How I became a tarot coach
Do you ever get the feeling that you're living in the wrong direction? Do you ever feel that what you have is wonderful but it's the wrong way round or you've got that niggling feeling something is missing?
I grew up desperate to be a performer, an actor, it was the only thing I could see in my future, performing and being on stage were everything and like a lot of teenagers I neglected school to pursue any opportunity that let me lose to perform. I had a fierce determination and it paid off.
But I had this other side to me that had been with me since childhood I was obsessed with stories, folk songs, myths. Folk tales of spirit, nature and magic fascinated me, the older the story the more fascinated I was. I was a lonely kid so I read pretty much everything I could get my hands on and when I was 12 I visited the most magical book shop I'd ever been into, a small my magic shop in Glasgow sadly long gone now but a world of Doreen Valiente, StarHawk, Rae Beth, Philip Carr-Gomm and Caitlin Matthews suddenly opened up along with something I’d read about but never seen before, A Deck of Tarot Cards. A Rider Waite Deck to be precise.
Now I’ll admit Rider Waite is where I started, like a lot of people, but today I can't work with Ride Waite anymore it symbolises a lot of patriarchy and symbols that run contrary to how I believe we should do things. Obviously, that's my personal choice I'll probably blog about that again in the future but discovering that deck started something that I couldn't deny, turning over the cards for the first time felt like I’d found something that was missing. They became my constant companion for all of my teenage years and most of my 20s.
I would give readings to friends and family, I sought out every circle and group I could find and learn from when I wasn't filming or on stage. I visited fairs and shops and if I was ever in London or somewhere I could find a Tarot shop I hadn't been to became the priority for every trip.
But in my late 20s I suffered a breakdown after the birth of my daughter and everything got very, very messy. I shut down, I couldn't bring myself to pick up the cards. I was scared what they would think of me and what they would say about my life. I put them in a velvet bag and hid them, I imagined them screaming at me I’d abandoned them but I couldn't bring myself to keep reading. Life got hectic for a while several house moves, my books boxed up and scattered things in storage, things left behind in flats and then one day about five years ago my brother arrived with a copy of the Druidcraft tarot, he didn't say very much he just left it for me or my desk and to be honest dear reader I refused to open it. Until one night it began to sing to me, an old familiar hum that I couldn’t resist, I opened the box, turning over the cards and listening to each card story, I was home this was my Soul Story.
I’d been working as a Coach for several years but hadn’t given a second thought to how Tarot could work with Coaching but working with this new deck I realised they were a perfect match. I gave into my book-obsessed 12-year-old self and went on a search to bring as many of my book friends out of storage and regain my lost knowledge, I took courses too, soaking up this returned feeling of being finally on a good path. I’ve met some wonderful people mostly online in the last year who have encouraged me and given me lots of advice, it feels like a very different world to the stage and screen which can be a tough place to be for your mental and physical health. I began testing it with clients just before the pandemic hit in 2020 and spent lockdown creating my a system for coaching with Tarot.
It’s a total joy now to help others gain their freedom and live the lives they have been dreaming of for so long, Tarot set me free to live my Soul Story and it’s my dream to support as many people as I can to the same.
Coaching with Tarot helps you to see what’s been there all the time, perhaps the good stuff you’ve buried under years of people-pleasing or trying to fit into a life that wasn’t for you. It uncovers your options and releases your creative energy, connecting you with your intuition so no more second-guessing yourself. I can help you design your new Soul Story and support you to take the best action to help you live it, if you’d like to chat through your Tarot Coaching options, get in touch today.