Listening for Truth

How often have you heard someone say that you should always trust your intuition? It is a common adage. The problem is, no one seems to be able to tell you how to hear your intuition!

It is so easy to confuse the voices of fear or hope for the voice of intuition.

Whether you are working to become a more intuitive diviner, or simply trying to tune in to your guidance, it is important to learn how to hear the voice of truth within yourself.

There are many books, classes and meditations you can use to help yourself do it. For all of us, it is an ongoing practice. That is, something that we always have to work to develop.

There are a few things that have helped me in the search for that inner guidance. I will share them with you here.

The first is to remember that the voice of anxiety screams, while the voice of intuition whispers. You have to listen for the little voice.

The next is to remember the importance of the breath. Just as with meditation and yoga, conscious breathing is critical to intuitive development. When you want to listen to your internal truth, focus on your breath, and then see what comes to you.

Another important thing is to work with the chakras. Pay attention to where in your physical body you feel truth. Many people talk about a ‘gut feeling’. This means they feel truth in their solar plexus chakra, or in the sacral chakra. I tend to feel truth in my throat chakra. Many people feel it in their heart center. Play around with discovering where in your body that resonance happens.

Something else to consider is the practice of internally asking the questions. Ask your question, breath, and listen for the answer.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, is the practice of compassionate detachment. When you want pure truth from the universe, you can’t be attached to what that truth is. You have to exist in that moment in a state of trust, detached from your own desires, assumptions, and fears.

Try these techniques to help you listen for your truth.

The StaarCorner

This week on StaarCast I interviewed Nancy Hendrickson, author of the forthcoming “Ancestral Tarot”.

I think you will find this conversation enlightening, as you learn that, to Nancy, the world is an oracle and our ancestors are always around us, waiting to help us heal.

Nancy uses tarot and divination as a way to connect with the ancestors, and with universal wisdom.

Nancy has combined her life-long career in genealogy with her life-long study of tarot into the fascinating study and practice of ancestral tarot.

You can view this episode of StaarCast on YouTube or listen to it wherever you get your podcasts.

Visit the StaarCon website to learn more about StaarCon and to register to attend.

Join us for Class Tonight on Zoom

Tonight, Wednesday, October 14, from 7 to 9 pm, join me for a live webinar on Zoom,

Your Journey Through the Minor Arcana: Numbers, Elements and Truth.

In this class tarot enthusiasts of all levels of experience will learn simple-yet-profound techniques to remember, understand and interpret the Minor Arcana cards of the tarot.

This class is appropriate for all tarot enthusiasts. New readers will learn basic skills, while experienced readers will discover new ways to understand and interpret the forty numbered cards of the Minor Arcana.

Class fee is $37.50. Register now on Zoom.

Intuitive Tarot

There are many methods and traditions of tarot reading. “Intuitive Tarot” can simply mean working with tarot cards without learning their traditional meanings, or the artist’s intent for the card meanings. This is a legitimate method of divination, although it can be limiting to not have the historical and traditional knowledge behind each card to help inform your reading.

That said, even the most studied reader can and should use intuition in a tarot reading.

I believe that tarot is uniquely suited to stimulate the intuition, causing a connection with spirit in divination.

Here are a few ways to incorporate intuition into your tarot reading, no matter how studied you may or may not be.

When you lay out the cards, spend a moment breathing with them. See what comes into your mind unbidden.

When you look at a card, what do you see in the image? How do you react to it? How do you see the card relating to your question, or to what is going on?

When you look at two or more cards together, how do you see them interacting?

Take a moment to see and feel what comes to you as you take in the cards. Be aware of your physical responses, the memories that may be evoked, and thoughts that come into your mind.

Then, process all of those responses in the context of the question, or the matter at hand.

When you look at each card, see if you eye is drawn to any small detail in the image. What might that detail communicate to you in this moment?

There is a mental space where liminal experience and conscious mind meet, where you can allow your intuitive mind and your logical mind to communicate, and to find answers. That is the space where intuitive tarot reading happens.

The Week in Review

This week I shared a blogpost about my concerns regarding spiritual bypassing, and how we can most effectively guard against it at the tarot table.

Remember to check out my Live Tarot Webinars Playlist on YouTube. There you will find the links for upcoming tarot meetups and classes for the month, as well as the ability to watch classes and meetups in archive. Make sure you are subscribed to my YouTube channel!

Like and follow my Facebook business page to catch my weekly live broadcasts there, and do the same for the StaarCon page to catch the lives I do there!

From Around the Web

I was surprised to see that the University of Minnesota has shared these amazing exercises for developing intuition in an effort to help their students take charge of their health and well-being.

Here is another trusted source, Psychology Today, with an article on developing intuition.

Emerald Lotus Divination offers a lot of great tarot spreads. Here is one for developing your intuition.

Cards for Your Consideration

One card that speaks very clearly of intuition is Major Arcana 2, the High Priestess. Very often, when this card appears, it is a sign that you need to seek your own truth, and that you must do that by making the journey into your own subconscious.

This card even holds a reference to communication with those who have passed on; finding your truth from the counsel of your ancestors.

The High Priestess can recommend meditation, and urge you to find that space of inner balance and silence which allows you to hear the inner voice of truth.

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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 3 Issue 42
October 14, 2020