The Hit List - Reflection - The Tarot Lady

I’m an introspective person by nature. Meditation, journaling, contemplating the mysteries of the universe, or how miracles happen – that’s my usual state. Which is one of the reasons why I spend so much time alone. Quiet time allows for deep reflection.

Right now, the world is a noisy place. It’s too easy for introverts like me to shut ourselves away in bubbles filled with books, pens, cake, and jazz. While that can be healthy from time to time, it also creates a situation where you’re ignoring the big things that need your attention.

The murder of George Floyd has forced us all to look at directly at our racism and biases. While I consider myself to be progressive down to the bone, I realize that I still have a long way to go. I grew up in a house of hypocritical bigots in a rural area filled with more of the same. Undoing all of that? This is a lifetime of work. In order to break the wheel, it requires reflection and participation.

Recently, I listened to a town hall hosted by Rachel Rodgers entitled “Reimagining Small Business,” and learned what I could do to create an equitable, anti-racist business. As an entrepreneur, I know that I have a platform that can ignite change. A solo instagrammable image with a hashtag solves nothing. Real effort is needed if I want to help create real change. That means amplifying melanated voices, speaking out, educating myself about racism, and supporting black businesses. While I already do these activities, I can do more. So can you.

Start with reflection. Ask yourself what you can do. Evolution always begins there. Then, start taking inspired action to create change. After all, contemplation is groovy but the world won’t change without you taking part. The time to act is right here, right now. Let’s do this! (Psst…you can still be an introvert and make a difference.)

Here I am as the Queen of Swords in the upcoming Key Tarot. You can pre-order your copy of this deck right here.

Other stuff:

Good to know: Performative Allyship Is Deadly (Here’s What to Do Instead).

RIP: Overlooked No More: Roberta Cowell, Trans Trailblazer, Pilot, and Auto Racer.

Trump’s planned rally in Tulsa, site of a race massacre, on Juneteenth is ‘almost blasphemous,’ historian says.

From Well+Good: How to master the one-card tarot pull.

Where to buy: 19 LGBTQ+ Brands to Shop During Pride Month and Beyond.

I’ve partnered up with Wishbeads for a cool birthday Instagram Giveaway!

Listen up: 5 insightful astrology podcasts you can tune into if you’re bored of reading horoscopes.

Cool: Expats buy Japanese country house for a song and get way more than they bargained for.

VOTE: Black Candidates Running for Office in 2020.

Digital tarot: why spiritual therapy could help ease your lockdown despair.

How on earth do you read tarot for someone with opposing political beliefs? I answer that question right here.

True: You can’t defeat racism with ‘reading lists’. Take it from a feminist – we tried this.

The Coronavirus Pandemic Gave Us a Look at a Post-Roe v. Wade World.

It’s always been popular: Why is Tarot Crazy Popular all of a Sudden?

Learn what happens when planets make aspects to your natal Uranus in this wee lesson.

Interested in this: What We Knew in the Night: Reawakening the Heart of Witchcraft.

Ooh: Magical Symbols and Alphabets: A Practitioner’s Guide to Spells, Rites, and History.

Curious about this one: #FutureBoards: Learn How to Create a Vision Board to Get Exactly the Life You Want.

Yep: Hustle Believe Receive: An 8-Step Plan to Changing Your Life and Living Your Dream.

Need this: Antagonist, Advocates, and Allies: The Wake-Up Call Guide for White Women Who Want to Become Allies with Black Women.

The Uncommon Tarot: A Contemporary Reimagining of an Ancient Oracle is a beautiful new look at tarot from Shaheen Miro.

Tarot: No Questions Asked: Mastering the Art of Intuitive Reading is coming this fall. Learn how to read tarot in an intuitive, organic way!

The Tarot Coloring Book is a calming, creative way to learn tarot.

Tarot For Troubled Times was written a few years back – but it’s hella timely now.

Does astrology feel out of reach? Think you can’t “get it?” Astrology for Real Life: A Workbook for Beginners (A No B.S. Guide for the Astro-Curious) will get you fluent in short order!

Events:

August 30, 2020: Brushes and Stars. Where: online. A full-day of astrology and intuitive painting – and fun! Join me and Chris Zydel for a joyful, astrology-inspired intuitive painting experience. We begin exploring intuition, followed by examining your natal chart. From there, it’s time to paint your interpretation of your chart! Group insights follow.

May 2-8, 2021: The Tuscany Tarot Intensive. Where: Italy! A full week of tarot immersion. Due to the Coronavirus, we moved the event to next year. Good news: the dates allow for a few extra seats which mean you can join us next year! Yay!