With the approaching holiday season, (and all the chaos in the world today) you may be forgetting about or putting off some of your self care practices. It can be unintentional, but you may also be asking yourself, “Are things like reading my Tarot really a priority right now? I’m trying to make the world a better place, I have holiday shopping, and out-of-town guests coming and…”
I want to assure you that any self-care routines you want to practice are more important than ever, and if Tarot is one of them, bring it on!
Making time for your self-care practices is especially important in these changing and busy times. Making time for spiritual and mental health is not frivolous, or something to be put off to when you “have time.”
It is essential to ongoing overall health to tune into the larger vision and spiritual energies in some way. Spiritual maintenance is as essential as physical maintenance. If we neglect eating or drinking, our bodies begin to break down. Likewise, if we neglect our spiritual health, our spirit begins to break down, leading to what we might call “burn-out”.
When you want to operate from a place of authenticity and live out your personal values, making time to develop your spiritual health is essential.
The reason I love the Tarot in particular is that it is flexible and very specific to any situation. It’s helpful on its own, and can also be easily used with other self-care or spiritual practices.
Sometimes a lack of focus can be the hard part of journaling or meditation, for example, and pulling a Tarot card with them can make all the difference.
When you choose a Tarot card in conjunction with journaling, for example, you have a real, tangible focus for your journaling that can amplify its benefits.
And Tarot on its own is an easy self-care practice. Pull just one card for your day today and see how it can help you focus your energies.