An interesting idea came up in a tarot reading the other day.

The person I was reading for told me that he was very good at sensing the energies around him. That is, energies from other people, and the planetary energies which can affect us all.

Clearly, he was someone who identifies as an empath.

There are a lot of energy-sensitive people in the world; empaths, highly sensitive people, psychics and intuitives. Like the person I was reading for, many sensitive people can suffer from the energies of others and the ambient energies around us.

What came up in his reading surprised me because it was something that had never presented quite so clearly before.

His reading clearly said the following.

If you can sense the energy, you can change the energy.

He was empowered by this idea. So was I.

We are certainly not responsible for the energy that other people exude. Yet, once the energy is in the room, it becomes part of the room, and part of our experience of the room. At that point we might try to make it better.

Of course, psychic protection, grounding, centering, and shielding are critically important for any energy-sensitive person.

But what if we take a step further? What would happen if, instead of simply protecting ourselves from unpleasant energy, we actively used our own energy to transmute that energy into something  that feels and flows better?

This is a technique of energy healing that we use for the well-being of ourselves and those around us. What would happen if we consciously used it to transform the energies of places?

In the reading I was doing, the place in question was the workplace. Very often we find ourselves working in places where certain people and circumstances can make the ambient energy unpleasant.

Sometimes it feels that the energy of the whole world is a bit unpleasant.

I am not suggesting that a single person can provide the remedy for the entire planet. What I am saying is that we each have the power to make a difference.

So often we train those who are psychically sensitive to simply hide, protect, and avoid. Sometimes that is the best tactic and the only option.

Sometimes, though, we have the power to make the energy better for ourselves, and for others.

The StaarCorner

There is a new episode of StaarCast available, and you are going to love it!

Marion Kirk and I got together to discuss our experiences at StaarCon, and our thoughts about tarot and spirit. It turns out that Marion has been reading tarot and communicating with spirit literally all her life!

You can watch the video on YouTube, or download it wherever you get your podcasts.

We are already making plans for StaarCon 2022, which will be January 21 through 23. Mark your calendar now!

Tarot Meetups and Classes on YouTube

I’ve had my YouTube channel for many years. 2020 gave it a lot of new life. Over the next few months, I will be creating some great new features that I think you will love.

The majority of videos I am adding to my YouTube channel right now are live broadcasts. Some of them are archives of live broadcasts I do each week on Facebook.

Others are broadcast live on YouTube, where you can join live and participate in the comments. Or you can watch the videos after the fact, in archive.

I generally host three tarot meetups and give two tarot classes each month on my YouTube channel. You can find the links for upcoming sessions as well as the recordings of past sessions on the Live Tarot Webinars playlist. If there is an upcoming session you want to attend, you can set it to send you a reminder! If you have missed a class you can watch it at your convenience.

Please subscribe to my channel and join me for free classes and meetups!

A Three-Card Spread for Transmuting Energy

When you are confronted with energy that makes you uncomfortable, try this spread to help you figure out how to change it.

Card 1: Let this card tell you something about the energy and/or its source.

Card 2: Let this card tell you something about the energy you can raise within yourself in order to create change.

Card 3: Let this card give you any additional information that will help you in this moment.

The Week in Review

This week I wrote a blogpost about one of my favorite ways that tarot is magical. Read “Tarot Evolves with our Changing World.”

Make sure you join me on my Facebook business page, my YouTube channel and the StaarCon Facebook page for regular livestream events.

From Around the Web

Over the years I have learned a lot about energy work from Anodea Judith.

Here is an informative introduction to energy work.

Ram Dass wrote about the transmutation of energy.

Cards for Your Consideration

When we think about our ability to create any kind of change, and especially to change the energy around us, I like to consider Major Arcana 13 from the Light Seer’s Tarot by Chris-Anne.

Major Arcana 13 is Death, which is usually interpreted as a major change or transformation. In the Light Seer’s Tarot, it is called Death – Rebirth.

This is one of my favorite illustrations of Major Arcana 13. It seems particularly appropriate for our topic.

The Death card in tarot can strike a lot of fear in people. Yet, that fear is based on misunderstanding. Major Arcana 13 asks us to push past our fear and embrace the opportunity for change, healing, and transformation.

Apart from the scary name of the card, most people are uncomfortable with change. When discussing changing the energy around us, there is another source of fear.

Very often, we fear the energy that we need to transmute. We don’t like “bad vibes”. We judge others as being “low vibration”. Yet, as soon as we sit in that sort of judgment, we are lowering our own energy.

When we can accept the things that don’t feel good without fear, we have the opportunity to change them in profound ways. When we can recognize the near for change, and the value of change, we become change-makers in the world.

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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 4 Issue 8
February 24, 2021