This video may ruffle some feathers, as I recorded fresh after I experienced anger and sadness. For that reason, I was not comfortable publishing it on YouTube.
I will be utilizing my website, Vimeo, and my alternative YouTube channel Truth2power for videos that delves into the Black life experience and the effects of systemic racism. Truth2power is my husband’s channel, but he’s agreed to co-host some videos with me and I’ll be involved in his videos in some capacity or another. I have my business, after all to tend to, but this movement matters so much to me and I need to keep sharing with those willing to listen.
I will still talk about political issues and spiritual warfare on Abundant Life Tarot, as it relates to the Cartomancy and spiritual world. I just need to be able to get my voice out, without the “what about me’s?” or the “reverse racism” crowd. I just need to be able to share without having to once again, justify why we are so hurt, tired, and scared.
ALT Premium is a free membership for my website and members receive exclusive content that is often not up on YouTube. I plan to make Vimeo only and YouTube only available content. In other words, I will no longer move the Vimeo content to YouTube as I’ve done in the past. For my more passionate, politically tinged content, look to ALT Premium/Vimeo. To access my Vimeo content, become a member to Abundant Life Tarot Premium.
Thanks so much for all of the love and support, Dear Friends. It means the world to me, because Lord knows I was beginning to become delirious with exhaustion and felt like I was collapsing into your collective arms, just when I was about to lose it.
Check out what’s coming up in September and October at Abundant Life Tarot Premium, Abundant Life Tarot Facebook Group, and the YouTube Channel.
*Be sure to scroll below to see what’s happening at the individual ALT levels and on YouTube.
We Have One More Deck to Give Away!
The Herbcrafter’s Tarot and a Green Calcite stone is the prize. The 2nd prize winner did not originally claim their prize, so I will now do a new giveaway for this deck. Here’s where to enter to win:
🔮 Last day to enter this giveaway is Friday, September 13, 2019 at 11:59 PM. Winners will be announced on Sunday, September 15th at 1:30 PM, Pacific Time, during a quick mid-month Facebook Live check-in chat session with those who are a part of Abundant Life Tarot’s Facebook group. I will also post a note here, on this site, as well as a note on YouTube.
🔮 After the announcements are made, please claim your prize within 48 hours by emailing me your mailing address where to send your prize at abundantlifetarot@gmail.com. If the prizes are not claimed within a week’s time from the day of announcement, I will re-draw the names and pick a new winner. Please, please, please claim your prizes!
We will be connecting during our group’s Tarot Happy Hour Facebook Live Meetup on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M., Pacific Time. Let’s sip on our favorite drinks, throw some cards and get to know one another.
Even if you are not an ALT Premium member, you can still join the Abundant Life Tarot Facebook group for the monthly Live Facebook Happy Hours, connection, and so much more!
September and October’s Focus: Spiritual Intervention
Spiritual or “Divine” Intervention is when something miraculous seems to happen OR when we keep getting in our own way and the Universe places blocks in our way until we get back on course again.
For the months of September and part of October, we will be working with the topic of Spiritual Intervention. We will explore what it means to have Spiritual Intervention happen in our lives and how to maximize the opportunities that this little miracle (or monkey wrench, as it may be) is offering.
I will be exploring the book Tarot for the Healing Heart: Using Inner Wisdom to Heal Body and Mind, by Christine Jette. I will derive information to share in our mini video series on Spiritual Intervention.
Begin to think about what’s going on in your life right now and are you able to see examples of the Universe intervening and getting you back on course? Or, my favorite – when something appeared catastrophic, but ended up being the best thing that could have happened. It will be fun to see how it shows up in our lives.
Late Summer/Early Fall happenings at ALT and YouTube…
Insurance & Tarot: Insuring Your Tarot Business & Your Beloved Cards Part 2 (ALT)
October Rebel Soul Energetic Tarot & Oracle Reading (ALT-Rebel Soul)
On Demand Guided Affirmations: (ALT-Rebel Soul and Cosmic Seer
Tarot and Oracle Deck Unboxings! (ALT and YouTube)
Tarot Deck Interviews (ALT and YouTube)
Negative Customer Experience Part 2 (ALT Stargazer, YouTube)
A NEW SERIES: So You Wanna be a YouTuber? Creating Content for Yourself and Others (ALT-Cosmic Seer/Rebel Soul)
More Rebel Soul Fireside Chats Coming Soon – Submit Ideas for Topics!
Monthly Quickie Reading Giveaways starting soon (ALT Premium Members Only)
Invitation for ALT’s first Q&A Session with me – Send in Your Burning Questions!
Yearlys for all 12 signs in life, love and abundance coming soon (ALT Premium)
Spiritual Intervention Tarot spread and reading (ALT Premium)
I Quit My Day Job…Now What?! Vlog Series. Wrapping up this series – 9 total vlogs that will post. (ALT-Rebel Soul, Cosmic Seer)
This is just some of the regularly scheduled programming:
Deck in Focus (ALT)
Card by Card (ALT)
Tarot Combos (ALT)
Market Mondays (NEW!) (ALT FB Group)
Monthly Favorites (ALT and YouTube)
30 Minute Video Tarot & Oracle Reading Session with me (ALT-Cosmic Seer)
Custom Guided Affirmations (ALT-Cosmic Seer)
What’s Your Tarot Specialty (ALT-Moon Dancer, Rebel Soul, and Cosmic Seer)
2019 Yearlys will soon be released on YouTube (ALT and YouTube)
2020 Yearlys will recordings will soon begin (ALT-Moon Dancer, Rebel Soul, and Cosmic Seer)
Vision Board Workshop on Facebook at Abundant Life Tarot’s Facebook page. Ready to start EARLY on planning a spectacular 2020? Don’t miss this workshop. Vision Board Workshop on Sunday, October 6, 2019, at 2:00 P.M. Please RSVP for a headcount of folks who will be attending this FREE workshop at the Facebook Page’s event located here: https://www.facebook.com/events/641492969679343/
A BIG, HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING ALT PREMIUM AND FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS:
Kristi Schwickerath
Veronica Rose
Susan Elizabeth
Jessica Vargas
Jennifer King
There is a lot blossoming up at Abundant Life Tarot, so be sure to follow this blog, sign up for the ALT Premium membership (Stargazer level is free!), and hang out with me over at the Facebook group, Abundant Life Tarot. The best place to interact and reach me is through my Facebook Group – so join today!
Thanks for being the BEST part of Abundant Life Tarot!
I have reached a tipping point of imbalance in my life and now realize I have to take a break from doing monthly astrological readings. I have been doing the monthly readings for over a year, maybe longer, and I knew there would be a time when I would have to take a break from them and that time is now. I apologize if this causes any disappointment or inconvenience for some of you.
I wish I could just spend about five minutes per astrological sign, but that’s not how I operate and if I can’t do them the way I enjoy, then I do not want to do them at all.
The truth is, there are so many great YouTube Tarot readers putting out monthly readings. I was inspired by many YouTubers who offer monthly readings, like NorthEast Tarot, when I first started my YouTube channel. Search monthly Tarot readings and you will find there is no shortage of YouTube readers to choose from.
I will still be doing the weekly readings and will begin this week working on the astrological Tarot readings.
NOW, THE IDEA!
So, I got to thinking about what can we do in the place of monthly readings and I’ve come up with an idea that I hope you all are open to trying out for our group. Each month, one of us could take turns offering something for the group – such as monthly Tarot or astrological readings, mini workshops, maybe monthly meditations, your own custom tarot spreads or readings, recipes, rituals, or spellwork. You can use whatever medium you’d like, such as video, pictures, audio, or written form. All I ask is that it is respectful to our group members and related to the metaphysical arts or spiritual healing.
We can choose to include it on the website or just in the Facebook group. Plus, you have complete control and liberty over your work and can share it outside the group. I just ask that discussions we have remain inside the group.
This will give each of you an opportunity to show off your skills and talents with a friendly bunch of cool people and give me a much needed hand in monthly offerings. It can help those who are nervous about creating content for the masses get started in a safe and nurturing environment. Even for those who aspire to or have brick and mortar businesses, it is still a good idea to build up your online presence (notice I didn’t say social media presence? Not everyone wants or desires to be on social media, but, future clients still want a website or some way of being able to connect with you).
Some of you may want to form your own memberships and Patreon memberships, so this is the time and place to practice some offerings to your good friends here, who will be your springboard to success. You can build up your own platforms while practicing your offerings in our group.
This Monthly Offerings Initiative (MOI) offers a great opportunity for all of us to learn and grow from one another.
I will periodically post the questionnaire to invite new and old ALT members to adopt a month to create content for the group.
To celebrate Abundant Life Tarot’s YouTube channel reaching 1000 subscribers, I’d like to do a first ever Q and A Session! A date and time for the Q and A Session will post soon. I am open to all sorts of questions, even non-Tarot related. Submit your questions with the contact form below:
Thanks so much for your questions, your love, and support of the YouTube channel and of this website.
I am so excited! Abundant Life Tarot YouTube channel has reached 1000 subscribers! Thanks to all of you for taking time out of your day to watch my videos and to interact with me. I have the best subbies around!
I want to celebrate with a Q and A and a giveaway. I will discuss the giveaway in a separate video and post, coming shortly. For the Q and A, please keep reading!
Submit your questions for an upcoming Questions and Answers video in the contact form below. I will post a date and time for the upcoming Q and A session, so be sure to stay tuned for the details.
Thanks so much for being a part of this journey with me!
Check out what’s coming up in July and August at Abundant Life Tarot Premium, Abundant Life Tarot Facebook Group, and the YouTube Channel.
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Time to Connect and Celebrate!
We are celebrating Abundant Life Tarot reaching 1000 subscribers on YouTube! We will celebrate in three ways:
A Question and Answer Session – a separate blog post will come shortly, which will have a space for you to enter your questions for the upcoming Q & A video.
A Giveaway with new decks – 3 prize winners will be selected! More to come!
Our Facebook Live Happy Hour event will be a place we will toast to the occasion.
We will be connecting during our group’s Tarot Happy Hour Facebook Live Meetup on Friday, July 19, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M., Pacific Time. Let’s sip on our favorite drinks, throw some cards and get to know one another.
Even if you are not an ALT Premium member, you can still join the Abundant Life Tarot Facebook group for the monthly Live Facebook Happy Hours, connection, and so much more!
July and August’s focus: Dealing with Divine Discontentment
As many of you know, I recently made the decision to walk away from not just the company I worked at for 12 years, but my 20 year long career, too. I have been recording vlogs, detailing my experience and one thing that sticks out in my mind as I edit these videos is this – I was dealing with Divine Discontentment in my life.
For the months of July and August, we will be working with the topic of Divine Discontentment – What does it mean, how to deal with it, and what does life look like on the other side of it, I have recorded three videos that will be posted on ALT Premium .
Amazon.com: Just Quit & Live: 367 Stories & Meditations about Work, Monday’s & Hope, by Ridea Richardson.
I am continuing to read the book, Just Quit & Live, by Ridea Richardson, which was instrumental in my transitioning from one career into a new one. This book helped prepare me on walking away from a safe and secure job, in deep courage and faith that all would work out. I am still navigating this journey, which is being discussed in the Rebel Soul and Cosmic Seer’s levels at ALT Premium.
The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent: Living the Art of Allowing, by Esther and Jerry Hicks, is a book I decided to read this summer. I’ve skimmed over this book in the past, but this time, I am taking notes and meditating on the nuggets of insight I am receiving from this book.
Deliberate creating your life conditions your experiences to a more favorable energetic climate. It is worthwhile to invest in making sure your emotions are in energetic alignment with all that you are trying to be and have in your life. When you live a life of deliberate co-creating with Spirit, you recognize the truth that you’re always in abundance. You foster a sense of self-worth that colors every interaction and experience.
It is one thing to manifest from one thing to another. It is next level living when we choose the art of allowing in our lives. It is why I do not stress anymore when things appear to not be going my way. I recognize that EVERYTHING is working out for my highest and greatest good.
This book is proving to be a quick read and I hope to be all done before my next Favorites video, so that I can share what I’ve learned and been reminded of in my studies in Law of Attraction.
Amazon.com: The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent: Living the Art of Allowing, by Esther and Jerry Hicks.
If you have books to recommend, please share them with the Facebook Group.
Some Summertime happenings at ALT and YouTube…
Astrological August General Life, Love, and Abundance Tarot & Oracle Readings for all 12 signs
Insurance & Tarot: Insuring Your Tarot Business & Your Beloved Cards Part 2 (ALT)
August Rebel Soul Energetic Tarot & Oracle Reading (ALT-Rebel Soul)
On Demand Guided Affirmations: (ALT-Rebel Soul and Cosmic Seer)
What is grounding? (ALT FB Group)
Expanding Your Horizons Spread (ALT)
Tarot and Oracle Deck Unboxings! (ALT and YouTube)
Tarot Deck Interviews (ALT and YouTube)
Negative Customer Experience Part 2 (ALT Stargazer, YouTube)
A NEW SERIES: So You Wanna be a YouTuber? Creating Content for Yourself and Others (ALT-Cosmic Seer/Rebel Soul)
More Rebel Soul Fireside Chats Coming Soon – Submit Ideas for Topics!
Our Quarterly Giveaway is happening in July and winners will be announced in August
Monthly Quickie Reading Giveaways starting soon (ALT Premium Members Only)
Invitation for ALT’s first Q&A Session with me – Send in Your Burning Questions!
Divine Discontentment – a 3 Part Series (ALT and YouTube)
Divine Discontentment Tarot Spread (ALT)
I Quit My Day Job…Now What?! Vlog Series (ALT-Rebel Soul, Cosmic Seer)
This is just some of the regularly scheduled programming:
Deck in Focus (ALT)
Card by Card (ALT)
Tarot Combos (ALT)
Market Mondays (NEW!) (ALT FB Group)
Monthly Favorites (ALT and YouTube)
30 Minute Video Tarot & Oracle Reading Session with me (ALT-Cosmic Seer)
Custom Guided Affirmations (ALT-Cosmic Seer)
What’s Your Tarot Specialty (ALT-Moon Dancer, Rebel Soul, and Cosmic Seer)
2019 Yearlys will soon be released on YouTube (ALT and YouTube)
2020 Yearlys will recordings will soon begin (ALT-Moon Dancer, Rebel Soul, and Cosmic Seer)
There is a lot blossoming up at Abundant Life Tarot, so be sure to follow this blog, sign up for the ALT Premium membership (Stargazer level is free!), and hang out with me over at the Facebook group, Abundant Life Tarot. The best place to interact and reach me is through my Facebook Group – so join today!
Thanks for being the BEST part of Abundant Life Tarot!
Check out the monthly astrological tarot readings for all 12 signs, to get answers and insights into what’s coming up for you in the month of June. Subscribe for $3.00 per month to gain unlimited access to commercial ad free, highly accurate tarot readings based on your astrological sign. Be sure to check out your Sun, Moon, and Rising signs, as well as check out your loved ones’ tarot readings, too, for a complete forecast of what’s to come for you in the coming month.
Aries July Readings in General Life, Love, and Abundance (3 Videos):
I have looked high and low for a fully melanated Oracle deck and I finally have one in my collection with the Wisdom of Natural Hair. This deck does not come with a guidebook, but it does have clear keywords on the cards. One of the cards appears to not have been cut evenly, but this does not detract at all from the quality or usability of the deck. The keyword phrases comes in both English and French.
I resonated instantly with this deck because I, myself, experienced my own natural hair journey. It was not an easy road, as I chose to “transition” or clip off the straight ends when my natural hair was long enough. The other option was to “big chop” my hair by cutting it all off, but I was too scared to do that. Instead, I dealt with two different hair types for two years before I finally was able to trim off the remaining straight ends. Because of this long journey with my hair, I decided I would never again use a flat iron or chemical to alter my hair’s curl pattern.
I had long, thick hair when I was girl, but it became too much for my mom and I to deal with on a daily basis, so she took me to a hair salon and I got my hair chemically relaxed at the age of nine years old. I would relax my hair for many years and the only time my hair was slightly curly was when I used a curling iron to bump the ends.
I remember the summer of 1993, when I was thirteen years old, and I dared to go all summer without a relaxer. I braided my hair and then took them down, so I could have wavy hair. I loved it. I then wondered if my hair could ever naturally be like that. It would take me decades to find out what my hair was truly made of.
In my early twenties, I heard it was unhealthy to use chemical relaxers, so I moved to heating my hair with a flat iron. I became an expert at using heat to straighten my hair. It came with a price of thinning edges and thin, brittle strands. Then in 2014, I felt like I just needed to stop flat ironing my hair. But, I didn’t realize I had to change up my entire hair routine to get to a place where my hair was happy and healthy again. I had to change what hair products I used and to have a strict detangling schedule – something I was not used to dealing with when I was straightening my hair. At times I would get frustrated, but in the end, all of the effort was worth it.
I had to navigate emotional ups and downs with my transitioning hair. It was not easy managing two hair types. I did not feel “pretty” most days and my confidence took a hit when I would see other black women wear straight hair. It was quite a realization for me that the natural hair journey was not just about the physical, but also, very much about my spiritual and emotional journey with my changing appearance.
I had to readjust what my standard of beauty was for myself. I had to reconstruct who I was on the inside, as my hair transitioned on the outside. This was not an easy journey, but it made me so strong and so confident once I got to the place I was trying to reach. My natural curls makes me so happy now and I would not trade my hair texture in for the world. This is why my heart sang with joy when I saw this deck – because it represents a very personal journey I was on for several years.
What many may not realize is Black women consider our hair as our crown jewel and we hold great pride in it. We also hold great shame. This inner conflict comes from our slave and colorism history. We were made to feel ashamed of our kinky hair. The straighter, the better is what we were told by White people and our own relatives. If you had straighter hair, you were treated better in society by Whites and Blacks. That was the sad truth of it. If you were light skinned, with wavy hair, you were better than a dark woman with kinky hair and this was pervasive throughout the centuries that Black women have been in westernized society.
It wasn’t until the late 1960s and 1970s that Black women celebrated their course, kinky hair by wearing afros and other natural styles. And, thankfully there has been a resurgence in Black women wearing natural styles in recent years. Women should be able to wear their hair however they wish, but, it is my hope that they never have to feel like they have to wear straighter styles to be accepted, because that is not what I want for little girls growing up.
I think me having a little girl is why I felt a strong need to wear my natural hair. I wanted her to love her curls and to learn how to take care of them at an early age. She will never know a relaxer or flat iron, if I can help it.
I’d love to hear from you on this deck or on your own journeys that you all are embarking on.
A little about the deck:
These cards are glossy, larger oracle sized and borderless.
Check out what’s coming up in June at Abundant Life Tarot Premium and the YouTube Channel.
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Time to Connect and Celebrate!
YouTube Live Event: Fireside Chats: Black on Black Violence – Monday, June 3rd, 2019, at 7:30 P.M. with guest and new YouTuber, Truth2Power. Join us for this enlivening discussion and yes – there will be some card shuffling and throwing during this Live, too. Head to the Live here: https://youtu.be/GEqZqrQghW8
We will be connecting during our group’s Tarot Happy Hour Facebook Live Meetup on Friday, June 14, 2019 at 7:00 P.M. – 7:30 P.M., Pacific Time. Let’s sip on our favorite drinks, throw some cards and get to know one another (previously scheduled for June 7th).
Even if you are not an ALT Premium member, you can still join the Abundant Life Tarot Facebook group and the monthly Live Facebook Happy Hours.
In my yearly general life tarot reading I did for myself in late December 2018, I learned that in the summer of 2019, I would be walking away from my career, to explore new things. Here I am – in June, about to embark on a journey of walking away from my longstanding insurance career and moving towards something much more heart centered in my life.
What are you walking away from and walking towards in your own life? Many of us are transitioning from an old way of life to a new way of being. While others of us are not even sure where to begin – we just know that a change is coming. This month is all about letting go of the lesser for the greater, and expanding our horizons like never before.
Amazon.com: Just Quit & Live: 367 Stories & Meditations about Work, Monday’s & Hope, by Ridea Richardson.
I read the book, Just Quit & Live, by Ridea Richardson, to help prepare for my transition of closing one career, as I began a new one in spiritual healing. This book helped prepare me on walking away from a safe and secure job, to striking out on my own, in deep courage and faith that all would work out. I am still navigating this journey, which will be featured and discussed at length in the Rebel Soul and Cosmic Seer’s levels at ALT Premium.
The other book I am continuing to work with this month is Awakening Empath: The Ultimate Guide to Emotional, Psychological and Spiritual Healing, by Luna & Sol.
Awakened Empath has been helping me to become a better tarot reader, mother and wife. I am setting appropriate boundaries, grounding and clearing energies, and making sure to protect my energy before, during, and after readings. I was not realizing how draining being an Empath could be and beating myself up for not having enough energy to get all the things I wanted to accomplished in a day. I now make time in my schedule for downtime and detoxification time, and it has been helping me tremendously in setting a precedent with our daughter.
I’m excited about exploring and possibly sharing what I’ve learned in the pages of the Awakened Empath and invite you to share some of your own thoughts about this book or about living the life of an “Awakened Empath” over at our Facebook Group, Abundant Life Tarot group.
2019 Yearlys will soon be released on YouTube (ALT and YouTube)
2020 Yearlys will recordings will soon begin (ALT-Moon Dancer, Rebel Soul, and Cosmic Seer)
There is a lot blossoming up at Abundant Life Tarot, so be sure to follow this blog, sign up for the ALT Premium membership (Stargazer level is free!), and hang out with me over at the Facebook group, Abundant Life Tarot.
Thanks for being the BEST part of Abundant Life Tarot!
Check out the monthly astrological tarot readings for all 12 signs, to get answers and insights into what’s coming up for you in the month of June. Subscribe for $3.00 per month to gain unlimited access to commercial ad free, highly accurate tarot readings based on your astrological sign. Be sure to check out your Sun, Moon, and Rising signs, as well as check out your loved ones’ tarot readings, too, for a complete forecast of what’s to come for you in the coming month.
Aries June Readings in General Life, Love, and Abundance (3 Videos):
