It’s amazing how much builds up over time that we don’t realize, isn’t it? As I sit staring at the ocean, I think of all the grains of sand that come and go without the shore looking all that different from one day to the next.

MusingsThomas the HermitMarch 11, 2023coaching, 8 of cups, transformation, transformative tarot, moving on, chariot, self-help, self-reflection, nonfictionComment

Are you reading the cards, or are your cards reading you?

Are you reading the cards, or are your cards reading you? If you feel burdened by the information you receive from the cards, you may be ready to learn how to act on that information.

Getting Into Alignment, or Four Years as the Solopreneur of a Capricorn When You’re Not a Capricorn

Hermit’s Mirror is a Capricorn. Are you surprised? When I pair the business’s energy with my own (as Thomas), there’s a beautiful synthesis that happens. Thomas of Hermit’s Mirror can get people climbing up their mountains.

MusingsThomas the HermitJanuary 4, 2023alignment, coaching, small business, solopreneur, soulpreneur, soul purpose, journey, capricorn, hermit's mirror, hermit, numerology, life coachingComment

The Push to Something More

I used to think of the Hermit as the Star in the everyday, on the ground. But they serve different functions. I’m excited to let the Hermit evolve and see what it feels like to be the Star.

MusingsThomas the HermitNovember 12, 2022hermit, star, change, small business, entrepreneur, lunar eclipses, lunar, tarot teacher, tarot coach, coaching, life coach, dare to dream, tarot classes, learning tarotComment

Why “Should I” is a Terrible Way to Start to a Tarot Reading for Yourself

One of the worst words to start a tarot question is should. I know. It’s easy to fall into, especially if you’re using tarot to try to achieve specific goals in your life (but yay you!).

Musings, Tarot tipsThomas the HermitSeptember 3, 2022tarot transformation, transformative tarot, coaching, life coaching, accountability, professional development, personal development, small business, self-publishing, self-help, self-reflection, life line tarot, personal storyComment

How a Reversed Ace Taught Me to Embrace Authentic Self-Investment

“… And it was all thanks to that reversed Ace of Pentacles.” That’s probably not a sentence you would expect to be related to a financial investment question. Yet it is. Sort of. Enjoy another story about transformation through tarot.

MusingsThomas the HermitSeptember 1, 2022transformative tarot, tarot transformation, coaching, life coaching, tarot certification, certified biddy tarot reader, biddy tarot, self-help, self-reflection, shadow work, entrepreneur, reflection, ace of pentaclesComment

When I Was So Desperate for Change I Only Saw One Side of the Cards

In preparation for Tarot to Transform Your Life, I want to give some examples from my own life of how desperation and alignment affect the way we read the cards and live our lives, even when the cards are “right.” First is a story of desperation.

MusingsThomas the HermitAugust 25, 2022transformative tarot, tarot transformation, transformation, hierophant, the hierophant, coaching, life coaching, personal story, higher education, teacher, tarot teacher, desperation, shadows, shadow workComment

Tarot, Coaching, and Fitness. What?

Let’s talk about 7 strategies that I learned from coaching at a gym that will help you become a better tarot reader.

Musings, Tarot tipsThomas the HermitAugust 22, 2022coaching, fitness, tarot teaching, teacher, teaching tarot, life coaching, personal development, tarot tipsComment

The Power of Tableaux for Predictive Readings

Predictive readings are tools for organizing your future thoughts and actions, and tableaux provide you with lots of tantalizing starting points.

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