Always useful

At a recent reading,  we spoke about what to do while having a panic attack, and I mentioned this.  My client asked for a copy of it,  so I'm giving it to all of you.

Of course you have to remember to do it,  but if you can remember (and take a photo and keep it on your phone) and you do it,  it will help... 

I also recommend taking Suntheanine and Pharma GABA when you feel you are about to have a bad day,  or know you are going in to a stressful situation.  I take them before flying and they have always helped me.  I get the Natural Factors brand and get them from Amazon. 

First Great Book of the Year (for me, it was published in 2011)

I just read Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller.   I have to confess I don't know or remember much about the Trojan wars.  I know some of the names of the main characters,  and some of the big moments,  but not much else.  

So I pick up this book without much expectation and I'm just swept into the world of ancient Greece.  It's beautifully written,  evocative,  and just feels real,  like a proper retelling.  It has a great sense of time and place,  with small perfect details,  as well as sweeping vistas.  It follows the known story,  but focuses mainly on the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus.  

Also,  don't read the Wiki page if you don't know the story,  because the telling is suspenseful and beautiful.   I was so sad and shaken at the end.  Of course everyone dies - it's a 3,000 year old tale! But how everyone lives and dies just resonates in this book.  I fell in love with Patroclus.  He had a wonderful clear voice.  You don't have to have read the Iliad to read this. 

I'm so happy I found it, and just want to share it as widely as possible.  It was a rich,  honey filled treat. 

New Year, New Energy

I like to start the New Year with a brisk sweep out of all the small tasks that were hung over from the last year.  So I've been returning borrowed items,  talking with the bank (ok,  with occasional yelling and eye rolling)  making appointments and filling up my calendar with vet's appointment,  doctor's appointments, etc...  

It makes me feel organized  and a little more in control.  Last year we started with new passports,  this year with new driver's licence.  Easy to remember when they need renewal if they are all around January. 

It's not that my cleaning energy is so strong,  but I do like things to feel fresh.  I wish you a feeling of freshness and briskness and may you get through your list of tasks and feel on top of things!  Tarot is a reading of where your energy is strong, and where it needs some shift to make things happen. If you want to get a more accurate read of your energy,  drop me a line and we'll set up a tarot reading. 

Dealing with frustration

For all my new year's resolutions,  I find myself more easily frustrated right now.  Annoying bureaucracy,  bad drivers,  poor communication - it all triggers me.  I feel when the world is a whirlpool, it's hard not to get sucked in. I'm trying to be better about sleep,  listening to my sound baths,  walking the dog,  practicing gratitude.  

But the poor telebanking staff just got my goat this morning,  asking me questions that I just can't answer and then drowning me in their computer speak, I was impatient.  It can't be fixed on line or on the phone,  so now I have to go in and fix their problem...  First world problem, but it's one more thing for me to do.

So I think about how to be a better version of me.  I'm a work in progress,  but I can't progress every day!  Today I will walk the dog and smell the gardens, damp with summer heat and reclaim my equanimity.

Tarot readings

Traditionally,  January is one of my busier months.  People want to see what the new year will bring.  Will I get new work, a new lover,  new place? Am I on the right path?  All valid questions.  Sometimes people want to know when something will happen. But tarot reads your energies.  It will say soon,  or not soon,  or too far away to tell,  but it won't say,  on the 5th of February X will happen.  It's never that precise. 

I've had a lot of feedback over the years where people tell me that this listen to the recording of the reading and within 6 months,  everything we discussed came to pass.  Things that weren't obvious initially,  become clear as time passes.  I have a lot (mainly) repeat clients,  so I know from their feedback that my readings are accurate. 

So if you are looking to see if your actions are going to get the results you want,  if you want to see a snapshot of where your energies are strongest right now,  give me a call and we'll set up a reading.  

I'm currently in Sydney,  Australia and all my readings are virtual.  We read from the comfort of your home.    For me the magic is in the shuffling,  so you will need to get your hands on a deck - old or new,  it doesn't matter -and shuffle it quite a bit over 3 days,  and then we'll have the reading and I'll tell you what I see. 

In the meantime,  wishing you well for the new year.