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Great tutorial and excellent choice of deck to show it 😊 The Wayhome has THE best stock ever !!!! A question out of pure curiosity: do you feel like riffle shuffling with the back of the deck facing you X the front of the deck facing you yields a different shuffling experience ? Sometimes one feels way easier than the other... Perhaps a paper core issue ?

So much of this resonates with me, thank you for sharing. I'm glad that you are proud of yourself, and I'm proud of yourself too. So important to recognize that. And it seems that you are taking more in account your needs and yourself and I'm glad for you. ❤ Love listening to your rambles 😊

Hi Casandra, Love your shirt firstly. Your rocking it. Oh honey...I use to live in that mind space also. Then ad I aged I realized " Its none of my business what others think of me" . That was a big lesson for me and it took me a while to learn it. I am now 55 and loving life and doing what I want and think is right. So much lighter in the mind over here. I realized after letting go of "I am not enough"!....Life style. That I was more than enough. The people who I LOVE the most are the only ones that care about full stop. I wish I could turn back time and discover this at your age. Man I do....Lost years of never fully allowing myself to be me, and very lost in even knowing who that might be as what others thought of me seem to out way anything else. I now live every day with the believe that I am amazing. That I spread love every where I go. And I believe that its my super power. I only ever say things I truly believe to be the truth. I give honest opinions to all I meet if asked too. I love every minute of my day. I don't wait for people to Love me any more. I just go around spreading love to all the people and place I go and it ripples its way back to me always. I make my own happiness. Plan my my weekend with things I love to do. With like minded people around me who are positive and have a great outlook on life. And you don't have to leave your home to do that. I put my headphone on to loud music that I love when I do housework. (I keep my house very tidy but that doesn't mean I love doing house work) so I jazz it up with music. To help me feel happy as I go...I even carry you or another you tuber around as I dust and clean every room. Yep, I carry the computer around as I clean. Because you guys are my like minded people who help me feel amazing each day. I plan my own Birthdays because I don't wait to be loved by another. I chose to plan the best Terri day that I possible would like to have and go do it. I have stepped into this space..... that I create my own happiness. And I look for things that make me happy each day. Because thats great. I decided to go the the GYM beginning of this year. I am a bigger girl...Actually I am the biggest person who attends my GYM. I could feel embarrassed and not go. Or I could go ....Like I do, and help other people feel they can come along also. Because as long as I don't look in the mirror....I feel so much stronger and healthier and I am able to do exercise more easily than when I started. I listen to my music so I don't need to speak to people if I don't want on any particular day. My mind space has even improved because exercise is great for my brain. YOU don't have to go to the GYM etc. I am just showing you how I don't let other peoples looks or comments stop me from living my most authentic life, possible. I don't even think they do look or comment about me at all and thats the truth. Because I love that I love myself enough to care about myself fully that why would any one care if I am at the GYM or Shop, or school etc. I hope you find you way to this amazing mind space that I live in. Please know also. I came from an abusive home ....where I was also told I was nothing daily. I was humiliated daily not only by others outside my house but also by my family inside the home. There was every form of abusive happening in my family home life. It wasn't a place for a child to be living. Thats my past. I just didn't want you to think I was like this because I lived the perfect childhood, surrounded my compliments and praise. But I didn't allow myself to continue to be treated poorly forever. I did grow up and move out. (ran away from home actually). However I step by step started love myself more and surrounding myself with beautiful souls and I started to decide I wake up and do mini challenges. I still do that to this day. Thats way I joined the GYm...that was a mini challenge ( a big one actually). Any how lovely...Keep talking to your self...journalling is important always. As is pulling your cards daily to reflect on. You Are Beautiful, Your an Amazing Mum ,that always shines through. I love watching your channel. As do many others. But please only bring what you want too your channel. Its so important to be doing what you want to do, or make on your channel. Always be true to who you are and watch how amazing it is to live in this space. Take Care Lovely. I really enjoyed watching this. Terri from Australia 🙌 🇦🇺 🦘💜

Thank you for sharing and being so vulnerable 💕

When I get burnout I do take a break until I feel ready to do a reading even if it’s a simple draw of 3 cards. But I like to do fun things with my decks, for example when I’m reading a book or watching a particular show or movie I would assign the characters to cards of Tarot and map out their stories. I also love to write and tarot has helped me with creative writing ideas. But I also read or watch other tarot readers and see what they do with their cards and take some inspiration from them.

Thank you so much for being so open about this. It’s something I very much identify with and struggle with as well and it’s so difficult to try to open up. Unfortunately most people I’ve met would rather say people that experience this “play victim”. It really doesn’t help at all. It’s a lonely enough place to be without being basically accused of pretending or being “dramatic”. Sorry for all the emotion here. It’s very rare for me to hear anyone discuss what I feel every day and it has put me in my feels.

I've been wanting to engage with my tarot practice, but I often find myself just admiring my collection on the shelves. This has made me feel a bit guilty, but I realized that you're right: I just need to give it some time and not force it.

Your honesty and vulnerability are refreshing. I completely relate to your feelings, it’s the reason I just subscribed to your channel 🥰

Also, I like your haircut!

This resonates with me. I cried watching this. Felt the release. It's hard to make friends as an adult. The vulnerability is hard because I fear that I will give so much of myself and not get it in return. I miss community

you are SO not bad at this! :D I'm all about this vibe.

I get it. Me too. We seem to have certain perspectives on what a connection is rather than just being. Like our prior years are being reflected into now. It’s like “how do I clean that lense?” Wish I could help but I am here to tell you that you are so not alone in these circumstances. We’ll find ourselves with good connections in due time. Bless

This resonated deeply (and I'm not alone, judging from the other comments). Thank you for your vulnerability; it is very inspiring.

You are a deeply wonderful human, thank you for sharing all of this with us 💕

I relate so much to all of this. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing.

For what it's worth I'm proud of you and feel the same 😊🤌

what you said in the beginning, about not fully opening yourself up due to fear of being misunderstood, really resonated. I actually touched upon the idea of worrying about being "too me" (in line with what you said about being 'too much') in one of my videos. In fact, creating my channel recently was a practice in my pushing back on that fear. Here's to truly being ourselves and holding space for ourselves. What a thoughtful video - thanks for sharing, and for your vulnerability!

I was nodding along the whole time as I can very much relate. I'm usually a quiet lurker because I struggle with opening up and connecting with others - especially virtually as I try to find the appropriate balance of connecting without oversharing or feeling too vulnerable with strangers on the inter webs. However I have always appreciated and admired your ability to be open with us and to just be yourself. Thank you. ❤

Thank you:) ❤

I've had to let several decks go because I had used them during a particular difficult time and I emotionally connect them to a person or pet I've lost and it hurts too much to ever use them again. 2020- 2024 was a rough time - so many deaths. So many decks had to go. I have completely changed my practice - simplified it. 1 draw before falling asleep from Light Seers and reflecting on something positive about the card, and then 1 pull in the AM from Ancient Stones Oracle and reflecting on the card and a little mental journaling. Just 2 decks, everything else feels too heavy. Take care of yourself

Rhythm and Soul is soooooo good! And of course Lisa's deck is great. Her book is our shop bookclub for the month and I'm loving it. Don't yell at Cassandra!!! No yelly emails! :) I'll be visiting your shop for that witch disk! How cool. Thank you as always for your lovely cozy video. Love you back! Bye! 🌹

I love your sweet little altar and your whole set-up. Would you ever consider doing a "behind the scenes" video where you show your filming setup? I'm new to TH-cam and am always interested in how other creators do their work. If you have a video like this, could you link it here please and thank you?

It would be so fun to do a Feeling Collage with you for the new year! That video would be awesome 🎉 ps. I have been feeling in a rut too and your videos have been helping me feel not alone in that.

Hi Casandra, Love your little altar display. I love Lisa's book also. I am still waiting for my copy of "Rhythm and Soul Tarot" from kickstarter here is Australia. Hopefully I will get it soon. Loved hearing about your sons BIrthday celebrations.. They grow up so fast so continue to enjoy every minute. You could do a live on your channel about Lisa's book. I would definitely watch and respond through the feed with you. Only thing It would have to be at a time I could watch it along with you here from Australia. I could do Tuesday through to Thursday from 8am to 9pm at night anytime. As long as you could work out the time from your country to Australia. I would be happy to put 2-3 hrs aside in between any of those times above I gave you. I know you a busy Mum in between all the other things you do. But I am just putting it out there in the universe to see if it works for you. And if you would be interested. Take care lovely and keep shining and spreading your love out in the world. Terri from Australia 🦘 🙌 🇦🇺 💜

Unlocking the tarot is such a great book. My husband and I are reading it as our bed-time book to read to each other and get him to learn tarot some more. Your’re gonna love it!

You have had so much going on this year. From my view, you have done really well prioritizing💐 I do a similar thing with my journaling-recording what is going on when I skip or am irregular in my writing or recording patterns. At first, it was so I wouldn’t have the blank page, but then it became “normal” and I find it helpful when I look back to see the big picture of what I pulled before and after life’s interruptions. It feels deeper, genuine, more real. Now, I quite like it when it happens. I really enjoyed this video - ordered a few things from the shop and am especially grateful you stocked the Unicorn’s Journey 🦄 because I missed the window on Kickstarter. Sending you love and many blessings for a great November 🍁🍄🍂

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Hi Casandra, I just ordered from your shop for the first time! I bought many decks but wanted more lol. Thanks for the great selection and updates✨Nisha

Love your t-shirt!

Just ordered outgrow yourself tarot from your shop ❤❤❤!

Like you said... TIME is the best way to get through a funk. I explored other interests. It took me 8 months to feel like pulling cards again. 😊

I totally get it. I barely did much tarot practice in the last couple of months. I felt guilty at first, but realized I had so much on my plate that I needed to take the time. You seem to be doing exactly what you need to do. We'll be here to support you while life keeps life-ing. I used to teach ballet and yoga. I ADORED it. I love movement. But every time I considered renting a space to do it regularly, I just never could do it. It is A LOT to be in business for oneself. There is so much pressure. Even teaching at a dance school and a fitness center made me completely burned out. Having your own business is even more difficult when it is something you are passionate about. (ok... so I am just echoing exactly what you said...) but, it is so good to take back your practice for yourself, give yourself the space to do it when you feel called, redevelop a practice for who you are today, not exactly how you did it before. I am certain you will find the balance, the restructuring, the "for the public" vs "the personal and sacred." Tis a struggle, my dear, but you always speak with such kindness and authenticity. Love and peace to you, dear one. We're here for ya!

A great video, sharing your thoughts and ideas .. Thank you for sharing ... There are times when I step away from working with my decks .. then at times I will just do a Card for reflection ... while of course there are days when I dive deep into working with my Tarot ...

One of the things I like to do when I feel that "tarot rut" is to go back to my very first deck, the Hansen Robert tarot, and spend some time with it. It's a deck I don't read with all the time, but it was my childhood favorite -- I found tarot when I was about eight, the rest is history -- and it helps me gain some perspective.

A big part of my tarot practice is struggling to find enough time. Life is busy and I only have so much free time for the things I love outside of work, family, etc. When I spend all of my free time on tarot, my other interests are inevitably neglected. So I give myself permission to take breaks. I will go all in on something else for a while. Watercolor painting is a big one for me. If I feel guilty about leaving tarot behind, I'll bring it in and use the cards for my color palette or inspiration for a theme, that way tarot is still involved, but painting is the focus. Eventually I switch back, and find that my relationship with the cards has changed; I'm more in tune with the colors or the artistic style. This way my relationship with tarot continues to grow, even when I take time away.

I don't have tarot burnout right now. BUT, this was really helpful for my burnout with my art and creativity. I feel like I've been struggling with it. But you reminded me to start just doing it again for myself… thank you!

Yup Same. I just take a break from my tarot if I get burned out. I wait till I miss it again.

This entire year I've been dealing with burn out, so I feel and appreciate this. Dawn Michelle and Marlena both did videos related to burn out and overwhelm earlier this year. For me I think figuring out what is actually burning me out. Often it's less about the tarot and more about the overwhelm of tarottube and social media. I love seeing other people's practices but then seeing people posting prolifically makes me feel like I'm not doing enough. I think the suggestion to do something small like a one card pool can help get realigned. It gets challenging when I feel like the creation and business side isn't taking off as fast as I'd like.

I read in a Madame Pamita tarot book that if you’re not saying “hell yeah!” to something, don’t do it 😘

I think there's a lot of guilt for having large tarot and oracle collections sometimes and it's hard to use them all regularly and I like to think of mine as a library where the resource is there when I need it. I often feel guilty for not pulling a card or doing a reading everyday. Sometimes just watching a video is enough. But I do agree to 'infuse joy back in'. I think one of the most enjoyable things for me is finding pairs, I love matching tarot and oracle and often as I am playing with the decks I get that amazing moment, either a hit me in the face reading or just the happiness of finding a magic pairing. I see myself as a reader not a collector although the two are synonymous these days, but my ultimate goal is to be a reader for others. I have a lot to learn and at the moment am enjoying doing that so I can pull cards, or read, or watch a video but as you said time doesn't always allow more than that and I think that's OK. I can have a profound moment within just 5 mins and that's all we need sometimes. ❤

The weather being in the upper 70’s will help move the stale air around 😊

You’ve probably already watched them, but Dawn Michelle did a video on tarot burnout at the start of this year and then she and Lisa Papez did one together, which is on Lisa’s channel. I definitely went through burnout earlier this year and I just…slowed my practice, I guess. I went down to a single card pull a day, recorded it in my journal, and moved along with the day (normally I journal on a 3 card pull each day). I also switched up decks more frequently. Taking the pressure off of myself helped a lot, and I’m back to my regular practice now. Good luck!!! 💕

I can totally relate to feeling the ick at times 🤗. I’m lucky as my day job is very far removed from tarot. I had family whose ‘hobby’ (closest word I could find!) was their work and it was a struggle for them to keep the love. Decluttering is a big deal for me and tidying really does help me. That and taking my cards out with me on a walk, maybe to a park and reading in the fresh air. Something about changing up the location and getting the fresh air to blow the cobwebs out. By the way, heard one of the other tarot tubers name drop your shop the other day - it actually made me so happy to hear the support and love from some in the community!

Hi Casandra, I only got 5 minutes into your video when I sent the last comment. Another thing I did as I only ever did readings for friends, and their friends. I never taken money for my readings...Not because I don't think I am on point with my readings. Because I always get amazing feed back, even months later after readings. And everyone always wants another reading. But because I find I learn something new myself at every reading in some way, and I find that an equal trade for me. I give them in-site from the cards and my intuition, and they give me honest feed back to let me know I am on point with what I have said. It still allows me to play with my tarot and oracle cards and enjoy them even more. But ...the one thing I was missing in my life when it came to tarot was tarot friend friends here in Australia. So I decided i would careful choose a small group of woman who I believed might be interested in learning Tarot. I have no spare time. My girls keep my very, very busy with their needs etc. ( Tarot is my stress relief) So I asked my hubby if he would help me out once a fortnight with the girls. from 4.30pm until 7.30pm. So I could have a few lady friends over to teach them Tarot. He was happy to help look after the girls on this afternoon/ night. I asked around 10 friends who I thought might be interested as I read tarot for them regularly. I ended up with 6 out of the ten wanting to learn. Which then went down to 5 with in a few weeks.. I chose to do this for free also. Because I wasn't doing this for money. I wanted tarot friends who would eventually maybe want to chat tarot and do deep dives into tarot decks etc. I have one lady who lives 3 hrs away from me who we zoom in on my computer each fortnight. We have just completed the majors and about to start the minors. We stop at 6pm for a quick toilet break and i make some fresh fruit salad and dips on nights for a nibble in advance. We only stop for (15 minutes ) then we get back to it. I have around 20 decks on these nights that I share. Eg: I pull all the fool cards out of each deck and have them ready to pass around the table, and after speaking about a particular card (eg:fool card) ..... I then pass around the different fool cards (20 of them) . This way the ladies can see all the deck's cards and get feelings about what that card is saying to them. As I am trying to build their intuitive sides along the way. Its been so fun and again something very different to anything else I have ever done with Tarot. My personal goal and what I am hoping with come out of this with ....is some tarot friend who I can chat about Tarot with, and decks with, or do deep dive with. Anyhow I thought I would tell you about it in case this might work for you. You could maybe do it while your son is at school etc. But either why ...You do you always. I love you girlfriend and wish you lived closer. So we could play tarot together. Take care lovely. Your awesome and don't you forget that. Terri from Australia 🇦🇺 🦘 🙌 💜

I am also in a rut. I’ve also been in hermit mode for quite a hot minute. Getting a new deck is an option but I have also been hearing my inner voice whispering “human interaction can give some new reflective moments to inquire with Tarot. Idk if I am ready to tackle that one right now either. I dropped my “so called “friends bc of that phrase so 🙄🤷🏽‍♀️🙏🔮. You are a tuber and do it very well. Love to sit with ya. Bless

Hi Casandra, I am just going to share something with you that I found happened without realizing. In July my wonderful Nana passed away at 100 years old. We were so lucky to have her for all those years. However from around February this year until July the whole family had to make more time to help her in her every day life. Having my own family of 3 adult children ( 2 with disabilities) ....as well as trying to help out with nana's care and dashing up to the hospital most days as well once nanas health deteriorated further. I lost touch with my tarot practice that has always been strong with me for over 30 years. It was weird. With my busy schedule I didn't even realize I wasn't pulling my cards etc. It wasn't until someone asked me for a reading that I thought ...Oh, I haven't been doing my daily pulls etc. Anyhow once we had sorted the funeral etc. I decided to jump back in. But decided to do it a different way then before. I have always done the 3 card pull of ...energy -obstacle- advice... or celtic cross etc. But this time I wanted to check in with myself on a really deep level. I pulled out 3 decks. I don't believe you have these decks but they are awesome, cheap decks from amazon. Honesty they have become my gifts now to other women for their birthdays. Because they touch me at soul level. These Decks are " Earth Woman Tarot" by Tarn Ellis, Feminine Wisdom Oracle by Lea Androic, Wild Woman Rising by Angi Sullins. I made up my own spread. Please feel free to use it if you like. Position (1) I use the "Feminine Wisdom Oracle" (Q)What energy do I need to be conscious of to bring in today. Next I use "Earth Woman Tarot," card (2) and place this card it FRONT of my first card. (Q) What energy is around me today. My (3rd) card is also from the "Earth Woman Tarot"and I place in on the other side of my very first card. (Q) What energy do I need to help me step into this consciousness. My final card is from the " Wild Woman Rising Oracle deck" (Q) The Message from the Wild Woman Rising to embrace. (I use this card as a message from the sisters who have come before us) I always remember something I read once .......saying that we woman stand on the women's shoulders who have come before us...its always stuck in my brain and I never want to forget how true this statement is. When I started to doing this spread using those cards. I would leave them on my desk until I knew it was time to pull them down and re-do the spread. Could be one day or a week. But I started to become more interested in other spreads while having this one in front of me. It was like I was reconnecting to my cards in such a new way and enjoying them with a new passion. This really worked for me. Even if you chose not to buy these decks. Maybe pull out a few decks that look great together and make up a few new spreads that can meet you where you are in this moment. I know for me that was reconnecting... in a new way that worked. This is only a suggestion as you asked. I hope you find a way to rekindle your inner fire with Tarot and oracle. I love watching you and always very excited when I see a new video go up. But you need to be doing this first and for most for yourself always. These skills you have build should always feel like fun and fill you full of passion. Take Care Lovely ...Terri from Australia 🦘 🇦🇺 🙌 💜

Thank you for being so open about this, I think it's something we all experience but maybe don't talk about enough! All interests and practices can be a bit cyclical, or at least, our interest in them can. So taking breaks is completely natural. You've mentioned all the best techniques already, I think, but I would also add that reading tarot books can be really inspiring. Also, delving into other oracular or spiritual modalities for a while.

I have a couple of decks that I can not connect with. One is indie and the other 2 is mass market. I just don’t know what to do with it.

I love this, what a good conversation to have, I feel that especially in tarot and being in the two modalities of for your own relationship to and the space/sacred space spirit time and then it being a professional thing the balance of it, like having to turn off the two, the reader and then the personal relationship with tarot, the reading is different but finding the turning on and off between the two especially as it is such an undefined space-luminous space. It's not like a job you love and that being professional and that being something like sewing or cooking - so defined, the tap can go off and on easier with something like that. Tarot is so undefined. I totally love the conversation you bring up, still having relationship with the sacred both personal and professional and defining it in order to stay grounded and sustained within - feed so to speak. I have felt this too and trying to form a longer relationship with deck/and combo for more extended times rather than jumping from deck to deck, this has helped to secure in that deeper connection within. (I have felt more held/spiritually supported). Really need those soulful decks to bring in that support to keep going, much love beautiful soul, I love your channel and what you bring to the table so much xxx

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