Review: A Tarot Reading by Arwen

Earlier this evening, I was fortunate enough to have a Tarot reading by Stephanie Arwen Lynch, president of the American Tarot Association.

I have had readings from many other Tarot Readers in the past, but no one has come close to providing a reading as straightforward or efficiently as she. Without any background information or even my presence, she answered a vague question with relevant details in a manner that left me in charge of my own choices. Arwen didn’t tell me what to do, but she did give me a clear picture of how the possible outcomes of my decision would affect me.

If you want a Tarot reading that is genuine, candid & insightful, I strongly recommend you contact her.

Why should you take my recommendation as having any validity?

I first picked up a deck of Tarot cards in 1986 and have been reading professionally for about seventeen years.

I am a Certified Tarot Reader and continue studying to reach higher levels. I’ve done more than read Tarot for Your Self by Mary K. Greer, 78 Degrees Of Wisdom: A Book of Tarot by Rachel Pollack, and Book of Thoth by Aleister Crowley. I’ve assaulted them with highlighters and side notes leaving them with broken spines and favored pages marked with creases.

I was a the featured entertainment as “Madame Carlisle” at the Carlisle Country Club’s annual Halloween party in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and returned, again and again, by popular demand. My client base consists of people living across the United States who have remained loyal to me for more than a decade and my Tarot skills alone were enough to keep food on the table for my family during some very hard times.

Don’t ask me for a Tarot reading. Ask Arwen. You won’t regret it.

Some Assistance Please

The difficulty I've had in finding a job after not being able to have one for almost 13 years has made me become a bit more open minded in what I think of as "work". I've kept my head above water by doing freelance work with computer maintenance and basic training, web design, bookkeeping, business consulting, my own artwork, writing articles (I do write very well when I'm getting paid for what I produce), and some down and dirty yard maintenance. With only 2 years of college behind me, I don't have a piece of paper to show that I know what I know, but I do know what I'm good at and I know what I love to do.

I now have the opportunity to return to college and I have a very hard choice to make. Do I return to finish my teaching degree to help 4th and 5th grade children grasp math or do I try to earn some kind of credentials in computer science?

What makes this such a hard decision for me is, while I love children and math, I hate the institutional atmosphere and methodology of schools. On the other hand, teaching would allow me to work while my own children are in school and spend more time with them while they are home.

Another dilemma I have to work around is that the nearest school which offers degrees in computer related fields happens to be to far for me to travel on a regular basis. Would taking the individual classes at the community college be sufficient to help me further the career I've already begun to build for myself even if a formal degree would not be acquired?

This is very frustrating and I would appreciate your comments.

P.S. I strongly agree with the methodology of Peak Learningand have used the techniques to teach myself much more than I thought I was capable of learning. Anyone who wants or needs to learn on their own can benefit from Peak Learning.

I Resolve to Stay Positive

Year after year, I set resolutions for myself and then just keep repeating the same bad habits I swore to end. Perhaps that in itself is the problem. If I remember my lessons from so very long ago, the universe doesn’t accept negatives. I intend to use that to my advantage for 2009. After all, meeting resolutions is supposed to be a positive experience.

1. I will make every day as magickal as possible. I’m going to start here with my blog. I want a life without chaos, so the pink is history.

2. I will post to my blog at least three times a week and tweet at least once every day. More hours in a day would be a better, but posting only takes a few minutes and frees up hours that I would otherwise have to spend emailing, snail-mailing, and on the phone to keep in touch with friends and family.

3. I will spend more time sitting on the sofa watching TV with my kids in the evening than sitting at a desk working.

4. I will refrain from obligating myself to more than I really want, need, or should do for others.

5. I will put my cigarette money into a lockbox towards Clan Camping.