Tarot Tips: 2021 New Year's Edition
Published: Fri, 01/01/21
"Have you ever noticed that no matter how hard you try to..."
You're receiving this email because you expressed interest in
The Tarot School. PLEASE DON'T MARK IT AS SPAM.
You can unsubscribe using the link at the bottom of this page.
If you have trouble reading this issue of Tarot Tips, you may
see it and other back issues at
http://tarotschool.com/Newsletter.html
You're receiving this email because you expressed interest in
The Tarot School. PLEASE DON'T MARK IT AS SPAM.
You can unsubscribe using the link at the bottom of this page.
If you have trouble reading this issue of Tarot Tips, you may
see it and other back issues at
http://tarotschool.com/Newsletter.html
![]() Newsletter of The Tarot School
http://TarotSchool.com ISSN: 1529-0565 Vol. 13 #1 / January 1, 2021
In this Issue: - Welcome
- Tarot Tip: The Magic of Connection: Transmutation Flip-Card Spread - Tarot School Aphorism - Diviner's Corner: Dream Incubation Card Reading - Best Practices: *Must* Updates for Your Business Website in 2021 Welcome to a new issue of Tarot Tips!
And a special welcome to our new subscribers.
![]() I saw a meme on Facebook that said, “At 12:01 AM on January 1st, for the first time ever, hindsight will actually be 2020!” To say that last year was challenging is a vast understatement. But one thing I noticed on my FB timeline was that each time one person was faced with a great challenge, the tarot community came together to support them. And each time someone had a reason to celebrate, the community was there to share their joy. Even in our isolation, we can feel connected if we choose. We are grateful to all of you who have chosen to connect with us. So let’s take a collective deep breath and enter this new year together! In this issue, the Michelle Welch contributes a great tarot spread designed for transmuting energy, often a first step in bringing changes to our circumstances. In the Diviner's Corner, Dr. Janet Piedilato offers a spread technique you can use with dream interpretation, and in Best Practice you’ll get the top must-dos for updating your business website and social media outreach. We've made some big changes to The Tarot School's online store! It's now much easier to navigate for a better shopping experience, and is finally mobile-friendly. Now is a great time to treat yourself to some trusted tarot education programs to give you a solid start to the new year. Stop by and find what's waiting for you there! https://tarotschool.com/store May the year bring you the best of light and laughter on the tarot journey, Ruth Ann, Wald, and Gina
Tarot Tips is here to help you with the practical side
of your Tarot journey. In order to take the greatest
advantage of this newsletter, please send us your
questions regarding any aspect of your tarot study
or practice and we'll do our best to answer them
in an upcoming issue.
Spread the experience of tarot - share this newsletter with other Tarot Enthusiasts! Tarot Tip
THE MAGIC OF CONNECTION:
TRANSMUTATION FLIP-CARD SPREAD by Michelle Welch ![]() Have you ever noticed no matter how hard you try to protect yourself from others' uncomfortable or harmful energy or situations you inevitably absorb some of the energy? Why? Because we are all connected in some way, and you can’t run, hide, or protect yourself from everyone and everything that feels out of alignment with you. Instead of running away when faced with an uncomfortable energy, I invite you to consider taking the step that many of us fail to take—transmutation. You are capable of minding your own energy, and through the process of transmutation, you can heal cords of connection in your life. These cords may be to a person, job, conditioned belief, or even a house. You are corded to everything and everyone because we are one. But when a cord is causing you pain, what do you do? You absorb the energy. You may deflect or protect with tools such as bubbles of protection, sage, or crystals. You may even try to cut a cord to which inevitably you are tied. However, my hope is you will begin to realize your power to transmute the energy through the cords. You know energy never goes away; it merely changes form. You are much too powerful to always need to be on the defensive. You can act to change and manage the form of energy. While there will be times you need to protect, ultimately, you can manage energy by knowing that you are an alchemist. You are The Magician. You don't need to run and hide from anything or anyone. You are a Transmutation Superhero. Step into your superhero cape of transmutation and change the form of energy. That is The Magic of Connection. Here is a tarot flip-spread to help you look at an issue or situation in your life and assess where you are absorbing energy, how you can or are protecting, and how you can transmute the energy. Needed: - One tarot deck - A question regarding what you want to transmute or change in your life - Journal and pen Steps: 1. Write down the issue or situation you want to transmute or change. Be sure to set your intention for the highest and best good or however you set intentions. (Example: I want to transmute a bad relationship at work into one that is healthier. I like my job and don't want this situation to ruin it by me running away.) 2. Certain archetypes help us transmute or change the form of energy. These cards will serve as our middle cards. The transmutation archetypes I have included are The Fool, The Magician, The High Priestess, The Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, The Tower, The World. I have also included two minor arcana cards that help us transmute energy; the Eight of Wands and Ten of Swords. You are certainly welcome to designate other cards as transmutation cards. First, go through your deck and pull these cards out of the deck. Set these cards aside. 3. Take your first transmutation card and place it in the middle of the deck. (Leave the other transmutation cards out of the deck.) Shuffle the cards about three times. Then take the deck and hold it face up in your hand. Begin flipping through the cards in whatever way is easiest for you. When you reach The Fool, who will begin you on your Superheroes Journey of Transmutation, pull The Fool card and place it in the middle of your spread. Then put the card that was before it in the deck to the left of it. Place the card that was after it in the deck to the right of it. The card to the left represents the energy you have absorbed in this situation. The card to the right gives insight into how you can protect or how you have tried to protect. Remember that the card in the middle is how you will transmute the energy or how the energy of this archetype or card can help with the transmutation and healing needed. 4. Read the cards individually and collectively. If you choose, you can go to the next card of transmutation by repeating the steps above. You may choose to use all of the transmutation cards or just a few. It is up to you. You will find various transmutation cards will aid you in different situations. You can use your transmutation cards randomly or place them in the order listed above. Adjust the spread as necessary. 5. Write down the ways you have absorbed and deflected energy in the situation. How can you begin to transmute the energy into the form that is for the highest and best good? I hope that you realize the magic is within you to manage the energy. You are the superhero. You are The Magic of Connection. ![]() Michelle Welch is the author of The Magic of Connection published by Llewelyn Worldwide (January 8, 2021). She is also the owner of two SoulTopia metaphysical stores in Dallas, TX, where she offers intuitive readings and healing sessions in addition to teaching classes on crystals, tarot, energy work, and intuition. A "reformed attorney," Michelle is still an active attorney licensed in state of Texas and has lent her intuitive abilities to numerous court cases. She is the host of the SoulWhat podcast and the Michelle SoulTopia YouTube channel. She is also an ordained minister and holds many certificates in various divination and healing modalities. Visit her websites: MichelleWelch.com SoulTopia.guru MySoulTopia.com Tarot School Aphorism Diviner's Corner THE DREAM INCUBATION CARD READING By Dr. Janet Piedilato ![]() While many may focus on setting aside time to read tarot card spreads for others or, when time allows, reading for oneself, I would like to present a simple daily ritual which will gift all tarot readers, beginner, and pro alike, with a daily ritual that will shed light on day-to-day challenges. It takes a little effort but offers big benefits. Before going to bed at night choose a favorite Tarot deck and shuffle it. With the faces of the cards turned down, draw out two cards. Place the cards on a night table and turn one over revealing it. Have a look at the card and allow it to call up thoughts and memories. Leave the other face-down. Formulate a question, just as you might in a regular reading. Write it down and leave your journal next to the cards. Go to sleep. Upon waking, rest a moment in bed as you try to remember your dreams. Rise and jot down notes on what you remember. If you have no recollection of any dreams, ask yourself what you would have liked to dream. Write down your wished-for dream, including information on where you wished to be, along with what you were doing and who was with you. Be still for a moment and look at the question you recorded prior to going to sleep. Look at what you just wrote. Now turn over the remaining tarot card. With your question fresh in mind, look at the two cards with reference to your dream or wished-for dream script. Does it tell a story that relates to your question? Does it mirror something else in waking life? Let the thoughts lead you to recall memories. Like river stones, leaping from one to another is the way to reach the desired destination, to reach understanding. Record your thoughts and keep the images in mind as the day progresses, noting any meaningful coincidences. Is your dream incubation card reading shedding light on your path, moving you through challenges, helping you find your way? Let your dreams awaken your intuitive sense as you leap across the river stones of memory. Establish this ritual and sleep will be a cherished visit to the magical realm of awareness. Incorporating this Dream incubation Card Ritual, the territory of intuition is expanded and empowered, shedding light upon each reading, dream and card, while capturing the waking reality of meaningful coincidences. Abundant Blessings! About Janet: ![]() Janet Piedilato is a transpersonal psychologist, a complementary health care consultant, and an ordained minister. She holds two doctoral degrees: a doctorate in biology from New York University and a doctorate in transpersonal psychology from Saybrook University where Janet studied with Dr. Stanley Krippner, world-renowned dream psychologist. Janet was privileged to study shamanism with Michael and Sandra Harner and holds the distinction of being the first woman practitioner to present shamanic ritual at the Harvard Divinity School Conference on Reinterpreting Shamanism. Her publications include The Mystical Dream Tarot which presents a novel approach to understanding imagery as the language of dream and the guide to better comprehend one’s self. Visit her website: janetpiedilato.net We’d love your suggestion or submissions for this column! If you have an idea or would love to contribute, please contact us at [email protected]. Best Practices for Professional Readers *MUST* UPDATES FOR YOUR BUSINESS WEBSITE IN 2021 By Gina Thies www.tarotadvisor.com / www.facebook.com/tarotreaders www.tarotcoupling.com / www.oraclesoup.org 2020 may be the year we would all like to distance our memories from as much as possible for a number of reasons. If you haven’t thought about updating your business outreach and changes for the new way of dong business, let this be the perfect time. As restrictions are eased, your clients make not be as certain what you are following in terms of guidelines and/or what changes are in store for your services. The first place clients look to be informed about your business are social media platforms and a business website. Here are some of the top changes and updates to consider for your business outreach. Auto-Reply Email Message If you are away, it’s a great professional courtesy to set up an auto response to inform those trying to contact you when they can expect a response. Freshen up your theme/color and images. Take the opportunity of the new year to update your headshot or more recent images of your workspace and changes to your office or staff. Update content for Newsletters/Blog. Information is ever changing since the 2020 pandemic. If the content from old posts is no longer relevant or you don’t want grim reminders of the past year to be taken out of context, you’ll want to consider removing or archiving. Create a new welcoming post or an “I’m back” video. If you have been closed or not doing events or seeing in-person clients, this is a great way to reintroduce your services to society. Create an FAQ post or page. Let clients know how you are keeping them safe in these new ways of being. Include if they need to wear a mask, if they should call or text when they arrive at your office when they make in-person appointments, and any pertinent information about your new office or establishment routines. Update missed or canceled appointments policy. With everyone trying to stay safe, you may not require a person to show up if they are symptomatic. Let clients know what to expect should they need to cancel or miss a booked appointment. Update location or contact information. If you have or plan to change locations, post the update as soon as possible and send out an email, social media or postcard blast so clients now where to go. Take note of new trends based on client needs and requests, and update your products and services based on your analysis of those trends. Upcoming Events: ![]() • January 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2021 Tarot Salon on Zoom! 7:00 - 9:00 pm EST Our popular Monday night classes are now online so you can attend no matter where you live! http://tarot.salon Join our 11K+ fans and join the fun!
Up to the minute news, mini lessons and more...
Do you have a question or comment on anything tarot?
Suggestions for future topics?
Contact [email protected]
For information on tarot classes, courses,
events and more, go to TarotSchool.com
![]() © Copyright 2021 The Tarot School - All Rights Reserved
Directors: Ruth Ann and Wald Amberstone
|