The Hit List - The Leap of Faith

Happy Leap Year! An extra day! YAY!

Every time a Leap Year comes around, I start thinking about what leaps of faith I’ve taken since the last one. There have been quite a few.

New books, a writer’s retreat, travel galore, paying off my mortgage early. SO. MANY. LEAPS.

But isn’t that what life is all about? Doesn’t everything carry a bit of risk? That first kiss, marriage, giving up drinking, getting on an airplane, having a child…all of it can lead to happiness – or pain. You never know what’s on the other side of your decisions. So many decisions you make, every single day, require a leap of faith.

That can be a bit scary when you come to think about it. But if you never make those decisions to dive in, then what? Life becomes safe, right? NOPE. It becomes dull. The potential for growth gets stunted by the gods of fear.

It’s better to take the risk every time, even if things don’t quite pan out. Because a life well-lived, bumps and all, is better than the alternative.

So today, take the leap of faith. Do the thing that scares you the most. Like Tarot’s Fool, turn your face to the heavens and trust that the Universe will show the way. JUMP!

I love seeing my book in the wild!

Other stuff:

March arrives tomorrow but your monthly horoscopes are here now. You’re welcome.

Join me! I’m doing extended Card of the Day posts, classes, and political astrology over on my Patreon account.

A compelling read: They Killed Their Husbands. Now in Prison, They Feel Free.

The Perfect Breakup Playlist, According To A Music Therapist.

Love this from Onareo: Getting Read.

Why am I so obsessed over the downfall of LulaRoe? Oh yeah: I hate MLMs.

Elizabeth Warren On Mentoring Young Women, Equal Pay & Oprah.

In Talking Shop’s latest episode, Bri Saussy and I talk about Mercury retrograde and business.

This Is What It’s Really Like To Go Through Opiate Withdrawal.

I’m on the Brave + Well podcast talking with Dr. Alysondra Duke about stacking the odds in your favor.

Learn about Sun Aspects in this short lesson.

Keep fighting: Hope Is Roe’s Last Chance.

From the Queen of Wands herself, Jenna Matlin: What Tarot Readers & Resource Librarians Have in Common.

The First Body-Positive Children’s Book Just Came Out, and It’s Exactly What the World Needs Now.

This makes me sad: A Shot Before Last Call: Capturing New Orleans’s Vanishing Black Bars.

Chef Lidia Bastianich reveals why she cooks: “Food is comfort. Food is memory. It communicates.”

Mantis joined me to talk about creating your own tarot card meanings on Tarot Bytes. (Psst…Tarot Bytes recently crossed the million download mark! Yay!)

From Cosmo: When to Level Up Your Relationship, According to Your Moon Sign.

I have some of these decks: Editors’ Picks for Trendy Tarot Decks.

Check this out from The Akashic Astronaut: The stigma of Mercury retrograde.

This made me laugh my ass off.

GOOD: This Southern State Just Repealed Decades of Abortion Restrictions.

Another one bites the dust: Everybody Goes to Burger Heaven.

I made this crispy fried rice with bacon and cabbage – and it was uh-may-zing!

Ha: So You’ve Been ‘Zodiac Shamed.’ You’re Not Alone.

If you need to take a leap of faith but are too scared, I recommend this book: The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level.

I JUST got a copy of The Star Spinner Tarot. It’s gorgeous. You are gonna want this one, folks!

I know what’s going on my wish list: Movie Tarot: The Hero’s Journey.

This looks absolutely wonderful: Dinner in French: My Recipes by Way of France: A Cookbook.

Oooh..check out the cover for Fearless Tarot, Elliot Adam’s upcoming book!

Worth a look: Experience the Mystery of Tarot: Ceremonies, Spreads, and Meditations to Deepen Your Connection to the Cards by Katalin Jett Koda.

Ellen Lorenzi-Prince’s Dark Goddess Tarot is coming this fall!

My inner Goth girl approves of this deck: Murder of Crows Tarot.

For the dog lover in your life: Dogstrology: Unlock the Secrets of the Stars with Dogs.

The Tarot Coloring Book is the fun companion for your tarot journey! Learn to read the cards in a playful way!

Life is not all “love and light” or “positive vibes only.” Sometimes things are rough AF. Tarot For Troubled Times is filled with tarot spreads, rituals, affirmations, and advice to help you navigate this funky world – and change it.

I remember when I began studying astrology. The few books I could get my hands on were boring, dry, and confusing. It made learning HARD (and not fun). That’s why I wrote Astrology for Real Life: A Workbook for Beginners (A No B.S. Guide for the Astro-Curious). Learning astrology doesn’t have to be a drag!

Events:

April 24-26, 2020: Readers Studio. I’m a main stage presenter at the annual Readers Studio Tarot Conference in New York, the biggest tarot conference in the world. Join me and other world-class instructors for a weekend of tarot goodness!

May 10-16, 2020: The Tuscany Tarot Intensive. Where: Italy! A full week of tarot immersion. Great food, killer lessons, awesome people – gorgeous location! SOLD OUT!

August 30, 2020: Brushes and Stars. Where: Oakland, California. A full-day of astrology and intuitive painting – and yummy food! Join me and Chris Zydel for a joyful, astrology-inspired intuitive painting experience.

Coming soon: Aloha Astrology and Tarot Retreat….January 2021!