Our childhood experiences, both good and bad, influence our adult lives in so many ways. I often say that most of us spend most of our lives recovering from the first twenty years.

Yet, regardless of the real toll that childhood trauma takes, most of us are lucky enough to have at least a few pleasant childhood memories.

At different times in our adult lives, we find ourselves at a crossroad, wondering what we should do, or what we should choose. Sometimes the question is career direction. Sometimes the question is about engaging in a new hobby. Sometimes it’s about starting a new chapter in life.

One good way to figure out the best way to work, heal, have fun, or nurture growth is to consider something that we loved to do as a child.

If you are looking for a change, or wondering what your next step should be, ask yourself these questions.

What is a favorite childhood memory?

What did I enjoy doing as a child?

What did I feel most proud of when I was young?

When I was young, what did I want to be as an adult?

Where was I happiest when I was a child?

Very often, this sort of questioning, and a journey down memory lane, can help remind us who we are, at core. Divination and meditation can be important tools in this process.

When we remember who we were as children, we discover forgotten parts of who we are now.

The things that made us happy when we were young are still things that can make us happy now, no matter how old we have become.

The closer our adult selves can be to our childhood selves, the more we can be authentic in our adult lives.

The StaarCorner

I am excited to announce that Gita Rash has recently published her new oracle deck. The Mahabharata Oracle is a thirty-six-card deck based on one of the oldest epic stories of human existence.

Gita is a cartomancy artist, reader and teacher. We are looking forward to meeting Gita, and learning about her artwork, her methods, and her new oracle, at StaarCon.

Visit the StaarCon website for more information.

Join me on Zoom for Personal Tarot: Reading for Yourself

On Wednesday, July 29, 7 pm to 9 pm EDT, I will be teaching a live webinar on Zoom.

Would you like to develop a more personal relationship with your tarot cards? Would you like to learn to find special meanings in the readings you do for yourself?

Personal Tarot: Reading for Yourself is a class designed to help you get the most out or your self-readings.

Class fee is $37.50. Register now on Zoom.

Tarot for the Inner Child

Tarot is such a good tool for connecting with, and healing, your inner child. Try shuffling your cards and asking, “What does my inner child want to tell me?”

Pull a single card, or maybe even a few cards.

Then, try asking a question like, “What does my inner child want me to do?” Pull a card, or a few, and see what thoughts or actions the cards inspire.

If your inner child is feeling wounded, you can ask, “What can I do to heal or nurture my inner child?”

You will find that all parts of yourself, from your higher self to your mundane self to your inner critic, inner artist, and inner child can speak through your cards. You can even let the different parts of yourself speak to each other, by asking questions like, “What does my higher self want to say to my inner child?”

The Week in Review

If you missed my free class on YouTube this week, you can watch the replay!

Stephen McCabe shared a guest blogpost this week! Read The Nature of Tarot and discover his unique way of connecting with nature, and with the cards.

You can catch me live on my Facebook business page four times each week.

From Around the Web

I have been honoring my inner child by making music with my friends from afar. Check out our playlist on YouTube.

Melissa Cynova interviewed Stephen McCabe a few years ago.

Here is a tarot spread for your inner child from Llewellyn.

Cards for Your Consideration

There are three tarot cards that often remind me of nurturing the inner child and connecting with our childhood joys. The first and most obvious is the Fool. Often in a reading the Fool will remind us to be playful, to nurture the inner child, and to approach the world with child-like wonder.

The Sun is also a card that can convey a sense of child-like confidence and happiness.

In the Minor Arcana, the Six of Cups is associated with a return to childhood, happy memories and reminiscence.

When you see these cards in a reading it may be a sign to connect with your inner child, and to seek out the things that brought you joy when you were young.

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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 3 Issue 30
July 22, 2020