New Collaboration and getting over illness...

Well, it's been awhile! I have been poorly of late so when I have not been attending to my girls needs or working (more on that later) I have been resting and sleeping!  With temperatures which range from feeling as though I am in the tropics to the frozen depths it has not been the most pleasant of experiences and you would think with that much rest and recuperation I would be feeling revitalised and refreshed but to be honest I am exhausted!

However, I am feeling so much better and I have missed writing my posts and sharing with you on facebook.  Also I have just missed you - I love our connections and hearing about your awakenings, transformations and stories and of course how inspiring reading my posts have been for you ;-).

New Collaboration

So, what is this about a collaboration I hear you ask, well I hinted awhile back about going through a rather thorough "testing" period with a company and I am pleased to say I have joined the Team at The Circle.  I started about 3 weeks ago and it has been an amazing experience so far.  I love their attitude of wanting to encourage, enhance and educate not only their readers but their clients too and all in a warm, gentle loving way.

It has been busy, every shift is call after call and I have now started to accept chat readings too. But once again there have been some amazing connections made.

Are you still doing your own readings?

Of course and you can book yours easily on my Angel and Tarot card Reading page.  I am looking to update this page in the near future enabling you to book an available time for phone readings.  Email readings as usual I always endeavour to respond too within 48 hours (during busy periods this may take longer but you will always be informed).

Face-to-face readings are always booked in advance as are party bookings.  The spaces for these are very limited so please get in touch for more information.

Here is a quick pic of me - not looking so glamorous at Alex's 30th Birthday Bash (to be fair I had also partaken in the spa day and so sprucing up and adding makeup after an amazing massage and facial was the last thing on my mind!).  This was Heidi's reading and the third of the evening with more to go :-) (and the little spotted ladybird in the background, well that would be my youngest Alina)

Angel Tarot Reading for a 30th Birthday Party

What about your Spiritual Journey?

I know, it has been awhile since I updated about this too but wow, so much development going on in the psychic, mediumship area.  I am also currently undertaking a..... not exactly what to call it?..... A course? (for want of a better explanation!) to connect deeper, further and to be able to interpret better.  As you may have already from my Open Circle post it really is not how you would expect it to be in terms of connection with the other side.  Or for that matter getting messages.  

Not only do you need to get the messages but you also need to interpret them and there can be the start of the issue.... For instance pictures can be interpreted in so many ways and tuning into the other persons energy in order to interpret their meaning can be tricky and so needs developing (well for me anyway).  Plus it is also a matter of releasing your "ego" completely so that "you" (or in this case "I") do not try to get in the way of the message.  I have said this time and time again and I cannot express it enough it is not actually me per say that is a medium, I know that this may be a hard concept to follow but really it is as if I am a transmitter.  If it was me then that would require me to be the one to be thinking and the messages would be coming from me.  But they are not, the messages are coming from the energy I am connected too on the other side and so I am merely a tool in which to bridge the divide and to be able to help with communication.

So, basically the development is still continuing at a great pace and I am excited for the future.  I will always be developing, learning, a constant student because really I always want to be able to provide you with the best, fulfilling and accurate experience when it comes to readings and spiritual connections with your nearest and dearest.

Until the next post,

Love Life and laughter

Traci x

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How to choose a Tarot or Angel Card Reader

I have read Tarot since I was a teenager, Angel cards and Oracle cards came later on in life  and to be honest I felt more connected to them.  However, I have had many discussions with friends and clients/future clients about the validity of readers.

This is a tough one, you have word of mouth, which is great as you normally know and trust the person that has mentioned the recommendation.  But what if you do not have a recommendation? You are then left looking through a plethora of websites (these days so many more readings are done via phone or email rather than face-to-face), reviews and trying to work out if this person or that person is the right one to go with.

This is why I took the Certified Angel card Readers Course by Doreen Virtue and Radleigh Valentine.

It meant that you know I have been tested by some of the best in the industry and so giving you peace of mind.

There are a few other tips I have for you when choosing a reader:-

Use your intuition

If you go to a website and it does not "feel" right then move on to the next - this one just is not a match for you, trust what you feel.

Read the reviews

This is so important, what have others fed back?  It is also not about the quantity of reviews, it is about the quality.  Also do not judge reviews by the amount of work you think the reader may have had.  There are many readings I have done and still continue to do for either higher profile clients or those that wish to remain anonymous.

Get in Contact

Still not sure?  Contact the reader or sales team.  If you are looking at larger companies that have a number of readers on their lists you will more than likely have a sales team you can talk too.  If it is a reputable company you should be able to talk to the sales team and give them an overview of what you are looking for.  Based on this they should be able to recommend a few readers that will be a fit for you.  If you are contacting the reader direct then do expect to either email, leave a message and receive a reply within 24/48 hrs there are a plethora of reasons that readers either choose to work for a company as a contractor or use their own website to attract clients.

The upside to using a larger company is that the waiting time is usually minimal, the upside to finding an independent reader is that if you create a bond and really like their style you will often go back to the same reader time and time again.  This can also still happen within a company but once again you may then need to wait until your preferred reader is available.

The first few minutes of your reading

Lastly if you do not feel a connection to your reader within the first few minutes then just say so and end the reading.  If you have a genuine reader they will also say to you I am sorry but I am not feeling the connection.  It happens, we cannot always connect.  This also does not mean you are not "meant" to have a reading it simply means that reader is not a fit for you.  You will then either be credited (usually with larger companies) or refunded your money to leave you free to find another reader.

Tips for getting the most out of your reading

As a little bonus, here are a few tips on how to get the most from your reading:-

Specific Question

Prior to your reading really think about what it is you are seeking.  The reading is always much more successful if you start with a specific question, more often than not you will receive a lot more information but having a starting point really does help the connection between the reader and yourself.  To give an example imagine you at one end of the room and your reader is at the other, now imagine a number of narrow pathways leading from you to the reader, if you have a specific question the reader chooses that path and can walk to you easily, without a question the reader needs to work out which path is the one that leads to you in the best and quickest way.

Yes/No and how much information to give

This is a tricky one but it is much better to reply with Yes/No as to whether the information is resonating with you than to be completely silent throughout the reading for fear of giving anything away.  However, you will also need to ensure you refrain from giving away too much, this really is more to protect you and also help you to know that you have had a valued reading as you did not "feed the reader" as we in the industry call it.  Here is an example, if I was giving a reading and it included mediumship and lets say I was to say I have a gentleman with me here, very tall looks to be in his mid eighties, glasses, he is wearing a brown tweed suit and I am really feeling as though this is your Dad or a father figure..... It is perfectly acceptable to say Yes, or that is my Dad or even no actually that is my Granddad but he was much more like a father to me... but then leave the information there, try not to go on and say I lived with him until I was 16, or yes we lived in Birmingham etc... as then you are not just confirming the information given you are providing information that may have been confirmed later in the reading.

For information regarding a Tarot or Angel card reading let's say I said something like I have King of Fire, which represents leadership, focus, passion and also self-development, I am sensing that this is showing me that you have really been focused lately on what it is you want career wise.  You could say yes, I recently started studying, or yes I have had a career change or No it is not with career.  This helps your reader to know if they are interpreting the cards correctly.

Have fun, relax, enjoy...

Have fun, relax and enjoy your reading, it should be an enjoyable experience for you and the reader.  The more open you can be the more enjoyable the session will be.  It can hinder your experience if you are looking for something too specific, for example if you are waiting for confirmation that your "Uncle Mike" has come through and he says something about cherries... when you are looking for something that specific it can really cloud the rest of the reading as you are so focused on getting that person and that message that you are not validating the information that is coming through.

It's not set in stone...

To finish I just want to explain that a reading whether Tarot, Angel cards, Psychic intuition etc... is there as a snap shot to say if you continue on this path this is where you could be heading.... It is not set in stone. This is your life, your destiny and you always have the choice to change direction.  If you do not like where the reading is taking you then great as you know you need to change something.  If you like where the reading is taking you then great, keep doing what you are doing.

I hope you have found this useful and if you have a reading I hope that it brings you peace and clarity.  If you would like to book a reading with me then visit my Angel and Tarot Card Reading page

Love Life and Laughter

Traci x

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