome.
If you are looking for insight, clarity and guidance for a decision you have to make right now, why not give an email reading a try?
Email readings are $50 and you can book them right here! (in your pj’s!) Wanna go more traditional? Great! You can book in person/Skype sessions in the same place!
I would love to serve you, let’s do this thing!
And remember….. You are a work in progress with endless possibilities!
by Lisa | Oct 25, 2014 | Tarot Readings
Listen, I’m just gonna talk straight with you here, because I feel like you deserve it. The thing is, as tarot readers we really really want to help you to get insight, clarity and guidance, at least MOST of us do. And that’s why we can be kinda picky on the questions that we won’t read for. In fact, we can get downright cranky if the same unanswerable questions keep coming up again and again. Makes us kinda want to poke forks into our eyes.
So, let me help you to get the best and most kick ass reading in the universe.
#1 question NOT to ask.
Will I win the lottery?
Okay, really? First of all, if I could answer that question for YOU, don’t you think I would ask that question for myself and get the hell outta dodge? I get it, you just want to know if you will have sweet relief from your money stress. Believe me, I have been singing that tune for years. This is why I work very hard with my clients to come up with the exact right question around the original unanswerable question.
So, what I would do in this case is dive a little deeper. Are you worried about money? Are you having stress around it? Why don’t we ask this: What is my blocking fear around money?
#2 question NOT to ask.
When will I find my soulmate? When? WHEN?!
Now I know that as a tarot reader I am supposed to remain neutral, which I do, but if a person is so focused on finding “the one” they may be passing up the most perfect mate for them right NOW. If you really believe that we all have a soulmate, totally fine, but the real question here is: What can I do to attract my soulmate? Or similar to question #1: How am I blocking or resisting attracting my soulmate?
When we rephrase a question and get out of the tendency to use the tarot as a fortune telling guru, we can really uncover the unconscious ways we are holding ourselves back from living the juiciest lives ever. Perhaps we picked up some unhealthy patterns from childhood? Could be. Maybe we have an ego the size of a walnut? Or worse, the Grand Canyon? Maybe. My point is this, until you discover these answers for yourself, you will never ever attract the perfect-for-you mate. Like, ever. Do you need to heal old childhood wounds? Well, tarot can’t actually do that for you, but what is CAN do is put a spotlight on an area that needs healing. It can be the catalyst to swivel your attention to an area that needs some air. You know what I’m saying?
#3 question NOT to ask your tarot reader
I have some medical tests coming up, will it be serious?
This question makes me the most sad, because obviously this person is very very worried about this issue in their life! I will never ever do a reading for someone who is facing a possibly serious illness. There may be tarot readers who do, and possibly even some that specialize in this area, and I would happily do some research to find you what you need. But what I CAN do for you is to do a spread like this: How can I find peace and stress relief while undergoing these tests?
Are you seeing a theme here? When clients want magical answers about something outside of themselves, this is where things get really tricky. This is where you really have to trust your reader, if they are going to dive in to these kinds of questions. But when I polled over 200 readers, these top three questions were the ones that came up as the ones they wished clients would not ask. For me it is because I truly want to actually HELP you to find clarity. I want you to find peace. I want you to go away from your reading feeling better than you did when you walked in or sent the email. I want you to have confidence that you have seen a new perspective on your situation and can try something you have never tried before.
I want you to be empowered in your own life.
Next time you reach out to your reader, write down your question first, really read it, and then re-word it to frame it from the inside out. Make it about YOU, and how you can gain the insight. I guarantee you will have a more powerful experience and leave with clearer direction and purpose in your life.
by Lisa | Sep 10, 2014 | Tarot Readings
Take time out of each and every day that is just for you. You and the cards.
Spending time studying tarot, doing readings for yourself and your spirit, or doing a guided meditation of the Majors. However you decide to do it, being with tarot is like giving a gift to yourself.
When I first started playing around with the cards twenty + years ago, I thought they were just for giggling and doing spreads for me and my friends. But now I have learned the power that is behind the tarot, and the most surprising and amazing quality? How they constantly give back to me as I continue to work with them for myself.
You will get insight into your situations that you have never had before. You will understand yourself in a way that you never have before. You will understand your hidden agendas, your true deep-down-where-nobody-can-see motivations for your life. You will be able to then clearly make the best decisions as opportunities and situations come your way because after knowing yourself, you will then understand yourself and be able to make decisions based on this new knowledge.
So f-ing cool.
Bust through your B.S. lens
So, for example, I was feeling very frustrated and depressed a few weeks ago, I was in a pity pot poor me, “I can’t do anything because I feel bogged down with household responsibilities.” ANYway, it was super unpleasant. At the same time I was working through some meditations on the Major Arcana and started with The Fool. In a meditation you actually “meet” the person depicted on the card, so in this case, I saw the Fool in front of me, all young and excited, full of the zest for life and adventure, about to take that big giant leap into the unknown awesomeness of his life with his little Hobo Joe bag on his shoulder and that little dog at his heels. He looked so happy. So exhilarated.
And I wanted to punch him in the face and throw him off the cliff.
Why? Well, in that meditation state I actually got tears in my eyes. my subconscious mind had been working through all kinds of emotional issues about where I was at in my life , and it also recognized I was feeling trapped by my household commitments and framework that I created. It also recognized that I had a lust for freedom and adventure and living out creatively, like I did when I went to film school, and had my whole future ahead of me. I was feeling like I was nearing the end of my awesome life and vision I had for myself, and just there to support my kids and my husband in fulfilling their own amazing life dreams.
Within the meditation as I approached the fool, my subconscious mind was “YAY! I finally get to tell her how she is feeling and she will be able to feel it for herself!”
Which is exactly what happened.
After I came out of the meditation, I had a complete epiphany, and have not looked at my circumstances the same way again E-V-E-R.
I know now that I was not living my OWN life to its truest potential, for lots of reason, and that that was MY OWN doing,and that I just had to reframe my thinking to accommodate this new me I had uncovered. Or more precisely, the real me that was always there.
What a relief! And what a GIFT.
So, what’s in it for you?
You will have a new perspective, confidence in your decisions, trust in your motivations, living your life YOUR WAY as authentically you.
Scientists say that our lives are being run by the 90% of our brain that is our subconscious mind. Only 10% of our brain is actually actively consciously making decisions, but based on the years of memories, feelings, and information that has been stored in our subconscious mind.
Do you ever react to something in a way where you were like, “OMG, WHY DID I GET THAT MAD? UPSET? SAD? SCARED? In other circumstances, or with another person I would have been ‘meh’, but now? In that moment?”
Your unconscious mind was just triggered.
This is your subconscious mind over-riding your very smart brain and taking over how you are perceiving what is happening in that situation.
Scary shit.
Giving yourself the gift of time with tarot, will help you to be more self aware in every moment. You will understand yourself better, and be able to make decisions based on this new knowledge of yourself.
Take sometime today and pull any card from the Majors, start anywhere, it doesn’t matter. Find a quiet spot in your home and take a few relaxing breaths while gazing at the image on the card. You don’t have to memorize the details, just let your mind take it all in. When you are ready, close your eyes and imagine the card getting bigger until you are able to step right into the scene. If there is a person in the scene, interact with them, ask them if they have a message for you. Feel the energy of them and your surroundings. Once you feel you have gotten all of the messages, mindfully begin to feel your feet on the floor, or your back on the couch or bed you are lying on. Wiggle your fingers and toes and slowly open your eyes.
What did you feel? What did you learn? Share in the comments if you had any ah ha moments!
And if you are interested in learning how to read the cards a little more “formally”, have a look at my Dabbler to Diva Level 1 course You can find out more here, would love to have you!
