The Hit List - Love at first sight

My mother loved to regale us with the tale of how she met my father. They were on dates with other people (both duds, according to her) at a local tavern when they glanced at each other across the bar. She was struck by his steel-blue eyes (I inherited those), and he was instantly smitten with her jet-black hair piled on top of her head in a thick mass of curls. It was love at first sight.

They ditched their dates and were inseparable for the rest of their lives.

Swoon.

My parents were complicated people, but their love wasn’t. Their story taught me to believe in love at first sight. I’ve been fortunate enough to experience it myself.

Not just with my husband (he’s a looker, so it’s easy to understand why I fell hard the first time I laid eyes on him) but also with my children, best friend, and Tarot. These are the relationships that have endured the test of time. I never get tired of being with any of them.

Love is grand, and sometimes, it’s fast and furious. When it happens like that, it feels like the Universe is opening up, time stops, and you’re in the presence of something greater than yourself. You are. It’s the Universe reflecting back your capacity to love deeply. You are love and the rest is a mirror.

xo
Theresa

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Cookbooks are my crack: The Cook’s Book: Recipes for Keeps & Essential Techniques to Master Everyday Cooking.

Adding this to the wish list: Inspiring Creativity Through Magick: How to Ritualize Your Art & Attract the Creative Spirit.

I love a good tarot journal. This one is perfect: The Weiser Tarot Journal: Guidance and Practice. It has stickers!!!

Tick tock, the clock is counting down until my next book arrives: The Cards You’re Dealt: How to Deal when Life Gets Real (A Tarot Guidebook).

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Classes and Events

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October 7, 2023: Tarot for Mediumship. Join me at the Boston Tea Room in Ferndale, Michigan, and learn how to use Tarot to receive messages from the dearly departed. Details coming soon.

October 8, 2023: Ethics and Responsibilities for Professional Tarot Readers and Astrologers. In this workshop, we’ll discuss how to deliver ethical, responsible readings. Where: Boston Tea Room in Ferndale, Michigan. Details coming soon.

October 13, 2023: Book signing at Free Spirit Crystals in Butler, Wisconsin. 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Come on down, say hi, get a copy of The Cards You’re Dealt signed, and check out the cool crystals in stock.

October 21st, 2023: Book signing at Aum Shanti in New York, NY. 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM. Meet me in the Big Apple and get your book signed. Yay!