When I first started meditating, long before I became aware of my own guides, I always saw a gold-robed woman standing at the back of a large pillared room. No matter how hard I tried, I could never get closer to her. Several years passed before I understood who she was. She was me!
We have lived so many lives, under so many personas, it would be impossible to learn about each and every one of them. Yet, we all know people who talk about their past lives as if they are some sort of status symbol. This is not only unhealthy, it is a waste of their current life. What does matter is healing soul memory which can cripple us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Fear is the biggest barrier confronting us as past life and death experiences are deeply imbedded into our soul memory. In our current lifetime, we will rarely experience the same terrors, but we will be exposed to the fear attached to them.
My deepest fear lay in openly acknowledging my spirituality for in countless lifetimes I was persecuted, imprisioned, tortured, and executed for my beliefs. That wasn't going to happen in this life, but I had to face the fear of "laying my head on the chopping block". Once I contronted that fear, it's hold over me was extinguished. I have never looked back.
I got my first Tarot deck in 1996. I now have a significant collection. What attracts me to a particular deck? The artwork usually. However, in 1998, one deck chose me - the Robin Wood Tarot published by Llewellyn - http://www.llewellyn.com/
I was seeking a simple but genuine book for my daughter to go with the cards I bought her for Christmas. To that end, I examined every book in the Mind, Body and Spirit section of the store. Yet, when I turned to pay for the book I selected, another grabbed my attention. I knew it was not there before. I knew how many people and staff were in the store at the time. I knew no other human being had approached that section. When I opened it up, black and white pictures of a deck I had never seen before called to my soul. I couldn't afford two books so I put the latter on Lay-By.
The next day we went to a psychic fair in a nearby suburb. One stall featured a long table packed with books and Tarot decks. The one I sought was not among them. When asked what I was looking for I told the stall holder about my uncanny experience. "Oh" he said. "The Robin Wood deck! Yes. They are very hard to get. I have put an order in, but that was months ago. I tell you what. Give me your name and phone number and when they eventually arrive I will call you." Believe it or not, I got the call two days later. Five days after that, I had those cards in my hot little hands. Some things are just meant to be.
Infinitely more beautiful in colour, the Robin Wood is still my favourite Tarot deck when reading for clients. They convey a clear message, and that's all a Tarot card needs to do.
I got my first Tarot deck in 1996. I now have a significant collection. What attracts me to a particular deck? The artwork usually. However, in 1998, one deck chose me - the Robin Wood Tarot published by Llewellyn - http://www.llewellyn.com/
I was seeking a simple but genuine book for my daughter to go with the cards I bought her for Christmas. To that end, I examined every book in the Mind, Body and Spirit section of the store. Yet, when I turned to pay for the book I selected, another grabbed my attention. I knew it was not there before. I knew how many people and staff were in the store at the time. I knew no other human being had approached that section. When I opened it up, black and white pictures of a deck I had never seen before called to my soul. I couldn't afford two books so I put the latter on Lay-By.
The next day we went to a psychic fair in a nearby suburb. One stall featured a long table packed with books and Tarot decks. The one I sought was not among them. When asked what I was looking for I told the stall holder about my uncanny experience. "Oh" he said. "The Robin Wood deck! Yes. They are very hard to get. I have put an order in, but that was months ago. I tell you what. Give me your name and phone number and when they eventually arrive I will call you." Believe it or not, I got the call two days later. Five days after that, I had those cards in my hot little hands. Some things are just meant to be.
Infinitely more beautiful in colour, the Robin Wood is still my favourite Tarot deck when reading for clients. They convey a clear message, and that's all a Tarot card needs to do.