Personal Evolution
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I’ve noticed the subtle effect of Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour on our collective thought process. The Eras Tour celebrates the many musical and stylistic phases that Taylor has had in her career. In other words, her eras of creation.
This has many of us thinking about our own eras.
Some of those marks on the personal timeline are obvious. We begin new eras when we graduate, marry, have kids, and achieve career goals. Yet, there are other less easily defined eras of life. We are constantly evolving, changing, healing, and growing.
At the tarot table, people sometimes express confusion that things they used to enjoy don’t hold their attention or that they are now inexplicably enjoying foods, music, or activities that never interested them.
A sudden lack of interest and enjoyment in life can be a symptom of medical issues and should be mentioned to your doctor. However, a change in preferences, a desire for something new, or even a difference in your worldview should not be cause for alarm.
We can always enjoy a new personal era and evolve from who we are into who we want to be next.
The key to this evolution and exploration is true self-knowledge, understanding, and a willingness to be flexible. Those born under the fixed signs of the Zodiac might struggle with this a bit!
We live in a world that offers a variety of experiences and opportunities. We have brains that allow us to shift our focus and perspective quickly. When we allow ourselves to evolve, we stretch beyond what we know and who we are toward something new.
There can be a lot of resistance to personal growth. I remember in high school, one of the things we would write in each other’s yearbooks was “Never change!” The many life changes we knew we faced ahead seemed scary.
When we disagree with an old friend, the words “You’ve changed!” are often shouted as an accusation. We receive a lot of messaging that suggests that changing is terrible. Yet, change happens regardless. Why not embrace and direct our life changes?
The people in our lives who genuinely don’t want us to change are likely people we have already outgrown. Our next step in evolution may come from choice or something fate hands us.
There is something about the concept of evolution that suggests not only change but change for the better. When we evolve, we refine and improve.
The StaarCon Fairy for 2024 by Ciro Marchetti.
The StaarCorner
StaarCon is January 19-21. We will meet at the Hilton Palm Beach Airport Hotel and online on Accelevents Events Management Platform.
After the three-day conference, the StaarCon AfterGlow begins on Accelevents. For the next year, each ticketholder will have access to recordings of the classes and presentations they enjoyed and the ones they missed since classes often run concurrently.
The online expo stays open throughout the year-long AfterGlow. During the AfterGlow, there will be special classes, presentations, and events in the Accelevents Lounges that all ticketholders can access.
Ticket prices range from $20 to $500, depending on the number of days you want to attend. A virtual General Admission ticket gives admission to a few presentations and to all the lounge events in the AfterGlow.
Whether you attend in person or online, StaarCon 2024 will jumpstart your new year and give you an opportunity for growth, friendship, and connection in 2024. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Sheilaa Hite presenting at StaarCon 2023.
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Spiritual Evolution for Diviners
Are your spiritual beliefs the same as they used to be? Have your ideas about divination, magick, manifestation, and other spiritual practices changed? Mine sure have!
Some people have very dogmatic mindsets. Those sorts of people are uncomfortable examining and amending their beliefs. They suggest that our understanding of spirituality changes because we are weak in our faith. They teach that doctrine cannot be questioned.
If our relationship with spirit and spiritual practice does not change over time, we are doing it wrong. I think that doctrine that can’t be questioned isn’t worth learning.
We each have a special relationship with our divination tools and methods. Yet, sometimes, we change our tools and try new techniques. Occasionally, we will step away from our practices for a time. All of this is well and good.
I notice that many students and diviners feel guilt and shame when their passion for their practice changes or their time to devote to their studies dwindles. Such change is healthy. If our practices are valid for us, those practices will always be available to us.
Our understandings and beliefs will evolve, and our skills will grow. There is no need to feel distressed because we are ready to change our beliefs or practices.
Young women at a slumber party read tarot.
The Week in Review
We had so much fun at our Members-only Livestream on Sunday evening. If you are a member and missed it, you can watch the replay.
I added a new ‘Answers to Your Questions About Tarot’ video to my YouTube channel. I also shared an unboxing of Ciro Marchetti’s new Voice and Vision Tarot a few weeks ago. I am excited that I am one of the many contributing authors of this project.
From Around the Web
I was so pleased to see this article about the legacy of the late great Rachel Pollack on Extra.
Taylor Swift was an inspiration for this week’s newsletter topic. She was also an inspiration for the Taylor Tarot!
My Wandering Fool has a tarot spread that offers guidance for change. Give it a try when you are going through changes, either by choice or by fate.
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Creation and Divination
What are the eras in your life? What eras would you hope to have in the future?
There are some periods of life that we remember fondly and others that leave us traumatized. There are times that we might wish we could return to. There are goals for the future that we fear we will not achieve. How can we use creation and divination to help us understand, process, and enjoy the evolution of life’s journey?
A fun exercise is to consider your life and list your different eras. You can do this in a few ways. There is, of course, the obvious timeline. But we also have eras of hobbies, friends, fashion, and creativity. How would you define and name the eras of your life so far?
When you have that figured out, ask yourself this? Which tarot card most closely matches the energy of each era?
Now, what sort of evolution are you hoping for next? What are your goals for personal growth, accomplishment, and experience? For this next part, you can do some tarot magic! Write down a few of your goals. Find the tarot cards that match those goals and sit with those images, visualizing your next evolution. Let those tarot images help make that new era a reality for you!
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Tarot Topics Newsletter
Volume 6 Issue 46
November 15, 2023
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