Channeling the Tarot: Son of Cups
One way I get to know the court cards more deeply is to sit with a card and channel a conversation with the figure on it. Here was my conversation with the Son of Cups from the Wild Unknown Tarot by Kim Krans He appears to me an alchemist, a version of the magician holding…
Channeling the Tarot: Daughter of Cups
One way I get to know the court cards more deeply is to sit with a card and channel a conversation with the figure on it. Here was my conversation with the Daughter of Cups from the Wild Unknown Tarot by Kim Krans “I hold the kind of gifts that are held back by the…
How do the Ancestors speak?
Sometimes people have an expectation that if their ancestors are really, truly talking with them they will hear full sentences, or see a clear person in their mind’s eye. While this does happen for people occasionally, people’s first connections are not usually as clear as this. As a wise friend once told me, if you…
Channeling the Tarot: Mother of Pentacles
One way I get to know the court cards more deeply is to sit with a card and channel a conversation with the figure on it. Here was my conversation with the Mother of Pentacles from the Wild Unknown Tarot by Kim Krans She says I can come talk with her but I need to…
Upcoming Workshop-Connect With Your Ancestral Guides
I can’t wait for my upcoming class at Green Lotus Yoga on July 15th. The last time I presented this class it was so much fun! I shared some of my own experiences communicating with my ancestors and then guided the participants through a meditation to connect with well and healed Ancestral Guides of their…
Why Ancestor Altars Used to Bug Me and What Changed My Mind
So, I’ll admit it. I used to think the idea of making an altar for the ancestors was kind of dumb. It struck me as humans thinking of the needs of spirits in a very human way. I was like, “Why would the ancestors want food? Alcohol for the spirits? Seriously? What are they going…
I struggle with meditation. Are there other ways I can communicate with my ancestors?
Yes! Even if you struggle to get messages or impressions from your ancestors through meditation, you can still communicate with them. I heard a great suggestion on the Demystify Magic Podcast (Episode title: Making Peace with the Past: A Beginner’s Guide to Ancestor Work). The hosts suggest asking a question and specifying, “if the answer…
Are you a medium? Can you talk with my grandma?
It’s so interesting to me how different people’s perceptions are of what happens in their readings. Most often my sense is that I am connecting to an old (or maybe timeless?) form of ancestral energy that creates a “spokesperson” figure for me to talk with. But some people who have gotten readings tell me they…