It’s tempting to hold back—especially when being seen has meant being misunderstood. But we aren’t meant to live as spectators. My work exists to invite people back into relationship with life: through meditation, tarot, art, and writing experiences that hold space for connection. Each offering is a small gesture toward re-entry. When we begin to show up, others do too. And that’s how it happens: we co-create something better, together.
November 2024 Tarot & Meditations Newsletter
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Hello! It's been a heavy year--over a year actually--since I sent out the last newsletter. Thank you for you patience and for sticking around! Something you may not know about me is that many years ago I used to train full-time organizers for a now-defunct organization called ACORN. This past year, like 2020, has awoken an important part of me that was dominant when I was working for ACORN. One thing I miss about working full time for a direct action organization is the the network of people I could count on to help me understand current events as well as the local and global political climate. I have to admit I feel a bit lost at times without that support system. Still, I realize this background allows me to have certain insights into world events and our ability to act on them that not everyone possesses. That said, I can't always find the language to share what I know. And sometimes I know that I simply not the person who needs to be heard on a given matter. Which brings me to a strategy I learned in 2020: Amplify. When you don't know what to say: Listen. As you begin to identify those who needs to be heard: Learn. And then as you begin to curate sources you trust saying things that need to be said: Amplify those voices. If you follow my personal pages on social media you may have seen that I've been sharing a lot of posts from other people related to political and world events. I imagine some old friends may be worried about me just for sharing so much or even offended at my perspective. But I've carefully vetted the accounts and information that I follow and share from for this purpose. I also research any post presenting new information before I share it. And there are a handful or so of people who have reached out to let me know they are quietly following along and grateful for what I am sharing. I don't know if anyone reading this also has the spirit of a community organizer inside of them, but I do know there have been strong feelings about the recent U.S. election, and from an organizer's perspective I thought I'd share a couple posts that I found inspiring over the last few days. ReaderFeel free to skip these if this not of interest to you or if you feel it could be triggering! Content Warnings: swear words, sexual innuendo, criticism of all political parties. Toni Nagy: 2024 U.S. Election Vibes Serene Sovereign: Trump might be easier to work with than we think This month's Tarot Spread:Join us on Zoom for Second Thursdays from 8pm to 11pm ET to read the monthly tarot spread together. Find link to sign up to attend events at the bottom of this email. No experience necessary. You need only a tarot deck to participate. And if you are not a tarot reader, feel free to use these tarot spread positions as journal prompts: From the Sovereignty Tarot Spread inspired by the 9 of Pentacles tarot card: 1) How am I taking up space in the world? 2) What can I give that I am holding back? This month's Meditations:Join us Mondays on Zoom from 8pm to 9pm ET for a guided meditation and discussion. This month we are meditating on the 9's of the tarot through the theme of Autonomy. Find link to sign up to attend events at the bottom of this email. No experience necessary. You don't even need to sit still to participate! Inspiring quote for the theme of Autonomy: "We may become strangers to those who thought they knew us, but at least we are no longer strangers to ourselves." -- James Hollis This month's writing workshop:Join us on Zoom for Last Sundays from 3pm to 5pm ET to write from the tarot together. Find link to sign up to attend events at the bottom of this email. No experience necessary. You need only a tarot deck and something to write with to participate. Current subscriber discount code: WINTER2024(This discount code expires December 31, 2024) xo kimBook a Private Tarot or Meditation Zoom Session--for yourself or a small group: https://www.kimberlyessex.com/services Sign up to attend Tarot Reading, Writing, and Meditation Events: https://www.kimberlyessex.com/events View Monday Meditation Replays: https://www.youtube.com/@tarotandmeditations |
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It’s tempting to hold back—especially when being seen has meant being misunderstood. But we aren’t meant to live as spectators. My work exists to invite people back into relationship with life: through meditation, tarot, art, and writing experiences that hold space for connection. Each offering is a small gesture toward re-entry. When we begin to show up, others do too. And that’s how it happens: we co-create something better, together.
Hello February! You will notice our art workshop is no longer listed in the offerings below. This month’s Second Sundays Asemic Art Tarot Workshop has already passed, and for now I’m choosing to pause this series. The last few sessions have been small, and while they were meaningful for me, I don’t currently have the time or energy to keep scheduling them without rethinking the format more carefully. Rather than continuing by default, I want to make space to consider what would make this...
Hello 2026! This month I decided to bring my art and tarot knowledge together to create an exercise you might find useful. I ended up writing quite a bit about my own tarot reading practice, specifically about the difference between projective tarot reading and intuitive tarot reading. You may be surprised at how I use both and why. The full post turned into a writing exercise you can try for yourself with any tarot or oracle card. After the excerpt from this blog post below, you will find my...
Hello December! This month's blog post has been in the works for months. I wanted to create a quick guide to help someone recognize whether a deck of cards is a tarot or not. As a tarot meetup organizer, I could see there was a need for this. Along the way I decided it was necessary to make clear what is not a tarot as well. So, if you already know what a tarot is, the section on non-tarot oracle deck systems may be of interest to you. Or the section on historical decks. I really went on a...