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Self Care is Community Care
This Sunday, psychic medium Anna Alexander will lead a lesson online and in-person on How to Communicate with Your Spirit Guides.
I find experiences like this are a wonderful way to do self-care. It opens you to better hear supportive energies, and aligns you with the inherent magic that we live in everyday.
Another form of self-care magic that I have been learning for years is in owning and holding my own needs dear.
Even in this individualistic Western culture, many of us were taught to put others ahead of ourselves.
At first, this switch felt selfish to me.
Then, I witnessed my loving friends drain their vivacity in over-giving.
I saw how people came to rely on them and slowed their own self-reliance.
I saw the givers become resentful and sometimes shut off the support completely.
The tarot has a lot of cards about balance, and this is an area that often is skewed for many of us.
It’s essential that you show up for others, yes. It’s also imperative that you offer what feels sustainable so there’s energy left over for your own growth.
This week, a friend who is running a large business decided to drive to the coast in silence to get her bearings on the choices ahead. She was surprised by how it helped center her even more than she thought it would.
It can be a long journey to building healthy habits in this practice.
Start by learning to say No to requests unless you are a Superb Yes from your very being.
If this is hard, start with, “Let me get back to you”.
Then, sit with what part of the request feels like a Yes, and what feels like a No. Get back to them with your full answer.
Second, notice where you have a need that is not met.
Can you answer this need yourself?
What can be set aside in your life to make that happen?
Who can you ask for support?
Remember how it feels good to be entrusted as a support, and how you are giving others the chance to show up for you. That is a gift.
You need to be the first line of support though. When we take care of ourselves, we take care of people around us who would show up if we got too bogged down.
Once we are overwhelmed, it can be hard to remember what rejuvenates us.
Today, consider what is meaningful nourishment for you.
Make a list of the things that enrich your soul.
Include essentials like water and protein and sleep. I hope you might also recall sessions that you have had with me and add tarot reading onto your list.
My self-care list includes: music, dancing, comedy, nature walks, reiki, massage, art films, craft making, costume play with friends, quiet baths, reading spiritual books, and, of course, tarot readings with my community.
For a more in-depth exploration into an art of self care, I am leading my online class in the Art of Tarot Reading on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 7:30pm PST starting on April 29th through May 15th. This will likely not be running again for a long time! Hope you can join for this round!
In the months ahead, there are still a few more upcoming courses both online and in-person in Portland, Oregon with the program running below.
Psychic 2nd Sundays with Portlandia Fortune Tellers Experts
Join us for a 2-hour workshop from 4pm to 6pm PST on the 2nd Sunday of each month through June
Bring a friend and each of you can use the code 2FORCLASS for 10% off each!
April 13th: Anna: Communicate with Your Spirit Guides (In-Person and Online)
May 11th: Lynda: Charms Divination (In-Person and Online)
June 8th: Heather: 4 Pillars of Astrology (In-Person and Online
Learn more details here
In-person sessions will take place in Southeast Portland
Get attentive consideration on the decisions you need to make with an intuition coaching session with me.
Tap into what your own spirit guides need you to learn with a personal tarot reading.
Bring a friend to share in a mystical experience with a Tarot Together session.
Enliven your community with tarot or palm readings at your next party with Portlandia Fortune Tellers.
Take care of you and tune into where you need nourishment are as often as possible.
Relish Your Needs,
Jenna Lynne Roberts
Present Path Tarot 