When you were introduced to a new colleague, or an acquaintance, how many times have you shaken his or her hands and whispered under your breath, “This person is more than meets the eye.” Since I was little, I often tapped into my intuition to assess a person or a situation to help me make better decisions. Even at work, as I juggled multiple projects, responded to tight deadlines, some of which were moving deadlines, and managed a team, it was often a good measure of experience and technical skills mixed with a large dose of intuition that helped me make important decisions. Some of these decisions were career-defining ones.
Even when I had performed a Myers Briggs assessment which was a psychometric test to understand my personality type, the results came up indicating that I was one who took an objective approach to problem-solving and used facts and figures to make decisions. I was only interested in what was real and factual. I was glad that this part of me, this objectivity, had honed me as a good manager at work, but I was even more glad that over the years, as I walked my spiritual path, I trusted my intuition enough to make me an even better manager.
The High Priestess
The High Priestess card in Tarot was always a fantastic muse to encourage me to tap into my intuition whenever I picked the card to respond to a pressing issue. A spiritually enlightened being, she leveraged divine wisdom and her knowledge of the universe, to open my heart and mind to the subconscious. As she sat behind the thin veil that separated her from the conscious and the subconscious mind, she transpired her soft whispers of guidance into my innermost thoughts. The High Priestess would speak in her softest voice such that when I heard an inner voice that said, “Watch out, there could be a treacherous bend up ahead.’, I knew I had to be prepared for it. I often used this phrase, “I saw the writing on the wall” when I made tough work or project decisions, significant career changes, or re-organized the team structure and scope. Sometimes, these decisions might raise some eyebrows but I trusted the High Priestess’ energy in me to assure myself that everything would turn out all right in the end.
“It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover.’ – Henri Poincare
Below this blog post is a picture of the High Priestess from my very own deck which is still work in progress at the time of publication of this post.
The Moon
The Moon card in Tarot was another wonderful card that encouraged me to tap into my intuition to formulate a response whenever I felt that a situation was not right. It was a card that waved a red flag at me to wake me up to the fact that I had to confront my fears and anxieties when I sensed that there were undercurrents suggesting that these issues were caused by the hidden agendas of other people around me. The Moon card almost always showed up in the face of office politics and career crossroads. However, my experience has taught me that fear and anxiety would cripple us into inaction and was highly unproductive. Leveraging my intuition to deal with these issues proactively instead, meant that I would be backed by a solid plan to help me maintain my resilience as I sailed into the murky waters of uncertainty.
“Fear is an illusion that creates a false sense of isolation existing only in your imagination.” – Jeraldine Saunders
Below this blog post is a picture of the Moon from the Book of Shadows Volume 2 – So Below Tarot deck created by Barbara Moore
Queen Of Cups
The Queen of Cups was yet another card that encouraged me to trust my intuition. The Queen embodied one who was compassionate and creative, yet intuitive and emotionally balanced. She was emotionally balanced and controlled no matter what challenges were hurled her way. I had an ex-boss who was very much like this Queen when I worked for a local bank some years back. She nurtured her team with a sense of calm and collectedness. She made decisions after ensuring that everyone’s opinions and concerns were heard and understood. She was slow to anger, and instead of reacting to actions that were contrary to her expectations, she took time to think through, process the intent behind these actions within her heart and mind, before deciding on what she had to do next. She was highly intuitive and read people like a book. Her intuition helped her discern how she should be developing each and every one of her team members. She had about 50 people in her team, definitely not an easy job. It was also her intuition that helped her anticipate the changes that evolved later when an organizational restructure turned the company into an unrecognizable foreign bank. She had been my mentor for years and I had emulated my management style on the way she used to manage our marketing department. Almost 12 years after, I am still learning from her.
“The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from the harm till the end of your days.” – Lao Tzu
Below this blog post is a picture of the Queen of Cups from the Rosetta Tarot deck created by M.M. Meleen.
Trusting My Intuition
Trusting my intuition meant that I could effectively juggle a career as a marketing and communications professional at a multinational corporation with my passion as a certified professional Tarot reader and Numerologist. Over and on top the skills and experience that I possessed, I also had to have a large dose of intuition to make big career and life decisions including those that impacted my family.
I was once put down by a fellow Tarotist who had 30 years of experience under her belt. She said, “So what if you had a Certified Professional Tarot Readers qualification? I have 30 years of Tarot reading experience under my belt.” Her words did not rock my confidence, It only strengthened my resolve to use my intuitive gifts to better serve my clients. As my intuition had carried me through the ebbs and flows along the journey of my life and had been my guiding light every time my ship approached the rocky coast of life-changing moments, I have built the confidence to use that same intuition to guide my clients through their own journeys.
About The Writer:
The writer of this blog post is a marketeer by trade, and a tarot card reader by accident. She was awarded a Certified Professional Tarot Reader qualification from the Tarot Certification Board of America (TCBA) and is also a certified numerologist. She is currently running a Tarot consultancy based in Singapore called Sun Goddess Tarot, which provides confidential intuitive readings combining the metaphysical disciplines of Tarot, Numerology and Astrology via face to face and emails as well as readings at corporate and private events and workshops. A member of the American Tarot Association (ATA) and the Tarot Association of the British Isles (TABI), she is also a reader for the Free Tarot Network and mentors Tarot protégés on behalf of the American Tarot Association
Website:www.sungoddesstarot.com
Email: Joanna@sungoddesstarot.com
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| The High Priestess from my own deck - a work in progress. |
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| The Moon from Barbara Moore's Book of Shadows Volume 2 - So Below Tarot deck |
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| Queen of Cups from M.M. Meleen's Rosetta Tarot deck |
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