Very often people at my tarot table, and in tarot classes, tell me that they are the ‘black sheep’ of their family. Usually this is not because of any terrible wrongdoing they have committed. Most people I meet seem to earn their family’s ire simply by being different.

Those differences might include spiritual exploration, an interest in personal healing, creativity, and thinking outside the box.

A long time ago I decided that such people aren’t the black sheep in the family, they are the tie-dyed sheep.

I’m a tie-dyed sheep, too.

The feeling of not fitting in with our families of origin, or not meeting their expectations, can cause a lot of unhappiness. Our upset at not fitting in can hurt our ability to fully enjoy our unique qualities, and to follow our individual calling.

I was lucky in that my family accepted my differences. There are many others whose paths are more difficult.

Even when we have acceptance from our family members, we may feel socially out of place at work. Our performance may be exceptional, but we still may notice that we aren’t like our co-workers in many ways.

The thing we have to remember is this.

Being different isn’t bad.

The more we embrace our unique talents, the more others will appreciate our contributions. The more we live our colorful lives out loud, the more others will embrace us for who we are.

The more we commit to walking our unique path, the more confident we will be.

Another important thing to remember is that we always have the ability to find our chosen family. The communities we build with like-minded folk become our support systems and bring joy to our lives. Our meetups, circles and online groups provide us with a sense of belonging and fellowship. We discover that there are people who love us for who we are, rather than in spite of who we are.

The StaarCorner

At StaarCon, we are happy to be featuring workshops about many types of cartomancy. Of course, there will be plenty of tarot. We will also have workshops on Lenormand, Kipper and oracle cards.

I am pleased to announce that the publisher of the Cartomancer will be one of our vendors. Did you happen to see that the cover of the most recent issue of the Cartomancer features art by Kristine Gorman? Her portrait of Rachel Pollack serves as the World card in her tarot deck.

Kristine will be one of our presenters at StaarCon.

Visit our website to see all of the amazing people who are planning to share their wisdom with us at StaarCon.

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.

Find Your Unique Qualities with Tarot

Being diviners, cartomancers, and tarotists is usually enough to have many people think we are a bit unusual. Sometimes it is hard to tell people about our passion for divination because we worry about their judgment of us.

Yet, being card readers probably is not the only wonderfully unique thing about us!

Why not ask tarot to tell you something that is unique about you?

Here are three great questions you can ask the cards.

What are my hidden talents?

What is something unique and special about me?

What is something about myself that I hide from others, yet would do better to share with the world?

The Week in Review

I have been enjoying doing a lot of live presentations on Facebook and YouTube. Did you catch my class on Tarot Reversals?

Please make sure to join us tonight, Wednesday, at 7 pm EDT for Global Tarot Circle on Facebook Live.

This week I shared a blogpost which compares and contrasts the Eight of Cups and the Six of Swords.

From Around the Web

Even Forbes magazine has something to say about being different.

Divination is an ancient and natural behavior. Nancy Hendrickson of Sage and Shadow Tarot shared a fun blog post about how our ancestors interpreted omens.

Try this Compass Spread from Theresa Reed if you are feeling lost on your path.

Cards for Your Consideration

The Fool, card 0 of the Major Arcana, is the star of the story told by tarot. The Fool reminds us to be the star of our own story; the hero of the personal epic adventure that is our life.

Associated with the planet Neptune, the Fool is inherently deviant from the rest of society. The Fool encourages us to do our own thing, and to be who we are.

The Fool encourages us to learn by exploring, and to walk our own path.

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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 3 Issue 28
July 8, 2020