Here’s the thing, we have already covered how our inner and outer worlds are so damn noisy now-a-days that we can no longer access our inner voice easily making decisions even harder and more stressful to make, so what would be the benefit of learning to read tarot cards for yourself, rather than hire a professional reader?
- You can do readings for yourself any old time you like. Imagine when you are ruminating over a big decision in your life, and you have been thinking about it for awhile, and people keep telling you to listen to your gut, but anytime you try to do that all you hear are “crickets”, right? I have been there, and still go there on a regular basis! Well, instead of paying for a session from a pro, like myself, there might be times when you just want a quick answer, or a nudge from your intuitive self right then and there. Being able to interpret the cards for yourself affords you the convenience of having your own personal guru at your fingertips. But, Lisa, you say, aren’t you just talking yourself out of a job? Ahhh… not really. There will always be times when even a professional reader might consult a more seasoned tarot reader for a fresh eyeball on their spread. And given that it takes years to really get savvy at reading the cards, it is likely that people will always hire readers for the big questions in life. Then there are those folks that have no interest in learning to read the cards and would just like to have a reader do it for them. So, no, I’m not worried about that!
- Fine tuning your own intuitive powers. After learning to use a tool like the tarot, or iChing, or tea leaves, or whatever tool floats your boat, your intuitive muscles get much stronger. It’s actually pretty amazing when this starts to happen. Suddenly when you have that hunch or gut feeling, you stop dead in your tracks and tend to trust it more. This is key, trusting your inner voice is truly even more important than not being able to hear it more often. What good is hearing it if you are going to ignore it anyway? I have done this myself. A couple of years ago I thought I wanted to be a life coach. The work suited my personality and I love helping people, plus I have an utter fascination with human nature, and how the human mind works. I registered for course after course only to have this weird physical sensation literally in the center of my gut every time I uttered the words “Life Coach”. It was the most uncomfortable roller coaster I have been on in a looooong time. I registered and canceled several life coach programs, and my poor husband was ready to tear his hair out with my back and forth endless ruminations. I just could not trust that literal gut feeling whenever I said those two words. ANYway, I finally had to acquiesce and drop all ideas of becoming a life coach. And you know what? The feeling stopped. The anxiety stopped. And this was my first real step in recent years of honouring that inner wisdom. Not long after that, I touched my toe in the waters of becoming a professional tarot reader, and low and behold this seemed to effortlessly unfold in front of me. Though it required work, lots of work initially especially, what I mean by “effortless” is that I felt very little inner or outer resistance to moving down this path. Now that I have a more disciplined practice of reading tarot for myself, I am finding I don’t need to consult them as often. How cool is that?
- Less stress more ease in your daily life. Once you start a practice that exercises your intuitive muscles and you start to trust your inner voice again, suddenly life does not seem that overwhelming. That being said, tarot is not a religion nor is it specifically a spiritual practice for most people, so it can fit beautifully alongside any other spiritual practice or beliefs you have in your life. Yes, even some christians use tarot cards! GASP! I use them as a PSYCHOLOGICAL tool solely for accessing my subconscious/intuitive mind to uncover my hidden motivations and deep desires I would like as an outcome. You know how you can flip a coin when making a decision? Well, I do this with people sometimes, you flip the coin and it lands and you cover it with your hand. Before you reveal which side if up you say, “Now, which side do you REALLY want to be showing?” And it is amazing that 9 out of 10 people will have an answer! See? They knew their choice all along, they just wanted validation! Tarot cards are very much like that. You already know the answer, and the cards will just validate what you already know. So, if you can have this portable guru, as I said before, at your fingertips, only to get more and more useful with practice, and along with other practices you have in your personal, professional and spiritual life, this will greatly help to alleviate stress in your day to day life and work.
Plus it’s super cool, I’m not gonna even remotely lie about that.
Learning to read tarot cards is not for everybody, but if you have always had a fascination with them, and even dabbled in reading them but never quite felt like you were using them to their true potential, I invite you to join us for the fifth round of my five week online beginning tarot course Dabbler to Diva! Doors are still open but close on September 26th and It will fill up fast so don’t wait!
You can read all about what’s inside and register right here!
