Searching for Soul

Our spiritual beliefs are personal and often taboo to be spoken about in "polite" company. So why would I choose to write about them? Well, I have several reasons for choosing this theme for my blog.  1. Spiritualism is something that has helped me through some rough times. Even today I have had to lean on my beliefs in order to get through some tough energy. Just this week alone I've experienced more than my share of pain. One of my dearest friends lost her mother to COVID. I had to call an ambulance for my sister to return her to the hospital for complications related to a brain tumor. My uncle has been fighting off side-effects from treatment for cancer. One man I cared for lied to me, then I mistakenly sent a text to another one I've been trying to forget about. (For an extra twist of the knife in my back, he didn't even recognize my number and had to ask who I was. Nothing like emphasizing how little I meant to him.) In the past all of these events would hav...

People have a visceral reaction whenever they hear I use tarot cards to give people spiritual readings. They either are fascinated by the process or they are repelled by the thought that I am "playing with fire". There really doesn't seem to be a middle ground. While I understand the emotions surrounding the use of tarot, I try not to let it steer me away from using it as a tool. If a client seems scared of the tarot cards, I do refrain from using them. However, I wanted to explain my view of the cards. Now, this may not match up with the "actual" history of the tarot, but I don't feel the need to because of the way I use them (more on that later).  Here are my Tarot Truths: 1. The tarot tells a story. It is about the Fool's journey through spiritual ascension. There are two types of cards, Major and Minor Arcana. The Major Arcana shows the different phases/reactions of the Fool as he/she progresses. The Fool is innocent (in my eyes), excited, and somet...

Have you ever been led to do something that was completely off of your radar before? When I say I was led to start this blog, I mean that I had completely gone off the idea of blogging although I've started a few in the past. The last thing I wanted to do was put myself out there again. Nothing bad happened with my last blogs, but the experience of writing stopped giving me the same satisfaction as before. I was okay not writing for the public because I still kept my personal journal which got me through some recent rough times. I'm also working on a few writing projects which I hope one day will be released for the public as well. So my itch to write which has been with me my entire life was well-scratched. But yesterday I felt a familiar nudge that inspired me to write for public consumption again. So, here I am. Searching for Soul is a reflection of my life as a spiritualist who is trying to find ways to use my gifts to help others. Although I was raised a Roman Catholic, I ...