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Finding solace in "The Hermit"

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                                        The Hermit is the 9th Major Arcana in Tarot. It is traditionally associated with going inwards and with shining light into ourselves, as it is usually depicted holding a lantern. As one of the Majors, it speaks to us about the "big stuff" that goes on in our lives. The number 9 gives us a bit more insight on what this card is also about: transformation. The lantern that is being held by the Hermit is none other than our ability to shed light into the darkest places of ourselves and also into those parts often ignored when we are being entertained by the outer word. This week we are being faced as a collective with a pandemic, which is forcing us to go inside and stay inside as a mean of stopping the spread of the disease. This has caused so much distress in many, if not all, people around the world and can be very unsettling to those who liv...
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Who Answers in Tarot?

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                  Oftentimes Tarot card readers use phrases like "let's ask the cards!" or "the cards are saying it" or the all time favorite "the cards never lie!" Other times people getting readings say "can I ask your cards about so and so?" or "if your cards say no, I won't do it". This can be utterly amusing because clearly we are talking about pieces of paper with images on them......aren't we? What are the cards saying and where are those messages coming from? It is true that the cards have general meanings, which may vary from reader to reader, but when you ask questions to the cards, who's answering? The truth is there are as many theories as there are readers when it comes to understanding where the messages from the card come from. The ones that follow are a few of the most accepted ones. Angels or Higher Beings: This school of thought claims that messages from the cards come from Angelic entit...
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Getting Read

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copyrighted image by visions by onareo I remember the first reading I ever got. I was probably around 11 or 12 and my Mom and Dad took me to this spiritualist medium they used to go to whenever they needed some guidance. She would do readings out in the garage of her house. I could smell the strong incense coming from inside the reading room while I kept watching the other people go in and out the reading room. When my parents were done I asked to go in for a reading. The room looked similar to a church since it was full of flowers and saint images and a couple of different altars. My curious eyes wandered around while she was getting her ready to read for me. She gave me some florida water cologne to put on, asked for my full name, wrote it in a piece of white paper and she placed it under a goblet filled with water. She tapped the goblet with her pencil, as she was going into what seemed to be some sort of trance. And then she started giving me one of the most memorable read...
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