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Somatic: More than a Hot Topic
Everyone’s using the word “Somatic” these days. You have likely already integrated some related practices into your life.
The term comes from 1976 when professor and theorist Thomas Hannah defined the concept. It is a fancy word to describe something essential to us all, so I am glad it’s getting talked about.
At it’s core, it’s about healing and soothing through body awareness rather than thinking and talking about our challenges.
Dedicated to Frivolity
When you hear the word “Committed”, what areas of effort come to mind?
These seem like the obvious answers:
Relationships / Marriage / Family
Success in a Career
Health and Diets and Workouts
I admit that I thought about this subject this week because I am starting a 3 month effort towards a health goal.
But this got me thinking about how many things we dedicate ourselves to that are not so heavy.
Free Sci-Fi Oracle and Tarot Reading
Spring is a great time to smell the roses and consider how to reset your system.
Dive into a cleanse of your home, your health, or your workflow to make the most of this Aries season.
If you crave direction in the best way to clear and restart, come in this month for a tarot reading.
Aries Rams Through Astrology
Aries is having big influences this month. I am not an astrologer, but I am gleaning from what they say about our current flow.
For one thing, Aries has been in Venus since the start of the month. This heightens relationships in areas of passion and competition. This can be hot or combative, depending.
I had an intense week with a lot of communication challenges, house mishaps, interpersonal drama, and embarrassing mistakes.
I spoke with some other friends who also were challenged with cancellations and frustrations in communication.
I understand this ambiguity is related to the recent start of a Saturn and Neptune conjunction in Aries that we’ve been in since Feb 20th, around Chinese New Year when the Fire Horse began.
It Takes a Village
As a small business owner, it has been a humbling experience to acknowledge what I’m just not that good at.
A few weeks ago I sat with an old friend of mine, Gray Ayer, who is a web developer and small business digital marketing consultant.
After only a simple question, he quickly saw how many tools I was missing for SEO analysis purposes and set me up. He helped me understand what a website can do in ways I had not considered.
It opened my mind to realize how much more I need other people to grow as a business.
Deepen Old Connections
This past week I enjoyed a small family reunion with my aunt and cousin who I grew up with. It had been seven years since I had seen them. I can’t recall the last time we spent more than a day together, despite my cousin and I growing up like sisters.
During our visit, my closest friend from my two years living in Taiwan also reached out. We lost touch since I visited her in 2008 in Montreal, Quebec.
All this got me thinking about levels of connection.
Know Your Best BS (Belief Systems)
We begin with the Judgment Card, which is about finding your own clarified truth.
I love that the image presented in this deck reflects the clash of society’s norms versus our inner acceptance of our own personal meat suit. Tis the season to feel anxious about fitting into last Summer’s fashions.
Let’s take that as a metaphor of the high expectations we feel pressured to live up to. How can you nourish yourself in a 4 of Swords Spa Day?
Find some time to rest mentally and listen to the stories you are sewing with rotten thread.
With Mercury in retrograde this month, it’s time to reflect on the defeating tales that spoil our centered confidence and certainty.
Intuition Saved My Life
I am fully back from my trip and meeting for in-person readings again.
It was a nice vacation, more relaxing than adventurous, which is what I needed.
Sometimes the trip brings the unexpected adventure to you though.
Life as Tarot Suits
Today, I want to share with you a theory I have around phases of life. I find that witnessing myself through the lens of tarot has helped me gain perspectives on the patterns we collectively experience.
The major arcana is about the overarching messages we face in our individual hero’s journey. It’s about the more grand archetypes.
The minor arcana speak to the myriad of essential building blocks that make up our day-to-day living.
When I look back on my nearly half a century, I can see how each decade of life typically aligns with one of the four elements present in the minor arcana.
The Dance of Soft and Strong
A new friend recently shared how she sees herself as rigid and wants to shift that in herself.
This inspired a lot of questions in me about where the sweet spot is between holding your values while also being malleable and flexible.
Keep in mind that perfection around this vast subject is nearly impossible. You don’t need to have it all figured out. That in itself would be too rigid.
Let this be a ponder on your own balance with the questions provided.
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