(Guest post from Mariëlle S. Smith)
My path has beckoned me from an early age, but it took me over three decades to not just accept the path I needed to travel this lifetime but to start celebrating it, to revel in the uniqueness that is my journey. Because it is one thing to acknowledge that your path isn't quite like that of others. It's
another thing altogether to then step onto that path and then learn how to enjoy being on it.
I know I'm not alone in this. It is one of the things many of my coaching clients struggle with, and I
have plenty of friends who find this a major challenge, too. Once I'd decided it was time to return to
my book Tarot for Creatives and write a second edition, I knew the this new, expanded edition
would have to include a card spread for those who keep doubting whether it's worth it to stick to
their unbeaten path.
The book won't be out until next year – although those who back the book on Kickstarter will get it six months before anyone else will – but I want to share that spread with you here so you can settle, once and for all, whether or not the unique path you're on right now is the one you want to be on.
If you don't own a tarot deck, that's all right! You can use whichever deck speaks to you.
- What path am I currently on?
- Why am I on this path?
- What empowering belief(s) do I have about this path?
- What limiting belief(s) do I have about this path?
- What does the beaten path offer me that my current path doesn't?
- What does my current path offer me that the beaten path doesn't?
- What's the most likely outcome if I get off my current path to join the crowd?
- What's the most likely outcome if I stay on my own path?
The expanded anniversary edition of Tarot for Creatives will also include seventy-eight mini spreads
based on each card in the tarot. To stick with the topic, I'm sharing the mini spread that goes with
the Hierophant.
For this exercise, you will need an actual tarot deck.
The Hierophant
Swimming against the current?
Shuffle your deck and locate the Hierophant.
The card that ended up directly below the Hierophant as you were shuffling shows you why it can be hard for you to go against tradition in your creative practice. The card that ended up above the Hierophant shows you how to keep paving your own creative path anyway.
I hope these two card spreads will help you on your path. If you could use a little more, check out my 'I am free to choose my own path' guided visualisation. It'll help you clear your path from the negative energy of anyone who's ever tried to influence you and your direction in life.
Here's to enjoying our journeys to the fullest!
Mariëlle S. Smith is a creative mindset coach who helps fellow creatives on their path to fulfilling
their soul's calling using a combination of life coaching, Akashic Records readings, cartomancy, and
Reiki.
She has published fourteen books for writers and other creatives, including the 52 Weeks of Writing
Author Journal and Planner and Tarot for Creatives, and is one of the co-hosts of the Diving into
Writing podcast.
Mariëlle is currently working on the expanded anniversary edition of Tarot for Creatives. The two
card spreads she's sharing in this guest post will both be featured in the new book, which is now
running on Kickstarter.
You can find Mariëlle and her work here on Substack and on her website, Instagram, Facebook, and
YouTube.
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